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 CWA to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to take four parcels of federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the state of New Mexico.
would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to promote watershed health.
would provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians, with an amendment.
would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for certain toxic exposures and to include certain information in the electronic health records of veterans.
would implement reforms to the Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address the complexities of 21st century wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits.
would remove Federal Government obstacles to the production of more domestic energy; ensure transport of that energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end users; to lower the cost of energy to consumers; and enable manufacturers and other businesses to access domestically produced energy affordably and reliably in order to create and sustain more secure and well-paying American jobs.
would commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
would exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, with an amendment.