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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area.

would provide permanent authority for the Forest Service and BLM to enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for National Forest System lands and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs.

would prevent Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established state and local property assessed clean energy laws.

would prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California.

amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and collect fees for inspections of outer continental shelf facilities.

would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education.

would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of EPA to promulgate regulations on the management of medical waste.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from NPDES permitting requirements.

would amend NEPA to authorize assignment to states of federal agency environmental review responsibilities.