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 convey certain submerged lands to the government of the Virgin Islands.
would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.
would amend the SDWA regarding an endocrine disruptor screening program.
would amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act.
would provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide a requirement for certain lessees.
would develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980.
would modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in the state of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would provide that no federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or use energy efficient lighting if that lighting contains mercury.