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Bill· HRH.R. 7397 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 2018
DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through the earlier of February 8, 2019 (December 21, 2018, under current law), or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and ends the partial government shutdown that began when the existing CR expired because seven of the remaining FY2019 appropriations bills have not been enacted. (Five of the FY2019 appropriations bills were enacted earlier this year, including: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019; and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019.) The CR extends through February 8, 2019: the Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program; the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to withhold from public disclosure certain technical data or scientific information that reveals vulnerabilities of existing medical or public health defenses against biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological threats; and an exemption from antitrust laws for meetings and consultations to discuss the development of certain vaccines and drugs related to public health threats such as bioterrorism, pandemics, or epidemics. Additionally, the CR has the effect of extending through February 8, 2019, several authorities and programs that were extended in prior CRs, including: the National Flood Insurance Program, the Violence Against Women Act, the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and spend certain fees related to pesticides, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and several authorities related to immigration. The CR also delays the release of required Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget sequestration reports. DIVISION B--MEDICAID EXTENDERS (Sec. 101) The division amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make appropriations for FY2019, and otherwise revise, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.) (Sec. 102) Additionally, the division temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. (Sec. 103) The division also reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility. (Sec. 104) The division reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021. (Sec. 105) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from: (1) the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution, and (2) certain budget scorekeeping guidelines. It also requires any debits on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2019 to be transferred to the 2020 scorecard. (The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 prohibits certain legislation from increasing the budget deficit. PAYGO scorecards are used to enforce the requirements and determine whether a sequestration order implementing spending cuts is necessary.)
Bill· HRH.R. 7389 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2018
Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act This bill revises and makes permanent Title XLI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (commonly known as FAST-41) which addresses federal coordination and review of major infrastructure permits.
Bill· HRH.R. 7375 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2018
Stronger, Healthier Environment for Low-Income Tenants and Economic Renewal Act of 2018 or the SHELTER Act of 2018 This bill limits or repeals several tax deductions, credits, and related rules that benefit major integrated oil companies. It also repeals royalty relief (suspension of royalties) for (1) natural gas production from deep wells in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and (2) deep water oil and gas production in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf (including a specified portion of the Eastern Planning Area). Any increase in revenues as a result of this bill must be credited to the Housing Trust Fund, which provides funding to states for activities to increase affordable housing. The bill also specifies requirements for the fund regarding funding for (1) environmental rehabilitation activities, and (2) childhood lead prevention.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 147 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2018
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration should update regulations concerning refinery and chemical plant safety, and (2) the Environmental Protection Agency should update its Risk Management Plan rule pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Bill· HRH.R. 7347 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2018
Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act or the USE IT Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) a competitive prize program for certain technology projects that capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, and (2) a Direct Air Capture Technology Advisory Board to advise the EPA on carrying out the program. The EPA must: (1) carry out a research and development program for carbon dioxide utilization to promote technologies that transform carbon dioxide generated by industrial processes into a product of commercial value, and (2) support activities relating to carbon dioxide utilization by providing technical and financial assistance. The bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act to apply the Act's accelerated environmental review and permitting procedures to the construction of infrastructure that captures, utilizes, or sequesters carbon dioxide and the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must publish guidance to: (1) facilitate reviews associated with the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; and (2) support the efficient, orderly, and responsible development of such projects and pipelines. The CEQ must also establish at least two task forces to identify permitting challenges that permitting authorities and project developers and operators face and improve the performance of the permitting process and regional coordination.
Bill· SS. 3791 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2018
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 This bill imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 in 2019, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based on the progress in meeting specified emissions reduction targets. The bill also imposes a specified fee on fluorinated greenhouse gases. The bill includes: exemptions for fuels used for agricultural or nonemitting purposes, rebates for facilities that capture and sequester carbon dioxide, and border adjustment provisions that require certain fees or refunds for carbon-intensive products that are exported or imported. The fees must be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund and used for administrative expenses and dividend payments to U.S. citizens or lawful residents. The fees must be decommissioned when emissions levels and monthly dividend payments fall below specified levels. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must evaluate the effectiveness of the fees at reducing emissions. If the targets specified in this bill have been met or exceeded, the EPA may review certain regulations related to the fuels and fluorinated greenhouse gases on which the fees have been imposed.
Bill· SS. 3779 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2018
Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act of 2018 or the WHERA Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to provide funding for programs designed to incentivize homeowners to replace old wood heaters with more efficient, cleaner-burning heaters.
