Title: Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: January 09, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.. February 21, 2023
Description: Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act This bill increases the amount made available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for recreational public access projects on federal land.
Location: United States
Title: FairTax Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: January 09, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.. January 09, 2023
Description: FairTax Act of 2023 This bill imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2025, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property; for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes; and for state government functions. Under the bill, family members who are lawful U.S. residents receive a monthly sales tax rebate (Family Consumption Allowance) based upon criteria related to family size and poverty guidelines. The states have the responsibility for administering, collecting, and remitting the sales tax to the Treasury. Tax revenues are to be allocated among (1) the general revenue, (2) the old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, (3) the disability insurance trust fund, (4) the hospital insurance trust fund,....
Location: United States
Title: The Hurricanes of 2022 Disaster Relief Rectification Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: January 26, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.. January 26, 2023
Description: The Hurricanes of 2022 Disaster Relief Rectification Act The bill rescinds certain unobligated disaster relief funds that were provided by the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 and provides additional funding to assist states, territories, and federal facilities impacted by Hurricanes Fiona, Ian, or Nicole. The bill also modifies various policies and programs related to disaster assistance, including to allow certain disaster relief funds to be provided as block grants to eligible states and territories, require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse local governments and electric cooperatives for certain interest payments for loans related to disasters, establish a process for states to request waivers of restrictions related to the deployment of FEMA travel trailers or manufactured housing units in flood hazard areas, establish a pilot program under which FEMA may make grants to Florida for elevating structures located in areas that have ....
Location: United States
Title: Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: February 13, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.. February 13, 2023
Description: Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to carry out activities to enhance recreational opportunities for gateway communities and provides for the establishment of a digital National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Gateway community means a community that serves as an entry point or is adjacent to a recreation destination at which there is consistently high seasonal or year-round visitation. Specifically, Interior and the Forest Service must collaborate with state and local governments, Indian tribes, and other relevant stakeholders to identify needs and economic impacts in gateway communities, including housing shortages, demands on existing municipal infrastructure, accommodation and management of sustainable visitation, and the expansion and diversification of visitor experiences by bolstering the visitation at certain nearby underutilized locations or lesser-known recreation sites. The R....
Location: United States
Title: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: March 16, 2023
Last Action Date: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.. July 26, 2023
Description: America's Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023 This bill addresses issues regarding public recreation and access to recreation on federal lands and waters, including special recreation permits for outfitting and guiding. Among other provisions, the bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to identify long-distance bike trails and opportunities to develop or complete long-distance bike trails; USDA to issue guidance relating to climbing management for National Forest System land; Interior and USDA to identify and establish target shooting ranges within national forests and Bureau of Land Management districts; and Interior and the Forest Service to enter into an agreement with the Department of Commerce to foster the installation or construction of broadband internet infrastructure at developed recreation sites on federal recreational lands and waters. Interior and the Forest Service must conduct a single inventory and assessment of recreation re....
Location: United States
Title: Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: March 30, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.. March 30, 2023
Description: Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act of 2023 This bill modifies the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program by requiring a portion of program funds to be reallocated using an updated version of the National Broadband Map. (The map identifies areas that lack access to broadband internet; the Federal Communications Commission is responsible for creating and periodically updating the map.) The BEAD Program is managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and provides funds to states and territories for broadband deployment, connectivity, mapping, and adoption projects. Current law allocates the majority of BEAD funds based on the share of locations in a given state or territory that the National Broadband Map designates as unserved by broadband internet. Current law also provides for the release of BEAD funds in stages; generally, a state or territory receives 20% of its funds after the NTIA approves its initial proposal for using th....
Location: United States
Title: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: March 30, 2023
Last Action Date: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.. January 24, 2024
Description: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax.
Location: United States
Title: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: April 20, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.. April 20, 2023
Description: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 This bill requires the federal government to procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of government agencies. Specifically, it requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with specified exceptions, such as where there is no private source capable of providing the good or service. The bill requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through (1) the divestiture of federal involvement, (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures, or (3) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides....
Location: United States
Title: Improving Outdoor Recreation Coordination Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: May 05, 2023
Last Action Date: Subcommittee Hearings Held. September 19, 2023
Description: Improving Outdoor Recreation Coordination Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation. The council shall meet as frequently as appropriate for purposes of coordinating specified policies and activities, including recreation management policies across federal agencies; the response by federal land management agencies to public health or other emergencies that result in disruptions to, or closures of, federal recreational lands and waters; the adoption and expansion of emerging technologies on federal recreational lands and waters; and the dissemination to the public of recreation-related information in a manner that ensures that the information is easily accessible with modern communications devices.
Location: United States
Title: Explore America Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: May 09, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.. May 09, 2023
Description: Explore America Act of 2023 This bill modifies and sets forth new provisions regarding the Preserve America Program and authorizes partnerships with gateway communities adjacent to units of the National Park System. The Department of the Interior shall offer to enter into partnerships with gateway communities, including Native American communities and National Heritage Areas, to leverage heritage tourism assets in order to strengthen the local economies and create jobs in those communities.
Location: United States
Title: Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: May 10, 2023
Last Action Date: Subcommittee Hearings Held. September 19, 2023
Description: Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to carry out activities to enhance recreational opportunities for gateway communities and provides for the establishment of a digital National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Gateway community means a community that serves as an entry point or is adjacent to a recreation destination at which there is consistently high seasonal or year-round visitation. Specifically, Interior and the Forest Service must collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify needs and economic impacts in gateway communities, including housing shortages, demands on existing municipal infrastructure, accommodation and management of sustainable visitation, and the expansion and diversification of visitor experiences by bolstering visitation at certain nearby underutilized locations or lesser-known recreation sites. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service shall provide to business....
Location: United States
Title: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: May 18, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.. May 18, 2023
Description: Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.) Qualified business income is defined as the net amount of qualified items of income, gain, deduction and loss with respect to any trade or business, excluding capital gains or losses, dividends, interest income, or income earned outside the U.S.
Location: United States
Title: Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: May 24, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.. May 24, 2023
Description: Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act This bill modifies the tax deduction for floor plan financing interest to include in the term motor vehicles eligible for such financing any trailer or camper that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or seasonal use and is designed to be towed by, or affixed to, a motor vehicle.
Location: United States
Title: Credit Card Competition Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: June 07, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.. June 07, 2023
Description: Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 This bill addresses network access and competition in electronic credit transactions. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must prohibit certain credit card issuers with assets of over $100 billion from restricting the number of networks on which electronic credit card transactions may be processed. These transactions must be able to be processed on at least two networks and must not be restricted to networks (1) owned by or affiliated with the issuer, (2) designated as a national security risk, or (3) that have the largest market share of credit cards issued. Additionally, credit card issuers are prohibited from imposing certain limitations on the routing of electronic credit transactions, such as through penalties for failure to meet a specified threshold of transactions on a particular payment card network. The board must also designate payment card networks that pose a security risk to the United States or are owned, operated,....
Location: United States
Title: Credit Card Competition Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: June 07, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S2007-2008). June 07, 2023
Description: Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 This bill addresses network access and competition in electronic credit transactions. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must prohibit certain credit card issuers with assets of over $100 billion from restricting the number of networks on which electronic credit card transactions may be processed. These transactions must be able to be processed on at least two networks and must not be restricted to networks (1) owned by or affiliated with the issuer, (2) designated as a national security risk, or (3) that have the largest market share of credit cards issued. Additionally, credit card issuers are prohibited from imposing certain limitations on the routing of electronic credit transactions, such as through penalties for failure to meet a specified threshold of transactions on a particular payment card network. The board must also designate payment card networks that pose a security risk to the United States or are owned, operated,....
Location: United States
Title: Connect Our Parks Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: June 15, 2023
Last Action Date: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.. January 09, 2024
Location: United States
Title: Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: June 22, 2023
Last Action Date: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.. January 09, 2024
Description: Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a landscape assessment of the Seeley Lake Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in Montana, designates areas in the forest for recreation and as wilderness, and otherwise revises provisions related to the forest. A collaboratively developed restoration project within the district may be carried out in accordance with certain hazardous fuel reduction projects. USDA shall, if a local collaborative group submits a proposal to improve motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail opportunities within the district, analyze the environmental effects of the proposal. It may also provide for the construction of any of the routes included in such proposal. The bill designates specified federal land in the forest as (1) the Otatsy Recreation Management Area, and (2) the Spread Mountain Recreation Area. The bill designates specified wilderness additions in the forest as wilderness areas ....
