Energy

322 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of delivery of the rural broadband scheme; the expected timeframe for delivery into people’s homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

322 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of delivery of the rural broadband scheme; the expected timeframe for delivery into people’s homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/11]

321 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Saorview service will be available to all households in the North. [35457/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

321 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Saorview service will be available to all households in the North. [35457/11]

320 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the basis for his decision to allow 4,800 salmon to be caught and/or killed on the River Nore in 2012; the persons that advised him in this decision; the stakeholders that were consulted in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36271/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

320 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the basis for his decision to allow 4,800 salmon to be caught and/or killed on the River Nore in 2012; the persons that advised him in this decision; the stakeholders that were consulted in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36271/11]

319 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will accept that there is a need to set terms of reference for the Environment Protection Agency in investigating the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing forgas. [35893/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

319 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will accept that there is a need to set terms of reference for the Environment Protection Agency in investigating the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing forgas. [35893/11]

318 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the verification measures that are undertaken to ensure that the applicant for grant assistance under the better energy homes scheme is the home owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35636/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

318 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the verification measures that are undertaken to ensure that the applicant for grant assistance under the better energy homes scheme is the home owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35636/11]

317 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for the warmer homes scheme that have been received from County Mayo; the number of applications that have been fully processed and have had works completed; if all eligible applications submitted to Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland will have works as specified in the scheme carried out; if he will ensure sufficient resources are immediately allocated to Clár ICH, Claremorris and Mayo North East Leader Partnership to complete all outstanding applications without further delays; if he will ensure outstanding works will be allocated to private contractors to clear the backlog; and if the warmer homes scheme is still open for new applications. [35443/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

317 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for the warmer homes scheme that have been received from County Mayo; the number of applications that have been fully processed and have had works completed; if all eligible applications submitted to Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland will have works as specified in the scheme carried out; if he will ensure sufficient resources are immediately allocated to Clár ICH, Claremorris and Mayo North East Leader Partnership to complete all outstanding applications without further delays; if he will ensure outstanding works will be allocated to private contractors to clear the backlog; and if the warmer homes scheme is still open for new applications. [35443/11]

141 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his predecessor announced in budget 2010 that he would introduce a scheme to give standard tax relief for a list of approved works for home insulation separate from the home energy savings scheme; the date on which he will introduce this tax relief scheme; and if he will provide details of the way the scheme will operate. [36238/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

141 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his predecessor announced in budget 2010 that he would introduce a scheme to give standard tax relief for a list of approved works for home insulation separate from the home energy savings scheme; the date on which he will introduce this tax relief scheme; and if he will provide details of the way the scheme will operate. [36238/11]

Entschließungsantrag zur dritten Beratung des Gesetzes über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2012 (Haushaltsgesetz 2012)

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 November 2011

<span style="font-weight: bold;">Umfangreiche Maßnahmen zur Haushaltskonsolidierung durch Schaffung einer soliden Einnahmebasis sowie Finanzierung zukunftswichtiger Politikbereiche und Abbau der Neuverschuldung</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" /> <br /> Einhaltung der Schuldenbremse, Verzicht auf Steuersenkungen und Reduzierung der Neuverschuldung durch konjunkturbedingte Mehreinnahmen oder Minderausgaben, Vorlage von 10 Gesetzentwürfen zur Umsetzung steuerpolitischer Maßnahmen des SPD-Finanzierungskonzepts für Bildung und Entschuldung, Investitionen in zukunftsgerichtete Bildungs- und Forschungspolitik, Stärkung aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik, Bekämpfung von Gewalt und Rechtsextremismus sowie Förderung von Vielfalt und Demokratie, Sicherstellung der Ausstattung der Antidiskriminierungsstelle, Mittelerhöhung für Verkehrsinfrastruktur sowie Stadtentwicklung und Städtebauförderung, nachhaltige Wirtschaftspolitik auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene, Entwicklungspolitik zur Bekämpfung von Hunger und Armut in der Welt, Aufhebung des Sondervermögens "Energie- und Klimafonds", Besetzung neuer Planstellen nach Aufgabenanalyse und Personalbedarfsplanung statt pauschaler Stelleneinsparungen

