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 would direct the Administrator of EPA to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms, was passed by the House.
would require the director of the National Park Service to refund to states all state funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown.
which reauthorizes the National Integrated Drought Information System, was signed into law on March 6, 2014.
would promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.
which would provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, was passed by the House.
which would provide direction to the Administrator of EPA regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, was passed by the House.
would direct the Administrator of EPA to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms.
would provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be administered in accordance with the general management plan for that unit of the National Park System.
would establish the Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program and promote urban renewal.
would transfer recreational management authority for Lake Berryessa in the State of California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management.