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 exclude property and facilities located on prime farmland from certain credits relating to renewable energy production and investment.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes watershed.

would amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional institute under the Act.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify the carbon oxide sequestration credit to ensure parity for different uses and utilizations of qualified carbon oxide.

would enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit against tax for wildfire mitigation expenditures.

would enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials.

would direct the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation.

would develop pilot grant programs through EPA to research and collect data on aircraft and airport noise and emissions and to use such information and data to develop a mitigation strategy.

would require FAA to provide funding for noise mitigation.