In the State Agencies

• Date: 01 December 2024

54 ELR 11086 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER 122024

TOXIC SUBSTANCES

H.R. 9981 (Ban At razine Toxicants Act) was introduce d by

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on October 11, 2024. e bill

would prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or ex-

portation of any pesticide contain ing atrazine. It was referred

to the Committee on Agricu lture. 170 Cong. Rec. H5866

(daily ed. Oct. 11, 2024).

WATER

H.R. 9912 (Coastal Restoration Act of 202 4) was int ro-

duced by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D -Or.) on October 4,

2024. e bill would require the Subcommittee on Ocea n

Science and Technology of the National Science and Tech-

nology Council to establish t he Interagency Working Group

on Coastal Blue Carbon, require t he Interagency Working

Group to produce a national map and inventory of coasta l

blue carbon ecosystems, requi re the Administrator of NOAA

to carry out pilot programs to protect intact and restore de-

graded coasta l blue carbon ecosystems, requi re the Secretary

of the Smithsonian Institution to est ablish the Coasta l Car-

bon Data Clearinghouse, require the Administr ator to seek

to enter into an agreement with the National Academ ies of

Science, Engineering, a nd Medicine to conduct an assess-

ment regarding geologic stores of carbon dioxide, require the

Administrator to est ablish the Coasta l Blue Carbon Inven-

tory Program, and require the Ad ministrator to conduct a

national assessment to quanti fy the carbon seques tration po-

tential of coastal blue carbon ecosystems. It was referred to

the Committees on Natura l Resources, Science, Space, a nd

Technology, Hou se Administrat ion, and Energy and Com-

merce. 170 Cong. Rec. H5852 (daily ed. Oct. 4, 2024).

WILDLIFE

H.R. 10037 (Invasive Spec ies Response Act) wa s intr o-

duced by Rep. Ed Case (D-Haw.) on October 25, 2024. e

bill would direct the Secret ary of the Interior to establish t he

Invasive Species Rapid Response Progra m. It was referred

to the Committee on Natural Resources. 170 Cong. Rec.

H5894 (daily ed. Oct. 25, 2024).

In the State Agencies

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ALASKA

CLIMATE CHANGE

e Department of Natural Re sources proposed amendments

to regulations governing ca rbon storage exploration licensing

and leasing. e amendments would, a mong other things,

add and repeal denitions; e stablish minimum qualications

and standards for ex ploration license applications; establish

reporting and payments requirements for licen sees; and es-

tablish procedures for terminat ion of a license and conversion

of a license to a lease. Comments are due December 2, 2024.

See https://aws.st ate.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/

View.aspx?id=217208 (Oct. 23, 2024).

CALIFORNIA

TOXIC SUBSTANCES

e Department of Fish and Wildlife proposed a mend ments

to regulations governing the protection of environmentally

sensitive sites from oil spills. e amendments would update

and improve upon the existing shoreline protection tables

data set; make t he sensitive site protect ion requ irements more

easily accessible by codifying them in t he ocial Californ ia

Code of Regulations; lessen the requirements on those sub-

ject to the regulations; and streamline the updat ing process

moving forward. See 41-Z Cal. Regulatory Notice Reg. 1337

(Oct. 11, 2024).

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