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 provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.
would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the outer continental shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.
would designate certain National Park System land in Olympic National Park as wilderness or potential wilderness.
would authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings.
would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of that Act with respect to plants and plant products that were imported before the effective date of amendments to that Act enacted in 2008.
would amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
would approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi.
would amend CERCLA to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act.
would provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends.
would establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.