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 designate certain public lands in the Sonoran Desert of the state of Arizona as national conservation areas and wilderness areas.

would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to delegate states the authorities of the Secretary of the Interior under that Act with respect to cormorants.

would reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program.

would establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the state of Washington.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 as soon as practicable.

would establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in those counties, and designate additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

would improve energy infrastructure resilience through federal water resource investments.

would make supplemental appropriations for NOAA for fisheries disasters.

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.