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 establish within EPA the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains.
would require states to establish complete streets programs.
would allow National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who leave the program to purchase a private insurance flood policy to return to the National Flood Insurance Program without penalty.
would ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products.
would amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require that certain information is made publicly available.
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.