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 amend the Helium Act to ensure the expedient and responsible draw-down of the Federal Helium Reserve.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Neches River in the state of Texas for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River System.

would establish a grant program to help state and local governments install solar energy systems.

would compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study within 18 months and focus particular attention on the permanent prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins.

would allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain states subject to the Cross State Air Pollution Rule.

would provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, increase energy production from animal waste, improve transparency of federal restoration efforts, and expand agricultural opportunities to participate in state voluntary water quality credit trading programs.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the state of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

would facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary and provide water certainty for the city of Prineville, Oregon.

would authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the state of Idaho.