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 amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
would repeal the requirements under the Natural Gas Act for obtaining authorization for the exportation or importation of natural gas.
which would convey certain federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, was passed by the House.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections.
would facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of federal and non-federal land.
would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from promulgating certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.
would clarify that, with respect to each Missouri River mainstem reservoir of the Corps of Engineers located in a state, the state maintains authority to allocate and appropriate the quantity of water in the reservoir that is attributable to the natural flows of the Missouri River within its boundaries.
would amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide that not less than 40 percent of amounts available from the fund under that Act shall be available for the Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program.
would require the Administrator of EPA and the Secretary of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study.