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 Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize and improve activities for the protection of the Long Island Sound watershed.

would establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting.

would seek to improve assessments of and research about energy critical elements.

would require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary and provide water certainty for the city of Prineville, Oregon.

would authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the city of Tracy.

would provide for the conveyance of certain property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

would revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the state of Rhode Island.

would require the Administrator of EPA to consider the impact on employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, guidance document, endangerment finding, or other requirement; implementing any new or substantially altered program; or denying any permit.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel.