Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
authorize states to enforce safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage facilities.
would authorize HUD to carry out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily residential units.
would prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects.
would provide for certain special congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings.
would require a study on the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.
would take certain federal land located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria.
would help small businesses take advantage of energy efficiency.
would provide for a five-year extension of the tax credit for residential energy efficient property.
would provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
would require the Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm Sandy.