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 provide that an eligible facilities request under §6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

would reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act.

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit."

would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to promote the increased use of renewable natural gas, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful transportation-related emissions that contribute to poor air quality, and increase job creation and economic opportunity throughout the United States.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the clean vehicle credit.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to support upgrades at existing hydroelectric dams in order to increase clean energy production, improve the resiliency and reliability of the U.S. electric grid, and enhance the health of the nation's rivers and associated wildlife habitats.

would establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings.

would recognize that the retirement of nonintermittent electric generation facilities, before facilities with equal or greater reliability attributes are available, is a threat to the reliability of the United States electric grid.

would establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund.