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 equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam.
would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
would authorize the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to seek compensation for injuries to trust resources and use those funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources.
would require the Administrator of EPA to revise the definition of the term "colonia."
would require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes.
would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
would authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska.
would clarify the effect of state statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions under CERCLA.
would require the Administrator of EPA to include in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other federal agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other federal agencies.
which would provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, was passed by the House.