Bill· SS. 3764 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2018
Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Students Act of 2018 This bill regulates restricted use pesticides. Specifically, the bill requires certified applicators of restricted use pesticides to submit a quarterly report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documenting all use of those pesticides. The EPA shall make publicly available a summary of those reports. The bill also requires certified applicators of restricted use pesticides to post signage in the area in which an application is to occur not later than seven days before the application. The bill prohibits: (1) any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos (unless a temporary permit is granted to a certified applicator), and (2) application of a pesticide classified for restricted use, or an organophosphate pesticide, on or within a buffer zone of a school property.
Bill· SS. 3761 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2018
Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2018 This bill revises requirements governing the use of alternative fuels in vehicles, including to allow certain aftermarket conversions of motor vehicles to alternative fuel operation without certification, ban the Environmental Protection Agency from prohibiting or controlling biomass fuel, and revise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards with respect to fuel choice enabling vehicles.
Bill· SS. 3760 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2018
Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to specify the types of water bodies that are "navigable waters" and therefore fall under the scope of the Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7315 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2018
Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act This bill sets forth categorical exclusions of specified forest management activities from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, gives the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management direct authority to carry out activities to reduce hazardous fuels and risk for loss of human life and property within the wildland-urban interface, requires (currently authorizes) the Department of Agriculture to cooperate with state foresters and equivalent state officials for certain forest management and wildfire prevention purposes, modifies the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program, and makes permanent the authorization for such cooperative purposes and program.
Bill· SS. 3757 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2018
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise requirements governing the liability of parties that are responsible for oil discharges from offshore facilities into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Under current law, responsible parties are liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million. The bill: (1) removes the cap of $75 million on liability, and (2) makes the responsible parties liable for all covered damages. Covered damages includes damages for: (1) loss of natural resources, property, revenue, or profits; or (2) costs of providing increased public services during or after removal activities, such as fire protection.
Bill· SS. 3756 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2018
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 201 8 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, (2) the $500 million per incident limitation on expenditures from the trust fund for natural resource damage assessments and claims in connection with oil spills, and (3) the limitation on the borrowing authority of the trust fund. The bill also amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil.
Law· HRH.R. 7279 (115th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2018
Water Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow municipalities to develop a plan that integrates wastewater and stormwater management. A permit for a municipal discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination system that incorporates an integrated plan may integrate all requirements under the Act addressed in the plan. Those permits may include a schedule of compliance that allows actions for meeting water quality-based effluent limitations to be implemented over more than one permit term if the compliance schedules are authorized by state water quality standards. The bill establishes an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide: (1) technical assistance to municipalities seeking to comply with the Clean Water Act, and (2) information to the EPA to ensure that agency policies are implemented by all EPA offices. The EPA must promote the use of green infrastructure (i.e., measures that mimic natural processes to store, reuse, or reduce stormwater).
Bill· HRH.R. 7284 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2018
PFAS Detection Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds. Using such standard, the USGS must carry out a nationwide sampling to determine the concentration of perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, springs, wells, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, air, and soil. A perfluorinated compound is a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is manmade with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 144 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2018
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or a state from abridging the right to clean air, pure water, and the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity, and aesthetic, scenic, and historical values of the natural environment.
Bill· SS. 3740 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2018
Shipping and Environmental Arctic Leadership Act or the SEAL Act This bill creates the U.S. Arctic Seaway Infrastructure Development Corporation to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the state of Alaska, and regional port authorities, to construct deep water port facilities within the Alaskan region necessary to manage and facilitate increased marine traffic.
Bill· HRH.R. 7232 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2018
Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018 This bill provides for the conservation and restoration of habitats that facilitate the movement of native species that may be at risk due to habitat loss or fragmentation, including through measures that: (1) establish a National Wildlife Corridors Program, a National Wildlife Corridors Database, and a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund; and (2) provide for the designation and management of National Wildlife Corridors.
Bill· HRH.R. 7231 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2018
Methane Rule Relief Act of 2018 This bill exempts certain marginally-producing oil and natural gas wells, including emission sources associated with such wells, from the Environmental Protection Agency's rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources" and the document titled "Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry."
Bill· HRH.R. 7226 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2018
Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018 This bill: (1) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program under which the EPA grants permits for Good Samaritans to remediate historic mine residue at orphan hardrock mine sites, and (2) establishes a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund for land management agencies that authorize Good Samaritans to conduct remediation projects on federal land.
Bill· SS. 3727 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2018
Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018 This bill: (1) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program under which the EPA grants permits for Good Samaritans to remediate historic mine residue at orphan hardrock mine sites, and (2) establishes a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund for land management agencies that authorize Good Samaritans to conduct remediation projects on federal land.
