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 facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands.

would exempt decorative hearth products from energy efficiency regulation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

would extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain national heritage areas.

would amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.

would limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

would require the administrator of EPA to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under CAA.

would convey certain federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in El Dorado County, California, to the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.

would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for state pollution prevention and recycling programs.

would provide an expedited permit process to authorize private landowners to conduct limited vegetation removal activities on National Forest System land or Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to their private property.

would extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.