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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit for microturbine property.

would prohibit funding for EPA to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.

would establish the boundary of the Curecanti National Recreation Area.

would amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash.

would provide that the inclusion of the gray wolf on lists of endangered and threatened species under the ESA shall have no force or effect.

would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program.

would sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the state of Montana, add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, release certain wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain federal land in Churchill County, Nevada.

The bill would amend title 18, U.S. Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal and forbid them from being shipped or imported into the United States.

The bill would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species.