Recent Federal Bills

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 the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the state of Minnesota to lease or transfer certain land.

would direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance the existing loan funding the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program.

would provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary and provide water certainty for the city of Prineville, Oregon.

which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, was passed by the Senate.

would direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance the existing loan funding the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program.

would establish a partnership between states that produce energy onshore and offshore with the federal government.

would amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits.

would convey certain federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site.

would require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States.