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 create a special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation.
would establish an energy efficient manufacturing financing program within DOE to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial facilities.
would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require DOI to identify and designate corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on federal land.
would implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, as adopted in Auckland
in November 2009.
would implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific, as adopted in Tokyo in
February 2012.
would strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and amend the Tuna Conventions Act to implement the Antigua Convention.
would require EPA to fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.
would direct the General Services Administration to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings.
would establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida.
would establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida.