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 withdraw certain federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.

would amend the renewable fuel program under §211(o) of CAA to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production.

would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.

would prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United States.

would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

would provide assistance for watersheds adversely affected by qualifying natural disasters.

would establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the state of New Mexico.

would convey certain property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

would authorize the establishment of the Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridors in the state of Alaska.

would provide for the unencumbering of title to non-federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska.