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 provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the state of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in Oregon as wild or recreation rivers.
would modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument.
would expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the state of Oregon, make additional wild and scenic river designations in the Rogue River area, and provide additional protections for Rogue River tributaries.
would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California.
would repeal a limitation on federal procurement of certain fuels.
would authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement.
would establish a State Energy Race to the Top Initiative to assist energy policy innovation in the states to promote the goal of doubling electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030.
would amend OCSLA to increase energy exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue sharing for all coastal states, and reorganize the functions of the former Minerals Management Service into distinct and separate agencies.
would transfer certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California.
would transfer certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.