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.

The bill would amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada.

The bill would establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the state of Colorado.

would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators and freezers and would direct DOE to establish standards for other related products.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to facilitate certain acquisitions of property for conservation purposes.

would amend the CAA with respect to exceptional event demonstrations.

would reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the commencement deadline for the construction of certain hydroelectric projects.

would designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area in the state of California.

would authorize and expedite a land exchange involving certain National Forest System land in the state of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and certain lands with important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources.

would eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.

would require Regional Administrators of EPA to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.