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 prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling.

would reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir.

would reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch.

would establish the First State National Historical Park in the state of Delaware.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve, and to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc.

would resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the state of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the state of Alaska and provide for the conveyance of certain other public land to the Bering Straits Native Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System.

would provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the state of Colorado.

would amend title 49, U.S. Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the nation's energy products by pipeline.