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Latest Action: 06/10/2008 - Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walberg. Petition No: 110-8. (Discharge petition text with signatures.) Bill TextTo secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission. 7/18/2007--Introduced. No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for the taxpayer election to expense the cost of certain refinery property not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow the issuance of tax exempt facility bonds for the financing of domestic use oil refinery facilities; (2) extend through 2018 the tax credit for producing electricity from wind facilities; and (3) allow tax credits for the production of electricity from nuclear energy, natural gas production, and carbon dioxide tertiary injectant processes.Requires the President to designate at least 10 sites for oil or natural gas refineries on federal lands and make such sites available to the private sector for construction of refineries. Prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from denying [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Also tagged in: Animals, Colorado, Habitat conservation, Landscape protection, Migratory bird conservation, Natural resources, Public lands, Riparian ecology, Water resources, Water rights, Wetlands
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. With written report No. 110-284. Bill TextA bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and (2) take into consideration the role of the Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. Provides for the Secretary, in administering water resources for the Refuge, to use decreed water rights on the Refuge in approximately the same manner that the water rights have been used historically.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural pollution, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Clean coal technology, Climate change, Coal, Coastal zone, Data banks, Department of Energy, Dislocated workers, Ecosystem management, Electric power plants, Electric power production, Emissions trading, Endangered species, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Fishery management, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Forest management, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Grazing, Greenhouse gases, Habitat conservation, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Labor, Land use, Law, Marine resources, National parks, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Non-native species, Plant protection, Public lands, Range management, Reforestation, Research grants, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Technological innovations, Technology, Water resources, Welfare, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S681) Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases from electric utilities. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an allowance trading program to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric generating facilities that: (1) have a nameplate capacity greater than 25 megawatts; (2) combust GHG emitting fuels; and (3) generate electricity for sale. Provides for annual tonnage limitations for GHG emissions from such facilities for 2011-2020.Requires the Administrator to establish: (1) a Climate Science Advisory Panel; (2) a safe climate level; (3) a Climate Action Trust Fund for the Administrator to use to carry out this Act; and (4) an innovative low- and zero-emitting carbon technologies program, a clean coal technologies program, and an energy efficiency technology program.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-170. Bill TextA bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado, which shall consist of the Counties of Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, and other areas identified on a specified map for the Heritage Area. Requires the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. Authorizes appropriations.
Also tagged in: Animal pests, Animals, Budgets, Business, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Ecosystem management, Endangered species, Environmental assessment, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Fishes, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Habitat conservation, Natural resources, Non-native species, Pest control, Public lands, Public-private partnerships, Restoration ecology, Social services, Technological innovations, Technology, Volunteer workers, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management
Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14234) Bill TextTo protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats at national wildlife refuges through cooperative, incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, and for other purposes. 10/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Refugee Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide under the Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Grant Program or the REPAIR Program (established by this Act): (1) a grant to any eligible applicant to carry out a qualified control project to control harmful nonnative species; and (2) a grant to any state to carry out an assessment project to identify harmful nonnative species, assess the needs to restore, manage, or enhance native fish, wildlife and habitats, identify priorities, and identify mechanisms to increase capacity building for native fish,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act - Provides permanent funding for the following programs: (1) Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT); and (2) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's refuge revenue sharing program.
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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.
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Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-58. Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 4/30/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Renews the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) water resources development and conservation projects, including flood control, environmental restoration, shoreline protection, and inland navigation projects. Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes specified projects for navigation, ecosystem restoration, flood or storm damage reduction, and related purposes in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Compensation for victims of crime, Criminal justice, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental protection, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Law, Maintenance and repair, National forests, National parks, Natural resources, Public lands, Restoration ecology, Victims of crimes
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Bill TextTo provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act or Federal Lands REPAIR Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and federal law relating to National Forest System lands, to make available any moneys received from fines or any moneys received from collateral payments in lieu of appearance for violations of rules and regulations applicable to federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture for certain restoration and public informational activities on such lands. Transfers any such excess funds to the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Alaska, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Arctic regions, Department of the Interior, Easements, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Export controls, Fishery management, Hazardous substances, Hazardous wastes, Indian economic development, Indigenous peoples, Judicial review, Land transfers, Law, Marine resources, Minorities, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil and gas royalties, Oil pollution, Oil well drilling, Pipelines, Prospecting, Public lands, Reclamation of land, Right-of-way, Rural affairs, Solid wastes, Trade, Transportation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Welfare, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska. 3/13/2008--Introduced. American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 - Authorizes the exploration, leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Coastal Plain. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against production of oil and gas from Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. States that, in connection with specified environmental protection laws, the Secretary shall not be required to: (1) identify nonleasing alternative courses of action; or (2) analyze the environmental effects of those actions. Authorizes [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks. 2/13/2008--Introduced. Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008 - Bars, except as provided under current federal criminal law regarding the possession or the causing to be present of firearms and other dangerous weapons in federal facilities (other than federal court facilities), the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing, transporting, or carrying a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing, transporting, or carrying the firearm; and (2) the possession, transportation, or carrying of the firearm is in compliance with the law governing possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms in parks of the state in which the unit is located.
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Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573. Bill TextA bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks. 2/8/2008--Introduced. Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008 - Bars the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of state in which the unit is located.
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Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 10:00 a.m. Bill TextA bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. 12/10/2007--Introduced. Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2007 - Rewrites specified provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Provides for the application and administration of certain admission and use fee authorities under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986, and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 as if the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act had not been enacted.
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military personnel; (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment; (4) infrastructure improvements; (5) aerial and other surveillance; (5) a national strategy to secure the borders; (6) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents; and (7) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military personnel; (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment; (4) infrastructure improvements; (5) aerial and other surveillance; (5) a national strategy to secure the borders; (6) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents; and (7) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal [...] show full description
Latest Action: 11/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act.
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Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Drake. Petition No: 110-5. (Discharge petition text with signatures.) Bill TextTo provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military personnel; (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment; (4) infrastructure improvements; (5) aerial and other surveillance; (5) a national strategy to secure the borders; (6) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents; and (7) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) should incorporate consideration of the effects of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plan for each coastal national wildlife refuge. Calls for such plans to address how global warming and sea-level rise will affect: (1) the ecological integrity, archaeological and cultural values, and distribution, migration patterns, and abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations and related habitats of the refuge; (2) areas within the refuge that are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor facilities; and (3) opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependent recreational [...] show full description
Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Preserving our Equine Heritage on Public Land Act - Provides for: (1) the continued preservation and use of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals; and (2) defining the term "historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals" for purposes of this Act.
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