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 establish the North American Grasslands Conservation Council.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite.
would direct the Secretary of Transportation to update guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program to increase the flexibility of states related to the location of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
which would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to provide cost-recovery authority for DOI, was passed by the House.
which would making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2025, was passed by the House.
would improve dam and hydropower safety.
would amend the Energy Act of 2020 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a demonstration program for on-site treatment of produced water.
would prohibit the implementation of the proposed resource management plan amendment and final supplemental EIS for the Miles City Field Office, Montana.
would establish a verifiable international terrestrial ecosystem services conservation program and provide international technical assistance for the development of markets.
would direct the Director of BLM and the Chief of the Forest Service to conduct a study of onshore mineral values and the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct a study of offshore mineral values.