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 establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting.

would expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine.

would establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems.

would prohibit the export of certain electronic waste from the United States.

would promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic.

would reauthorize the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway.

which would include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, was passed by the House.

would amend OCSLA to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas leasing, and use revenues from such leasing to capitalize bonds that provide a dedicated source of revenue to fund highway, other transportation, and water infrastructure projects.

would establish a regulatory review process for rules that the Administrator of EPA plans to propose.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes.