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 establish a policy regarding appraisal and valuation services for real property for a transaction over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction.

would amend the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Act of 1996 to include all of Saratoga and Washington Counties in the boundaries of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

would establish Fort San Gerónimo del Boquerón in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

would provide for the establishment of an Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program on land managed by BLM. 

would require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for federal land. 

would provide for the conveyance of certain federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the state of Nebraska. 

would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain U.S. Geological Survey water data enhancement programs. 

would establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in the state of Georgia. 

would make additional federal public land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program.

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