Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24]

An amendment to require that emphasis be placed on basic scientific research to support a better understanding of the environmental processes that contribute to acid rain in certain research programs.

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An amendment to add the following provision: "(a) The Commodity Credit Corporation shall provide surplus stocks of nonfat dry milk of not less than one million pounds annually to individuals or entities on a bid basis; (b) The Commodity Credit Corporation may accept bids at lower than the resale price otherwise required by law in order to promote the strengthening of the domestic casein industry; (c) The Commodity Credit Corporation shall take appropriate action to assure that the nonfat dry milk sold by the Corporation under this section shall be used only for the manufacture of casein".

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An amendment to reduce the authorization in the bill by $85 million in Fiscal Year 1989 and by $125 million for FY 1990.

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An amendment to require at least 25 percent of the total cost of the Superconducting Super Collider project be financed with foreign funds. No funds authorized for the project may be expended until the Secretary of Energy has confirmed such foreign financial commitments.

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An amendment to prohibit further expenditure of any funds authorized or appropriated on the Clean Coal Technology Program until targets are established for the control of acid rain.

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An amendment to specify that before the $5.9 billion for the SSC may be obligated, the Energy Department must certify that the project can be built without exceeding the $5 billion cap on federal contributions.

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An amendment to authorize $3 million annually for competitive research grants to evaluate the impace of federal and state economic policies and programs on rural economies. Institutions eligible for the grants would include land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations, state agricultural experiment stations, and other colleges and universities with demonstrable capability in rural development research.

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An amendment to reduce the authorization for the National Science Foundation by $50 million for FY 1995 and by $158 million in FY 1996.

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An amendment to the Largent amendment to restore the provisions in the bill authorizing $500 million for state nonpoint source water pollution control revolving fund.

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An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Markey amendment, to prohibit funds appropriated in the bill for Hazard Substance Superfund cleanup activities to be used to provide any reimbursement (except as specified in existing law) for cleanup costs incurred by any person if that person has previously agreed to pay such costs under a judicially approved consent decree entered into before the enactment of this act.

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An amendment to prohibit any new use of a Coordinated Conservation Area or refuge made available to a state without a determination from the Secretary of the Interior that the proposed new use is compatible with existing hunting, fishing and game watching activities currently in use in the area.

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An amendment, offered as a perfecting amendment to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, to exempt new land acquisitions of less than 500 from the provisions of the bill that require Congressional authorization before funds are used from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to acquire land for the creation of a new refuge or any future expansion of a new refuge.

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An amendment to eliminate the provisions in the bill regarding land conservation programs, and reauthorize existing conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program. The amendment would create a new Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program to protect environmentally sensitive land, improve farm management and operation, and preserve profitability for farmers.

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An amendment to replace Title VIII (Wetlands Conservation and Management) of the bill with new provisions which would: Redefine the term "Wetland"; require EPA to implement a national wetland restoration strategy developed in cooperation with state and local agencies; establish a Wetlands Coordinating Committee, comprised of EPA, state, and local officials to develop such strategies; direct EPA or the Corps of Engineers to provide technical assistance and training to state and local governments to develop wetland protection policies; and authorize $15 million annually for FY 1996-2000 for EPA to establish three types of grants to states, regional and local governments and Indian tribes to assist in the development and implementation of wetland conservation practices. Under the terms of the amendment, grant recipients would be required to contribute at least 25% of each project's cost.

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An amendment (printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete the provision in the bill that incorporate the Coastal Zone Management Program into state nonpoint source management programs. The amendment would reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management program through FY 2000, with certain modifications.

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An amendment to strike the "super mandate" preemption clause and replacing it with a statement that nothing within the provisions of the bill may be construed to modify any statutory standard or alter pre-existing deadlines.

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An amendment to the Smith (OR) amendment to specify that roads shall not be constructed in forests where prohibited by existing or proposed Federal policy.

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An amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 105-624 that specifies that funding will not be derived from the land and water conservation fund.

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Amendment sought to delete language which allows private sector mandate points of order to be made against amendments that are offered to legislation.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute to delete the the language in the bill allowing a landowner to appeal local land use decisions in federal court. The amendment would retain language in the bill which would establish expedited process for filing suit in federal court over land use disputes with the federal government.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of May 6, 1997, that would expand the exemption from the ESA's consultation requirements to all flood control facilities damaged by floods in 1997 and for necessary repairs, including preventative repairs, to any flood control facility when necessary to protect human life or property. The exemptions would remain in force until December 31, 1998.

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An amendment to expand the boundaries of the Legacy District.

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An amendment to allow the use of motorized vehicles where authorized by the Bureau of Land Management.

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An amendment to allow national estuary grants subject to the enactment of authorizing legislation.

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An amendment to clarify and make technical changes to specify that water quality criteria are as protective of human health as EPA criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators; include Indian tribes in bill provisions; specify that EPA is authorized not mandated to make grants if appropriated funds are not available; clarify that the information database is for exceedances of standards for pathogens and that EPA need not implement a monitoring and notification program in states where they exist.

