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 clarify that the installation of mechanical insulation property is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in federal buildings for purposes of §543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.
would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100% renewable energy by 2050.
would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for general service lamps.
would support financing of affordable and reliable energy projects by international financial institutions.
would amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications.
would provide for advocation of support for nuclear energy, and establish a nuclear energy assistance trust fund, at the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other international financial institutions, as appropriate.
would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme heat.
would amend the CAA to prohibit state standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles," was passed by the Senate.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing," was passed by the Senate.