Recent Developments

• Date: 01 April 2019

4-2019 NEWS & ANALYSIS 49 ELR 10385

PUBLIC LAW

H.J. Res. 31 (governance), which

would make consolidated appropria-

tions for the scal year ending Sep-

tember 30, 2019, was signed by Presi-

dent Trump on February 15, 2019.

Pub. L. No. 116- 6, 165 Cong. Rec.

D178 (daily ed. Feb. 25, 2019).

CHAMBER ACTION

S. 47 (natural resources), which

would provide for the mana gement

of the natural resources of the United

States, was passed by the House, 165

Cong. Rec. H2218 (daily ed. Feb. 26,

2019), and the Senate, 165 Cong. Rec.

S1178 (daily ed. Feb. 12, 2019).

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 94 (wildlife) was reported by the

Committee on Environment and

Public Works. 165 Cong. Rec. S866

(daily ed. Feb. 5, 2019). e bill

would amend t he Pittma n-Robertson

Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate

the establishment of additional or

expanded public target ranges in cer-

tain states.

S. 163 (air) was reported by the

Committee on Environment and

Public Works, S. Rep. No. 116-2,

165 Cong. Rec. S866 (daily ed.

Feb. 5, 2019).e bill would prevent

catastrophic failure or shutdown of

remote diesel power engines due to

emission c ontrol devic es.

S. 268 (wildlife) was reported by

the Committee on Environment

and Public Works. 165 Cong. Rec.

S866 (daily ed. Feb. 5, 2019). e

bill would reauthorize the Part ners

for Fish and Wildlife Program and

certain wildlife conser vation funds;

establish prize competitions relating

to the prevention of wildlife poaching

and tracking, wildlife conser vation,

the management of invasive species,

and the protection of endangered spe-

cies; and a mend the Marine Turtle

Conservation Act of 2004 to modif y

the protections provided by the Act.

S. 310 (wildlife) was reported by

the Committee on Environment

and Public Works. 165 Cong. Rec.

S866 (daily ed. Feb. 5, 2019). e bill

would amend t he Neotropical Migra-

tory Bird Conservation Act to reau-

thorize t he Act.

H.J. Res. 31 (governance) was re-

ported by the Conference Committee.

H. Rep. No. 116-9, 165 Cong. Rec.

H1580 (daily ed. Feb. 13, 2019). e

resolution would make consolidated

appropriations for the scal year end-

ing September 30, 2019.

BILLS INTRODUCED

S. 316 (Feinstein, D-Cal.) (land

use) wou ld establish the Sa cramento-

San Joaquin Delta National Heritage

Area. 165 Cong. Rec. S831 (daily ed.

Feb. 4, 2019). e bill was referred to

the Committee on Energy and Natu-

ral Resources.

S. 339 (Markey, D-Mass.) (land

use) would amend t he Wild and

Scenic Rivers Act to designate seg-

ments of the Nashua, Squannacook,

and Nissitissit Rivers as components

of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-

tem. 165 Cong. Rec. S867 (daily ed.

Feb. 5, 2019). e bill was referred

to the Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources.

S. 343 (Barr asso, R-Wyo.) (gov-

ernance) would amend t he Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate

the credit for new qualied plug-in

electric drive motor vehicles and pro-

vide for a federal highway user fee on

alternative fuel vehicles. 165 Cong.

Rec. S919 (daily ed. Feb. 6, 2019).

e bill was referred to the Commit-

tee on Finance.

S. 361 (Gardner, R-Colo.) (water)

would amend t he Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 to facilitate water leas-

ing and water transfers to promote

conservation and eciency. 165

Cong. Rec. S919 (daily ed. Feb. 6,

2019). e bill was referred to the

Committee on Finance.

S. 364 (Brown, D-Ohio) (land

use) would a mend the Ohio & Erie

National Heritage Canalway Act of

1996 to modify the funding limita-

tion. 165 Cong. Rec. S919 (daily ed.

Feb. 6, 2019). e bill was referred to

the Committee on Energy and Natu-

ral Resources.

S. 367 (Udall, D-N.M.) (land use)

would provide for the admi nistrat ion

of certain national monuments, estab-

lish a National Monument Enhance-

ment Fund, and establish certain

wilderness areas in t he states of New

Mexico and Nevada. 165 Cong. Rec.

S1131 (daily ed. Feb. 7, 2019). e bil l

was referred to the Committee on En-

ergy and Natural Resources.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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