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 require the Administrator of EPA, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain the Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program.

would establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience.

would reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

would amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out watershed pilots.

would amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system.

would establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience.

would enhance national security and energy independence through comprehensive offshore energy resource assessment and mapping, and establish a framework for the regular review and standardization of offshore resource exploration methodologies.

would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System lands and BLM lands, respectively, without conducting a timber sale.