Location: United States
Title: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: July 18, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.. July 18, 2023
Description: Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.) Qualified business income is defined as the net amount of qualified items of income, gain, deduction and loss with respect to any trade or business, excluding capital gains or losses, dividends, interest income, or income earned outside the U.S.
Location: United States
Title: Housing for All Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: August 22, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.. August 25, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: September 13, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.. September 13, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Climate Solutions Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: September 14, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.. September 15, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Increasing our Nation’s Value through Economic Support and Tourism in Our Communities Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: September 14, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.. September 15, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: September 21, 2023
Last Action Date: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.. March 12, 2024
Location: United States
Title: Connect Our Parks Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: October 11, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.. October 25, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Clean Water Act of 2023
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: October 18, 2023
Last Action Date: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.. October 27, 2023
Location: United States
Title: MVP Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: November 09, 2023
Last Action Date: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.. March 12, 2024
Location: United States
Title: Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: November 27, 2023
Last Action Date: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.. November 27, 2023
Description: Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act This bill modifies the tax deduction for floor plan financing interest to include in the term motor vehicles eligible for such financing any trailer or camper that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or seasonal use and is designed to be towed by, or affixed to, a motor vehicle.
Location: United States
Title: EXPLORE Act
Current Status: Considering
Introduction Date: November 29, 2023
Last Action Date: Received in the Senate.. April 10, 2024
Location: United States
Title: Restoring Our Unopened Trails for Enjoyment and Safety Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: January 16, 2024
Last Action Date: Subcommittee Hearings Held. January 31, 2024
Location: United States
Title: Death Tax Repeal Act
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: January 18, 2024
Last Action Date: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.. January 18, 2024
Description: Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also sets forth conforming amendments related to the gift tax.
Location: United States
Title: Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024
Current Status: Introduced
Introduction Date: March 07, 2024
Last Action Date: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.. March 12, 2024
Location: United States
Title: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program
Type: Proposed Rule
Citations: FHWA_FRDOC_0001-1884
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date: Jun 22, 2022
Location: United States
Title: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035
Type: Proposed Rule
Citations: 2023-16515
Agency: Transportation Department
Publication Date: Aug 17, 2023
Description: NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation (DOT), is proposing new fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks and fuel efficiency standards for model years (MYs) 2027-31 that increase at a rate of 2 percent per year for passenger cars and 4 percent per year for light trucks, and new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans (HDPUVs) for MYs 2030-2035 that increase at a rate of 10 percent per year. NHTSA is also setting forth proposed augural standards for MY 2032 passenger cars and light trucks, that would increase at 2 percent and 4 percent year over year, respectively, as compared to the prior year's standards. NHTSA currently projects that the proposed standards would require an industry fleet-wide average for passenger cars and light trucks of roughly 58 miles per gallon (mpg) in MY 2032 and an industry fleet-wide average for HDPUVs of roughly 2.6 gallons per 100 miles in MY 2038. NHTSA further projects that the proposed standards wou....
Location: United States
Title: Economic Analysis for the Proposed Clean Water Act Section 404 Tribal and State Program Rule June 2023
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0276-0042
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Aug 16, 2023
Description: Economic Analysis for the Proposed Clean Water Act Section 404 Tribal and State Program Rule. June 2023. Document discuses Costs Associated with Existing Practice under Section 404 Tribal and State Programs, Proposed rule impacts and associated economic impacts, EJ concerns, Data limitations and uncertainties, as well as Statutory and Executive Order Reviews.
Location: United States
Title: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systems
Type: Proposed Rule
Citations: 2023-18413
Agency: Transportation Department
Publication Date: Sep 07, 2023
Description: The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 (MAP-21) directs NHTSA to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, ``Occupant crash protection,'' to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. Pursuant to this mandate and following on an earlier Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NHTSA is proposing to require a seat belt warning system for the rear seats of passenger cars, trucks, most buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less. This document also proposes to enhance the existing front seat belt warning requirements, including requiring a seat belt warning for the front outboard passenger seat and increasing the duration of the warning.
