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 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the designation of treatment areas.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for rights-of-way, temporary easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible federal lands.
would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from promulgating certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.
would extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.
would modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.
would facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing federal regulations.
would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California.
would ensure that counties containing portions of the National Forest System have a dependable source of revenue from the land.
would require 85 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased by federal agencies or by states with federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits.