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 provide for the equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.
would amend FIFRA and the CWA to allow for the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters.
would amend the CWA to clarify when EPA has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification as a disposal site under section 404.
would extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.
would correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16.
would direct DOI to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the ESA.
would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve environmental literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary education and careers.
would promote energy efficiency.
would extend federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
would empower states to control the development and production of all forms of energy on all available federal land.