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 establish the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission.
would establish a competitive grant program to support the conservation and recovery of native plant, fungi, and animal species in the state of Hawaii.
would require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
would authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works.
would require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the FWPCA.
would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act to establish a conclusive presumption that a state concurs to certain activities.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures, stormwater management measures, and wastewater management measures.
would reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin.
would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act to establish a working waterfronts task force and working waterfronts grant and loan programs.
would amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to the Act.