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 First State National Historical Park in the state of Delaware.

would convey certain federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site.

would designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada.

would facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of federal and non-federal land.

would stablish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee.

would reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

would authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out activities to manage the threat of Asian carp travelling up the Mississippi River in the state of Minnesota.

would establish the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain federal land as wilderness, and improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

would expand geothermal production.

would promote the mapping and development of United States geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells and amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the use of geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications.