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 establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation.

would secure unrestricted reliable energy for consumption and transmission.

would amend tit. 40, U.S.C., to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings.

would expand grid supported transportation to improve the energy efficiency of the transportation sector.

would reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

would clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation.

would remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P in Florida.

would convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard.

would authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho.