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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the National Park Service's interpretation and application of the Standards for Rehabilitation for use of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to prevent a double benefit with respect to second-generation biofuels under the clean fuel production credit and the alcohol fuels credit and extend the application of alcohol fuels credit with respect to such biofuels.
would authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change and reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise.
would authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change and reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise.
would direct the Administrator of FAA to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.
would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund and amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.
would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales and require replacement sales.
which would reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, was signed by President Biden on October 1, 2024.
would ensure that there is no net gain in federal land ownership in any fiscal year.
would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the declaration of a major disaster.