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.

which would authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights, was passed by the House.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to preserve the authority of each state to make determinations relating to the state's water quality standards.

which would reauthorize FIFRA, was passed by the House.

which would limit the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, was passed by the House.

would amend Pub. L. No. 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019.

would direct the Administrator of EPA to allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter CFC epinephrine inhalers.

would revise the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57.

would establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to enable such organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist foreign countries in the administration of their natural resources in an environmentally sustainable manner.

would amend CERCLA to provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields.

would establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools.