Recent Developments

• Date: 01 May 2010

5-2010 NEWS & ANALYSIS 40 ELR 10519

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from March 1, 2010, through March 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. 1769 (Alpine Lakes Wilderness Ad-

ditions and Pratt and Middle Fork Sno-

qualmie Rivers Protection Act), which

would expand the Alpine Lakes Wilder-

ness in the state of Washington and

designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie

River and Pratt River as w ild and scenic

rivers, was passed by the House. 156

Cong. Rec. H1619 (daily ed. Mar. 18,

2010).

H.R. 3433 (North America n Wetlands

Conservation Act), which would amend

the North American Wetlands C on-

servation Act to establish requirements

regarding payment of the nonfederal

share of the costs of wetlands c onserva-

tion projects in Canada that are f unded

under that Act, was passed by the Senate,

clearing the measure for the president.

156 Cong. Rec. S131 (daily ed. Mar. 9,

2010).

H.R. 3644 (Ocean, Coa stal, and Water-

shed Education Act), which would direct

NOAA to establish education and wa-

tershed programs that advance environ-

mental literacy, including preparedness

and adaptability for the likely impac ts

of climate change in coa stal watershed

regions, was passed by the House. 156

Cong. Rec. H1661 (daily ed. Mar. 19,

2010).

H.R. 3650 (Harmful A lgal Blooms and

Hypoxia Research and Control Amend-

ments Act), which would establish a

National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy-

poxia Program to develop and coordinate

a comprehensive and integrated strategy

to address harmful algal blooms and hy-

poxia and to provide for the development

and implementation of comprehensive

regional action plans to reduce harm ful

algal blooms and hypoxia , was passed by

the House. 156 Cong. Rec. H1368 (daily

ed. Mar. 12, 2010).

H.R. 3671 (Upper Mississippi River

Basin Protection Act), which would pro-

mote DOI eorts to provide a scientic

basis for the management of sediment

and nutrient loss in the Upper Missis-

sippi River Basin, was passed by the

House. 156 Cong. Rec. H1668 (daily ed.

Mar. 19, 2010).

H.R. 3954 (Florida National Forest

Land Adjustment Act), which would

release federal reversionar y interests

retained on certain lands acquired in

the state of Florida under the Bankhead-

Jones Farm Tenant Act, authorize the

interchange of National Forest System

land and state land in Florida, and au-

thorize an additional conveya nce under

the Florida National Forest Land Man-

agement Act of 2003, was passed by the

House. 156 Cong. Rec. H1546 (daily ed.

Mar. 17, 2010).

H.R. 4003 (Hudson River Valley Special

Resource Study Act), which would direct

the Secretary of the Interior to conduct

a special resource study to eva luate re-

sources in the Hudson River Valley in

the state of New York to determine the

suitability and feasibility of establishing

the site as a unit of the National Park

System, was passed by the House. 156

Cong. Rec. H1686 (daily ed. Mar. 19,

2010).

H.R. 4252 (Inland Empire Perchlorate

Ground Water Plume Assessment Act),

which would direct the Secreta ry of

the Interior to conduct a study of water

resources in the Ria lto-Colton Basin in

the state of California, wa s passed by the

House. 156 Cong. Rec. H1613 (daily ed.

Mar. 18, 2010).

H.R. 4395 (Gettysburg National

Military Park), which would revise t he

boundaries of the Gett ysburg National

Military Park to include the Gett ysburg

Train Station, was passed by the House.

156 Cong. Rec. H1712 (daily ed. Mar.

19, 2010).

Committee Action

S. 443 (la nd conveya nce) was reported

by the Committe e on Indian aairs. S.

Rep. No. 111-161, 156 Cong. Rec. S1358

(daily ed. Ma r. 10, 2010). e bill would

transfer c ertain land to the United

States to be held in trust for the Hoh

Indian Tribe.

S. 479 (Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act)

was reported by the Committee on Envi-

ronment and Public Works. S. Rep. No.

111-164, 156 Cong. Rec. S1812 (daily ed.

Mar. 22, 2010). e bill would amend

the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Ac t of

1998 to provide for the continuing au-

thorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gate-

ways and Watertrails Network.

S. 555 (Arapaho-Roosevelt National For-

ests) was reported by the Committee on

Energy and Natural Resources. S. Rep.

No. 111-131, 156 Cong. Rec. S944 (daily

ed. Mar. 2, 2010). e bill would provide

for the exchange of certain land located

in the Arapaho-Roose velt National For-

ests in the state of Colorado.

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