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 make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in the state of New Mexico.
would require that certain federal lands be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon.
would provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California.
would require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National Forest in the state of Colorado.
would amend the Small Tracts Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance the management of the National Forest System and resolve minor encroachments.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, Mississippi.
would allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands.
would help small businesses take advantage of energy efficiency.
would provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations.