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legislation/2024-12/2024-12-17-press-release-bill-signed-s-50-s-310-s-1478-s-2781-s-3475-s-3613.md

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+---
+date: '2024-12-17'
+modified_time: 2024-12-17 23:41:51-05:00
+published_time: 2024-12-17 23:41:50-05:00
+source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2024/12/17/press-release-bill-signed-s-50-s-310-s-1478-s-2781-s-3475-s-3613/
+tags: legislation
+title: "Press Release: Bill Signed: S. 50, S. 310, S. 1478, S. 2781, S. 3475, S.\_\
+  3613"
+---
+
+On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the President signed into law:
+
+S. 50, the “Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance
+Act of 2024,” which amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
+give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as
+an estuary of national significance.
+
+Thank you to Senators Rubio and Rick Scott for their leadership.
+
+S. 310, the “Disaster Contract Improvement Act,” which requires the
+Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish an advisory
+working group to encourage collaboration among entities engaged in
+disaster recovery relating to debris removal.
+
+Thank you to Senators Rick Scott, Peters, and Rosen, and Representatives
+LaLota and Pappas for their leadership.
+
+S. 1478, which designates as the “National Medal of Honor Highway”
+United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
+Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and
+Massachusetts.
+
+Thank you to Senator Ron Wyden, Representative Mike Kelly, and many
+others for their leadership.
+
+S. 2781, the ” Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines
+Act of 2024,” which promotes remediation of abandoned hardrock mines.
+
+Thank you to Senators Heinrich and Risch, and Representatives Maloy,
+Peltola, and Susie Lee for their leadership.
+
+S. 3475, the “Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information
+System Act,” which allows the Secretary of Transportation to authorize a
+qualified entity to operate the Commercial Driver’s License Information
+System.
+
+Thank you to Senators Peters and Young for their leadership.
+
+S. 3613, the “Improving Federal Building Security Act of
+
+2024,” which requires Facility Security Committees to respond to
+security recommendations issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s
+Federal Protective Service (FPS) regarding facility security.
+
+Thank you to Senators Peters and Young, and Representatives Ezell and
+Troy Carter for their leadership.
+
+\###

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