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 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
would establish an infrastructure accelerator program within the Department of the Treasury to facilitate investments in, and financing of certain infrastructure projects.
would amend the CWA to establish a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program within EPA.
would authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for drug disposal sites.
would promote the development of renewable energy on public land.
would require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability.
would allow states to spend gas tax revenues on their transportation priorities.
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them.
would extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs.
would reinstate certain mining claims in Alaska.