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 DOI to establish a program under which BLM shall enter into memoranda of understanding with states providing for state oversight of oil and gas
productions activities.
would require DOI to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal real property and identify inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of- date federal land inventories.
would reconcile differing federal approaches to natural gas condensate.
would amend the Energy Policy Act to improve the loan guarantee program for innovative technologies.
would amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations, and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources.
would amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the operation of the bulk-power system.
would improve the distribution of energy.
would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to provide for safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources, and provide for the examination of the effects of net metering.
would establish an interagency coordination committee between the leadership of DOE and DOI focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency.
would modify a provision of the Natural Gas Act relating to civil penalties.