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.

repeal the tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol.

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 to provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits.

would prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste.

would amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.

would provide additional time for the Administrator of EPA to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators.

would authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell in Massachusetts.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the ethanol tax credits.

would amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals and certain computer-assisted remote hunting.

would replace the current Forest Service administrative appeals process with a pre-decisional administrative review process modeled after the successful approach used in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.