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 prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer continental shelf off the coast of New England.

would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area.

would reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits.

would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer continental shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

would prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the state of California.

would allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program.

would provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements with a term of more than 30 years.

would amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize states to approve certain organizations to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the Forest Legacy Program.

would improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias.