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 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.
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.