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 amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits.

would convey certain federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada.

would amend the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act to extend and expand the scope of the pilot forest management project required by that Act.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions.

would amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain states.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness

which would develop a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, was passed by the House.

which would convey certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, was passed by the House.

which authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to convey NOAA property to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was signed into law by President Obama on June 15, 2012.