Recent Federal Bills

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 NOAA to conduct a coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification.

would amend the USEC Privatization Act to require DOE to issue a long-term, federal excess uranium inventory management plan.

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

would take lands in Sonoma County, California, into trust as part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria.

would establish limitations on the quantity of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products.

would extend certain expiring energy tax incentives.

would direct DOT to establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under state and federal law of rail and highway projects.

would support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen the capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries.

would direct the Army Corps of Engineers to provide for modification of certain federal water resource development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers.

would amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to states for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams.