Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
which would include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, was passed by the House.
would amend OCSLA to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas leasing, and use revenues from such leasing to capitalize bonds that provide a dedicated source of revenue to fund highway, other transportation, and water infrastructure projects.
would establish a regulatory review process for rules that the Administrator of EPA plans to propose.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
would repeal the requirements under the Natural Gas Act for obtaining authorization for the exportation or importation of natural gas.
which would convey certain federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, was passed by the House.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections.
would facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of federal and non-federal land.
would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from promulgating certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.