would reauthorize and improve the Appalachian regional development program.

would increase the safety of crude oil transportation by railroad.

would amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in federal facilities.

would prohibit DOI from using funds to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the ESA.

would amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the act's Forest Legacy Program.

would authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for foreign assistance to developing countries in order to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote sustainable agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations.

would improve NOAA's weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling capabilities in order to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, and to expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.

would clarify that compliance with an emergency order under §202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any  federal, state, or
local environmental law or regulation.

would amend the ESA to permit state governors to regulate intrastate endangered and threatened species.

would establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, and ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste.