American Legislation

Authorizes acquisition of about 551.14 acres for Mammoth Cave and makes a $350,000 figure subject to CPI inflation adjustment.

Directs DOE to assess and strengthen U.S. supply chains for critical minerals and other energy resources.

Confirms university use of about 593.54 acres for a research park and related purposes, including student housing and a transit hub.

Requires FERC review of federal regulations that could affect electricity generation when a risk of supply shortfall exists.

Requires FERC to set service rules and five-year notice before retiring large grid-connected generators.

Extends authorization dates and updates agency names for the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.

Requires state-regulated utilities to plan 10 years of reliable electricity and defines reliable generation with 30-day fuel and grid service requirements.

Requires a 90-day National Petroleum Council report on U.S. petrochemical refineries' role, capacity, risks, regulatory effects, and recommendations; report must be public.

Creates a board to move wildfire research into practical tools and coordinate federal, state, tribal, and private wildfire work.

Establishes a local grazing program, a community stewardship group, many wilderness areas, and tribal land transfers in Malheur County, Oregon.

Requires the Energy Secretary to list risky suppliers and restrict DOE contracts, prioritizing critical materials and batteries.

Creates a DOE-run program to analyze and share threats to energy systems and support public-private response and resilience.

Directs Interior to enter agreement with NAS to study reservation systems for recreation on federal lands and report to Congress.

Directs a federal study of two Vermont rivers for possible Wild and Scenic designation and requires a report within three years after funding.

Cancels a Department of Energy rule on appliance certification, labeling, and enforcement for certain consumer and commercial equipment.

Creates a Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area to protect resources and improve public access in Maryland and Virginia.

Withdraws mapped lands around Chaco from new mining and leasing; allows tribal conveyance and ends certain inactive oil and gas leases.

Permanently bans new offshore oil and gas leasing off the Pacific outer continental shelf planning areas for California, Oregon, and Washington.

Prohibits issuing or extending federal leases or authorizations for oil, gas, or mineral activities on Arctic outer Continental Shelf areas.

Prohibits new offshore oil and gas leases in specified northeastern coastal waters.

Creates a federal approval process for cross-border oil, gas, and electricity facilities and removes presidential permit requirement.

Permanently bans oil and gas leasing in four Atlantic and Florida offshore planning areas.