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 amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for additional agricultural lands to be enrolled under the conservation reserve enhancement program.

would remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

would require the Director of BLM to withdraw a BLM rule relating to conservation and landscape health.

would ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

would provide for improved management of federal lands and increased efficiencies within public land agencies while strengthening tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, responsible energy production, and other multiple uses.

would amend the Act of June 22, 1948.

would amend the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to provide for the transfer of additional federal land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to support research and development of ungulate grazing land management techniques for purposes of wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery.

would remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.