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Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag161/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Schutz der österreichischen Wasserressourcen

Austria · National Council · 18 June 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schutz der österreichischen Wasserressourcen

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag160/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Ökologischer Hochwasserschutz

Austria · National Council · 18 June 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ökologischer Hochwasserschutz

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag40/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

Vorrang für Schienen- statt Straßenprojekte bei der TEN-Neuverhandlung

Austria · National Council · 18 June 2003

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Berücksichtigung wichtiger Schienenprojekte (Pyhrnkorridor, Summerauerbahn) in den Neuverhandlungen hinsichtlich der Transeuropäischen Netze sowie Eintreten gegen Aufnahme der Transitprojekte S 10 <i>(Mühlviertler Schnellstraße)</i> , A 5 <i>(Nord Autobahn)</i> oder S 7 <i>(Fürstenfelder Schnellstraße)</i> in das Transeuropäische Netz

Bill· HRH.R. 2508 (108th)referred

Safe Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2003

Safe Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from disposing any low-level radioactive waste in a landfill that does not meet all requirements and standards applicable to landfills containing hazardous waste under either Federal law, or under a State regulatory program, with respect to landfill lining, leachate collection systems, and groundwater and soil column monitoring systems. Declares such prohibition inapplicable to DOE disposal of certain sealed reactor compartments and reactor components from Naval nuclear-powered warships and prototypes where a performance assessment or analysis in an environmental impact statement demonstrates that the sealed nature of the metal compartment or reactor component will significantly outlast and exceed performance standards for a liner system.

Bill· Regierungsvorlage: Bundes(verfassungs)gesetz126 d.B.regierungsvorlage: bundes(verfassungs)gesetz

Marchfeldkanal-Bundesbeitragsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 16 June 2003

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über die Festlegung des Bundesbeitrags zum Betrieb des Marchfeldkanalsystems erlassen und das Marchfeldkanalgesetz aufgehoben wird (Marchfeldkanal-Bundesbeitragsgesetz)

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage534/Jschriftliche anfrage

Willensbildung innerhalb der Europäischen Union zur Arbeitsgruppe der UNO für das grundsätzliche Recht auf Nahrung

Austria · National Council · 13 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Bayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend die Einflussnahme auf die Willensbildung innerhalb der Europäischen Union zur Arbeitsgruppe der UNO für das grundsätzliche Recht auf Nahrung

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage530/Jschriftliche anfrage

Nassbaggerungsprojekte in Kirchberg am Wagram/NÖ

Austria · National Council · 13 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Nassbaggerungsprojekte in Kirchberg am Wagram/NÖ

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage523/Jschriftliche anfrage

Ausbildung von ABC-Abwehr-Kräften in Vyskov/Dedice, Tschechische Republik

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Pilz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung betreffend Ausbildung von ABC-Abwehr-Kräften in Vyskov/Dedice, Tschechische Republik

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage524/Jschriftliche anfrage

Ausbildung von ABC-Abwehr-Kräften in Vyskov/Dedice, Tschechische Republik

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Pilz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen betreffend Ausbildung von ABC-Abwehr-Kräften in Vyskov/Dedice, Tschechische Republik

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 217 (108th)open

Condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran (also known as Iran) for constructing a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 12 June 2003

Calls on: (1) the Government of Iran to comply with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), verify its compliance under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, sign the Model Additional Protocol of the International Atomic Energy Agency which would allow inspectors freer access to nuclear sites, and immediately and unconditionally halt support for terrorism; (2) the President to set a new direction, incorporating all available nonproliferation tools, to redirect Iranian efforts away from nuclear weapons; and (3) United Nations members to join the United States in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and reaffirm their commitment to fighting all forms of terrorism.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage519/Jschriftliche anfrage

massenhaftes Bienensterben in Europa

Austria · National Council · 11 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend massenhaftes Bienensterben in Europa

Amendment· Abänderungsantrag im PlenumAA-13abänderungsantrag im plenum

Budgetbegleitgesetz 2003

Austria · National Council · 11 June 2003

Amendment· Abänderungsantrag im PlenumAA-15abänderungsantrag im plenum

Budgetbegleitgesetz 2003

Austria · National Council · 11 June 2003

Law· HRH.R. 2417 (108th)enacted

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 2003

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency; (2) Department of Defense; (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) National Security Agency; (5) National Reconnaissance Office; (6) National Imagery and Mapping Agency; (7) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation; (10) Department of Homeland Security; and (11) Coast Guard. Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2004, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. Allows the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 2004 (by not more than two percent) when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification of the congressional intelligence committees. Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY 2004, as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Specifies that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise permitted by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

Bill· SS. 1211 (108th)open

A bill to further the purposes of title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the "Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act", by directing the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a demonstration program for water reclamation in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2003