Bill· SS. 3715 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2018
Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018 This bill provides for the conservation and restoration of habitats that facilitate the movement of native species that may be at risk due to habitat loss or fragmentation, including through measures that: (1) establish a National Wildlife Corridors Program, a National Wildlife Corridors Database, and a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund; and (2) provide for the designation and management of National Wildlife Corridors.
Bill· HRH.R. 7211 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2018
This bill addresses requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing operations. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Specifically, this bill subjects the underground injection of such fluids or propping agents to requirements governing drinking water. In addition, the bill: (1) requires the Bureau of Land Management to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land administered by the Department of the Interior, and (2) establishes permit requirements for such operations.
Bill· HRH.R. 7194 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2018
Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction and the scope of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill: (1) repeals the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 Clean Water Rule (commonly known as the Waters of the United States or WOTUS rule), (2) defines navigable waters, and (3) establishes a process for reviewing determinations that water bodies are navigable waters.
Bill· HRH.R. 7189 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2018
Expanding Transparency of Information and Safeguarding Toxics Act of 2018 or the ETO is Toxic Act This bill updates requirements for chemicals that pose an adverse public health risk. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish an updated National Air Toxics Assessment once every two years. The assessment uses emissions data to estimate health risks from toxic air pollutants. The bill also requires the EPA to use data from its Integrated Risk Information System when conducting rulemaking with respect to chemicals that have been assessed in the system. For chemicals that are found to pose an adverse health risk, the EPA shall identify and do additional review on facilities that are significant sources of the chemical to determine whether the facility poses an adverse public health risk. Under the bill, chemicals identified as carcinogenic in the system must have a toxic chemical release form completed by the owner or operator of a facility. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consult with appropriate EPA offices regarding the future schedule of assessments of chemicals to be conducted under the system, the results or existing assessments, and concerns that may merit additional review. HHS must also administer personal exposure tests for chemicals that pose a new adverse public health risk to vulnerable populations, such as children. HHS must establish a Community Outreach Division to communicate risk assessments to affected communities.
Bill· SS. 3691 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2018
Expanding Transparency of Information and Safeguarding Toxics (EtO is Toxic) Act of 2018 This bill updates requirements for chemicals that pose an adverse public health risk. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish an updated National Air Toxics Assessment once every two years. The assessment uses emissions data to estimate health risks from toxic air pollutants. The bill also requires the EPA to use data from its Integrated Risk Information System when conducting rulemaking with respect to chemicals that have been assessed in the system. For chemicals that are found to pose an adverse health risk, the EPA shall identify and do additional review on facilities that are significant sources of the chemical to determine whether the facility poses an adverse public health risk. Under the bill, chemicals identified as carcinogenic in the system must have a toxic chemical release form completed by the owner or operator of a facility. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consult with appropriate EPA offices regarding the future schedule of assessments of chemicals to be conducted under the system, the results or existing assessments, and concerns that may merit additional review. HHS must also administer personal exposure tests for chemicals that pose a new adverse public health risk to vulnerable populations, such as children. HHS must establish a Community Outreach Division to communicate risk assessments to affected communities.
Bill· HRH.R. 7179 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2018
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to amend its regulations to revise the standards for the emission of ethylene oxide. Specifically, regulations must be revised based on results from the National Center for Environmental Assessment report titled “Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide.” The bill also requires revisions to apply maximum achievable control technology requirements to chamber exhaust vents. Maximum achievable control technology standards are established for sources of hazardous air pollutants to limit or control emissions. The EPA must notify the public of violations under the revised standards, and failure to do so will result in an investigation to assess the health risks and prevent a future failure of notification.
Bill· SS. 3671 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2018
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to amend its regulations to revise the standards for the emission of ethylene oxide. Specifically, regulations must be revised based on results from the National Center for Environmental Assessment report titled “Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide.” The bill also requires revisions to apply maximum achievable control technology requirements to chamber exhaust vents. Maximum achievable control technology standards are established for sources of hazardous air pollutants to limit or control emissions. The EPA must notify the public of violations under the revised standards, and failure to do so will result in an investigation to assess the health risks and prevent a future failure of notification.
Bill· SS. 3664 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2018
Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2018 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer must sell, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2040. The bill also sets forth a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle sold in the United States.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 708 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2018
Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming and the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program in the Fourth National Climate Assessment report. Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases.
Bill· HRH.R. 7168 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2018
Clean Up EtO Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to review and revise the emissions standards for sources of ethylene oxides, including chamber exhaust vents, within nine months.
