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 require the Director of BLM to withdraw the proposed rule relating to fluid mineral leases and leasing process.
would amend FLPMA to provide for the denial of certain applications for solar or wind energy development projects right-of-way applications.
would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land without conducting a timber sale.
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 amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area; amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association; clarify the authority of DOD to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada Test and Training Range; and designate the Southern Paiute Wilderness in the state of Nevada.
would provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways among federal land and water management agencies.
would amend FLPMA to provide for the denial of certain applications for solar or wind energy development projects right-of-way applications.
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 amend FLPMA to authorize the sale of certain federal land to states and units of local government to address housing shortages.
would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions.