Recent Federal Bills

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 establish an integrated federal program to respond to ongoing and expected impacts of climate variability and change by protecting, restoring, and conserving the natural resources of the United States and to maximize government efficiency and reduce costs in cooperation with state, local, and tribal governments and other entities.

would amend title 49, U.S. Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation.

would provide for the eradication and control of nutria.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.

would authorize the restoration of the Klamath Basin and the settlement of the hydroelectric licensing of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project in accordance with the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement.

would abolish the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit for microturbine property.

would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units.

would authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey certain property of NOAA to the city of Pascagoula, Mississippi.

which would authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey certain NOAA property to the city of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was passed by the Senate.