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 Whaling Convention Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling and set aboriginal subsistence catch limits for bowhead whales in the event the Commission fails to adopt such limits.
would convey certain federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site.
The bill would require analyses of the cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices; jobs; and the economy.
which would make appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, was passed by the House.
which would convey certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, was passed by the House.
which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, was passed by the House.
which would convey certain federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the York River and associated tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary and provide water certainty for Prineville, Oregon, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, was passed by the House.