Recent Developments

• Date: 01 September 2016

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Public Laws

S. 2328 (governance), which would re-

authorize and amend the National Sea

Grant College Program Act, was sig ned

into law by President Obama on June

30, 2016. 162 Cong. Rec. D753, Pub.

L. No. 114-187 (daily ed. July 6, 2016).

Chamber Action

S. 764 (water), which would reautho-

rize and amend the National Sea Gra nt

College Program Act, was pa ssed by the

House. 162 Cong. Rec. H4932 (daily

ed. July 14, 2016).

S. 817 (land use), which would provide

for the addition of certain real propert y

to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in

the state of Oregon, was passed by the

Senate. 162 Cong. Rec. S5191 (daily ed.

July 14, 2016).

S. 1252 (land use), which would au-

thorize a comprehensive strategic ap-

proach for U.S. foreign assistance to

developing countries to reduce global

poverty and hunger; achieve food a nd

nutrition security; promote inclusive,

sustainable, agricu ltural-led economic

growth; improve nutritional outcomes,

especially for women and children;

and build resilience among vul nerable

populations, was passed by the House.

162 Cong. Rec. H4332 (daily ed. July

6, 2016).

S. 1935 (water), which would require

the Secretary of Commerce to under-

take certain activities to support wa-

terfront community revitaliz ation and

resiliency, was passed by the Senate.

162 Cong. Rec. S5117 (daily ed. July

14, 2016).

S. 3023 (land use), which would redes-

ignate the Olympic Wilderness as the

Daniel J. Evans Wilderness, was pas sed

by the Senate. 162 Cong. Rec. S5192

(daily ed. July 14, 2016).

S. 3282 (water), which would reautho-

rize and amend the National Sea Gra nt

College Program Act, was pa ssed by the

Senate, 162 Cong. Rec. S5812 (daily

ed. July 14, 2016).

H.R. 1838 (land use), which would

establish the Clear Creek National

Recreation Area in San Benito and

Fresno counties, California; design ate

the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in those

counties; and designate additional

components of the National Wild and

Scenic Rivers System, was passed by the

House. 162 Cong. Rec. H4253 (daily

ed. July 5, 2016).

H.R. 2273 (energy), which would

amend the Colorado River Storage

Project Act to authorize the use of the

active capacity of the Fontenelle Res-

ervoir, was passed by the House. 162

Cong. Rec. H4251 (daily ed. July 5,

2016).

H.R. 3079 (land u se), which would

take certain federal land located in Tu-

olumne County, California, into trust

for the benet of the Tuolumne Band

of Me-Wuk Indians, was passed by the

House. 162 Cong. Rec. H4257 (daily

ed. July 5, 2016).

H.R. 3844 (natu ral resources), which

would establish the Energy a nd Miner-

als Reclamation Foundation to encour-

age, obtain, and use gif ts, devises, and

bequests for projects to reclaim aban-

doned mine lands and orphan oil and

gas well sites, was passed by the House.

162 Cong. Rec. H4246 (daily ed. July

5, 2016).

H.R. 4582 (wildlif e), which would ex-

clude striped bass from the anadromous

sh doubling requirement in §3406(b)

(1) of the Central Valley Project Im-

provement Act, was passed by the

House. 162 Cong. Rec. H4252 (daily

ed. July 5, 2016).

H.R. 4685 (land u se), which would

take certain federal lands located in

Tulare County, California, into trust

for the benet of the Tule River Indian

Tribe, was passed by the House. 162

Cong. Rec. H4245 (daily ed. July 5,

2016).

H.R. 5538 (governance), which would

make appropriations for DOI, environ-

ment, and related agencies for the scal

year ending September 30, 2017, was

passed by the House. 162 Cong. Rec.

H4966 (daily ed. July 14, 2016).

H.R. 56 38 (energy), which wou ld

provide for t he establ ishment of a So-

lar Fuels Basic Re search Initiative at

DOE, wa s passed by the Hou se. 162

Cong. Rec . H4649 (daily ed. July 11,

2016).

H.R. 5640 (energ y), which would pro-

vide for the establishment of an Elec-

tricity Storage Basic Resea rch Initiative

at DOE, was passed by the House. 162

Cong. Rec. H4647 (daily ed. July 11,

2016).

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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