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 amend FIFRA and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters.

would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 and FIFRA to support efforts to control and eradicate bed bugs with respect to public health.

which would authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the city of Tracy, was passed by the Senate

which would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of EPA to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system, was passed by the Senate

The bill would reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property.

would allow damage payments from BP in connection with the blowout and explosion on the offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon to be included in gross income ratably over three years.

would establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems.

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members.