Novellierung Verpackungsverordnung

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Antrag der Abgeordneten Martina Schenk, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Novellierung Verpackungsverordnung

Trageverbot schadstoffbelasteter Badepantoffeln

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mario Kunasek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend Trageverbot schadstoffbelasteter Badepantoffeln <i>(für Soldaten nach einem Prüfbericht des</i> <i>Umweltbundesamtes)</i>

österreichische Experten für AKW-Stresstests

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Antrag der Abgeordneten Martina Schenk, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend österreichische Experten für AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> -Stresstests

Infrastrukturgesamtstrategie für Österreich

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Deimek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Infrastrukturgesamtstrategie für Österreich

noch immer offene Temelin-Sicherheitsfragen

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Rainer Widmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend noch immer offene Temelin-Sicherheitsfragen

europaweit einheitliche Haftungsregeln für Atomkraftwerke

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Werner Neubauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Initiativen für europaweit einheitliche Haftungsregeln für Atomkraftwerke

Wiedereinführung der Energieabgabenrückvergütung für Tourismusbetriebe

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Roman Haider, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einbringung einer Regierungsvorlage zur Wiedereinführung der Energieabgabenrückvergütung für Tourismusbetriebe

Umsetzung einer LED-Leasinginitiative für Gemeinden und Unternehmen

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2011

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Bernhard Themessl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Umsetzung einer LED (lichtemittierende Dioden) -Leasinginitiative für Gemeinden und Unternehmen in Kooperation mit der Kommunalkredit Austria AG

H.R._: ``AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT''; H.R._: ``ALASKAN ENERGY FOR AMERICAN JOBS ACT''; H.R._: ``PROTECTING INVESTMENT IN OIL SHALE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY, AND RESOURCE SECURITY ACT'' (PIONEERS ACT); AND H.R. _: COAL MINER EMPLOYMENT AND DOMESTIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ACT.''

United States · United States House of Representatives · 18 November 2011

Cut Energy Bills at Home Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2011

Cut Energy Bills at Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for the cost of a qualified whole home energy efficiency retrofit for the purpose of reducing the energy use of the taxpayer's principal residence.&nbsp; Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of $5,000 or 30% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid&nbsp;by the taxpayer to reduce&nbsp;residential energy use.&nbsp;Sets forth requirements for a qualified whole home energy efficiency retrofit, including design, testing, and documentation requirements. Terminates such credit after 2016. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a review process for home energy efficiency retrofits, including an estimate of usage of the tax credit and an analysis of the average actual energy use reductions.

A bill to prohibit the Department of Energy from subordinating its position in energy loan guarantees to outside investors.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2011

Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from issuing any loan guarantee under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that, in any circumstances at the time of, or subsequent to, the issuance of the loan guarantee, makes the Secretary subordinate to other financing.

21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2011

21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grants among states in proportion to each state's share of school improvement funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Reserves 2% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian schools. Reserves 5% of the grant funds for LEAs serving geographic areas with significant economic distress and those serving geographic areas recovering from a natural disaster. Requires states to reallocate such grant funds to LEAs on the basis of each LEA's share of school improvement funds. Allows LEAs to give priority to projects involving the abatement, removal, or interim control of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards, or a proven carcinogen. Directs LEA grantees to use a percentage of their grant, rising in 10% increments from 50% in FY2012 to 100% in FY2017, for public school modernization, renovation, repairs, or construction that meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standards, Energy Star standards, Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria, Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating standards (Green Globes), or equivalent standards adopted by the entities that have jurisdiction over such LEAs. Requires the Secretary to provide outreach and technical assistance to states and LEAs concerning the best practices in school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction. Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the effect this Act's projects have on student academic achievement. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools to provide the Secretary with advice on the academic, health, energy, and environmental impact of such schools and assistance in facilitating their creation. Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in a YouthBuild, Job Corps, or community or junior college program to gain employment experience on projects funded under this Act.

