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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area, was passed by the House.
would prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing through port state measures.
would reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002.
would improve hurricane preparedness by establishing the National Hurricane Research Initiative.
would clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws with respect to the blowout and explosion of the Deepwater Horizon.
would authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey real property of NOAA in Ketchikan, Alaska.
would amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to promote the availability of natural gas in North American markets.
which amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of EPA to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system, was signed into law on October 5, 2012.
which prohibits the sale of billfish, was signed into law on October 5, 2012.
which reauthorizes FIFRA, was signed into law on September 28, 2012.