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 program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to enable such organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist foreign countries in the administration of their natural resources in an environmentally sustainable manner.

would revise the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57.

would amend CERCLA to provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields.

would establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools.

would reauthorize FIFRA.

would reauthorize FIFRA.

would amend CERCLA to provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields.

would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act and further the conservation of certain wildlife species.

would exempt certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority from the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981.

would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue categorical exclusions from the requirement that an EA or EIS be prepared for highway safety improvement projects.