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 promote the development of renewable energy on public lands.

would establish the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain federal land as wilderness, and improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

would promote clean energy infrastructure for rural communities.

would promote clean energy infrastructure for rural communities.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment tax credit for community wind projects having generation capacity of not more than 20 megawatts.

would amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use and provide for the proper management and disposal of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.

which would amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels and provide for their proper management and disposal, was passed by the House.

which would clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, was passed by the Senate.

which would further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, was passed by the Senate.

which would reinstate and extend the deadline for beginning the construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir, was passed by the Senate.