Recent Developments

• Date: 01 March 2010

40 ELR 10342 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER 3-2010

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from January 1, 2010, through January 31, 2010.

Entries are arranged by bill number, with Senate bills listed rst. “In t he Congress” covers all environment-related bills that

are introduced, reported out of committee, passed by either house, or signed by the President. “In the Congress” also covers

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CHAMBER ACTION

H.R. 1065 (White Mountain Apache

Tribe Water Rights Quantic ation Act),

which would resolve water rights claims

of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in

the state of Arizona, wa s passed by the

House. 156 Cong. Rec. H290 (daily ed.

Jan. 20, 2010).

H.R. 3254 (Taos Pueblo Indian Water

Rights Settlement Act), which would

approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Wa-

ter Rights Settlement Agreement, was

passed by the House. 156 Cong. Rec.

H272 (daily ed. Jan. 20, 2010).

H.R. 3759 (BLM Contract Extension

Act), which would grant economy-related

contract extensions of certain t imber

contracts between the Secret ary of the

Interior and timber purchasers, was

passed by the House. 156 Cong. Rec.

H151 (daily ed. Jan. 19, 2010).

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 313 (water rights) was reported by

the Committee on Indian A airs. S.

Rep. N o. 111-119, 156 Cong. R ec.

S52 (dai ly ed. Ja n. 21, 2010). T he bil l

would resol ve wat er rig hts cla ims of

the W hite Mountain Apac he Tribe in

the s tate of A rizona.

S. 375 (water rights) was reported by the

Committee on Indian A airs. S. Rep.

No. 111-118, 156 Cong. Rec. S52 (daily

ed. Jan. 21, 2010). e bill would au-

thorize the Crow Tribe of Indians water

rights settlement.

S. 965 (water rights) was reported by

the Committee on Indian A airs. S.

Rep. No. 111-117, 156 Cong. Rec. S51

(daily ed. Jan. 20, 2010). e bill would

approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water

Rights Settlement Agreement.

S. 1105 (water infrastructure) was re-

ported by the Committee on Indian

Aairs. S. Rep. No. 111-115, 156 Cong.

Rec. S51 (daily ed. Jan. 20, 2010). e

bill would develop water infrastruc ture

in the Rio Grande Ba sin and approve

the settlement of t he water rights cla ims

of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, Sa n

Ildefonso, and Tresuque.

H.R. 1065 (water) was reported by the

Committee on Natural Resources. H.

Rep. No. 111-391, 155 Cong. Rec. H39

(daily ed. Jan. 12, 2010). e bill would

resolve water rights claims of the White

Mountain Apache Tribe in the state

of Arizona.

H.R. 2188 (wildlife) was reported by the

Committee on Environment and Public

Works. S. Rep. No. 111-111, 155 Cong.

Rec. S13698 (daily ed. Dec. 21, 2009).

e bill would authorize the Secretar y of

the Interior, through the FWS, to con-

duct a joint venture program to protect,

restore, enhance, and mana ge migratory

bird populations, their habitats, and the

ecosystems they rely on throug h volun-

tary actions on public and private lands.

H.R. 3254 (water) was reported by the

Committee on Natural Resources. H.

Rep. No. 111-395, 155 Cong. Rec. H39

(daily ed. Jan. 12, 2010). e bill would

approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water

Rights Settlement Agreement.

H.R. 3342 (water) was reported by the

Committee on Natural Resources. H.

Rep. No. 111-390, 155 Cong. Rec. H39

(daily ed. Jan. 12, 2010). e bill would

authorize the Secretar y of the Interior,

acting through t he Commissioner of

Reclamation, to develop water infra-

structure in the R io Grande Basin and

to approve the settlement of the water

rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe,

Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque.

H.R. 3538 (national forests) was reported

by the Committee on Natural Resources.

H. Rep. No. 111-398, 156 Cong. Rec.

H193 (daily ed. Jan. 19, 2010). e bill

would authorize the continued use of

certain water diversions located on Na-

tional Forest System land in the Frank

Church-River of No Return Wilderness

and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in

the state of Idaho.

H.R. 3644 (climate) was reported by the

Committee on Natural Resources. H.

Rep. No. 111-392, 155 Cong. Rec. H39

(daily ed. Jan. 12, 2010). e bill would

direct NOAA to establish education

and watershed programs that advance

environmental literacy, including pre-

paredness and adaptabil ity for the likely

impacts of climate change in coastal wa-

tershed regions.

H.R. 3650 (algae) was reported by the

Committee on Science and Technology.

H. Rep. No. 111-396, 155 Cong. Rec.

H138 (daily ed. Jan. 13, 2010). e bill

would establish a National Harmf ul

Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Progra m to

develop and coordinate a comprehensive

and integrated strategy to addre ss harm-

ful alga l blooms and hypoxia and to pro-

vide for the development and implemen-

tation of comprehensive regional action

plans to reduce harmfu l algal blooms

and hypoxia.

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