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 address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
would amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access.
would provide for an exchange of administrative jurisdiction between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture involving certain federal property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers property adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.
would establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credits for energy-efficient appliances.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient new homes.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient existing homes.
would direct the Secretary of Transportation to designate natural gas fueling corridors in the United States for long haul truck traffic.
would evaluate and report on the feasibility and effectiveness of using natural gas as a fuel source in long haul trucks.
would make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act.