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 require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction.

would direct the Administrator of EPA to provide for the generation of renewable identification numbers under the Renewable Fuel Program for electricity from renewable biomass.

would require FERC to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid-enhancing technology.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to treat energy-efficient kegs as efficient commercial building property for purposes of the energy-efficient commercial buildings deduction.

would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide loans to manufacturers of energy grid products and components.

would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for room air conditioners that are not cost effective or technologically feasible.

would require FERC to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid-enhancing technology.

would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost effective or technologically feasible.

would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes dryers that are not cost effective or technologically feasible.

would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost effective or technologically feasible.