Inflation Reduction Act Tracker

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Inflation Reduction Act Tracker

This tracker records steps taken by federal agencies to implement, or rollback implementation of, the climate change-related provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The tracker is linked to the IRA database, which provides more information about the IRA, and its climate-related provisions.

In the tracker, agency actions are listed in order of date (from newest to oldest) and can be filtered by IRA section, agency, eligible entity, type of action (explanation), and more. Additionally, actions can be searched by entering keywords in the box below. More information about each listed action, and links to relevant documents, can be obtained by clicking on the title of the action.

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DOI Issues Record of Decision on Lease Sale 258

Date: 11/29/2022
Agencies: DOI
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Agency Announcement
IRA Sections: 50264
Entities: Corporate Entity, Energy Company
Summary: As required by the IRA, DOI's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held oil and gas Lease Sale 258 and issued a record of decision.

DOI Announces Funding for Salton Sea Drought Mitigation

Date: 11/28/2022
Agencies: DOI
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Agency Announcement
IRA Sections: 50233, 80004
Entities: State/Territorial Government, Native American/Indigenous Community
Summary: The Bureau of Reclamation, within the Department of the Interior, announced that it will provide $250 million in funding over four years for drought mitigation projects benefiting the Salton Sea.

DOI Announces Date of Offshore Lease Sale

Date: 11/28/2022
Agencies: DOI
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Notice of Public Meeting
IRA Sections: 50264
Entities: Corporate Entity, Energy Company
Summary: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, within the Department of the Interior, announced the date for Lease Sale 258 in Cook Inlet in Alaska. The lease sale was mandated by section 50264 of the IRA.

USDA Requests Comments on Use of IRA Funds

Date: 11/21/2022
Agencies: USDA
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Request for Information
IRA Sections: 21001
Entities: State/Territorial Government, Local Government, Native American/Indigenous Community, Non-profit Organization
Summary: The Natural Resources Conservation Service, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued a request for information on the use of funds appropriate under section 21001 of the IRA for the deployment of climate-smart practices on farms, ranches, and forestlands.

DOI Issues Guidance on Renewable Energy Development

Date: 11/21/2022
Agencies: DOI
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Agency Guidance
IRA Sections: 50265
Entities:
Summary: The Bureau of Land Management, within the Department of the Interior, issued guidance explaining how it will comply with section 50265 of the IRA. That section requires the Bureau to have offered a specified amount of federal land for oil and gas lease before issuing rights-of-way for wind and solar energy development on federal land.

DOI Issues Guidance on Oil and Gas Leasing

Date: 11/21/2022
Agencies: DOI
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Agency Guidance
IRA Sections: 50262, 50265
Entities: Corporate Entity, Energy Company
Summary: The Bureau of Land Management, within the Department of the Interior, issued guidance explaining how it will implement changes made to its oil and gas leasing program by the IRA.

DOI Seeks Tribal Input on IRA Programs

Date: 11/17/2022
Agencies: DOI
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Request for Information
IRA Sections: 80003, 40001
Entities: Native American/Indigenous Community
Summary: The Department of the Interior announced that it would host two virtual meetings with Tribal leaders and accept written comments from Tribes and others on implementation of the IRA.

EPA Requests Comments on Climate Pollution Reduction Grant

Date: 11/10/2022
Agencies: EPA
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Request for Information
IRA Sections: 60114
Entities: State/Territorial Government, Local Government, Native American/Indigenous Community
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency issued a request for information on issues relating to implementation of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, through which it provides financial and technical assistance to states and others to develop and implement climate pollution reduction strategies.

DOE Seeks Comment on the Defense Production Act’s Electric Heat Pump Program

Date: 11/08/2022
Agencies: DOE
Type: Implementation of IRA
Explanation: Request for Information
IRA Sections: 30001
Entities: Corporate Entity, Energy Company, Technology Developers/Manufacturer
Summary: The Department of Energy issued a notice of intent and request for information on how it can support domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps using the Defense Production Act.