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in furtherance of the purposes of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, to construct and maintain a test and evaluation facility capable of processing at least 100,000 gallons of water per day at the Tularosa Basin in Otero County, New Mexico. Requires the facility to be used to research new desalination technologies to determine the most-technologically-efficient and cost-effective means for producing potable water from saline or other unsuitable water. Directs the Secretary to: (1) contract with Sandia National Laboratory to develop a desalination technology plan; and (2) construct the facility according to recommendations of such plan. Instructs Secretary and the Secretary of Energy to: (1) enter into an agreement for operation of the facility and the conduct of research under this Act; (2) establish a technical advisory panel; and (3) undertake research and development of desalination technologies in addition to the program carried out at the facility. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of all water produced by the facility under contract with at least one community in Otero County, but only after Sandia notifies the Secretary that the water is of a consistent, reliable quality.

Bill· SS. 1192 (108th)referred

Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2003

Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission to study and report to Congress on significant price spikes in major United States consumer energy products since 1990.

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag139/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Forcierung der Lärmbekämpfung in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 4 June 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Forcierung der Lärmbekämpfung in Österreich <i>(Vorlage eines Lärmschutzgesetzes)</i>

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage496/Jschriftliche anfrage

AKW Temelin - mangelndes Engagement der Bundesregierung

Austria · National Council · 4 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> Temelin - mangelndes Engagement der Bundesregierung

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage494/Jschriftliche anfrage

AKW Temelin - mangelndes Engagement der Bundesregierung

Austria · National Council · 4 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> Temelin - mangelndes Engagement der Bundesregierung

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage495/Jschriftliche anfrage

AKW Temelin - mangelndes Engagement der Bundesregierung

Austria · National Council · 4 June 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> Temelin - mangelndes Engagement der Bundesregierung

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag136/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Rinderleukosegesetz 1982

Austria · National Council · 4 June 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Tierseuchenbekämpfung (Rinderleukosegesetz 1982)

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag138/A(E) und Zu 138/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

EU-konforme Novellierung der Altölbestimmungen in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 4 June 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend EU-konforme Novellierung der Altölbestimmungen in Österreich

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 259 (108th)referred

Calling for robust inspections in Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 2003

Expresses deep concern that the Islamic Republic of Iran may be attempting to acquire a nuclear weapons capability, in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement. Calls on: (1) the President, the United Nations Security Council, and other countries to urge Iran to accept an additional, safeguard-strengthening agreement that gives the IAEA greater access in Iran to assure against the presence of undeclared facilities or the diversion of materials or technologies from safeguarded facilities; and (2) Iran to demonstrate its commitment to the Treaty and to peace and stability in the Middle East by accepting such an agreement.

Question· Kleine Anfrage15/1148open

Nukleare Sicherheit und Diskussion über die Übernahme des EURATOM-Vertrags in die Verfassung der Europäischen Union (G-SIG: 15010359)

Germany · German Bundestag · 4 June 2003

Anpassung des EURATOM-Vertrages durch ein der Europäischen Verfassung beizufügendes Protokoll, Nichterwähnung des EURATOM-Vertrages in der Erklärung von Laeken, Mitentscheidungsrechte des Europäischen Parlaments bei EURATOM-Verordnungen, Vorgaben für Endlagerung, Novellierung des Atomgesetzes