Location: United States
Title: Commercial Driver's License Standards: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association Application for Exemption
Type: Notice
Citations: 2023-19531
Agency: Transportation Department
Publication Date: Sep 11, 2023
Description: FMCSA announces its final decision to renew the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's (RVIA) exemption from the Federal commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements for drivers who deliver certain newly manufactured motorhomes and recreational vehicles (RVs) to dealers or trade shows before retail sale (driveaway operations), subject to revised terms and conditions. FMCSA announced its decision to provisionally renew RVIA's exemption on May 19, 2022, pending a review of any comments received in response to that notice. Four comments were submitted to the docket and are discussed later in this notice. The Agency believes that drivers who qualify for the exemption will maintain a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety that would be obtained by complying with the CDL requirements.
Location: United States
Title: Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (83 FR 3004, January 18, 2023)
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0346-0002
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Sep 08, 2023
Description: Federal Register of January 18, 2023 (83 FR 3004). Department of the Army Corps of Engineers 33 CFR Part 328. USEPA 40 CFR Part 120. Corps and EPA Rule entitled "Revised Definition of Waters of the United States" that revised the agencies' regulations defining "waters of the United States."
Location: United States
Title: US Global Change Research Program Fourth National Climate Assessment VoL II Impacts Risk and Adaptation in the United States 2018
Type: Other
Citations: PHMSA-2011-0023-0777
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication Date: Sep 21, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations To Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
Type: Proposed Rule
Citations: 2023-21101
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Publication Date: Oct 02, 2023
Description: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to amend its regulations to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) and update the agency's 8-step decision-making process floodplain reviews. FEMA also proposes a supplementary policy that would further clarify how FEMA would apply the FFRMS. The proposed rule would change how FEMA defines a floodplain with respect to certain actions, and FEMA would use natural systems, ecosystem process, and nature-based approaches, where possible, when developing alternatives to locating the proposed action in the floodplain.
Location: United States
Title: Documentation of Changes between the draft Final Rule submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and the issued Final Rule
Type: Supporting
Citations: EERE-2014-BT-STD-0031-4106
Agency: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Publication Date: Sep 29, 2023
Location: United States
Title: FFRMS Regulatory Impact Analysis
Type: Supporting
Citations: FEMA-2023-0026-0008
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publication Date: Oct 02, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Texas
Type: Notice
Citations: 2023-20668
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Oct 05, 2023
Description: Notice is hereby given that the State of Texas is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program. Texas has adopted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water rules for the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) and Ground Water Rule (GWR). Therefore, EPA intends to approve these PWSS program revision packages.
Location: United States
Title: Section C – Current BCAQMD State Implementation Plan Rules (C.1 through C.3)
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-R09-OAR-2023-0422-0007
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Oct 17, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Water Quality Standards To Protect Human Health in Florida
Type: Proposed Rule
Citations: 2023-26734
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 08, 2023
Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to establish new and revised human health water quality criteria for certain pollutants in the state of Florida. On December 1, 2022, the EPA issued an Administrator's Determination that Florida's existing human health criteria (HHC) are not protective of Florida's designated uses and that additional HHC are needed for certain priority toxic pollutants for which Florida currently lacks any HHC. Accordingly, the EPA is proposing new and revised HHC to protect the human health designated uses of Florida's waters.
Location: United States
Title: Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health (2000)
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0378-0002
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 08, 2023
Description: USEPA, Office of Science and Technology Office of Water, [EPA 822-B-00-004], October 2000
Location: United States
Title: FL Rule 62-302.400
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0378-0070
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 08, 2023
Description: Florida Administrative Code Rule 62-302.400 Classification of Surface Waters, Usage, Reclassification, Classified Waters
Location: United States
Title: Water Quality Act 1987 Amendments
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0378-0064
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 08, 2023
Description: Public Law 100,4 February 4, 1987 Public Law 100-4 100th Congress (H.R.1), Water Quality Act of 1987, 101 STAT. 7 An Act To Amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to Provide for the Renewal of the Feb. 4, 1987 Quality of the Nation's Waters, and for Other Purposes, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled
Location: United States
Title: hh-fish-consumption-faqs
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0378-0037
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 08, 2023
Description: Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria and Fish Consumption Rates: Frequently Asked Questions. January 18, 2013.
