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 amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce.

would eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.

which would recognize states' authority to regulate oil and gas operations, was passed by the House.

which would streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development, was passed by the House.

would amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish a biennial commission to develop a comprehensive energy policy for the United States.

would make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the state of New Mexico.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with states and political subdivisions of states providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the state during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations.

would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the authority of states to regulate oil and gas operations.

would temporarily suspend the collection of entrance fees at units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.

would modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.