Bill· SS. 1161 (108th)reported

Foreign Assistance Authorization Act, fiscal year 2004

United States · United States Congress · 29 May 2003

Foreign Assistance Authorization Act, fiscal year 2004 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 to the President for development assistance and for the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Treasury a Development Credit Authority Program Account, with appropriations authorized for FY 2004, and to authorize FY 2004 appropriations for: (1) technical assistance to foreign governments and foreign central banks of developing or transitional countries; (2) international organizations and programs; (3) international disaster assistance; (4) famine assistance; (5) assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union, and for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States; and (6) operating expenses of the United States Agency for International Development. Establishes in the Treasury a Complex Foreign Crises Contingency Fund, with appropriations authorized for FY 2004. Authorizes FY 2004 appropriations for: (1) international narcotics control and law enforcement, especially for Colombia; (2) Economic Support Fund; (3) international military education and training; (4) peacekeeping operations; (5) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and related assistance; and (6) foreign military financing program, particularly assistance to Israel and Egypt. Authorizes FY 2004 appropriations for: (1) the Inter-American Foundation; and (2) the African Development Foundation. Amends specified Federal laws to authorize FY 2004 appropriations for contributions to: (1) the seventh replenishment of the Asian Development Fund; (2) the thirteenth replenishment of the International Development Association; and (3) the ninth replenishment of the African Development Fund. Authorizes the President to make available certain FY 2003 funds for relief and reconstruction efforts in and around Iraq. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to: (1) development policy; (2) assistance for nongovernmental organizations; (3) authority for use of funds for unanticipated contingencies; (4) authority to accept lethal excess property; (5) reconstruction assistance under international disaster assistance authority; (6) funding authorities for assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (7) waiver of net proceeds resulting from disposal of U.S. defense articles provided to a foreign country on a grant basis; (8) transfer of certain obsolete or surplus defense articles in the war reserve stockpiles for allies to Israel; (9) additions to war reserve stockpiles for allies for FY 2004; (10) restrictions on economic support funds for Lebanon; (11) administration of justice; (12) demining programs; (13) special waiver authority; (14) prohibition of assistance for countries in default; (15) military coups; (16) alternative dispute resolution; (17) assistance for law enforcement forces; (18) special debt relief for the poorest; (19) the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; (20) landmine clearance programs; and (21) the Middle East Foundation. Amends the Arms Export Control Act with respect to: (1) thresholds for advance notice to Congress of sales or upgrades of defense articles, design and construction services, and major defense equipment; (2) the requirement for advance notice to Congress of comprehensive export authorizations; (3) an exception to bilateral agreement requirements for transfers of defense items within Australia; (4) authority to provide cataloging data and services to non-NATO countries; (5) Freedom Support Act permanent waiver authority; (6) extension of Pakistan waivers; (7) consolidation of reports on nonproliferation in South Asia; (8) the Haitian Coast Guard; (9) the sense of Congress relating to exports of defense items to the United Kingdom; and (10) marketing information for commercial communications satellites. Radiological Terrorism Threat Reduction Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) propose that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conclude agreements with up to eight countries for temporary international storage facilities for radioactive sources; (2) support a program to promote discovery, inventory, and recovery of radioactive sources; (3) assist the Government of the Russian Federation to substitute solar (or other non-nuclear) power sources for radioisotope thermal power units operated by the Russian Federation and other independent states of the former Soviet Union; (4) assist in development of foreign first responders to radioactive situations; and (5) submit threat assessment reports to the appropriate congressional committees. Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2003 - Establishes a fellowship program in public health education or training. Directs the Secretary to support in-country training in laboratory techniques and syndrome surveillance. Authorizes the President to assist eligible developing countries in the purchase and maintenance of public health laboratory equipment, as well as communication equipment and information technology. Authorizes Federal agencies to assign public health personnel to U.S. missions and international organizations. Directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) increase the number of personnel assigned to CDCP or DOD infectious disease research laboratories; and (2) expand laboratory operations. Authorizes the President to assist in the development of regional health networks, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish new Foreign Epidemiology Training Programs. Amends specified Federal laws with respect to: (1) elimination and modification of certain reporting requirements; (2) certain claims for expropriation by the Government of Nicaragua; and (3) annual reports to Congress under the Arms Control and Disarmament Act. Declares the sense of Congress about support for Sierra Leone, Somalia, and the Central African States. Makes certain funds available to support independent media in Ethiopia and the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Program. Specifies a condition on the provision of certain funds to Indonesia or the Indonesian Armed Forces. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to add certain countries of the Caribbean region to those for which U.S. activities relating to combatting HIV/AIDS require the direct approval of the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage466/Jschriftliche anfrage

die Störfälle im ungarischen AKW Paks

Austria · National Council · 23 May 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend die Störfälle im ungarischen AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> Paks

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage452/Jschriftliche anfrage

belastete Gebiete - Luft in Kärnten

Austria · National Council · 23 May 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend belastete Gebiete - Luft in Kärnten

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage467/Jschriftliche anfrage

Abschied von der heimischen Anti-Atom-Politik

Austria · National Council · 23 May 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Abschied von der heimischen Anti-Atom-Politik, den mangelnden Aktivitäten der österreichischen Bundesregierung nach den Störfällen im ungarischen AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> Paks und im tschechischen Temelin und fehlenden Initiativen auf EU-Ebene

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage464/Jschriftliche anfrage

Arbeitsgruppe zur Erarbeitung eines Bundestierschutzgesetzes

Austria · National Council · 23 May 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Brigid Weinzinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Arbeitsgruppe zur Erarbeitung eines Bundestierschutzgesetzes

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage468/Jschriftliche anfrage

Vormarsch der Einweg-Gebinde und die Säumigkeit des Ministers

Austria · National Council · 23 May 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Vormarsch der Einweg-Gebinde <i>(am Getränkemarkt)</i> und die Säumigkeit des Ministers

