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 federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe.

would modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, the Owyhee River Wilderness, and the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, and authorize the continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, and grazing in certain wilderness areas in Idaho.

would make the current Dungeness crab fishery management regime permanent.

would amend the Public Lands Corps Act to expand the authority of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, and DOI to provide service opportunities for young Americans to help restore natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources of the United States, and to train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts.

would extend the tax credit for energy-efficient new homes for one year.

would extend the tax credit for energy-efficient existing homes for one year.

would allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals.

would amend the ESA to require review of the economic cost of adding a species to the list of endangered or threatened species.

would require DOE to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program.

would provide legal certainty to property owners along the Red River in Texas.