would convey certain public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in and around historic mining town sites in Nevada.

would amend the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to provide assistance for levee stability improvements in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

would authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through NOAA, to establish a program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform to integrate coastal data.

would define "urban rodent control" for purposes of clarifying the control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by the wildlife services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and by the private sector.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the steps necessary to carry out the goals of the Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the federal excise tax on petroleum.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

would amend the CAA to require the administrator of EPA to establish a system to certify the validity of credits to be used for compliance with the renewable fuel program.

would extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain national heritage areas.

would promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic.