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 title 23, U.S. Code, to encourage and facilitate efforts by states and other transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including enhancing plantings of native forbs and grasses that provide habitats for pollinators.

would establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the state of Texas.

would establish a regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the U.S. exclusive economic zone.

would provide for the safe disposal of federal government-owned transuranic waste.

would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and devices attached to the seabed of the outer continental shelf for the production and support of production of energy from sources other than oil and gas.

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.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

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.

would promote green transportation infrastructure through research and development.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Four-State Delaware River Basin region.