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 the Mineral Leasing Act to improve coal leasing.
would amend the Federal Power Act to provide licensing procedures for certain types of projects.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho.
would designate a peak located in Nevada as ''Mount Reagan.''
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.