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 amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act.
would declare a state of emergency and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately implement hazardous fuels reduction projects in the manner provided in title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to respond to the conditions resulting from pine beetle infestation, drought, disease, or storm damage.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations.
would provide for the safe disposal of federal government-owned transuranic waste.
would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging states to adopt and actively enforce state building codes.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for state water pollution control revolving funds.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the technologies through which a vehicle qualifies for the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
would authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation.
would amend ESA to promote sustainable-use conservation, and harmonize that Act with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
would require the Secretary of State to submit a report on water sharing with Mexico.