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 Title 38, U.S. Code, to establish additional presumptions of service connection for certain diseases that occur in veterans who suffered toxic exposure while serving at Karshi Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan.
would provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways.
would establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in the state of Colorado, and protect private water rights in the state.
would direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region.
would provide for the conservation and designation of habitat connectivity areas, with support from the voluntary conservation programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as American wildlife corridors.
would direct federal land management agencies of DOI to establish Tribal Co-Management Plans and authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations for the performance of certain activities of the Forest Service.
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions.
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to review all clean water-related technical assistance authorities of EPA.
would establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure.
would abolish EPA.