Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
would allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the state of Alaska.
would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts.
would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt from such Act animals accidentally included in shipments of aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture.
would amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the federal helium reserve.
would authorize the Administrator of EPA to establish a program of awarding grants to owners or operators of water systems to increase the resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States.
would amend TSCA to clarify the jurisdiction of EPA with respect to certain sporting good articles, and exempt those articles from definition under that Act.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the production of renewable chemicals.
would establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program in the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial facilities.
would provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Illinois.