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 extend the additional duty on ethanol.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

would increase water storage availability at the New Melones Reservoir to provide additional water for areas served below the reservoir.

would designate certain lands in the state of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain provisions of the renewable energy credit.

would provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to allow states and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways.

which would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act regarding the federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, was passed by the House.

would transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico.

would designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada.

would reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.