Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
would establish an infrastructure bank to offer states more flexibility in financing and funding infrastructure projects.
would adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado.
would require DOE and the Department of Agriculture to collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems.
would establish DOE as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects.
would authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska.
would make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in New Mexico.
would revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of the tribe.
would authorize DOE to enter into contracts to provide certain price stabilization support relating to electric generation units that use coal-based generation technology.
would clarify the treatment of carbon emissions from forest biomass.
would amend the Energy Policy Act to repeal certain programs and establish a coal technology program.