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 authorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977.
would require the Administrator of NOAA to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture through demonstration projects, establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, and support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts.
would promote fish habitat through the enhancement of certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines as artificial reefs.
would establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program.
would amend the FWPCA to reauthorize sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.
would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to reauthorize certain EPA programs.
would amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program.
would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by BLM relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision."
would direct the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the testing and implementation of stabilization and erosion control technology to prevent coastal erosion.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain actions with respect to certain qualified coal applications.