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.

which would reinstate and extend the deadline for beginning the construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch, was passed by the Senate.

which would resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the state of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake and provide for the conveyance of certain other public land to the Bering Straits Native Corporation, was passed by the Senate.

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

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, was passed by the Senate.

would facilitate the development of offshore wind energy resources.

would promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases.

would streamline federal review to facilitate renewable energy projects.

would amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an oil and gas leasing program in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale per year in the period 2011 through 2021.

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

would require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan.