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 reauthorize federal natural hazards reduction programs.

would provide for the establishment of a Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program.

would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible.

would facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants regarding energy efficiency in buildings.

would amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship.

would require the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to promote the artificial reefs.

would amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.

would amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve the coordination of refinery outages.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service.

would reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002.