Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee Info Alert Archives

1/27/2020

Table of Contents

2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

2020 Info Alerts

January 27 - EPA and the Corps Issue Final Rule Re-defining "Waters of the United States"
January 7 - FAA Releases Proposed Rule for Remote Identification of Drones

2019 Info Alerts

December 23 - Congress Enacts FY 2020 Approriations Package
November 25 - White House Releases Fall 2019 Unifed Agenda
October 31 - USDA Issues Rules on National Hemp Program
October 11 - EPA Releases Proposed Update to Lead and Copper Rule
August 9 - EPA Proposes to Limit State's Authority on Clean Water Act Section 401
July 30 - Senate Committee Approves Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
June 19 - EPA Unveils its Final Affordable Clean Energy Rule, Replacing the Clean Power Plan
June 13 - EPA Releases Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for States
May 31 - USDA Issues Key Legal Opinion Concerning Hemp Production and Transportation
May 24 - Senate Approves Long-Awaited Disaster Relief Bill, House Approval Anticipated After Memorial Day Recess
April 11 - President Trump Issues Executive Order Impacting State Water Quality Rights
Feb. 28 - Congress Passes Bipartisan Lands Package
Feb. 19 - EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
Feb. 14 - Congress Approves 2019 Appropriations Package - Shutdown Averted
Jan. 14 - FAA Releases Draft Rule for Drone Flights Over People

2018 Info Alerts

2017 Info Alerts

2016 Info Alerts

Dec. 21 - President Obama Withdraws Arctic and Atlantic Waters from Future Development
Dec. 12 - Congress Passes the 2016 Water Resources Development Act
Nov. 29 - EPA Finalizes 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements
Nov. 7 - EPA Proposes Implementation Requirements for 2015 Ozone NAAQS
Oct. 26 - Volkswagen Settlement Approved by Court
Oct. 17 - DHS Announces New REAL ID Compliance Extensions for States
Sept. 29 - House Passes Water Resources Development Act of 2016
Sept. 21 - EPA Releases Final “Exceptional Events” Rule
Sept. 20 - U.S. DOT Releases Updated Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
Sept. 15 - Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act of 2016
Aug. 31 - U.S. DOT Awards $14.2 Million to States to Examine New Ways to Fund Surface Transportation
Aug. 16 - EPA and DOT Finalize GHG and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks
July 26 - EPA Provides Guidance to States on Accessing VW Settlement Funds; and Determines that Aircraft Engine Emissions "Endanger Public Health and the Environment"
July 18 - EPA Releases Final Rules to Reduce Methane Gas Emissions from Landfills; Upcoming Webinar on Proposed Rules for PCBs
July 14 - Congress Approves Both a Mandatory GMO Labeling Bill with State Preemption and FAA Extension Without Drone Preemption
July 8 - Senate Approves Mandatory GMO Labeling Bill; Preempts State Authority
June 21 - FAA Releases Final Rule for Commerical Use of Small Drones
June 8 - Congress Passes TSCA Reform
May 13 - EPA Unveils Methane Emission Regulations for New Oil and Gas Operations
April 22 - U.S. Senate Passes Broad Energy Bill
March 22 - Congress Approves Short-term FAA Extension Through July
Feb. 11 - House T&I Committee Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill
Feb. 9 - U.S. Supreme Court Stays Clean Power Plan
Jan. 21 - U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Stay of Clean Power Plan
Jan. 15 - DOI Launches Review of Coal Leasing Program
Jan. 8 - DHS Releases Final Implementation Schedule for REAL ID

2015 Info Alerts

Dec. 21 - NCSL Releases Analysis of Long-Term Transportation Bill, the FAST Act
Dec. 14 - FAA Releases Final Drone Registration Rule
Dec. 1 - House and Senate Conferees Agree on Long-Term Transportation Bill
Nov. 23 - FAA Drone Registration Task Force Unveils Proposed Recommendations
Nov. 16 - FDA Releases Final Rules for Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act
Nov. 5 - House Approves Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill: Moves to Conference with Senate
Oct. 28 - Congress Passes Short-Term Transportation Bill w/ PTC Extension
Oct. 20 - U.S. DOT Announces Development of Drone Registration Requirements
Oct. 9 - Federal Appeals Court Orders Nationwide Stay of “Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)” Rule
Oct. 1 - EPA Releases New Ozone Standards
Sept. 22 - DOI Announces it Will Not List Sage Grouse as Endangered
Aug. 25 - EPA Proposes New Rule to Reduce Methane Emissions
July 31 - Congress Approves Another Short-Term Transportation Extension
May 27 - EPA Unveils Final “Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the U.S.”
May 1 - U.S. DOT Releases Final Crude Oil by Rail Safety Regulations
April 21- Administration Releases First Quadrennial Energy Review Report
Feb.15 - FAA Issues Proposed Rules on Unmanned Aerial Systems
Jan. 28 - Administration Proposes New Drilling Areas While Planning to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Jan. 7- EPA Updates Timeline on GHG Regulations for Power Plants
Jan. 6 - EPA Issues Coal Ash Regulations

2014 Info Alerts

2013 Info Alerts

Dec. 23, 2013 - REAL ID Enforcement Update
Dec. 10, 2013 - 2013 Farm Bill Expected to Be Completed in January
Oct. 24, 2013 - House Passes Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA)
Sept. 20, 2013 - EPA Releases Proposed Regulations for New Power Plant Emissions
Sept. 12, 2013 - House Releases Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
Sept. 5, 2013- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces FY2013 TIGER Grants
July 11, 2013 - House Approves Revised 2013 Farm Bill
June 25, 2013 - President Obama Releases Climate Action Plan
June 11, 2013 - Senate Approves 2013 Farm Bill; House Expected to Begin Debate on June 17
May 30, 2013 - NHTSA Releases Recommendations and Policy on Automated Vehicle Development
May 15, 2013 - Full Senate Approves WRDA, House and Senate Committees Pass Farm Bills
May 13, 2013 - House and Senate Agriculture Committees Release Farm Bill Drafts
April 30, 2013 - Senators Release Nuclear Waste Storage Draft Legislation
April 23, 2013 - Department of Transportation Announces Fifth Round of TIGER Grants Program
April 18, 2013 - Agricultural Workers Program Included in Immigration Reform Legislation
March 15, 2013 - USDA Plans to Implement Meat Inspector Furloughs
March 4, 2013 - President Announces Three Cabinet-Level Nominations and Releases Report to Congress on Sequestration
Feb. 20, 2013 - President Unveils Details of his Infrastructure Investment Plan
Feb. 15, 2013 - Environment Topics of Interest in President's State of the Union Address
Feb. 13, 2013 - Energy and Infrastructure Issues in the President's State of the Union Address
Feb. 4, 2013 - FTA Utilizes Hurricane Sandy Aid
Jan. 29, 2013 - Congress Passes Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
Jan. 16, 2013- House Passes Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
Jan. 7, 2013 - Food and Drug Administration Proposes New Food Safety Rules
Jan. 2, 2013 - Fiscal Cliff Agreement Extends Parts of the 2008 Farm Bill

2012 Info Alerts

Dec. 31, 2012 - House Introduces Three Different Extensions to 2008 Farm Bill
Dec. 21, 2012- DHS Issues Deferment of Enforcement for REAL ID Standards
Nov. 15, 2012 - HHS Releases LIHEAP Grant Funds
Sept. 26, 2012 - FHWA Posts Implementation Information for MAP-21
Aug. 28, 2012 - Finalization of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE)
Aug. 17, 2012 - USDA Issues Drought Update
Aug. 2, 2012 - Nuclear Waste Management Issue Update
June 29, 2012 - Congress Moves Ahead with MAP-21
July 30, 2012 - House Takes Up Extension of 2008 Farm Bill
July 25, 2012 - Administration Approves East Coast Ports Expansion
July 23, 2012 - FY13 Appropriations Update Interior-Environment

May 11, 2012 - FY13 Appropriations Update Energy-Water

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