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An amendment to modify the effect of the new point of order established by the bill. Under the amendment, the House would not be required to vote on continuing consideration of the pending legislation, but, as under H.R. 350, the House would have an additional 20 minutes to debate the private sector mandates of the legislation. Further, a point of order could be raised against measures that CBO (and only CBO) estimates would result in costs to the private sector of more than $100 million a year, or against measures that lack the required CBO information on private sector mandates. If the presiding officer rules that CBO has so estimated, or that the measure lacks the CBO information, the House would then have the additional 20 minutes to debate the measure's private sector costs, and would then complete the remaining debate on the legislation.

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An amendment to provide protective status to each section of the Conservation Area pending the completion of the management plan.

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An amendment to limit regulatory program funding until the Corps of Engineers submits studies and analyses 30 days prior to the final publication of the proposed replacement permits for the nationwide permit 26 under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and not later than December 30, 1999.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-525 to eliminate section 2 of the bill and retains Sections 3 and 4 of the bill which seek to expedite takings cases in which federal (as opposed to local) actions are at issue.

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An amendment to modify the bill's provisions relating to the new national permit rules for wetlands by reducing the number of reports required to be submitted to Congress; striking provisions making 1999 the base year for productivity comparisons; and by expanding the one-year pilot program to include and additional region.

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An amendment to specify that team members who are not Federal employees shall be considered as Federal Government contractors; to clarify the definition of what constitutes criminal acts as it applies to building failures; to clarify that no new requirements with respect to adoption of building standards, are imposed upon the NIS; and to change the authorization level in the bill from $25 million to such sums as may be necessary.

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An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new title providing for a shift in funds from the bill's fixed and countercyclical payments to conservation programs.

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Part B amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 107-178 to provide for a combined corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) standard for passenger automobiles and light trucks of 27.5 mpg beginning in 2007, with an intermediate step to 26 mpg in 2005; provide incentives for alternative fuel vehicles; and to direct the Secretary of Transportation to use such authority under federal law as the Secretary may have to ensure the safety of automobiles and light trucks.

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Amendment numbered three printed in House Report 108-561 to express the sense of Congress to affirm that the world has been made safer with the dismantling and removal of Libya's weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them; acknowledge that this would not have been possible if not for the demonstrated resolve of the United Sates in the global war on terror and in the liberation of Iraq by United States and Coalition Forces; commend the President for having the courage to undertake those policies which persuaded Libya to agree to relinquish such weapons; and urge other countries such as Iran, Syria, and North Korea, to follow Libya's example and voluntarily dismantle their weapons of mass destruction and submit their programs to international inspections.

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to make technical corrections.

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-69 to require the Transportation Department to ensure that the total amount of gas that cars and light trucks consume in the year 2010 will be 5% less than the total amount they would otherwise consume if the average fuel economy standards were to remain at 2004 levels.

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-227 to require the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to assist businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, and require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study the effects of Katrina on buildings to determine whether to recommend any changes in building codes.

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-179 to make a number of technical and clarifying changes to the bill H.R. 3070.

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An amendment to prevent use of funds before March 1, 2006, to enter into an agreement obligating the U.S. to contribute funds to ITER, the international burning plasma fusion research project.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-49 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to increase fuel economy standards from today's average of 25 mpg to 33 mpg over 10 years (by 2015), consistent with the findings of the National Academy of Sciences, in order to save 10% of the gasoline the nation would otherwise consume by 2015. The amendment also directs the Secretary to maximize job retention in the American auto manufacturing sector and to prevent taking actions that would reduce safety.

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Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2006

Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2006 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to provide for the implementation of three international environmental agreements: (1) the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention); (2) the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP POPs Protocol); and (3) the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention). Prohibits the manufacture, process, distribution for export, use, or disposal of specified Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue or amend rules related to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in order to comply with the provisions of the POPs Convention or the LRTAP POPs Protocol. Requires a notice and comment procedure regarding the addition of a new chemical to the POPs Convention or the LRTAP POPs Protocol. Allows the Administrator to issue regulations concerning such chemicals, including prohibiting their use to protect human health and the environment in a manner that achieves a reasonable balance of social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits. Requires the Administrator to publish: (1) a decision regarding the treatment of any new source categories that are not already listed under the Clean Air Act as major source categories; (2) notice of the development of action plans under the POPs Convention; and (3) a decision on whether to promulgate regulations for newly listed POPs or the status of a rulemaking if the Administrator has not made a decision about such POPs. Requires the President to consult with and report to Congress before consenting to bind the United States to an amendment of the POPs Convention. Requires the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of State and the heads other federal agencies, to participate in international efforts concerning POPs. Prohibits the Administrator from promulgating a rule authorizing PCB manufacture, processing, or distribution activities or granting an exemption from PCB regulations under TSCA, unless they are consistent with the exemptions under the POPs Convention and the LRTAP POPs Protocol. Prohibits the distribution for export equipment that contains more than a specified percentage of PCBs in liquid stock, except for the purpose of legal, environmentally sound waste management. Establishes conditions for exporting chemicals listed on Annex III of the PIC Convention.

Alternative Energy Research and Development Act

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Alternative Energy Research and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to implement a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application (R&D) for: (1) production of motor and other fuels from biomass; (2) technologies to enable practical onboard storage of hydrogen for use as a fuel for light-duty motor vehicles; (3) advanced solar photovoltaic technologies; and (4) advanced wind energy technologies. Instructs the Secretary to continue R&D activities targeting: (1) distributed energy; (2) micro-cogeneration technology; and (3) geothermal energy, hydropower, and ocean energy authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement an R&D program for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric drive transportation; and (2) establish a pilot program to provide competitive grants to state governments, local governments and public entities, and metropolitan transportation authorities for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle demonstration projects. Solar Utilization Now Demonstration Act of 2006, or the SUN Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary to establish a program of grants to states to demonstrate advanced photovoltaic technology. Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot grants program for new builidng construction or renovation to demonstrate innovative energy efficiency technologies. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the guidelines for a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute funds to the National Science Foundation for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study its October 2005 recommendation to establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Directs the Secretary to establish R&D programs for commercial application of: (1) coal gasification facilities that convert coal into pipeline quality gaseous fuels (methanation); and (2) materials to be added to alternative biobased fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuels. Directs the Secretary, in making awards for integrated biorefinery demonstration projects, to encourage the commercial application of biomass technologies for biodegradable natural plastics from biomass.

Commending The New York Institute for Special Education for providing excellent education for students with blindness and visual disabilities for 175 years, and for broadening its mission to provide the same quality education to students with emotional and learning disabilities.

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Commends the New York Institute for Special Education for educating students with blindness and visual disabilities for 175 years and for broadening its mission to educate students with emotional and learning disabilities. Recognizes the importance of, and supports efforts to improve, education for physical, emotional, and learning disabled children.

EAT Healthy America Act

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Equitable Agriculture Today for a Healthy America Act or the EAT Healthy America Act - Amends provisions with respect to: (1) specialty crops; (2) the tree assistance program; (3) the conservation reserve program; (4) the wetlands reserve program; (5) the farmland protection program; (6) the grassland reserve program; (7) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (8) the environmental qualities incentives program; (9) air quality improvement; (10) integrated pest management initiative; (11) native plant habitat restoration; (12) agricultural trade; (13) invasive pests and diseases; (14) nutrition; (15) agricultural research; and (16) renewable energy, including crop biomass waste.

Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states to carry out: (1) prostate cancer prevention programs (including screening and referrals for treatment); and (2) demonstration projects to provide preventive health services with respect to prostate cancer (including blood pressure and cholesterol screenings). Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to individuals who have been screened for prostate cancer under this Act and who need treatment for prostate cancer. Applies provisions related to breast and cervical cancer programs to programs under this Act.

Margaret Thatcher Congressional Gold Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Margaret Thatcher Congressional Gold Medal Act - Provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Margaret Thatcher in recognition of her dedication to the values of free markets and free minds.

Honoring New York State Senator John Marchi.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Honors the distinguished life and career of New York state Senator John J. Marchi.

Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2006

Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006 - Extends: (1) the conservation reserve program; (2) the wetlands reserve program; (3) the conservation security program; (4) the grassland reserve program; (5) the environmental quality incentives program; (6) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (7) the agricultural management assistance program; and (8) the organic agriculture research and extension initiative. Establishes: (1) the cooperative conservation partnership initiative; (2) the suburban and community forestry and open space program; (3) an integrated pest management initiative; and (4) a conservation initiative for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Revises: (1) the farmland protection program; (2) funding for the healthy forests reserve program; and (3) the national organic certification and transition cost share program. Makes permanent funding available for: (1) the education grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions; and (2) the fresh fruit and vegetable program. Revises and extends the biorefinery development program. Extends: (1) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (2) the renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program; (3) the Department of Agriculture bioenergy program; (4) biomass research and development; and (5) carbon cycle research. Extends: (1) the community food project grant program; (2) the farm-to-cafeteria program; (3) WIC farmers' market nutrition program; (4) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and (5) farmers' market promotion program.

Congratulating The Professional Golfers' Association of America on its 90th anniversary and commending the members of The Professional Golfers' Association of America and The PGA Foundation for the charitable contributions they provide to the United States.

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Congratulates the Professional Golfers' Association of America on its 90th anniversary and applauds its contributions to employment and economic growth.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of computer security in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2006

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Declares that the House of Representatives will work with federal agencies, national organizations, businesses, and educational institutions to encourage the development and implementation of existing and future computer security voluntary consensus standards, practices, and technologies in order to enhance the state of computer security in the United States.