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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Wildfire Science and Technology Advisory Board.

would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on federal and nonfederal land.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify the energy-efficient home improvement credit to include a credit for natural carbon sinks.

would require states to establish complete streets programs.

would require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning.

would provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by DOI or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, and acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian tribes and Indigenous practitioners.

would amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make the Act applicable to hard-rock minerals.

would codify Executive Order No. 14285, titled "Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources."

would promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under §3 of the Natural Gas Act.