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 facilitate the development of wind energy resources on federal lands.
would authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the state of Montana.
would amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the ESA.
would facilitate a proposed four-lane highway bridge in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River.
The bill would direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, provide for defenses, extend the period of a permit, and limit attorneys fees.
would require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
would provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Flathead National Forest in the state of Montana containing a World War II memorial to the Whitefish Mountain Resort.
would sustain fish, plants, and wildlife on America's public lands.
would require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.