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 authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate.
would improve hydropower.
which would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct specified proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales, was passed by the House.
would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment.
would require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
which would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources and to establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal, was passed in the House.
would provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the DOE and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium.
would establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.
would establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure.
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.