Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
which amends the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion, was signed into law October 2, 2013.
would remove certain properties in South Carolina from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
would remove certain properties in South Carolina from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
would allow certain emergency relief amounts to be made available to the Federal Highway Administration to use for disasters occurring in calendar year 2013.
would provide for the expansion of the biofuels market.
would allow certain emergency relief amounts to be made available to the Federal Highway Administration to use for disasters occurring in calendar year 2013.
would clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act.
would amend the National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.
would prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer, relinquishment, or other impairment of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture.
would expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park and Bureau of Land Management lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in California.