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 provide for the conveyance of certain federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in Nebraska.
would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to issue guidance on climbing management in designated wilderness areas.
would amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and FLPMA to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances.
would amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve the Act.
which would make continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2025, was signed by President Biden on September 26, 2024.
would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a system to regulate compostable agricultural packaging.
would authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with the removal and replacement of certain drinking water wells.
would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by DOE relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment."
would amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
would financially assist certain agricultural producers in the state of Texas with farming operations along the Rio Grande.