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 amend the Internal Revenue Code to deny the energy credit to property located on prime or unique farmland, as defined by the Secretary of Agriculture in Part 657 of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, if such property is used for generating solar energy.

would require a study on public health impacts as a consequence of the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

would require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and implement a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction.

would provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the community under a treaty signed in 1854.

would prohibit EPA from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a Tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting actions.

would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program.

would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program.

would amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects.

would authorize compensation to individuals, organizations, and companies impacted by the Gold King Mine wastewater spill of 2015.

would provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois.