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 analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of EPA.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites for dredged or fill material.
would establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation.
would require congressional review of certain rules promulgated by EPA.
would strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to implement, leverage, and monitor and evaluate programs to provide first-time or improved access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.
would provide for an exchange of land between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sabine River Authority of Texas.
would amend OPA to establish the Federal Oil Spill Research Committee, and amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include in a response plan certain planned and demonstrated investments in research relating to discharges of oil and to modify the dates by which a response plan must be updated.
would provide for standards and requirements relating to certain guidelines and regulations relating to health and the environment.
would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster.
would address the threat presented by the risk of wildfire on National Forest System land and public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development.