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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 200732H.R. 2262 (110th) Rahall
To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes.
Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 200731S. 155 (110th) Bunning
A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.
Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 200731H.R. 370 (110th) Davis
To promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.
National Landscape Conservation System Act11S. 1139 (110th) Bingaman
A bill to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act30H.R. 359 (110th) Solis
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement.
Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 200710H.R. 906 (110th) Udall
To promote and coordinate global change research, and for other purposes.
Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act10S. 553 (110th) Dodd
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act10H.R. 986 (110th) Courtney
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 200730S. 647 (110th) Wyden
A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act20S. 797 (110th) Cardin
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail.
Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 200710S. 280 (110th) Lieberman
A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.
New River Wild and Scenic River Act of 200710S. 1057 (110th) Burr
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the New River in the States of North Carolina and Virginia as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 200710H.R. 2635 (110th) Waxman
To reduce the Federal Government's contribution to global warming through measures that promote efficiency in the Federal Government's management and operations, and for other purposes.
Global Change Research Improvement Act of 200710S. 2307 (110th) Kerry
A bill to amend the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
Environmental Justice Renewal Act20S. 2549 (110th) Clinton
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes.
Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007S. 232 (110th) Wyden
A bill to make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements.
A bill to provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District.S. 175 (110th) Inhofe
A bill to provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District.
Rural America Protection Act of 2007H.R. 110 (110th) Davis
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property.
New Mexico Aquifer Assessment Act of 2007S. 324 (110th) Domenici
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the State of New Mexico.
Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007H.R. 276 (110th) Capps
To designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitabilitS. 580 (110th) Hatch
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes.
Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007H.R. 1052 (110th) Jefferson
To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible.
Environmental Justice Act of 2007S. 642 (110th) Durbin
A bill to codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.
Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection ActH.R. 1180 (110th) Udall
To assure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in ways that protect water resources and respect the rights of the surface owners, and for other purposes.
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area ActS. 800 (110th) Schumer
A bill to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
National Estuary Protection ActH.R. 1564 (110th) Bishop
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide additional protection to estuaries of national significance.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.S. 542 (110th) Craig
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
Caribbean Coral Reef Protection ActH.R. 1679 (110th) Ros-Lehtinen
To protect the environmental integrity of coral reefs and other coastal marine resources from exploration, development, and production activities for petroleum resources located in a maritime exclusive economic zone of the United States that is contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone.
Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007H.R. 1703 (110th) Young
To establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes.
Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area ActH.R. 1989 (110th) Pearce
To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a rebuttable presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the NatiH.R. 2057 (110th) Grijalva
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a rebuttable presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply with respect to actions by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to certain activities for the purpose of exploration or development of oil or gas.
Nuclear Waste Storage Prohibition ActH.R. 2282 (110th) Schmidt
To prohibit the use of Global Nuclear Energy Partnership funds for certain nuclear waste storage.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008H.R. 2643 (110th) Dicks
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory Commission Reauthorization Act of 2007S. 1728 (110th) Akaka
A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory Commission.
To enhance availability of critical energy information.H.R. 3240 (110th) Boucher
To enhance availability of critical energy information.
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emissionS. 2146 (110th) Carper
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.
Climate Change Adaptation ActS. 2355 (110th) Cantwell
A bill to amend the National Climate Program Act to enhance the ability of the United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies, and for other purposes.

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