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.

which would authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California, was passed by the House.

which would provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority, was passed by the Senate.

hich would authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey certain NOAA property to Pascagoula, Mississippi, was passed by the House.

which would resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the state of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake and convey certain other public land to the Bering Straits Native Corporation in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, was passed by the House.

would improve the regulatory process to prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites that are likely to cause harm.

would clarify §1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include penalties for violations of title XVII of that Act.

would ensure consideration of water intensity in DOE's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and clean water resources.

would implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative to ensure clean and reliable water for future generations.

would convey certain land inholdings to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona.

would provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to BLM and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.