Location: United States
Title: Ozark National Scenic Riverways; Motorized Vessels
Type: Final Rule
Citations: 2023-27168
Agency: Interior Department
Publication Date: Dec 12, 2023
Description: The National Park Service amends special regulations governing the use of motorized vessels within Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The changes will allow the use of 60/40 horsepower motors in the middle sections of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. The rule establishes seasonal closures in the upper sections of the rivers and limits the maximum horsepower of motorized vessels in other locations. These changes are slight modifications to restrictions on motorized vessels that have been in place since 1991.
Location: United States
Title: 15A NCAC SUBCHAPTER 02D—AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-R04-OAR-2023-0535-0001
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 13, 2023
Location: United States
Title: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces
Type: Final Rule
Citations: 2023-25514
Agency: Energy Department
Publication Date: Dec 18, 2023
Description: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer furnaces. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'' or ``the Department'') to determine periodically whether more stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for consumer furnaces, specifically non-weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home gas furnaces. The Department has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for the subject products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
Location: United States
Title: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Type: Final Rule
Citations: 2024-00067
Agency: Labor Department
Publication Date: Jan 10, 2024
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is modifying Wage and Hour Division regulations to replace its analysis for determining employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) with an analysis that is more consistent with judicial precedent and the Act's text and purpose.
Location: United States
Title: 000 MA Haze SIP Revision 2018-2028 7-22-2021 - FINAL - to EPA
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-R01-OAR-2023-0185-0002
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 10, 2024
Location: United States
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
Type: Notice
Citations: 2024-00673
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Publication Date: Jan 16, 2024
Description: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning changes to modernize and simplify the disaster assistance registration. The changes will reduce the burden on survivors by only requiring them to answer questions based on the type of assistance they need. This will also reduce the amount of time it takes for survivors to apply either online, or through a call center, therefore allowing call center agents to assist survivors more quickly.
Location: United States
Title: Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards [DCN MP00512]
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736-0556
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2024
Description: Federal Register of January 24, 2023 [88 FR 4296], FRL–7165–02– OAR] The final program includes emission standards that are much more stringent and cover a wider range compared to current standards. The new version also requires these standards to be met for a longer time on the road.
Location: United States
Title: Guidelines on recreational water quality. Volume 1: coastal and fresh waters [DCN MP00528]
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736-0555
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2024
Description: Freshwater and coastal resources are important for recreational use as well as provision of economic benefits. Guidelines for national and local authorities can increase water safety or environmental protection of recreational waters. Open Access. This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BYNC-SA 3.0 IGO
Location: United States
Title: Chapter 2: Designation of Uses. Water Quality Standards Handbook [DCN MP00509]
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736-0558
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2024
Description: Water quality standards depend on the intended use of a body of water. There is no hierarchy among the uses listed in the Clean Water Act. USEPA, Office of Water, [EPA-823-B-12-002]
Location: United States
Title: Recreational Water Quality Criteria [DCN MP01104]
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736-0195
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2024
Description: This document includes WQC recommendations for pathogens and pathogen indicators based on the results of the studies conducted under §104(v) of the CWA for both coastal recreational waters and other waters designated for primary contact recreation. Recreational Water Quality Criteria USEPA,Office of Water (OW) [820-F-12-058]
Location: United States
Title: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment [DCN MP01176]
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736-0529
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2024
Description: Focuses on the human welfare, societal, and environmental elements of climate change, with particular attention paid to observed and projected risks, impacts, consideration of risk reduction, and implications under different mitigation pathways
Location: United States
Title: Recreational Water Quality Criteria EPA-820-F-12-058 - DCN MP01018
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736-0425
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2024
Description: EPA recommendations and additional information for use by states in developing or implementing recreational water quality criteria (RWQC). USEPA, Office of Water, [EPA-820-F-12-058]
Location: United States
Title: National Flood Insurance Program: Standard Flood Insurance Policy, Homeowner Flood Form
Type: Proposed Rule
Citations: 2024-02204
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Publication Date: Feb 06, 2024
Description: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), established pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, is a voluntary program in which participating communities adopt and enforce a set of minimum floodplain management requirements to reduce future flood damages. Property owners within participating communities are eligible to purchase NFIP flood insurance. This proposed rule would revise the Standard Flood Insurance Policy by adding a new Homeowner Flood Form and five accompanying endorsements. The new Homeowner Flood Form would replace the Dwelling Form as a source of coverage for homeowners of one-to-four family residences. Together, the new Homeowner Flood Form and endorsements would more closely align with property and casualty homeowners insurance and provide increased options and coverage in a more user-friendly and comprehensible format.
