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 Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify certain penalties to deter oil spills.
would prohibit DOI from issuing new oil or gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds.
would amend the Energy Policy Act to use existing funding available to further projects that would improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
would amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
would establish an infrastructure bank to offer states more flexibility in financing and funding infrastructure projects.
would adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado.
would require DOE and the Department of Agriculture to collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems.
would establish DOE as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects.
would authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska.
would make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in New Mexico.