Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
would amend the SDWA to provide assistance for states, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and require EPA to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS, microcystin toxin, and 1,4-dioxane.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects and establish the Offshore Power Administration.
would providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions."
would amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
would prohibit drilling in the outer continental shelf and prohibit coal leases on federal land.
would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions."
would prohibit drilling in the outer continental shelf and prohibit coal leases on federal land.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines.
would express findings relating to the recreational trails program.
would amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).