Location: United States
Title: Arizona State Implementation Plan Revision under Clean Air Act Sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2) for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0402-0003
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Feb 16, 2024
Description: Letter to Mr. Michael Stoker, U.S. EPA regarding Arizona's 2018 Ozone infrastructure SIP submittal addressing 2015 ozone transport (Good Neighbor) provisions.
Location: United States
Title: May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, U.S. BLS
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0174-0521
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Mar 11, 2024
Description: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Location: United States
Title: Improvements for Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Test Procedures, and Other Technical Amendments
Type: Final Rule
Citations: 2024-05010
Agency: Transportation Department
Publication Date: Mar 15, 2024
Description: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is finalizing minor technical amendments to the test procedures for heavy- duty engines and vehicles to improve accuracy and reduce testing burden. These amendments affect the certification procedures for fuel efficiency standards and related requirements. These amendments increase compliance flexibility, harmonize with other requirements, add clarity, correct errors, and streamline the regulations. Given the nature of these changes, NHTSA does not expect either significant environmental impacts or significant economic impacts for any sector.
Location: United States
Title: 30. Formaldehyde Draft RE Data Quality Evaluation and Data Extraction Information for Environmental Release and Occupational Exposure Hero March 2024
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0613-0039
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Mar 15, 2024
Description: USEPA, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Location: United States
Title: Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
Type: Final Rule
Citations: 2024-06246
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Publication Date: Apr 23, 2024
Description: This final rule revises HUD's regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) in accordance with the Executive Order titled "Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input." These revisions to HUD's regulations will improve the resilience of HUD-assisted or financed projects to the effects of climate change and natural disasters and provide for greater flexibility in the use of HUD assistance in floodways under certain circumstances. Among other revisions, this rule provides a process for determining the extent of the FFRMS floodplain, with a preference for a climate-informed science approach (CISA) to making this determination. The rule also revises HUD's floodplain and wetland regulations to streamline, improve overall clarity, and modernize standards. Also, this rule revises HUD's Minimum Property Standards for one-t....
Location: United States
Title: Chang 2023 Electric vehicle penetration helps address inequalities in air quality and improves environmental justice. Communications: Earth and Environment 4: 135
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-3553
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: Open access article, Electric vehicle fleet penetration helps address inequalities in air quality and improves environmental justice, ( 22 April 2023)
Location: United States
Title: 2030 National Charging Network Estimating US Light-Duty Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure NREL
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-2824
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: The 2030 National Charging Network, Estimating U.S. Light-Duty Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (NREL/TP-5400-85654) June 2023
Location: United States
Title: Southern California Edison, Establishment of Southern California Edison Company’s Customer-Side, Third Party Owned, Automated Load Control Management Systems Pilot
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-2951
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: January 16, 2023 letter from Leuwam Tesfai, Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy/ Director, Energy Division, California Public Utilities Commission, State of California, to Connor Flanigan, Managing Director, State Regulatory Operations, Southern California EdisonCompany regarding Establishment of Southern California Edison Company’s Customer-Side, Third Party Owned, Automated Load Control Management Systems Pilot, Advice Letter 5138-E and 5138-E-A.
Location: United States
Title: World Resources Institute roadmap-michigan-ev-future
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-3917
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: A roadmap for Michigan’s electric vehicle future, An assessment of the employment effects and just transition needs, Report, World Resources Institute, May 2023. This is a Open Access Publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Location: United States
Title: Fifth National Climate Assessment
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-3969
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: The Fifth National Climate Assessment. U S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
Location: United States
Title: Wood et al. 2023 - The 2030 National Charging Network
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-3595
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: The 2030 National Charging Network: Estimating U.S. Light-Duty Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy , ,
Location: United States
Title: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles: Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis
Type: Supporting
Citations: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-2893
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2024
Description: Emissions Inventory Modeling. USEPA, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, EPA-420-D-23-003], April 2023
Location: United States
Title: Steve H Concerns with the CPSC Portable Generator Proposed Rulemaking_Redacted
Type: Supporting
Citations: CPSC-2006-0057-0327
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Publication Date: May 03, 2024
Location: United States