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 establish Pinnacles National Park in the state of California as a unit of the National Park System.
would authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives.
would temporarily limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil and gas facilities.
would amend the CAA with respect to the sulfur fuel content of heating oil.
would amend the ESA to halt the proposed listing of four central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement agreement and take into account ongoing state and local conservation efforts.
would require 85 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased with federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits.
would limit the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property.
would provide for the establishment of the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children.
would limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under SMCRA.