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 provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge.
would designate the week beginning on October 13, 2013, as ``National Wildlife Refuge Week."
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to discharges incidental to the normal operation of certain vessels.
would provide for the establishment of clean technology consortia to enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States by promoting domestic development, manufacturing, and deployment of clean technologies.
would designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
would establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure.
would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States in order to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and support institutions of higher education.
would facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands.
would streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development for American energy security, economic development, and job creation.
would recognize States' authority to regulate oil and gas operations.