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 the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies.
would amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the state of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River in the state of Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would make appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
would establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, and ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste.
would clarify that a state has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal land within the boundaries of the state.
would allow states to control the development and production of all forms of energy on all available federal land.
would authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement.
would clarify that a state has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal land within the boundaries of the state.