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 remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund on the conversion of Northeast Sedgwick County Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas, to a use other than public outdoor recreation.

would enhance the preservation, maintenance, and management of national historic trails and national scenic trails.

would reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in EPA.

would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the conservation reserve program.

would improve NOAA's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.

would require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review relating to disasters caused by water infrastructure failures.

would amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants for natural gas distribution pipeline infrastructure safety and modernization.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a carbon fee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

would amend the National Security Act of 1947 and direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce intelligence community assessments on certain effects of climate change.

would reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within NOAA and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, require a study, and establish financial assistance programs to address heat effects.