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 establishes Pinnacles National Park in the state of California as a unit of the National Park System, was signed into law on January 10, 2013.
which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, was signed into law January 10, 2013.
would approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit.
would establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of federal real property.
would include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System.
would amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Western States Trail for potential designation as a national historic trail.
would authorize the Administrator of EPA to award grants to individuals that may be affected by a reported disease cluster.
would improve the energy and water efficiency of federal buildings.
would reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
would direct the Administrator of EPA to investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children.