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 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

would ensure that federal register notices submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner.

would prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the state of Nevada except by express authorization of congress.

would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under §103 of CAA for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.

would modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota.

would convey certain cemeteries located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest.

would amend FIFRA and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters.

would remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 in Florida.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California.

would authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the state of Montana.