NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: reestablish Royalty Policy Committee for mineral production from Federal lands, place a timeline on review of Federal coal leasing, and allow existing lease applications to proceed (see S. 2938), S2877 [17MY] (see H.R. 5259), H2699 [17MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see S. 3085), S4472 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Energy and water development: prohibit funding by related agencies to implement Executive order on the social cost of carbon and guidance on greenhouse gas emissions and effects of climate change in environmental reviews, H3223, H3224 [25MY]

Forest Service: ensure transparency of certain activities under National Environmental Policy Act and provide public opportunity for review and comment, H4762, H4763 [12JY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H7–H9 [5JA], H3578 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), S248 [27JA]

Natural gas: authorize approval of pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land, S473 [2FE], S537 [3FE]

——— authorize approval of pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land (S. 411), S226 [27JA]

Reports filed

Certainty for States and Tribes Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5259) (H. Rept. 114–833), H6312 [22NO]

Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 2647), S5886 [19SE]

Texts of

S. 2938, Certainty for States and Tribes Act, S2879 [17MY]