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 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications.
would provide for advocation of support for nuclear energy, and establish a nuclear energy assistance trust fund, at the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other international financial institutions, as appropriate.
would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme heat.
would amend the CAA to prohibit state standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles," was passed by the Senate.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing," was passed by the Senate.
would establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by DOI.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program.
would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species.
would implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels.