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 Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.

would provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall not issue an interim or final rule or secretarial amendment that includes an area or bottom closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the fishery management plan for the snapper-grouper fishery of the South Atlantic region until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)."

would amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface water and groundwater storage.

would provide technical and financial assistance for groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects.

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

would amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms.

would require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected state and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository.

would require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected state and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository.

would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the royalty rates for leases for oil and gas extraction on federal land.