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 provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, and extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land.

would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require responsible parties to pay the full cost of offshore oil spills.

would amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under ESA.

would designate certain federal land in the San Juan National Forest in Colorado as wilderness.

would reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.

would limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2017, under SMCRA

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify and confirm the authority EPA to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material.

would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills.

would authorize the appropriation of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 to provide grants to states for surface transportation projects of national and regional significance.