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 designate certain federal land in the San Juan National Forest in Colorado as wilderness.

would establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the state of Washington.

would promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing leases.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal real property and identify inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date federal land inventories.

would establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and dedicate the park to John H. Chafee. 

would expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington and designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers. 

would strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention. 

honoring conservation on the centennial of the passenger pigeon extinction.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets. 

would amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System.