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 provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut.
would establish a national mercury monitoring program.
would prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal land and identify inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date federal land inventories.
would establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in the state of Pennsylvania.
would expand geothermal production.
would amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct specified proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources and establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal.