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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.

would provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority.

which would authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate, was passed by the Senate.

would provide for reasonable and necessary access to wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency declared by the governor of a state.

would eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.

would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development to address the threat of wildfire on Natural Forest System lands.

would provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the use of domestic property to be eligible for certain tax incentives for solar energy.

would authorize the President to provide assistance to the government of Haiti to end the deforestation in Haiti within five years and restore the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in Haiti in 1990 within 30 years.

which would amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, was passed by the House.