H.R. 7221, known as the "Wildlife Corridors and USDA Conservation Programs Act of 2024," aims to preserve and connect natural habitats across the U.S. by designating certain lands as American wildlife corridors. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Directors...
H.R. 7221 is a plan to help animals move around by creating special pathways called wildlife corridors. It asks experts to find and care for these pathways to keep nature connected.
H.R. 7990 aims to extend and increase funding for a large-scale water recycling and reuse grant program. The bill proposes to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by raising authorized funding amounts from $450 million to $1 billion in one section and from $500...
H.R. 7990 is a bill that wants to give more money and more time to projects that help recycle and reuse water, raising the money from about $450 million and $500 million to $1 billion and allowing one extra year for finishing the work.
H. R. 8158 aims to reduce the threat of pinniped predators at the Bonneville Dam by requiring the Secretary of the Army to obtain and implement technology that utilizes acoustic sound for deterrence. The bill prohibits the use of methods like underwater firecrackers for this...
H. R. 8158 wants the Secretary of the Army to get special sound machines to keep sea lions away from a dam, and it gives them $400,000 to do this, but it doesn’t explain exactly how the money should be spent or check if the machines really work.
The bill, known as the "Fair and Timely Citizen Suits Act of 2024," proposes changes to the rules for citizen lawsuits under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Endangered Species Act. It extends the required notice period for filing such suits from 60 days to...
The "Fair and Timely Citizen Suits Act of 2024" is a law that changes the rules for people who want to take legal action to protect the environment. It gives people more time before they can go to court, but also makes sure judges decide faster, but the exact timing isn't clear.
H.R. 9430 aims to change current laws in the United States Code to prevent states from using federal funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to buy land or water from private landowners. The bill includes an amendment to clarify that appropriations from this fund...
H.R. 9430 is a rule that says the government can't use special saving money to buy land or water from people who own it privately, even if they want to protect nature. This rule tries to keep the government from spending money to take private land for public parks and stuff like that.
The resolution recognizes the 54th anniversary of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, 2024, and honors the leadership of its founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson. Earth Day is an annual event that promotes environmental preservation and awareness. The resolution highlights ongoing environmental...
This resolution is like a big thank you card from the government, celebrating Earth Day's 54th birthday on April 22, 2024, and saying "good job" to the person who started it, Senator Gaylord Nelson. It reminds everyone that taking care of the planet is super important for people everywhere, and that we should keep working hard to protect it.
H.R. 5509 aims to update and modernize the permitting systems used by the Department of the Interior. The bill is known as the "Electronic Permitting Modernization Act" and seeks to enhance efficiency by transitioning to electronic systems for handling applications,...
H.R. 5509 is a plan to help the Department of the Interior do their paperwork faster by using computers instead of lots of paper, making it easier for people to apply for special permissions and pay fees online.
H. R. 5441 aims to extend the funding and operation of Long Island Sound programs. The bill updates previous legislation by changing the grant periods from "2019 through 2023" to "2024 through 2028" for both Long Island Sound grants and Long Island Sound Stewardship grants....
H. R. 5441 is like giving a program that helps protect Long Island Sound more time and money to work, changing how long it gets help from a few years ago until 2028. It also makes a small fix in a big rule book without saying why, like fixing a sentence in a story without telling us the reason.
S. 2151 proposes an amendment to the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004. The bill seeks to establish an additional research institution specifically in the State of Utah. This would involve modifying existing legal text in the original Act to include...
The bill wants to change a law so that a new research center to study forests and help prevent wildfires can be built in Utah, just like in some other states.
S. 4048 seeks to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, which is a law designed to protect and preserve wetlands across North America. The bill proposes to update the funding, allowing up to $65 million to be used for each fiscal year from 2024 through...
S. 4048 is a plan to give more money to help protect and take care of wet places where animals live. It wants to add a little bit more money each year, from $60 million to $65 million, from 2024 to 2028.
H.R. 524 proposes an amendment to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to allow certain federal coastal storm risk management projects to use sand from a restricted area for beach nourishment. This applies to projects or their predecessors that have used sand from these areas at...
The bill wants to let some beach projects take sand from special areas if they have done it before in emergencies, between 2008 and 2023. It is now being looked at by a group in the Senate to see if it's a good idea.
S. 4134 proposes changes to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to increase federal financial support for specific water projects. It allows the government to fund up to 90% of the costs for projects in areas hit by severe droughts or in historically...
S. 4134 is like a new rule that wants to give more money to help places with big water problems, like not having enough water for a long time or areas that have been poor for a long time. The rule says the government can pay up to 90% for projects that fix these water problems.
H.R. 6813 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to prevent the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a specific proposed rule. This rule involves making changes to the air emissions...
H.R. 6813 is a bill that wants to stop a new rule about how we report the gases we put into the air from being used or enforced. This rule was going to change some of the ways we tell the government about air pollution, but the bill wants to keep the rules just how they are for now.
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