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 title 5 of the U.S. Code to require EPA to include in any notice of rulemaking a statement regarding the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation.

would amend the SDWA with respect to consumer confidence reports by community water systems.

would revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station.

would prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes.

would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct levee system evaluations and certifications on receipt of requests from non-federal interests.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma.

would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use certain amounts to carry out harbor deepening projects

would amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining.

would amend the CAA to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

would provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the state of Oregon and designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the state of Oregon as wild rivers.