News & Analysis In the Congress
Volume 55 Issue 2
would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish oversight mediation committees to help resolve property boundary disputes regarding National Forest System land.
would reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003.
would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases.
would encourage the Secretary of the Interior to enter into memoranda of understanding with agencies in other countries with respect to scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences.
would authorize the Secretary of HUD to establish a program enabling communities to better leverage resources to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed inves
would reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits.
would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees.
would provide for congressional review of rules with respect to which the agency explicitly relied on Chevron deference in the notice of proposed rulemaking or a federal court upheld the r