The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved 74 bills during a markup Tuesday, including legislation that could generate billions of dollars to address worsening coastal erosion.
The committee also approved via unanimous consent a slew of wildfire and livestock grazing bills without much debate or discussion.
The measures could become part of a lands package to pass before the end of the year, Chair Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said, although he told reporters afterward that fitting such a deal onto the Senate’s packed agenda will be challenging.
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Also difficult, he said, will be finding ways to offset the cost of some of the bills. Manchin said he won’t support sending them to the floor without pay-fors.
