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 establish the Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program at DOE to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and on-site renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities.

would require the Secretary of Energy to further develop and support the adoption of a voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for authorities having jurisdiction over the permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems.

would establish the Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program at DOE to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and on-site renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities.

would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt from Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulations certain propane tanks.

would amend the FWPCA to make changes with respect to water quality certification.

would amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize and improve the Act.

would amend the SWDA to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging; improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging; and prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways.

would amend the SWDA to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging; improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging; and prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-way applications under §501 of FLPMA and §28 of the Mineral Leasing Act.

would provide for full enforcement of oil sanctions against Iran.