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 facilitate the development of offshore wind energy resources.
would authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, state, regional, and federal capacities to manage the coastal region.
would authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights.
would facilitate the development of wind energy resources on federal lands.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.
would promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases.
would provide for the protection of the quality of water in the Lower Colorado River and the development and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the prevention and elimination of pollution in the Lower Colorado River and the maintenance of a healthy Lower Colorado River ecosystem.
would amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans.
would withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.
would establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.