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.

which authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to convey NOAA property to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was signed into law by President Obama on June 15, 2012.

which resolves the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the state of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake and conveys certain other public land to the Bering Straits Native Corporation in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, was signed into law by President Obama on June 15, 2012.

would improve the regulatory process to prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites that are likely to cause harm.

would clarify §1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include penalties for violations of title XVII of that Act.

would implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative to ensure clean and reliable water for future generations.

would convey certain land inholdings to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona.

would provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to BLM and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.

would provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority.

which would authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate, was passed by the Senate.