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 direct the Administrator of EPA to take certain actions related to pesticides that may affect pollinators.

would amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in federal facilities.

would withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses.

would amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in federal facilities.

would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to improve environmental literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary education and careers.

would provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado.

would provide for the restoration of forest landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of national forests in the eastside forests of Oregon.

would amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end result contracting projects.

would designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the state of Tennessee.

would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project.