Recent Developments

• Date: 01 June 2019

49 ELR 10598 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER 6-2019

PUBLIC LAW

H.R. 2030 (water), which would direct

the Secretary of the Interior to execute

and carry out ag reements concerning

drought contingency mana gement and

operations of the Colorado River, was

signed by President Trump on April 16,

2019. Pub. L. No. 116-14, 165 Cong.

Rec. D448 (daily ed. Apr. 29, 2019).

CHAMBER ACTION

S. 1057 (water), which would direct

the Secretary of the Interior to execute

and carry out ag reements concerning

drought contingency mana gement and

operations of the Colorado River, was

passed by the Senate. 165 Cong. Rec.

S2291 (daily ed. Apr. 8, 2019).

H.R. 1331 (water), which would

amend the FWPC A to reauthorize

certain progra ms relating to nonpoint

source management, was pa ssed by the

House. 165 Cong. Rec. H3109 (daily

ed. Apr. 8, 2019).

H.R. 2030 (water), which would direct

the Secretary of the Interior to execute

and carry out ag reements concerning

drought contingency mana gement and

operations of the Colorado River, was

passed by the House, 165 Cong. Rec.

H3112 (daily ed. Apr. 8, 2019), and the

Senate, 165 Cong. Rec. S2298 (daily

ed. Apr. 9, 2019).

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 383 (climate change) was reported

by the Committee on Environment

and Public Works. 165 Cong. Rec.

S2385 (daily ed. Apr. 10, 2019). e

bill would support carbon dioxide uti-

lization and direct a ir capture research,

and facilitate the permitting and devel-

opment of carbon capture, utilization,

and sequestration projects and carbon

dioxide pipelines.

S. 747 (a ir) was reported by the Com-

mittee on Environment and Public

Works. 165 Cong. Rec. S2385 (daily

ed. Apr. 10, 2019). e bill would

reauthorize the diesel emissions reduc-

tion program.

H.R. 9 (climate cha nge) was reported

by the Committee on Foreign Aairs,

H. Rep. No. 116-41, Pt. 1, 165 Cong.

Rec. H3274 (daily ed. Apr. 18, 2019),

and the Committee on Energy a nd

Commerce, H. Rep. No. 116-41, Pt.

2, 165 Cong. Rec. H3274 (daily ed.

Apr. 18, 2019). e bill would direct

the president to develop a plan for the

United States to meet its nationally

determined contribution under the

Paris Agreement.

H.R. 1331 (water) was reported by

the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastr ucture. H. Rep. No. 116-

36, 165 Cong. Rec. H3127 (daily ed.

Apr. 8, 2019). e bill would amend

the FWPCA to reauthorize certa in

programs relating to nonpoint

source management.

H. Res. 329 (climate cha nge) was

reported by the Committee on Rules.

H. Rep. No. 116-42, 165 Cong. Rec.

H3302 (daily ed. Apr. 29, 2019). e

resolution would provide for consid-

eration of H.R. 9, which would direct

the president to develop a plan for the

United States to meet its nationally

determined contribution under the

Paris Agreement.

BILLS INTRODUCED

S. 983 (Coons, D-Del.) (energy)

would amend the Energy Conser va-

tion and Production Act to reautho-

rize the weatherization assistance

program. 165 Cong. Rec. S2189 (daily

ed. Apr. 2, 2019). e bill was referred

to the Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources.

S. 990 (Bar rasso, R-Wyo.) (wildlife)

would authorize the Secretary of the

Interior to participate in the imple-

mentation of the Platte River Recovery

Implementation Program First Incre-

ment Extension for threatened and

endangered species in the central and

lower Platte River Basin. 165 Cong.

Rec. S2189 (daily ed. Apr. 2, 2019). e

bill was referred to the Committee on

Energy and Natural Resources.

S. 993 (Merkley, D-Or.) (governanc e)

would amend the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 to extend certain tax

credits related to electric cars. 165

Cong. Rec. S2189 (daily ed. Apr. 2,

2019). e bill was referred to the

Committee on Finance.

S. 1008 (Rubio, R-Fla.) (wildlife)

would amend and enhance the High

Seas Driftnet Fish ing Moratorium Pro-

tection Act to improve the conservation

of sharks. 165 Cong. Rec. S2239 (daily

ed. Apr. 3, 2019). e bill was referred

to the Committee on Commerce, Sci-

ence, and Transportation.

S. 1022 (Markey, D-Mass.) (gov-

erna nce) would clarify the eect of

certain na l rules and determinations

of EPA relating to greenhouse gas emis-

sions standards for light-duty vehicles.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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