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 prohibit DOI from using funds to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the ESA.
would amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the act's Forest Legacy Program.
would authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for foreign assistance to developing countries in order to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote sustainable agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations.
would improve NOAA's weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling capabilities in order to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, and to expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.
would clarify that compliance with an emergency order under §202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any federal, state, or
local environmental law or regulation.
would amend the ESA to permit state governors to regulate intrastate endangered and threatened species.
would establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, and ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste.
would improve the efficiency and reliability of rail transportation by reforming the Surface Transportation Board.
would clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation.
would stop implementation and enforcement of the Forest Service travel management rule and require the Forest Service and BLM to incorporate the needs, uses, and input of affected communities and to obtain their consent before taking any travel management action affecting access to National Forest System lands derived from the public domain or public lands.