Recent Federal Bills

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 Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California.

would ensure that counties containing portions of the National Forest System have a dependable source of revenue from the land.

would require 85 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased by federal agencies or by states with federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits.

would prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in New Mexico except by express authorization of Congress.

would amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to promote timely emergency rehabilitation and restoration of federal forest land impacted by catastrophic events, and redirect for fiver years funding normally made available for land acquisition to mechanical forest treatment and salvage operations due to catastrophic events.

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

would require the Administrator of EPA to withdraw the proposed order published in the January 19, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR 3422) pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride.

would prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress.

would authorize the Administrator of NOAA to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

would amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to identify and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation.