The program asks users - developers or state regulators, for example - to enter a description of the local land types, such as parking lots,rooftops,roads, grasses or woods, along with any water treatment areas.

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Most of these types of proposals hit state legislatures within days of the White House's January announcement of 23 executive actions on gun control and the introduction by California Democrat Sen.

CNN: Will states go where Congress hasn't on gun laws?

Legislation passed two years ago that was designed to prevent class-action abuse has reduced the number of those types of cases filed in state courts, but it also seems to have placed unforeseen strains on the federal court system because the law was drafted so poorly, experts say.

FORBES: Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts

Oregon State will use two types of unmanned aerial vehicles that will be equipped with cameras.

WSJ: Farmers Experiment With Drones