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 modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of any pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain circumstances.

would amend the FWPCA with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration.

would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins.

would approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the state of New Mexico.

would approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System and restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the state of New Mexico.

would approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in the Rio San Jose Stream System and the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in the Rio Jemez Stream System in the state of New Mexico.

would prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit for the Delta Conveyance Project.

would amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs.

would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater infrastructure grants.

would amend Title 54, U.S. Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make financial assistance to states under the Land and Water Conservation Fund available for water quality projects.