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 amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a federal drilling permit for certain activities and exempt certain activities from the requirements of NEPA, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales and require replacement sales, was passed by the House.
would authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for federal land.
would amend NEPA to impose time limits on the completion of certain required actions under the Act.
would amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize certain long-term contracts for federal purchases of energy.
would amend Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers.
would amend Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers.
would assist tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.
would require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain federal land to Utah for inclusion in certain state parks.