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 require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust approximatley 46,000 acres of land for several Indian tribes and convey approximatley 275 acres of federal land to Elko County, Nevada, for a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area.
would provide for the conveyance of 26,565 acres in Nevada from BLM to the Moapa Band of Paiutes.
provides for greater EPA transparency and timeliness in granting permits.
would authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
would amend the SDWA to provide for the assessment and management of the risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water.
would remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.
would establish the Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.
would amend the Federal Power Act to clarify the authority of FERC to prescribe terms, conditions, and compensation applicable to wholesale demand response resource participation in organized wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary service markets.
would amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities.
would amend Public Law 110-299 to extend the time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.