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 FERC to improve interregional electricity transfer capability between immediately adjacent transmission planning regions.
would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by DOE relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters."
would provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time.
would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3."
would establish an interagency committee on soil carbon sequestration research.
would direct the Administrator of EPA to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program.
would direct the Administrator of EPA to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program.
would amend the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.
would provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall not issue an interim or final rule or secretarial amendment that includes an area or bottom closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the fishery management plan for the snapper-grouper fishery of the South Atlantic region until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.
would direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Oyster Reef Restoration and Conservation Program.