Recent Developments

• Date: 01 May 2011

5-2011 NEWS & ANALYSIS 41 ELR 10481

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from March 1, 2011, through March 31,

2011. Entries are arranged by bill number, with Senate bills listed rst. “In the Congress” covers all environment-related

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Committee Action

H.R. 872 (pestic ides) was repor ted

by the C ommittee on Tran sportation

and In frastruct ure. H. Rep. No. 112-

43, 157 Cong. R ec. H23 06 (daily ed.

Mar. 29, 2011). e bill w ould ame nd

FIFR A and the Federal Water Pollu-

tion Cont rol Act to cla rify cong res-

sional intent reg arding the regula tion

of the u se of pesticid es in or near

navigable water s.

Bills Introduced

S. 427 (Reid, D-Nev.) (mining) would

withdraw certain land located in Clark

County, Nevada, from location, entry,

and patent under the mining laws and

disposition under all laws perta ining to

mineral and geotherma l leasing or min-

eral materials. 157 Cong. Rec. S1060

(daily ed. Mar. 1, 2011). e bill was

referred to the Committee on Energy

and Natural Resource s.

S. 432 (Feinstein, D-C al.) (land con-

servation) would provide for environ-

mental restoration activities and forest

management activities in the Lake Ta-

hoe Basin. 157 Cong. Rec. S1119 (daily

ed. Mar. 2, 2011). e bill was referred

to the Committee on Environment and

Public Works.

S. 468 (Mc Connell, R-Ky.) (dredged

materia l discharge) would a mend

the Federal Water Pollution Control

Act to clar ify the aut hority of the EPA

Administrator to disapprove specica-

tions of disposal sites for the discharge

of dredged or  ll material a nd to

clarif y the procedure under which a

higher revie w of specications may be

requested. 157 Cong. Rec. S1218 (daily

ed. Mar. 3, 2011). e bill was referred

to the Committe e on Environment and

Public Works.

S. 469 (Tester, D-Mont.) (water treat-

ment) would rescind amounts made

available for water treatment improve-

ments for the city of Kalispell, Mon-

tana, and make t he amounts available

for federal decit reduction. 157 Cong.

Rec. S1218 (daily ed. Mar. 3, 2011).

e bill was referred to the Committee

on Appropriations.

S. 471 (Stabenow, D-Mich.) (hydro-

logical sepa ration) would require the

Secretary of the A rmy to study the fea-

sibility of the hydrological separation of

the Great Lakes and Mis sissippi River

Basins. 157 Cong. Rec. S1218 (daily ed.

Mar. 3, 2011). e bill was referred to

the Committee on Environment and

Public Works.

S. 482 (Inhofe, R-Okl a.) (climate)

would amend the CAA to prohibit the

Administrator of EPA from promulgat-

ing any regulation concerning , tak ing

action relating to, or taking into consid-

eration the emission of a greenhouse gas

to address climate change. 157 Cong.

Rec. S1219 (daily ed. Mar. 3, 2011).

e bill was referred to the Committee

on Environment and Public Works.

S. 485 (Levin, D-M ich.) (federal

land) would expand the bounda ries

of the under Bay National Marine

Sanctuar y and Underwater Preserve.

157 Cong. Rec. S1219 (daily ed. Mar.

3, 2011). e bill was referred to the

Committee on Commerce, Science,

and Transportation.

S. 487 (McCai n, R-Ariz .) (wildres)

would ensure that private property,

public safety, and human life are pro-

tected from ood hazards t hat directly

result from post-re watershed condi-

tions that are created by wildre s on

federal land. 157 Cong. Rec. S1219

(daily ed. Mar. 3, 2011). e bill was re-

ferred to the Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources.

S. 499 (Hatch, R-Utah) (hydroelec-

tric power) would authorize the Sec-

retary of the Interior to facilitate the

development of hydroelectric power

on the Diamond Fork System of the

Central Utah Project. 157 Cong. Rec.

S1329 (daily ed. Mar. 7, 2011). e bill

was referred to the Committee on En-

ergy and Natural Resources.

S. 511 (Blunt, R-Miss.) (fu el) would

amend the CA A to provide for a reduc-

tion in the number of boutique fuels.

157 Cong. Rec. S1406 (daily ed. Mar.

8, 2011). e bill was referred to the

Committee on Env ironment and Pub-

lic Works.

S. 512 (Bingaman, D-N.M .) (nuclear

power) would amend the Energy Policy

Act of 2005 to require the Secretar y of

Energy to carr y out programs to devel-

op and demonstrate two small modula r

nuclear reactor designs. 157 Cong. Rec.

S1406 (daily ed. Ma r. 8, 2011). e bill

was referred to the Committee on En-

ergy and Natural Resources.

S. 515 (Tester, D-Mont.) (water treat-

ment) would rescind amounts made

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