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 approve the settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe.
would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program to reduce food loss and waste.
would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources."
would repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.
would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.
would modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims.
would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales and require replacement sales.
would provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals.
would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units.
would amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project.