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 exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of EPA to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California due to drought.

which would reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, was passed by the House.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a state park.

would protect navigable waters from contamination by chemical storage facilities.

would amend the Water Conservation and Utilization Act to authorize the development of non-federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at projects constructed pursuant to the authority of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act.

which would authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance, was passed by the House.

would reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community.

would designate a peak located in Nevada as "Mount Reagan."