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 allow states to waive regulations promulgated under the CAA relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey by quitclaim deed to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.
would direct federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and water users and provide surface water storage enhancement.
would establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.
would address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
would amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access.
would provide for an exchange of administrative jurisdiction between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture involving certain federal property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers property adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.
would establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credits for energy-efficient appliances.