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 the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost effective or technologically feasible.

would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for room air conditioners that are not cost effective or technologically feasible.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the state of Wyoming.

which would amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make improvements to the Act, was passed by the House.

which would amend the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, was passed by the House.

which would amend SMCRA to authorize partnerships between states and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977, was passed by the House.

which would improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, federal public land, was passed by the House.

which would require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona, was passed by the House.

which would authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian tribes, was passed by the House.

which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure," was passed by the Senate.