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 establish the Rare Earth Policy Task Force and direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan to ensure the long-term supply of rare earth materials.

would facilitate the development of wind energy resources on federal lands.

would ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin, and direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the ESA.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize and improve activities for the protection of the Long Island Sound watershed.

would establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting.

would seek to improve assessments of and research about energy critical elements.

would require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage.

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 Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the city of Tracy.

would provide for the conveyance of certain property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.