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 amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain states.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness
which would develop a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, was passed by the House.
which would convey certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, was passed by the House.
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.