Recent Developments

Date01 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
In the Congress
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2019. Entries are arranged by bill number, with Senate bills listed rst. “In the Congress” covers all environment-related
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