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 SMCRA to clarify that uncertified states and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.
would provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the state of Alaska.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the state of Wyoming.
would expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the state of Washington and designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
would designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the state of Michigan.
would provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States.
would establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in New Mexico and convey certain parcels of National Forest System land in the state.
would transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico.
would provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.