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 establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the state of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

would extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment Program.

would provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the state of Colorado.

would require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the carbon oxide sequestration credit.

would provide for the implementation of certain recommendations from the Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

would prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers.

would amend §45Q of the Internal Revenue Code to establish the mine methane capture incentive credit.

would amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide for an application for a federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to a communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by the specified deadline.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the energy credit shall not apply to certain types of energy production on agricultural land.