Recent Developments

• Date: 01 June 2014

6-2014 NEWS & ANALYSIS 44 ELR 10537

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from April 1, 2014, through April 30, 2014.

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” also covers

all environmental treaties ratied by the Senate. is material is updated monthly. For archived materials, visit http://elr.

info/legislative/congressional-update/archive.

Public Law

S. 404 (land u se), which aims to pre-

serve the Green Mountain Lookout

in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National

Forest, was signed into law on April 15,

2014. 160 Cong. Rec. D423, Pub. L.

No. 113-99 (daily ed. Apr. 28, 2014).

Chamber Action

S. 404 (land u se), which would pre-

serve the Green Mountain Lookout

in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National

Forest, was passed by the Senate, 160

Cong. Rec. S2161 (daily ed. Apr. 3,

2014), and the House. 160 Cong. Rec.

H2977 (daily ed. Apr. 7, 2014).

H.R. 298 (land us e), which would

direct the Secretar y of the Interior to

conduct a special resource study to

evaluate the signica nce of the Mill

Springs Battleeld located in Pula ski

and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and

the feasibility of its inclusion in the Na-

tional Park System, was passed by the

House. 160 Cong. Rec. H3212 (daily

ed. Apr. 28, 2014).

H.R. 627 (governa nce), which would

provide for the issuance of coins to

commemorate the 100th anniversary of

the establishment of the National Park

Service, was pa ssed by the House. 160

Cong. Rec. H3254 (daily ed. Apr. 29,

2014).

H.R. 930 (land us e), which would au-

thorize the Secretar y of the Interior to

conduct a special resource study of the

archeological site and surrounding la nd

of the New Philadelphia town site in

the state of Illinois, was passed by the

House. 160 Cong. Rec. H3214 (daily

ed. Apr. 28, 2014).

H.R. 1501 (land use), which would

direct the Secretar y of the Interior to

study the suitability and fea sibility of

designating the Prison Ship Mart yrs’

Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the

New York City borough of Brooklyn, as

a unit of the National Park System, was

passed by the House. 160 Cong. Rec.

H3217 (daily ed. Apr. 28, 2014).

H.R. 2413 (natural re sources), which

would prioritize and redirect NOAA

resources to a focused program of in-

vestment on aordable and attainable

advances in observationa l, computing,

and modeling capabilities to deliver

substantial improvement in weather

forecasting and prediction of high-

impact weather events, such as those

associated with hurrica nes, tornadoes,

droughts, oods, storm surges, a nd

wildres, was pa ssed by the House. 160

Cong. Rec. H2759 (daily ed. Apr. 1,

2014).

H.R. 3110 (wildlife), which would

allow for the harvest of gull eggs by

the Huna Tlingit people within Gla-

cier Bay National Park in the state of

Alaska, was passed by the House. 160

Cong. Rec. H2315 (daily ed. Apr. 28,

2014).

H.R. 4032 (water), which would ex-

empt from the Lacey Act Amendments

of 1981 certain water transfers by the

North Texas Municipal Water District

and the Greater Texoma Utility Au-

thority, was passed by the House. 160

Cong. Rec. H3216 (daily ed. Apr. 28,

2014).

Committee Action

S. 864 (water) was reported by the

Committee on Environment and

Public Works. S. Rep. No. 113-142,

160 Cong. Rec. S1923 (daily ed. Apr.

1, 2014). e bill would amend the

SDWA to reauthorize technic al assis-

tance to small public water systems.

S. 970 (water) was reported by the

Committee on Environment and Public

Works. S. Rep. No. 113-143, 160 Cong.

Rec. S1923 (daily ed. Apr. 1, 2014). e

bill would amend the Water Resources

Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize

grants for and require applied water

supply research regarding the water

resources research a nd technology insti-

tutes established under the Act.

S. 1219 (land use) was reported by

the Committee on Indian A airs. 160

Cong. Rec. S2161 (daily ed. Apr. 3,

2014). e bill would authorize the

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission In-

dians Water Rights Settlement.

S. 1294 (land use) was reported by the

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

and Forestry. 160 Cong. Rec. S2239

(daily ed. Apr. 8, 2014). e bill would

designate as wilderness cer tain public

land in the Cherokee National Forest in

the state of Tennessee.

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