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 provide for the distribution of certain outer continental shelf revenues to the state of Alaska.

would establish an energy threat analysis center in DOE.

would modify the disposition of certain outer continental shelf revenues and open federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy.

would improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States. 

which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through FWS’ Coastal Program, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain federal trust species depend, was passed by the Senate

which would amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to modify certain requirements applicable to salinity control units, was passed by the House

which would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, was passed by the Senate

which would amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to modify certain requirements applicable to salinity control units, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize NOAA's Marine Debris Program, was passed by the Senate.

which would require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain federal land to the state of Utah for inclusion in certain state parks, was passed by the House.