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 the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
would amend Title 54, U.S. Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on federal land.
would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that village corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the state of Alaska for the establishment of municipal corporations.
would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program.
would strengthen the reliability of the United States' power grids by preventing the premature retirement of essential electric generating units by the Administrator of EPA.
would require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities.
would prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.
would prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.
would amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 with respect to DOE's tribal loan guarantee program.
would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program.