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 amend CERCLA with respect to the applicability of the Act to federal facilities.

would require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress reports on water sharing with Mexico.

would require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress reports on water sharing with Mexico.

would establish requirements with respect to bisphenol A.

would provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University.

would define the term "covered waste" for purposes of the Department of Defense prohibition on the disposal of certain waste in open-air burn pits.

would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of EPA, to conduct a study on the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.

would remove certain properties in North Carolina from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.

would amend the SWDA relating to review of regulations under such Act and amend CERCLA relating to financial responsibility for classes of facilities.

would preserve the Lake Mead Area in Clark County, Nevada, and designate wilderness areas.