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 Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas.
would reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain provisions of the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2008 relating to timber.
which directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey two parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway to the state of Mississippi, was signed into law September 18, 2013.
which modifies the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota, was passed signed into law September 18, 2013.
which amends Pub. L. No. 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, was signed into law September 18, 2013.
which provides for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the state of Alaska, was signed into law September 18, 2013.
which requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the state of Wyoming, was signed into law on September 18, 2013.
would require the Administrator of EPA to include in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other federal agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs.
which would ensure that counties containing portions of the National Forest System have a dependable source of revenue from the land, was passed by the House.