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 ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact.

would establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the state of New Mexico.

would provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to the BLM and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales.

would provide for payments to certain natural resource trustees to assist in restoring natural resources damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

would provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits.

would amend the CAA to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources.

would provide for the protection of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries.

would extend the current royalty rate for soda ash.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist municipalities that would experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance projects and activities for the construction of wastewater treatment works.