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 Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain federal land to the city of The Dalles, Oregon.

would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants.

would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program.

would amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association.

would nullify Public Land Order No. 7923, withdrawing certain land in San Juan County, New Mexico, from mineral entry.

would amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and FLPMA to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances.

would provide for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the state of Minnesota.

would amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

would amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association.