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 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations.
would reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act.
would delay implementation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
would provide for the establishment of a pilot program to train individuals for employment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.
would authorize any office of the federal government that owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station in the area.
would reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act.
would establish a comprehensive U.S. government policy to assist countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access.
would authorize appropriations for fossil energy research and development programs at DOE.
would amend the Forest Legacy Program of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program.
would require the Forest Service to meet annual volume targets for timber harvesting in the management of a unit of the National Forest System and provide for the transfer of such management responsibility to the state in which the unit is located when such targets are not consistently met.