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 require the National Park Service to refund all state funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown.
would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
would recognize the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people.
would amend the Act of June 18, 1934 to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
would direct EPA to publish a health advisory and submit reports regarding microcystins in drinking water.
would preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase in the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds.
amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards.
revises the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units.
directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the
Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, provides for the lease of certain land located within Planet Ranch on the Bill Williams River in the Arizona to benefit the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and provides for the settlement of specific water rights claims in the Bill Williams River watershed.