Up for Debate This Week: Funds for 'Green' Schools, Chesapeake Bay Trails, and Greenhouse Gas Control

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This is the WashingtonWatch.com federal legislative update for the week of June 2, 2008.

Congress returns this week from its Memorial Day recess.

The House is scheduled to consider a number of bills, including H.R. 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act.

The bill would provide grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools intended to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date.

Passage of H.R. 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act would cost the average U.S. family just over $170.

H.R. 3021

The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

Costs $170.02 per family

What People Think: 26% For, 74% Against

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3021.html

The House will also debate H.R. 5540, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act. Continuing this program would cost the average U.S. family about $0.04.

H.R. 5540

The Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act

Costs $0.04 per family

What People Think: 50% For, 50% Against

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5540.html

The Senate is expected to consider S. 3036, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008.

The bill would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases.

Cost information for S. 3036, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 is not yet available.

S. 3036

The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008

What People Think: 38% For, 62% Against

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3036.html

Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.

New Items

None

Updated Items

None

Passed Items

P.L. 110-235

A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-235.html

P.L. 110-236

To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation toRio Arriba County,State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation andRio Arriba County,State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other purposes

Costs $0.00 per family

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-236.html

P.L. 110-237

To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-237.html

P.L. 110-238

A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-238.html

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