Bill· SS. 1149 (108th)open

Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2003

Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the renewable electricity production tax credit to, among other things, include as qualified energy resources, geothermal energy, solar energy, small irrigation power, biosolids and sludge, and municipal solid waste. Provides alternative vehicle and fuel incentives, including credits for installation of alternative fueling stations and the retail sale of alternative fuels as motor vehicle fuel, modification of the credit for qualified electric vehicles, and allowing the alcohol fuels credit to be transferred and to be used against motor fuels taxes. Sets forth certain conservation and energy efficiency provisions such as credits for the construction of new energy efficient homes, the installation of energy efficient appliances, combined heat and power system properties, and energy efficiency improvements to existing homes. Establishes a three-year recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices. Establishes clean coal incentives, including credits for emission reductions, efficiency improvements in existing coal-based generation facilities, and investment in qualifying advanced clean coal technology. Revises oil and gas provisions, including establishing a credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal wells, permitting the expensing of capital costs incurred in complying with EPA sulfur regulations, establishing an environmental tax credit, extending the marginal production income limit, and treating natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property. Sets forth electric utility restructuring provisions. Sets forth provisions concerning tax shelters, including establishing penalties for failure to include reportable transaction information and accuracy-related understatements, and increasing the penalty for failure to furnish information regarding tax shelters. Establishes rules concerning corporate expatriation and an excise tax on stock compensation of insiders in inverted corporations. Makes additional amendments, including amendments concerning: (1) the recovery period for Indian reservation property; (2) IRS user fees; (3) adding hepatitis A vaccine to the taxable vaccine list; and (4) individual expatriation to avoid tax.

Bill· HRH.R. 2209 (108th)referred

Clean Diesel Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2003

Clean Diesel Act of 2003 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator of EPA) to promulgate regulations applicable to motor vehicle diesel fuel produced or imported by any refiner or importer beginning on January 1, 2011. Sets forth standards for: (1) sulfur content; (2) cetane number; (3) aromatic content; and (4) lubricity level. Exempts from such standards certain motor vehicle diesel fuel designated for export outside the United States. Authorizes the Administrator to waive such standards upon petition by one or more States. Establishes civil penalties and injunctive authority for misfueling practices which knowingly introduce, or cause or allow to be introduced, fuel other than clean diesel fuel into any motor vehicle designed to operate with diesel fuel. Directs the Secretary of Energy to determine credit amounts for the clean diesel motor vehicle credit and the lifetime fuel savings credit under the Internal Revenue Code in amounts which the Secretary determines will provide appropriate incentives to encourage the widespread consumer acceptance of clean diesel motor vehicles. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish such credits, as well as a credit for producing low sulfur content diesel fuel. Provides for expensing the capital costs incurred in complying with EPA sulfur regulations. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to States and cities to convert old plants to produce clean diesel motor vehicles.

Decision· DCELEX 32003D0462in force

2003/462/EC: Council Decision of 19 May 2003 on the signing on behalf of the European Community and provisional application of a Framework Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in the Russian Federation and its Protocol on Claims, Legal Proceedings and Indemnification and approving the conclusion by the Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community of the abovementioned Agreement and its Protocol

European Union · EUR-Lex · 19 May 2003

Bill· SS. 1072 (108th)open

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2003

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 - Reauthorizes the Federal-aid surface transportation program through FY 2009. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to establish: (1) an Infrastructure Performance and Maintenance Program; (2) a freight transportation gateways program; (3) a National Blue Ribbon Commission on Highway Safety; (4) a highway safety improvement program; and (5) a multi-modal energy and climate change program. Modifies provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century regarding ozone and particulate matter standards and the regional haze program. Directs: (1) the Secretary to design and implement a discretionary grant program to reduce impaired driving; and (2) the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services. Federal Public Transportation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary to establish a Planning Capacity Building Program. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide grants for new transportation services; and (2) make grants to sub-recipients of State and local governmental authorities in financing specified capital projects. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) major capital investment program grants; and (2) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration administrative expenses. Directs: (1) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator to establish a Medical Review Board; and (2) the Secretary to carry out a motor carrier research, development, and technology (RD&amp;T) program. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) a surface transportation RD&amp;T deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research; and (6) high speed rail. Establishes an Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics. Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary to conduct an ongoing ITS program to advance nationwide deployment. Requires: (1) designated metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation plans for metropolitan planning areas of the State; and (2) each State to develop a statewide transportation improvement program. Directs: (1) the U.S. Postal Service to prescribe regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous material in the mail; (2) the Secretary to monitor public-sector emergency response planning and training for hazardous material incidents; and (3) the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an Emergency Preparedness Fund account. Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish sanitary transportation practices to avoid the adulteration of food. Surface Transportation Revenue Act of 2004 - Extends certain highway-related taxes and tax benefits.

Bill· HRH.R. 2113 (108th)referred

Energy Efficiency Investment Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2003

Energy Efficiency Investment Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for qualified energy property (certain building envelope components or heating or cooling equipment) placed in service or installed in a U.S.-sited principal residence.

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