Environment and Public Works Committee

A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho affirming the controlling standard announced by the Supreme Court in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that requires an indistinguishable surface connection to exist for waters adjacent to "waters of the United States," to be subject to the Clean Water Act and federal regulation and jurisdiction, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fully and immediately implement the standard set forth in Sackett and rescind or revise any pre-Sackett guidance, and urging Idaho's congressional delegation to support legislation that codifies the standards set forth in Sackett in the Clean Water Act and creates oversight mechanisms to ensure that federal agencies do not reintroduced overturned and outdated standards through rule, guidance, or informal policy or practice; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to curtail, or allow curtailment of, the number of pelicans within Idaho; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rescission of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule; Correction" (FRL No. 8961.2-02-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Marine Protection: Modification to Expand Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites Offshore of Corpus Christi, Texas" (FRL No. 13119-02-R6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Alabama; Transportation Conformity" (FRL No. 13404-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Campbell-Clermont Area Maintenance Plan for the 2010 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS" (FRL No. 13461-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Clarifying the Scope of 'Applicable Requirements' under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program" (FRL No. 9118.1-02-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho requesting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and any other federal agencies partaking in the federal permitting process to clean Camas Creek, promptly process and authorize the forthcoming permit application; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Partial Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units" (FRL No. 12674-02-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Route Designations-Vehicle Length, Width, and Weight Limitations" (RIN2125-AG31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley, Revisions to Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Ozone" (FRL No. 13355-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "National Environmental Policy Act Regulations" (RIN2125-AF80) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2025 Compliance Reporting Deadline" (RIN2060-AX06)(FRL No. 11947.1-01-OAR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx " (RIN1018-BH59) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Manager, Branch of Classification and Program Support, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Hawaiian Stilt (Kukuluaeo or Aeo) from Endangered to Threatened with a Section 4(d) Rule" (RIN1018-BE02) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Manager, Branch of Classification and Program Support, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Razorback Sucker from Endangered to Threatened with a Section 4(d) Rule" (RIN1018-BE07) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Manager, Branch of Classification and Program Support, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee" (RIN1018-BH72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Migratory Bird Program, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Process for Authorizing Migratory Game Bird Hunting" (RIN1018-BI04) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 4, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; New York; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS" (FRL No. 13227-02-R2) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 10, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approvals; Indiana Prong 4 (Visibility) for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard" (FRL No. 13249-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 10, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan urging the United States Congress to enact legislation that would reinstate the Department of the Interior's prior removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list, thus allowing gray wolf population management to be handled at the state level; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Branch Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rayed Bean, Sheepnose, Snuffbox, and Spectaclecase Mussels" (RIN1018-BH73) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 10, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Michigan; 2015 Ozone Moderate Reasonably Available Control Technology" (FRL No. 13185-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Arkansas; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period" (FRL No. 9405-02-R6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Florida; Emissions Reporting Requirements and Permitting Forms" (FRL No. 13036-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.