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 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable energy credit.

would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a program allowing small-volume vehicle manufacturers to produce not more than 1,000 vehicles annually within a regulatory system that addresses the unique safety and financial issues associated with limited production, and would direct EPA to allow low-volume vehicle manufacturers to rely upon certificates of conformity issued to engines from certified vehicles.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content.

would amend the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to provide for the prioritization, coordination, and streamlining of energy research, development, and demonstration programs to meet current and future energy needs.

would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from rejecting or otherwise determining to be inadequate a SIP in any case in which the state submitting the plan has not been given a reasonable time to develop and submit the plan in accordance with a certain provision of the CAA.

would amend title 23 of the U.S. Code to permit as part of certain highway projects the installation of charging infrastructure for plug-in electric drive vehicles.

would amend the CAA to limit federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas where it is regulated under state, tribal, or local law, and would establish a prohibition against revising any NAAQS applicable to nuisance dust.

would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding.

would designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada.