WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Environmental assessment

H.R. 6707, The Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6707 would require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities....

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S. 3222, The Energy Transition Act of 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3222 would promote the energy security of the United States....

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S. 3191, The Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3191 would develop and promote a comprehensive plan for a national strategy to address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate coastal and Great Lakes harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events....

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H.R. 6233, To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6233 would reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service....

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S. 3113, A bill to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3113 would reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service....

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H.R. 6189, The Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6189 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands....

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H.R. 6171, The National Capital Region Leadership in Environmental and Energy Stewardship Commission Act

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6171 would provide for the establishment of a commission and a national competition to significantly improve the energy efficiency of and reduce emissions from Federal buildings in the National Capital Region....

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S. 3062, The Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3062 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing....

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S. 3019, The Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3019 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote oil shale and tar sands leasing....

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H.R. 6003, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $112.15

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6003 would reauthorize Amtrak....

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H.R. 5940, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5940 would authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development....

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S. 2873, The Water Essential Storage To Enhance Regions in Need Act

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2873 would amend the Federal Water pollution Control Act to establish a Corps of Engineers Board of Appeals for permits for certain water storage projects....

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S. 2844, The Beach Protection Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.67

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2844 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring....

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H.R. 5710, The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $3.20

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5710 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System....

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S. 2814, The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $3.20

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2814 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System....

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S. 2758, The American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2758 would authorize the exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska....

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S. 2676, The Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2676 would make technical corrections to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act....

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S. 2568, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2568 would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met....

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H.R. 5177, The Pima County Land Adjustment Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5177 would provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area....

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S. 2551, The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2551 would provide for the safe development of a repository at the Yucca Mountain site in the State of Nevada....

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H.R. 4652, The Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4652 would direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office....

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H.R. 4245, The Saving American Lives and Investing in Protecting Land And Nature Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4245 would amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the categorical exclusion of certain projects on Federal land located adjacent to non-Federal land from documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment when conditions on the Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land, and it would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or agreements for forest projects on Federal ...

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H.R. 4226, The Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4226 would accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances....

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S. 2349, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2349 would reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation....

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H.R. 4074, The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - Savings per Average Family: $11.60

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4074 would authorize the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement....

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