Recent Developments

• Date: 01 July 2016

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Public Laws

S. 1492 (land use), which directs the

Administrator of General Ser vices, on

behalf of the Archiv ist of the United

States, to convey certain federa l prop-

erty located in the state of A laska to the

municipality of Anchorage, A laska, was

signed into law by President Obama on

May 20, 2016. 162 Cong. Rec. D577,

Pub. L. No. 114-161 (daily ed. May 24,

2016).

S. 1523 (water), which amends the

Federal Water Pollution Control Act to

reauthorize the National Estuary Pro-

gram, was signed into law by President

Obama on May 20, 2016. 162 Cong.

Rec. D577, Pub. L. No. 114-162 (daily

ed. May 24, 2016).

H.R. 1493 (natural resource s), which

would protect and preserve interna-

tional cultural propert y at risk due to

political instability, armed conict, or

natural or other disasters, was signed

into law by President Obama on May

9, 2016. 162 Cong. Rec. D481, Pub. L.

No. 114-151 (daily ed. May 10, 2016).

H.R. 2908 (wildl ife), which would

adopt the bison as the national mam-

mal of the United States, was signed

into law by President Obama on May

9, 2016. 162 Cong. Rec. D481, Pub. L.

No. 114-152 (daily ed. May 10, 2016).

H.R. 4238 (energy), which amends

the Department of Energy Organ iza-

tion Act and the Local Public Works

Capital Development and Investment

Act of 1976 to modernize terms relat-

ing to minorities, was signed into law

by President Obama on May 20, 2016.

162 Cong. Rec. D577, Pub. L. No. 114-

157 (daily ed. May 24, 2016).

Chamber Action

S. 546 (toxic substance s), which

would establish the Railroad Emer-

gency Services Prepared ness, Opera-

tional Needs, and Safet y Evaluation

(RESPONSE) Subcommittee under

FEMA’s National Advisory Council to

provide recommendations on emergen-

cy responder training a nd resources re-

lating to hazardous materia ls incidents

involving railroads, wa s passed by the

Senate. 162 Cong. Rec. S2649 (daily

ed. May 9, 2016).

S. 1335 (wildlife), which would imple-

ment the Convention on the Conserva-

tion and Management of the High Seas

Fisheries Resources in the North Pacic

Ocean, as adopted in Tokyo on Febru-

ary 24, 2012, was passed by the Senate.

162 Cong. Rec. S2911 (daily ed. May

17, 2016).

S. 1492 (land use), which would direct

the Administrator of General Ser vices,

on behalf of the Archivi st of the United

States, to convey certain federa l prop-

erty located in the state of A laska to the

municipality of Anchorage, A laska, was

passed by the House. 162 Cong. Rec.

H2391 (daily ed. May 16, 2016).

S. 2012 (energy), which would seek

to modernize U.S. energy policy, was

passed by the Senate. 162 Cong. Rec.

S3117 (daily ed. May 25, 2016).

S.J. Res. 25 (wildlife), which would

provide for congressional disapproval

under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code,

of the rule submitted by the Secretar y

of Agriculture relating to inspection

of sh of the order Siluriformes, was

passed by the Senate. 162 Cong. Rec.

S3131 (daily ed. May 25, 2016).

H.R. 496 (land use), which would es-

tablish the Alaba ma Hills National Sce-

nic Area in the state of California, was

passed by the House. 162 Cong. Rec.

H2892 (daily ed. May 23, 2016).

H.R. 897 (toxic substanc es), which

would amend FIFRA a nd the Federal

Water Pollution Control Act to clarif y

congressional intent regarding the reg u-

lation of the use of pesticides in or near

navigable waters, was passed by t he

House. 162 Cong. Rec. H3031 (daily

ed. May 24, 2016).

H.R. 1887 (wildlife), which would

amend certain appropriation acts to

repeal the requirement directing t he

Administrator of General Ser vices to

sell federal property and assets that sup-

port the operations of the Plum Island

Animal Disease Center in Plum Island,

New York, was passed by the House.

162 Cong. Rec. H2406 (daily ed. May

16, 2016).

H.R. 2028 (energy), which would

make appropriations for energy and

water development and related agencies

for the scal year ending September 30,

2016, was passed by the Senate. 162

Cong. Rec. S2721 (daily ed. May 12,

2016).

H.R. 2576 (toxic substances), which

would modernize TSCA, wa s passed

by the House. 162 Cong. Rec. H2989

(daily ed. May 24, 2016).

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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