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 extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.
would amend CERCLA to modify provisions relating to grants.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay.
would approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi.
would reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important land into trust for the benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
would expand and extend the program to improve permit coordination by BLM.
would provide assistance to Ukraine to reduce the dependence of Ukraine on imports of natural gas from the Russian Federation.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate federal and state permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing.
would amend the CAA to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances.