Records whose title is actually about this topic. Use a country filter if the list is still too broad.
Records
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3114/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 21 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend das Österreichische Programm zur "Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes 2000 - 2006"
Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag321/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 21 November 2001
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Aufforderung an die Bundesregierung, kein österreichisches Steuergeld für die Förderung der EU-Atomforschung bereitzustellen sowie dem Rahmenprogramm 2002-2006 der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (EURATOM) nicht zuzustimmen
Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag320/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 21 November 2001
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend gemeinsame Anti-Atom-Politik Österreichs, den europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Kernenergie und das Atomkraftwerk Temelin
Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag319/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 21 November 2001
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend eine aktive europäische Anti-Atom-Politik Österreichs und das Atomkraftwerk Temelin
Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag318/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 21 November 2001
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Andreas Khol, Ing. Peter Westenthaler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Umsetzung des "Protokolls von Melk" bezüglich des Kernkraftwerkes Temelin
Law· HRH.R. 3343 (107th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to increase: (1) reimbursement payments made to active thorium site licensees for off-site disposal under the remedial action program; (2) authorization of appropriations for the remedial action program; and (3) the statutorily mandated amount in the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.
Law· HRH.R. 3338 (107th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (including for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and environmental restoration); (3) procurement(including for shipbuilding and conversion); (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; (5) revolving and management funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Office of the Inspector General; (10) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (11) the Intelligence Community Management Account; (12) payment to the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund; (13) the National Security Education Trust Fund; (14) the Counter-Terrorism and Operational Response Transfer Fund to prosecute Operation Enduring Freedom; (15) former Soviet Union threat reduction; (16) the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization;(17) DOD chemical and biological weapon defense programs; and (18) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for emergency expenses to respond to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States for: (1) the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Justice, Commerce, State and related agencies, Defense, the Interior, Energy, Labor, Education and related agencies, Transportation and related agencies, the Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development; (2) the Judiciary; (3) the District of Columbia; (4) the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (6) the National Capital Planning Commission; (7) the Legislative Branch; (8) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (9) the General Services Administration; (10) the Environmental Protection Agency: (11) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (12) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (13) the National Science Foundation.
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3085/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 15 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Evaluierung der Rückstandskontrollen in lebenden Tieren und tierischen Erzeugnissen durch die EU
Record· NominationPN1215 (107th)open
United States · United States Senate · 15 November 2001
Bill· Regierungsvorlage: Bundes(verfassungs)gesetz879 d.B.regierungsvorlage: bundes(verfassungs)gesetz
Austria · National Council · 15 November 2001
Bundesgesetz betreffend die Belastung öffentlichen Wassergutes mit Fischereirechten
Bill· SS. 1716 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001
Global Climate Change Act of 2001 - Provides for establishment of a number of new Government entities, including: (1) a National Office of Climate Change Action and an integrated program office for the global change research program within the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) an interagency climate change action task force to develop a national strategy for, among other things, substantially reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy efficiency research and development; and (3) a Science and Technology Assessment Service in the legislative branch. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a comprehensive measurement and verification system for greenhouse gas emissions. Requires the task force to initiate a mandatory emissions reporting system for the industrial, energy-producing, and transportation sectors. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish an atmospheric greenhouse gas monitoring and verification program; (2) conduct research on climate variability in the Asia-Pacific sector; (3) initiate a program for development of innovative greenhouse gas standards and measurement technologies; (4) establish a technology transfer program for emissions reduction and energy efficiency technologies; and (5) conduct regional coastal vulnerability assessments, develop a national coastal adaptation plan, and provide financial assistance. Amends the National Climate Program Act to, among other things: (1) include in the program methods to guide decision making on land use, water hazards, and related issues; (2) extend funding; and (3) require submission to Congress of a plan of action. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Secretary to perform research to develop standards and technology enabling reduced production in the United States of greenhouse gases associated with global warming. Requires the Director to establish a program of research on global climate change standards and processes. Authorizes the Director to: (1) hold a portion of competitions in areas designed to develop and commercialize technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) develop a program to support "green" manufacturing technologies, emphasizing energy efficiency of electric motors. Directs the President to: (1) establish within the Department of Commerce a National Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation Program to address regional impacts; and (2) establish and maintain an integrated ocean and coastal observing system. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to explore the use of geospatial information to address governmental needs to forecast a coastal zone adaptation plan.
Bill· SS. 1709 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for a limited time period, deductions and credits for commercial and residential properties using specified energy efficient construction or reconstruction approaches (component or performance-based). Sets forth provisions concerning allocation of deductions for public property. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish specified certification and compliance procedures.
Bill· HRH.R. 3289 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2001
Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act - Directs the Office of Homeland Security to coordinate the development and implementation of an interagency plan to prepare for and defend against terrorist crimes targeting the Yucca Mountain Project (high-level nuclear waste repository being studied at Yucca Mountain, Nevada). Requires that the plan: (1) include a comprehensive analysis of the safety and vulnerability of the Project to terrorism; (2) address specified types of attacks; (3) give special emphasis to addressing the use of nuclear waste as a radiological weapon, the use of specified technologies, and sabotage or theft of high-level nuclear waste; and (4) include a comprehensive strategy for defending against terrorism and an analysis of the economic, public health, and environmental costs and impacts of implementing the plan. Directs: (1) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate the development and implementation of a comprehensive interagency plan; and (2) the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and FEMA to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Research Council for technical review of the plans and to report to Congress on the potential liability costs and damages resulting from terrorism against the Project. Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from making a positive recommendation regarding, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a license for, a Yucca Mountain repository unless specified conditions are met, including that public hearings have been held for affected populations and the Secretary has certified that the Project is not vulnerable to terrorism.
Bill· HRH.R. 3290 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2001
Russian Fissile Materials Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, with the President's approval, to guarantee loans (principal and up to three percent per year on interest) made to the Government of the Russian Federation for: (1) retirement of the sovereign debt of the Russian Federation; and (2) nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities. Sets forth certain guaranteed loan requirements. Mandates allocation of certain funds each fiscal year to cover the expenses of the International Atomic Energy Agency in implementing and maintaining safeguards at a Russian facility on specified metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium and highly enriched uranium.
Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm14/7509open
Germany · German Bundestag · 14 November 2001
Konkretisierung des Leitbildes "nachhaltig zukunftsfähige Entwicklung" allgemein und für den Energiebereich, Ausgangssituation und Rahmenbedingungen: Klimawandel, Energienachfrage und Ressourcenverfügbarkeit, Globalisierung und Liberalisierung der Energiemärkte; Sondervoten, Dissenstexte
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3061/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 12 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend den europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3063/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 12 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend den europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3064/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 12 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für öffentliche Leistung und Sport betreffend den europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3062/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 12 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend den europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie
Record· NominationPN1208 (107th)open
United States · United States Senate · 9 November 2001
Bill· Regierungsvorlage: Bundes(verfassungs)gesetz843 d.B.regierungsvorlage: bundes(verfassungs)gesetz
Austria · National Council · 9 November 2001
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Umweltförderungsgesetz geändert wird
Bill· HRH.R. 3274 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2001
Comprehensive Energy Conservation Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, weatherization assistance, and State energy grants, respectively. Increases funding for the Energy Star program. Raises average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to set forth a Federal renewable portfolio standard that requires every retail electric supplier to submit Renewable Energy Credits to the Secretary of Energy according to prescribed annual percentages of the total electric energy sold by the supplier to electric consumers during the calendar year. Amends Federal transportation law to mandate: (1) certain tire rating standards; and (2) a national tire fuel efficiency program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits against the income tax for specified percentages of: (1) purchases of Energy Star products; and (2) the purchase of fuel-efficient American-made passenger vehicles. Imposes an excise tax upon the windfall profit on sale of any electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, coal, or other taxable product. Establishes the Windfall Profits Fund as the depository for such tax. Establishes the Reasonable Profits Board to make profit determinations relating to windfall profit on the sale of electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, coal, and products thereof.
Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1879/J-BR/2001schriftliche anfrage - br
Austria · Federal Council · 8 November 2001
Anfrage der Bundesräte Albrecht Konecny und Genossen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Verunsicherung der österreichischen Bevölkerung durch widersprüchliche Aussagen der Mitglieder der Bundesregierung zu brisanten politischen Themen <i>(Neutralität, Atomkraftwerk Temelin und EU-Osterweiterung)</i>
Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1880/J-BR/2001schriftliche anfrage - br
Austria · Federal Council · 8 November 2001
Anfrage der Bundesräte Albrecht Konecny und Genossen an die Bundesministerin für öffentliche Leistung und Sport betreffend Verunsicherung der österreichischen Bevölkerung durch widersprüchliche Aussagen der Mitglieder der Bundesregierung zu brisanten politischen Themen <i>(Neutralität, Atomkraftwerk Temelin und EU-Osterweiterung)</i>
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3048/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 8 November 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Helene Partik-Pablé, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend tierquälerische Maßnahmen in Ungarn <i>("Lebendrupf" bei Gänsen)</i>
Bill· SS. 1667 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001
Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001 - Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to extend the indemnification authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding licensees and nonprofit educational institutions. Makes such authority permanent with respect to Department of Energy (DOE) contractors. Revises guidelines governing: (1) licensee insurance premiums; and (2) liability and indemnification limits. Limits any civil penalty for a tax-exempt nonprofit contractor, subcontractor, or supplier to the amount of the performance fee paid by the Secretary. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to add two Assistant Secretaries of Energy to serve, respectively, as Director of: (1) the Office of Science; and (2) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish or continue certain programs including: (1) specified nuclear energy research and technology programs; (2) investments to increase electricity capacity at commercial nuclear plants; (3) continued domestic capability for uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries; and (4) university nuclear engineering education research and infrastructure. Amends the USEC Privatization Act to prohibit the Secretary from selling surplus natural uranium and conversion services through 2006. Requires the sale of uranium hexaflouride. Authorizes the Secretary to place the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant into cold standby condition for a five-year period. Mandates a program to: (1) demonstrate the NRC Early Site Permit process; (2) evaluate opportunities for completion of partially constructed nuclear plants; (3) assess opportunities for Generation IV reactors; and (4) research potential licensing issues associated with new reactor technologies and designs. Declares electricity generated by a nuclear plant to be an environmentally preferable product. Conditions Federal funding for a domestic or international organization that supports electricity production facilities upon inclusion of emission-free electricity production facility projects that use nuclear fuel. Establishes the Office of Spent Nuclear Fuel Research to implement a research and development regarding treatment, recycling, and disposal of high-level nuclear radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct advanced fuel recycling technology research and development to promote electrometallurgical technology as a proliferation-resistant alternative to aqueous reprocessing; and (2) establish the Advanced Accelerator Applications Program. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) revise certain commercial license requirements; (2) repeal restrictions pertaining to foreign ownership of commercial licensees; and (3) grant firearms and arrest authority to employees of NRC licensees.
Bill· HRH.R. 3255 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001
Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioPAct) of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants, scholarships, and loans in order to strengthen the nursing profession. Establishes the National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program. Authorizes appropriations to: (1) increase hospital and provider capacity, training, and resources for treating bioterrorism victims; (2) increase and improve vaccine and antibiotic supplies for attack victims; and (3) provide for the coordination, training, and equipping of bioterrorism emergency responders. Authorizes appropriations for Department of Agriculture activities to: (1) reduce agricultural pathogen and insect pest threats; and (2) increase Department information systems security. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand the Food and Drug Administration's capacity to ensure the safety of the food supply system, including imported food, and protect against the threat of bioterrorism. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) permit debarment for repeated or serious food import violations; (2) deem as misbranded imported food without country-of-origin labeling; (3) deem as adulterated a food item imported by a debarred person; and (4) require registration of food manufacturing, processing, and handling facilities. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) undertake public water systems vulnerability assessments and review related emergency response plans; and (2) provide such systems with assistance for basic security enhancements and information systems protection. Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for possessing a select agent known to be a biological agent, with reckless disregard for the public health and safety. Authorizes appropriations for neutron scanner technology and technology to detect biological or chemical agents and for increased numbers of border patrol and immigration officers. Directs the Attorney General to develop or carry out various programs, including programs to improve identification of those appearing on law enforcement "watch lists" and to mandate better tracking of visas. Requires the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to: (1) assess terrorist threats within the United States and its territories and possible responses to such threats; (2) implement a public education campaign concerning appropriate response to a terrorist attack; and (3) coordinate the deployment of chemical and biological detection capabilities. Requires the President to: (1) establish a database of information concerning terrorist activity; and (2) reduce barriers to the sharing of such information among Federal law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) increase military capability to respond to domestic crises involving chemical or biological weapons; (2) implement interagency crisis response and consequence management; and (3) accelerate response research and development. Requires the Secretary of Energy to increase efforts relating to nonproliferation verification of chemical and biological materials in countries other than the United States. Urges the President to seek to establish a United States-Russian Federation Biological-Chemical Working Group.
Record· CJCELEX 61999CJ0143decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 November 2001
Report· Ausschussbericht848 d.B.ausschussbericht
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2001
Bericht des Wirtschaftsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (815 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Erdöl-Bevorratungs- und Meldegesetz 1982 geändert wird
Report· Ausschussbericht844 d.B.ausschussbericht
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2001
Bericht des Wirtschaftsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (833 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Mineralrohstoffgesetz - MinroG, die Allgemeine Bergpolizeiverordnung, die Erdöl-Bergpolizeiverordnung, die Verordnung zur Verhütung einer Vergeudung der Energie von Erdöl- und Erdgaslagerstätten und die Bergpolizeiverordnung für die Seilfahrt geändert sowie die Verordnung über Standorte und Amtsbezirke der Berghauptmannschaften, das IX. Hauptstück des Allgemeinen Berggesetzes und die Bergpolizeiverordnung über das Grubenrettungswesen aufgehoben werden (Mineralrohstoffgesetznovelle 2001)
Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1878/J-BR/2001schriftliche anfrage - br
Austria · Federal Council · 7 November 2001
Anfrage der Bundesräte Herwig Hösele und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Entschließung des Steiermärkischen Landtages zur Ökoenergie
Report· Ausschussbericht847 d.B.ausschussbericht
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2001
Bericht des Wirtschaftsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (816 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Energielenkungsgesetz 1982 geändert wird
Resolution· Selbständiger Ausschuss-Entschließungsantrag37/AEAselbständiger ausschuss-entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2001
Entschließungsantrag des Wirtschaftsausschusses betreffend Erarbeitung eines Rohstoffplans zur Dokumentation der Lagerstätten der mineralischen Rohstoffe und eines bundesweiten Abbauplans
Bill· HRH.R. 3241 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2001
Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to make Puerto Rico eligible for the weatherization assistance program.
Question· Kleine Anfrage14/7402open
Germany · German Bundestag · 7 November 2001
Förderung des Projekts "Europäische Spallations-Neutronenquelle (ESS)", Auswahl von Sitzland und Standort, Aufnahme in das 6. EU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm, Kosten und Finanzierung
Motion· Antrag14/7287open
Germany · German Bundestag · 6 November 2001
Erreichbarkeit der nationalen Klimaschutzziele vor dem Hintergrund des Atomausstiegs, Erarbeitung eines umfassenden Energiekonzepts unter Berücksichtigung der Kriterien Wirtschaftlichkeit, Umweltverträglichkeit und Versorgungssicherheit, sofortige Vorlage des Energieberichts, Erläuterungen zum "Paradigmenwechsel in der Energiepolitik", Harmonisierung der europäischen Klimaschutzpolitik
Regulation· RCELEX 32001R2422not in force
European Union · EUR-Lex · 6 November 2001
Bill· SS. 1629 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2001
Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act, respecting crop years 2002 through 2008, to provide nonrecourse commodity loans, based upon planted acres and payment yield, up to a specified maximum acreage. Requires conservation and wetlands program compliance. Provides for an annual national and individual loan rate determination. Increases 2002 loan rates for wheat, corn, soybeans, upland cotton, and rice. States that the national average loan rate for a commodity shall be 80 percent of economic production costs. Makes loan deficiency payments available for eligible producers who forgo such nonrecourse loans. Establishes loan eligibility income and production limitations. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Farmer Owned Production Loss Reserve. Authorizes the Secretary to establish: (1) a Humanitarian Food Assistance Reserve; and (2) a Renewable Energy Reserve. Discretionary Inventory Management, Program Cost-Containment, and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act to authorize the Secretary to establish a voluntary inventory management program for loan commodities, which shall, in a year of projected surpluses, provide increased loan rates for conservation use acreage set-asides.
Bill· SS. 1628 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2001
Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry; (9) energy; and (10) agricultural competition.
Bill· SS. 1586 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to permit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to authorize employees of its contractors, licensees, or certificate holders to: (1) carry firearms during the course of official duties and while engaged in the protection of relevant facilities; and (2) arrest without warrant for any felony or for any offense against the United States committed in their presence. Establishes a fine or imprisonment for sabotage of any production, utilization, waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, uranium enrichment, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility subject to NRC licensing or certification during its construction.
Bill· SS. 1591 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001
Nuclear Safety and Promotion Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize until August 1, 2012, mandatory indemnification and holding harmless of certain licensees for nuclear incidents (Price-Anderson Act). Repeals the prohibition against foreign ownership of commercial, medical therapy, and research and development licenses issued by the NRC. Provides that the duration of the operating phase of the license period for certain combined construction and operating licenses shall not be less than the duration of the operating license if application had been made for separate construction and operating licenses. Prohibits the NRC from giving any consideration to need or alternative when conducting any environmental review regarding a facility license application or renewal. Eliminates antitrust review of NRC license applications. Authorizes the NRC to prescribe regulations to ensure the availability of sufficient decommissioning funds for certain production or utilization facilities, including standards and restrictions governing former licensee control and disbursement over any facility decommissioning fund. Authorizes the NRC to eliminate the pension offset governing former NRC employees rehired as consultants if the annuitant has skills critical to the performance of NRC duties. Repeals the requirements that the NRC promulgate implementation rules governing conflicts of interest relating to contracts. Authorizes the NRC enter into a contract with a national laboratory if it takes reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of the conflict of interest. Instructs the NRC to implement a training and fellowship program to address shortages of critical safety skills.
Bill· SS. 1590 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001
Environmental Streamlining of Energy Facilities Act of 2001 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to establish an integrated review process for the environmental review required for construction, operation, and maintenance of energy facilities for which an authorization (license, permit, or other form of approval) is required to be issued under Federal law. Includes in the process the following components: (1) designation of a lead agency and delineation of lead agency and participating agency responsibilities; (2) integration of the preparation of environmental impact statements or assessments and the conduct of any other review or determination, and the issuance of any authorization, required under Federal law; (3) public participation requirements; (4) procedures for resolution of environmental concerns that have not been resolved; (5) guidelines for participation of State agencies in the review and delegation to them of authority to prepare environmental impact statements or assessments; and (6) financial assistance to States that assume responsibility for environmental review that would otherwise be conducted by the lead agency.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 272 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2311 (FY 2002 energy and water development appropriations).
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3015/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 24 October 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend den aktuellen Stand der Verhandlungen des Energiekapitels <i>(des EU-Beitrittsantrages)</i> mit Tschechien <i>(und die Problematik der nuklearen Sicherheit des</i> <i>Kernkraftwerkes Temelin)</i>
Bill· Regierungsvorlage: Bundes(verfassungs)gesetz833 d.B.regierungsvorlage: bundes(verfassungs)gesetz
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2001
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Mineralrohstoffgesetz - MinroG, die Allgemeine Bergpolizeiverordnung, die Erdöl-Bergpolizeiverordnung, die Verordnung zur Verhütung einer Vergeudung der Energie von Erdöl- und Erdgaslagerstätten und die Bergpolizeiverordnung für die Seilfahrt geändert sowie die Verordnung über Standorte und Amtsbezirke der Berghauptmannschaften, das IX. Hauptstück des Allgemeinen Berggesetzes und die Bergpolizeiverordnung über das Grubenrettungswesen aufgehoben werden (Mineralrohstoffgesetznovelle 2001)
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag524/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2001
Antrag der Abgeordneten Georg Oberhaidinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Förderung erneuerbarer Energie im liberalisierten Markt
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag525/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2001
Antrag der Abgeordneten Georg Oberhaidinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Erstellung eines neuen Energieberichts
Record· NominationPN1159 (107th)open
United States · United States Senate · 23 October 2001
Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm14/7732open
Germany · German Bundestag · 23 October 2001
Vorhandene Kernanlagen; Rahmen für Gesetzgebung und Vollzug; Behörden, Gremien und Organisationen; Verantwortung, Sicherheit, Finanzmittel und Personal, menschliche Faktoren, Qualitätssicherung, Sicherheitsbewertung und -prüfung, Strahlenschutz, Notfallvorsorge, Standortwahl; Auslegung, Bau und Betrieb von Kernkraftwerken; Aktivitäten der Atomaufsicht des Bundes (Text des Berichts nur auf Bundestagsdrucksache 14/7732)
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2961/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 22 October 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend sofortige Information des Nationalrates über den Inhalt des Briefes von EU-Kommissar Günter Verheugen an Bundeskanzler Wolfgang Schüssel samt Anlagen betreffend Ausräumung der Sicherheitsbedenken bezüglich des tschechischen Atomkraftwerkes Temelin