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 direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to support the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of zero emission vessels and retrofit or replacement of existing vessels with zero emission technologies and charging or fueling infrastructure.
would nullify certain interagency guidance related to climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern.
which would amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, was passed by the Senate.
which would amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a federal drilling permit for certain activities and exempt certain activities from the requirements of NEPA, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales and require replacement sales, was passed by the House.
would authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for federal land.
would amend NEPA to impose time limits on the completion of certain required actions under the Act.