Thursday - November 21, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday October 20, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Hageman Introduces Bill to Protect the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation that would require the Bureau of Reclamation to analyze the economic consequences of drawing from the customer-funded Basin Fund to implement the experimental actions called for in the July 2024 SEIS Record of Decision which would result in Reclamation having to incorporate these costs into its annual budgeting. Representative Hageman stated, "Once ag  more

Hageman Introduces Expedited Appeals Review Act Allowing Challengers of an Agency Decision an Expedited Verdict by a Neutral Arbiter
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Hageman introduced the Expedited Appeals Review Act (EARA), which provides entities before the Department of the Interior's Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) the opportunity to file for an expedited review so they can quickly go to court in front of a neutral arbiter. Under current law, challengers of an agency decision within the Department of Interior (DOI), must appeal to the IBLA, an  more