Recent Developments

• Date: 01 October 2018

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from August 1, 2018, through August 31,

2018. 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 all environmental t reaties ratied by t he Senate. is material i s updated monthly. For archived materials, visit

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Public Laws

S. 1182 (governance), which extends

the National Flood Insurance Program,

was signed into law by President Trump

on July 31, 2018. Pub. L. No. 115-225,

164 Cong. Rec. D894 (daily ed. Aug.

1, 2 018).

S. 2850 (water), which amends

the White Mountain Apache Tribe

(WM AT) Water Rights Quantic a-

tion Act of 2010 to clarify the use of

amounts in the WM AT Settlement

Fund, was signed into law by President

Trump on August 1, 2018. Pub. L. No.

115-227, 164 Cong. Rec. D916 (daily

ed. Aug. 15, 2018).

H.R . 4528 (wil dlife), which make s

technical amendments to certain ma-

rine sh conservation stat utes, was

signed into law by President Trump on

August 2, 2018. Pub. L. No. 115-228,

164 Cong. Rec. D916 (daily ed. Aug.

15, 2018 ).

H.R. 4645 (water), which amends t he

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desig-

nate certain seg ments of East Rosebud

Creek in Carbon County, Montana,

as components of the Wild and Scenic

Rivers System, was signed into law by

President Trump on August 2, 2018.

Pub. L. No. 115-229, 164 Cong. Rec.

D916 (daily ed. Aug. 15, 2018).

Chamber Action

S. 1142 (energy), which would extend

the deadline for commencement of

construction of certain hydroelectric

projects, was passed by the Sen ate. 164

Cong. Rec. S5868 (daily ed. Aug. 22,

2018).

S. 1322 (wildlife), which would estab-

lish the America n Fisheries Advisory

Committee to assist in t he awarding

of sheries research and development

grants, was passed by the Senate. 164

Cong. Rec. S5866 (daily ed. Aug. 22,

2018).

S. 1668 (water), which would rename

a waterway in the state of New York as

the “Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel,” was

passed by the Senate. 164 Cong. Rec.

S5560 (daily ed. Aug. 1, 2018).

S. 2511 (water), which would require

the Under Secretary of Commerce for

Oceans and Atmosphere to ca rry out

a program on coordinating t he assess-

ment and acquisition by NOAA of

unmanned mar itime systems and make

available to the public data collected by

NOAA using such system s, was passed

by the Senate. 164 Cong. Rec. S5937

(daily ed. Aug. 23, 2018).

H.R. 6147 (governance), which would

make appropriations for DOI, EPA,

and related agencies for the sca l year

ending September 30, 2019, was passed

by the Senate. 164 Cong. Rec. S5538

(daily ed. Aug. 1, 2018).

Committee Action

S. 440 (la nd use) was reported by the

Committee on Energy and Natu ral

Resources. S. Rep. No. 115-313, 164

Cong. Rec. S5455 (daily ed. A ug. 1,

2018). e bill would establish a pro-

cedure for the conveyance of certain

federal property around the Dickinson

Reservoir in the state of Nort h Dakota.

S. 2074 (land use) was reported by

the Committee on Energy a nd Natural

Resources. S. Rep. No. 115-314, 164

Cong. Rec. S5455 (daily ed. A ug. 1,

2018). e bill would establish a pro-

cedure for the conveyance of certain

federal property around the Jamestown

Reservoir in the state of Nort h Dakota.

H.R. 2591 (wildlife) wa s reported

by the Committee on Natural Re -

sources. H. Rep. No. 115-899, 164

Cong. Rec. H7754 (daily ed. Aug.

14, 2018). The bill would amend the

Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-

tion Act to modernize the fu nding of

wildl ife conservation .

H.R. 2897 (la nd use) was reported by

the Committee on Energy a nd Natural

Resources. S. Rep. No. 115-315, 164

Cong. Rec. S5581 (daily ed. Aug. 1,

2018). e bill would authorize the

mayor of the District of Columbia

and the Director of the National Park

Service to enter into cooperative man-

agement agreements for the operation,

maintenance, and ma nagement of units

of the National Park System in the Dis-

trict of Columbia.

H.R. 3186 (governance) was repor ted

by the Committee on Natural Re sourc-

es. H. Rep. No. 115-880, 164 Cong.

Rec. H7742 (daily ed. Aug. 3, 2018).

e bill would establish an Ever y Kid

Outdoors prog ram.

H.R. 4609 ( land use) was reported by

the Committee on Energy a nd Natural

Resources. S. Rep. No. 115-316, 164

Cong. Rec. S5581 (daily ed. Aug. 1,

2018). e bill would provide for the

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