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 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the technologies through which a vehicle qualifies for the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.

would authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation.

would amend ESA to promote sustainable-use conservation, and harmonize that Act with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

would require the Secretary of State to submit a report on water sharing with Mexico.

would revise the process by which FEMA evaluates a request for major disaster assistance.

would clarify the definition of navigable waters.

would establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area.

would designate certain federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the state of Colorado as wilderness.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.

would establish a 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission to assess the use, value, job creation, and economic opportunities associated with the outdoor resources of the public lands and other land and water areas of the United States.