Recent Federal Bills

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 protect native cultural sites located on federal land, improve consultation with Indian tribes, and bring parity to Indian tribes with regard to federal public land management laws.

would improve NOAA’s weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.

would prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming.

would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.

would amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to establish a pilot program to increase the allowable amounts of advance payments under the National Flood Insurance Program.

would require NOAA to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings.

would amend Pub. L. No. 88-657 to require greater transparency in the consideration of projects for the Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program.

would make supplemental appropriations.

would improve coordination between DOE and the National Science Foundation on activities carried out under the National Quantum Initiative Program.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-way applications under §501 of FLPMA and §28 of the Mineral Leasing Act.