Recent Developments

• Date: 01 April 2016

46 ELR 10336 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER 4-2016

Public Laws

S. 2152 (energy), which would estab-

lish a comprehensive U.S. government

policy to encourage the eorts of coun-

tries in sub-Saha ran Africa to develop

an appropriate mix of power solutions,

including renewable energy, for more

broadly distributed electricity access

to support poverty reduction, promote

development outcomes, and drive

economic growth, was signed by Presi-

dent Obama on February 8, 2016. 161

Cong. Rec. D130, Pub. L. No. 114-121

(daily ed. Feb. 11, 2016).

H.R. 644 ( governance), which reau-

thorizes trade facil itation and trade en-

forcement functions and activities and

includes language to ban U.S. imports

of certain sh and other good s, was

signed by President Obama on Febru-

ary 24, 2016. Pub. L. No. 114-125 (not

yet reported).

Chamber Action

S. 2152 (energy), which would estab-

lish a comprehensive U.S. government

policy to encourage the eorts of coun-

tries in sub-Saha ran Africa to develop

an appropriate mix of power solutions,

including renewable energy, for more

broadly distributed electricity access

in order to support poverty reduction,

promote development outcomes, and

drive economic growth, was passed by

the House. 162 Cong. Rec. H396 (daily

ed. Feb. 1, 2016).

S. 2306 (land use), which would re-

quire the Secretary of t he Army, acting

through the Chief of the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, to undertake re-

mediation oversight of the West Lake

Landll located in Bridgeton, Missouri,

was passed by the Senate. 162 Cong.

Rec. S529 (daily ed. Feb. 2, 2016).

H.R. 487 (la nd use), which would

allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

to lease or transfer certa in lands, was

passed by the Senate. 161 Cong. Rec.

S881 (daily ed. Feb. 11, 2016).

H.R. 812 (land use), which would

provide for Native American trust asset

management reform, including forest

land management and surface leasing

activities, was pas sed by the House. 162

Cong. Rec. H879 (daily ed. Feb. 24,

2016).

H.R. 890 (land u se), which would

correct the boundaries of the John

H. Chafee Coasta l Barrier Resources

System Unit P16, was passed by the

House. 161 Cong. Rec. H640 (daily ed.

Feb. 9, 2016).

H.R. 890 (land u se), which would

revise the boundaries of cer tain John

H. Chafee Coasta l Barrier Resources

System units in Florida, was passed by

the Senate. 162 Cong. Rec. S914 (daily

ed. Feb. 22, 2016).

H.R. 2406 (wild life), which would

seek to protect and enhance opportuni-

ties for recreational hunting, shing,

and shooting, was passed by the House.

162 Cong. Rec. H955 (daily ed. Feb.

26, 2016).

H.R. 3371 (land use), which would

adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw

Mountain National Battleeld Park

to include the Wallis House and Har-

riston Hill, was passed by the House.

162 Cong. Rec. H884 (daily ed. Feb.

24, 2016).

H.R. 3620 (land u se), which would

amend the Delaware Water Gap Na-

tional Recreation Area Improvement

Act to provide access to certai n vehicles

serving residents of municipalities ad-

jacent to the Delaware Water Gap Na-

tional Recreation Area, wa s passed by

the House. 162 Cong. Rec. H886 (daily

ed. Feb. 24, 2016).

H.R. 4084 (energ y), which would en-

able civilian research and development

of advanced nuclear energy technolo-

gies by private and public institutions

and seek to expand theoretica l and

practical knowledge of nuclear physics,

chemistry, and materials science, was

passed by the House. 162 Cong. Rec.

H1023 (daily ed. Feb. 29, 2016).

H.R. 444 4 (energy), which would

amend the Energy Policy and Conser-

vation Act to exclude power supply cir-

cuits, drivers, and devices designed to

be connected to, and power, light-emit-

ting diodes or organic light-emitting

diodes providing illuminat ion from

energy conservation standards for exter-

nal power supplies, was passed by the

House. 162 Cong. Rec. H1006 (daily

ed. Feb. 29, 2016).

H.R. 4470 (water), which would

amend the SDWA with respect to the

requirements relate d to lead in dr ink-

ing water, was pa ssed by the House.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

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