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 make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for the tree and wood pests activities of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and for certain forest health management and urban and community forestry activities of the Forest Service.

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead federal agency for coordinating federal, state, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program.

would address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane and other home heating fuels in the United States.

which reauthorizes the National Integrated Drought Information System, was passed by the Senate.

would exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities.

would modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.

which would amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, was passed by the Senate.

would amend the Act that provides for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin in order to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.