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 FLPMA to improve the management of grazing leases and permits.

would amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to insure loans for financing of renewable energy systems leased for residential use.

would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modernize and enhance the federal government's response to oil spills.

would amend title 23, U.S. Code, to establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings.

would establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and to allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles.

would provide a federal tax exemption for forest conservation bonds.

would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to make modifications to the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to create a designation for property owners who take actions to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

would reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.