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 provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.
would provide additional time for the Administrator of EPA to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators.
would exempt any road, highway, or bridge damaged by a natural disaster, including a flood, from environmental reviews if the road, highway, or bridge is reconstructed in the same location.
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from NPDES permitting requirements.
would exempt National Forest System land in the state of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
would promote the development, manufacturing, and use of advanced batteries.
would provide for an analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States.
The bill would make appropriations for DOI, EPA, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
The bill would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the Administrator of EPA from taking action to supersede a state's determination that a discharge will comply with effluent limitations, water quality standards, controls on the discharge of pollutants, and toxic and pretreatment effluent standards under the Act.