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Domestic Content Legislation: The Buy American Act and Complementary Little Buy American Provisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 25, 2012

The Secretary shall publish such justification in the Federal Register and provide the public with a reasonable period of time for notice and comment. 49 U.S.C. § 5323(j)(3). 23 49 U.S.C. § 5323(j)(2)( … The Secretary shall publish such justification in the Federal Register and provide the public with a reasonable period of time for notice and comment. 49 U.S.C. § 24405(a)(4).

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements: Effect on Tax Credit Values

Congressional research report · Reports · Apr 1, 2026

Buffie Analyst in Public Finance The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169; IRA) created or modified 21 tax provisions subsidizing the use of “clean” energy. … In addition to foregoing the clean hydrogen production credit, taxpayers claiming the ITC for a specified clean hydrogen production facility are prohibited 10 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Wage and Apprenticeship

Electric Vehicles: A Primer on Technology and Selected Policy Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 14, 2020

and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140)), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles as air pollutants under authority of the Clean … Clean Corridors Act of 2019 (H.R. 2616/S. 674).

Managing Coal Combustion Waste (CCW): Issues with Disposal and Use

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 12, 2010

Air Act applicable to sulfur dioxide (an emission associated with acid rain). … Feb. 5, 2008 NODA The comment period related to the August 2007 NODA was extended until February 11, 2008.

Managing Regional Growth: Is There a Role for Congress?

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 4, 2001

designated coastal barriers because they are likely to suffer significant storm damage periodically. … The §404 program under the Clean Water Act of 1972 requires landowners to obtain a permit from the U.S.

Energy Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 12, 2009

Business ITC, Repeal of Credit Caps 0.6 Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) 0.6 Congressional Research Service 2 Energy Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111 … Such measures include insulation, space-heating equipment, energy-efficient windows, water heaters, and efficient air conditioners.

Full Privatization of U.S. Airports: Potential Issues and Options for Congress

Congressional research report · Reports · Jul 22, 2026

Examples of these specific and usually stand-alone operations that are frequently outsourced include cleaning and janitorial services, airport landscaping, and shuttle bus operations. … Airports: Potential Issues and Options for Congress Register, a 60-day public review and comment period begins.

Alcohol Fuels Tax Incentives

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 6, 2005

In effect these rulings ensured that the oxygenate required under the Clean Air Act would also qualify for the tax subsidies. … So, despite the reforms of 5 Although blends of gasoline with biomass — derived methanol would also qualify under the tax code, such blends are disqualified under the Clean Air Act because of the associated

Energy and Water Development: FY2026 Appropriations

Congressional research report · Reports · Mar 25, 2026

From time to time, DOE also activates exchange authorities to temporarily store crude oil during low-price periods and provide additional supply during high-price periods.80 In response to oil supply and … Notes: Funding for the federal regional commissions and authorities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has varying periods of availability.

Climate Change: EU and Proposed U.S. Approaches to Carbon Leakage and WTO Implications

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 12, 2010

H.R. 2454, as passed by the House, contains both of these strategies.34 Title IV of H.R. 2454 would amend the bill’s new Title VII of the Clean Air Act by creating a new Part F to address carbon leakage … Air Act.

Environmental Reauthorizations and Regulatory Reform: From the 104th Congress through the 106th

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 27, 2000

The first environmental reauthorization bill considered by the 104th Congress was H.R. 961, amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA). … In November 1996, EPA proposed tightening ozone and particulate standards under the Clean Air Act, which requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards on the basis of health.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2017 President’s Budget Request

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Apr 6, 2016

In addition to funding levels, several recent and pending EPA regulatory actions—most notably those that address GHG emissions under the Clean Air Act and the definition of “waters of the United States … ” under the Clean Water Act—have again been among the areas of debate during the deliberations on EPA’s budget request.

Water Quality Initiatives and Agriculture

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 20, 2000

s cumulative impacts; the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by not providing enough opportunity for public comment; and the Clean Water Act, by trying to regulate nonpoint source water pollution. … Because of wide interest in the proposal, EPA extended the public comment period on the TMDL rule by 90 days, to Jan. 22, 2000, for a total comment period of 150 days.

Shale Energy Technology Assessment: Current and Emerging Water Practices

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 14, 2014

Parties could also be in violation of the Clean Water Act for any unpermitted discharges of AMD water to surface waters. 26 State Impact Pennsylvania, 2013, “Using Abandoned Mine Drainage to Frack,” available … In 2012, EPA issued regulations under the Clean Air Act that require the use of RECs on hydraulically fractured natural gas wells beginning in 2015. See U.S.

Congressional Action to Overturn Agency Rules: Alternatives to the "Legislative Veto"

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 24, 1979

Conference Report on H.R. 6161, Clean Air Act Gendments of 1977. Remarks in House. Congressional Record (daily ed.), v. 123, Aug. 4 , 1977: H8668. … Clean A i r Act Amendments o f 1977 (P.L. 95-95; 91 S t a t . S e c t i o n 120 o f t h e s e amendments t o t h e Clean A i r Act 685, 720-721).

Global Climate Change: The Energy Tax Incentives in the President’s FY2001 Budget

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 14, 2000

But there is a phase-out provision in the case of new clean-fuel burning vehicles or retrofit CRS-4 equipment. The deduction is phased-out evenly over a 3-year period beginning in January 2002. … , which were depreciated over much longer time periods.

“Waters of the United States” (WOTUS): Current Status of the 2015 Clean Water Rule

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 12, 2018

://archive.epa.gov/epa/sites/production/files/2014-03/ documents/wus_request_rulemaking.pdf). 20 EPA, Clean Water Rule Response to Comments—Topic 1: General Comments, pp. 90-133, https://www.epa.gov/ cwa … On July 12, 2018, the Corps and EPA published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify, supplement, and seek additional comment on the agencies’ proposed repeal.36 The public comment period

Energy and Water Development: FY2022 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 7, 2022

This would provide the Air Force with an alternative warhead if the W87-1 FPU is delayed. … Notes: Funding for the federal regional commissions and authorities in the IIJA has varying periods of availability.

PFAS and Drinking Water: Selected EPA and Congressional Actions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 18, 2022

The plan also notes the agency’s actions under the authority of other environmental statutes, including the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and … Horsham Air Guard Station/Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: A Comparison of Selected Legislative Proposals in the 103rd Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 28, 1994

Provleion Compliance Periods (§1412(b)(10)) Extensions (§1416(b)(2)) Admin. … Provides consistent administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement authority, which is strengthened and made consistent with Clean Water Act (CWA); authorizes compliance orders and administrative penalties