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 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members.
would amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam.
would authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.
would exempt National Forest System land in Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
would provide for the partial settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would address the bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high risk of wildfires on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management land by expanding authorities in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003.
would provide exclusive funding to support fisheries and the communities that rely upon them, clear unnecessary regulatory burdens, and streamline federal fisheries management.