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 Secretary of Education to make grants to states and local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls of PCBs in public school facilities.
would repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels.
would authorize the issuance of certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in the carriage of natural gas.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit for microturbine property.
would prohibit funding for EPA to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.
would establish the boundary of the Curecanti National Recreation Area.
would amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash.
would provide that the inclusion of the gray wolf on lists of endangered and threatened species under the ESA shall have no force or effect.
would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program.
would sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the state of Montana, add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, release certain wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation.