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 require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon.
would add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, release certain wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation.
would authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Mississippi two parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate oil and gas company preferences.
would amend the ESA to provide that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus).
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require that fishery impact statements be updated each year.
would amend title 49, U.S. Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of United States energy products by pipeline.
would withdraw certain federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.