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 revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island.
would establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools.
would clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation.
would improve hydropower.
would reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
would reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
would provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, provide for defenses, extend the period of a permit, and limit attorneys fees.