Bill· HRH.R. 7155 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2018
National Drinking Water Standards Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 funding for creating and analyzing national drinking water standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 7154 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2018
Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act This bill includes playgrounds and parks among places that receive priority for grants to reduce lead in drinking water.
Bill· SS. 3630 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2018
Great Lakes Water Protection Act This bill addresses sewage in the Great Lakes System by: (1) restricting publicly owned treatment works from discharging sewage into the system, (2) requiring the public to be immediately notified when sewage is discharged, and (3) establishing the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1145 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2018
Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming. Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases.
Bill· HRH.R. 7087 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2018
Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act This bill requires specified agencies to develop and implement an interagency plan for assisting states, Indian tribes, and communities in the Ohio River Basin prepare for, and respond to, the effects of climate change.
Bill· HRH.R. 7078 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 2018
Protection from Algal Toxins Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, which is produced by certain cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
Bill· HRH.R. 7064 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2018
Fair Environmental Trade Agreements Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to certify that trade agreements meet specified labor and environmental protection standards.
Bill· SS. 3566 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2018
Advancing Carbon Capture in Energy Generation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for advanced coal projects, to: (1) lower the carbon dioxide sequestration requirement to 60% for certain electrical generating units in existence on October 3, 2008, and (2) revise certain technology and environmental performance requirements.
Bill· SS. 3564 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2018
Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2018 This bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water bills and wastewater or municipal stormwater bills.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 672 (115th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2018
Celebrates the economic and conservation benefits of electronic-cooperative voluntary energy-reduction programs and recognizes that such programs reduce energy usage, help the environment, and save money.
Bill· HRH.R. 7049 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2018
Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp. The proceeds from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency to fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Bill· HRH.R. 7042 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2018
Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 500 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.
Bill· HRH.R. 7037 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2018
State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to permit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide capitalization grants to states to establish revolving funds to address flood risks. Revolving funds may be used to provide: (1) financial assistance to participants in the National Flood Insurance Program, including homeowners, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and local governments; or (2) support for leveraged loans or state bonds. Financial assistance may be used for elevation projects, flood-proofing activities, relocation or removal of buildings, environmental restoration, acquiring property, obtaining protective easements, and other activities identified by FEMA. States must annually submit to FEMA a plan that identifies the intended uses of the state loan fund. States may provide additional subsidies to low-income homeowners and recipients of financial assistance in low-income areas.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 668 (115th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2018
Designates October 5, 2018, as Energy Efficiency Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 7018 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2018
Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2018 or the PLANT Act of 2018 This bill sets forth new penalties for the cultivation or manufacture of controlled substances on federal property, enhances penalties for trespassing on property that causes environmental damage, and establishes the California Public Lands Eradication and Remediation Partnership to coordinate activities to remediate lands affected by illegal marijuana cultivation or associated illegal activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 7024 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2018
Federal Flood Management Act of 2018 This bill directs executive agencies, including military departments, to reduce the risk of flood losses, minimize flood impacts, and restore and preserve natural floodplains. Agencies must also: (1) evaluate the effects of an action taking place in a floodplain, (2) ensure planning programs and budget requests incorporate flood hazard considerations, and (3) indicate their compliance with this bill to the Office of Management and Budget when making a request for a new authorization or appropriation. The bill sets forth characteristics to be used in determining whether an agency action impacts a floodplain. The Mitigation Framework Leadership Group must reassess annually the implementation of these requirements, and provide recommendations to the Water Resources Council. An agency undertaking a federally funded project must comply with federal flood risk management standards, including construction guidelines, flood-proofing measures, and elevation techniques. Projects may be exempted if compliance would not be in the interest of national security, a project is in response to an emergency, or the standard is demonstrably inappropriate. An agency facilitating a financial transaction in an area subject to a base flood (a base flood has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any year) has a duty to inform any private party of the hazards. Agencies must report on their compliance with this bill to the Council on Environmental Quality.
Bill· HRH.R. 7007 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2018
Myles Edward Scott Act This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to report on state regulation of nitrous oxide that is manufactured and sold for use in automotive applications.
Bill· HRH.R. 6971 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2018
Cabinet Service Integrity Act This bill prohibits an immediate family member of a head of an executive department or the Environmental Protection Agency from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities or individuals, including foreign governments, senior foreign political figures, and associates of senior foreign political figures. The bill sets penalties of up to $1 million, up to 5 years imprisonment, or both, for failure to comply.
Bill· HRH.R. 6967 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2018
Great Lakes Water Protection Act This bill addresses sewage in the Great Lakes System by: (1) restricting publicly owned treatment works from discharging sewage into the system, (2) requiring the public to be notified as soon as possible after sewage is discharged, and (3) establishing the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund.