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.

The bill would provide incentives to encourage the development and implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources on a significant scale using direct air capture technologies.

The bill would authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide.

The bill would promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development.

which would make appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the Administrator of EPA from taking action to supersede a state's determination that a discharge will comply with effluent limitations, water quality standards, controls on the discharge of pollutants, and toxic and pretreatment effluent standards under the Act, was passed by the House.

which would direct the President to expedite the consideration and approval of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, was passed by the House.

would make appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012

would amend the CAA regarding air pollution from outer continental shelf activities.

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 Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the administrator of EPA to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system.