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 Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against the sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird
parts.
would expand geothermal production.
would reform the federal sugar program.
would amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to provide additional financing options for water infrastructure projects carried out in
states in which the governor has issued a state of drought emergency declaration.
would amend the SDWA to provide for the assessment and management of the risks of drought to drinking water.
would amend the CWA to assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance projects and activities for the construction of wastewater treatment works.
would extend and modify the tax credit for electric vehicle recharging property.
would require FEMA to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance.
would amend OPA and the CWA to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from
foreign offshore units.
would ensure the safe transportation of Bakken crude oil by rail.