Recent Developments

• Date: 01 May 2017

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from March 1, 2017, through March 31,

2017. Entries are arranged by bill number, with Senate bills listed rst. “In the 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”

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Chamber Action

S. 496 (land use), which would repeal

the rule issued by the Federal Highway

Administration and t he Federal Transit

Administration entitled “Metropolitan

Planning Organi zation Coordination

and Planning Area R eform,” was passed

by the Senate. 163 Cong. Rec. S1695

(daily ed. Mar. 8, 2017).

H.R. 132 (land use), which would au-

thorize the Secretar y of the Interior to

convey certain land a nd appurtenances

of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma,

to the Arbuckle Master Conser vancy

District, was passed by t he Senate. 163

Cong. Rec. S1942 (daily ed. Mar. 8,

2017).

H.R. 132 (land use), which would

approve the Arbuckle Project Main-

tenance Complex and District Oce

Conveyance Act, was pas sed by the

House. 163 Cong. Rec. H2063 (daily

ed. Mar. 15, 2017).

H.R. 353 (natural resou rces), which

would improve NOAA weather re-

search through a focu sed program of

investment on aordable and attainable

advances in observationa l, computing,

and modeling capabilities to support

substantial improvement in weather

forecasting and predictions of hig h-

impact weather events, was passed by

the Senate. 163 Cong. Rec. S2115 (daily

ed. Mar. 29, 2017).

H.R. 654 (natura l resources), which

would approve the Pacic Northwest

Earthquake Prepa redness Act, was

passed by the House. 163 Cong. Rec.

H2449 (daily ed. Mar. 27, 2017).

H.R. 1029 (toxic substances), which

would amend the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to im-

prove pesticide registration and other

activities under the act, was pa ssed by

the House. 163 Cong. Rec. H2190

(daily ed. Mar. 20, 2017).

H.R. 1117 (natural resources), which

would require the FEMA Adm inistra-

tor to submit a report regarding certain

plans regarding a ssistance to applicants

and grantees during the response to

an emergency or disaster, was passed

by the House. 163 Cong. Rec. H2448

(daily ed. Mar. 27, 2017).

H.R. 1214 (natural resources), which

would approve the Disaster SAVE Act,

was passed by the House. 163 Cong.

Rec. H2449 (daily ed. Mar. 27, 2017).

H.R. J. Res. 69 (wildl ife), which

would disapprove the DOI rule “Non-

Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and

Public Participation and Closure Proce-

dures, on National Wildlife Refuges in

Alaska,” was pas sed by the Senate. 163

Cong. Rec. S1864 (daily ed. Mar. 21,

2017).

Committee Action

S. 249 (l and use) was rep orted by the

Committe e on India n Aairs. H. Rep.

115- 8, 163 C ong. Rec. S1932 (daily

ed. Mar. 2 2, 2017). e bill would

provide that the pueblo of Santa Cla ra

may leas e for 99 yea rs certain re strict-

ed land.

S. 269 (land use) was reported by the

Committee on Indian A airs. H. Rep.

115-11, 163 Cong. Rec. S1995 (daily ed.

Mar. 27, 2017). e bill would provide

for the conveyance of certain propert y

to the Tanana Tribal Council located

in Tanana, Alaska , and to the Bristol

Bay Area Heath Corporation located in

Dillingham, A laska.

H.R. 654 (nat ural resource s) wa s

reported by the C omm ittee on Trans-

portation and I nfrastructure. H. Rep.

No. 115-30, 163 Cong. Rec . H2021

(daily ed. Ma r. 9, 2017). e bill would

direct the Administr ator of FEMA to

carry out a plan for the purchase and

instal lation of an ear thquake early

warning s ystem for the Cascadia Sub-

duction Zone.

H.R. 1029 (toxic substances) was

reported by the Committee on Agricul-

ture. H. Rep. 115-49, Part I, 163 Cong.

Rec. H2190 (daily ed. Mar. 20, 2017).

e bill would amend the Federal In-

secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act to improve pesticide registration

and other activities under the act.

H.R. 1117 (natural resources) was

reported by the Committee on Trans-

portation and Infrast ructure. H. Rep.

No. 115-31, 163 Cong. Rec. H2021

(daily ed. Mar. 9, 2017). e bill would

require the Administr ator of FEMA

to submit a report regarding certa in

plans regarding a ssistance to applicants

and grantees during the response to a n

emergency or disaster.

H.R. 1214 (natural resources) was

reported by the Committee on Trans-

portation and Infrast ructure. H. Rep.

No. 115-32, 163 Cong. Rec. H2021

(daily ed. Mar. 9, 2017). e bill would

require the Administr ator of FEMA

to conduct a program to use simplied

procedures to issue public assistance

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