Job Creation Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2011

Job Creation Act of 2011 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets; (2) the President should pursue quick entry into force of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (3) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy. Expresses the sense of Congress that China's intellectual property rights violations are a problem for the U.S. economy. Title II: Tax Reform - Expresses the sense of Congress that reforming the federal tax code will benefit taxpayers and the U.S. economy. Title III: Balanced Budget Amendment - Expresses the sense of Congress that it needs to pass a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and send it to the states for ratification. Title IV: Energy - American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Deems any oil and gas leasing programs and activities authorized by this Act to be in compliance with ANWR purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough. Permits directional drilling in the Special Area. Prescribes procedures governing Coastal Plain lease sales, as well as terms and conditions, including: (1) environmental protection; (2) federal and state distribution of revenues; (3) rights-of-way; and (4) local government impact aid and community service assistance. Sets forth: (1) a &quot;no significant adverse effect&quot; standard to govern Coastal Plain activities; and (2) guidelines for expedited judicial review of complaints. Establishes the ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund. Title V: Reduction In Federal Workforce - Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take appropriate measures to ensure that: (1) the total number of federal employees, beginning in FY2015, does not exceed 90% of the total number of such employees as of September 30, 2011; (2) until the end of FY 2014,agencies do not appoint more than one employee for every three employees retiring or otherwise separating from government service; and (3) there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts due to this Act unless a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be financially advantageous to the federal government. Requires OMB to continuously monitor all agencies and make a determination as to whether the total number of federal employees exceeds the limitation imposed by this Act. Prohibits a federal agency from filling any vacancy unless OMB provides written notice to the President and Congress that the number of federal employees does not exceed the limitation established by this Act. Allows the President to waive the workforce limitations imposed by this Act if the President determines that the existence of a state of war or other national security concern or the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so requires. Allows the President additional discretion to waive such workforce limitations if the President determines that the efficiency of a federal agency or the performance of its critical mission so requires. Title VI: Repeal of Employer Health Insurance Mandate - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring certain employers who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance coverage for their employees. Title VII: Secret Ballot Protection Act - Secret Ballot Protection Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), or (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner. Title VIII: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Improvements - Amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (sanctions for filing a frivolous lawsuit) to: (1) require courts to award reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, to a prevailing party in a Rule 11 proceeding (currently discretionary); and (2) eliminate the 21-day period allowed for withdrawing or correcting a claim deemed frivolous. Requires state courts to apply Rule 11 to actions in state courts that substantially affect interstate commerce. Limits venue for personal injury claims filed in state or federal courts to the county or district: (1) in which the plaintiff or defendant resides, (2) where the plaintiff resided at the time of the alleged injury, or (3) the district in which the defendant's principal place of business is located. Imposes additional sanctions: (1) on attorneys who are found to violate Rule 11 three or more times, and (2) for willful and intentional destruction of documents relevant to a pending action in federal court. Establishes a rebuttable presumption of a Rule 11 violation if a plaintiff attempts to litigate a claim that has already been litigated and lost on the merits. Prohibits a court in a Rule 11 proceeding from ordering the nondisclosure of the record of the proceeding unless the court makes a specific finding of fact that justifies such an order. Title IX: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) to revise the definition of "rule" under such Act to exclude a rule of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators and to define "economic impact" with respect to a proposed or final rule as any direct economic effect on small entities from such rule and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule. Includes tribal organizations within the definition of "small governmental jurisdictions" for purposes of such Act. Requires initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses to: (1) describe alternatives to a proposed rule that minimize any adverse significant economic impact or maximize the beneficial significant economic impact on small entities, and (2) include revisions or amendments to a land management plan developed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior under specified Acts. Expands elements of initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses under RFA to include estimates and descriptions of the cumulative economic impact of a proposed rule on a small entity. Repeals provisions allowing a waiver or delay of the completion of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis. Requires the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules governing federal agency compliance with RFA requirements. Authorizes the Chief Counsel to modify or amend such rules, to intervene in agency adjudication relating to such rules, and to inform an agency of the impact of its rulemaking on small entities. Revises requirements for agency notification of the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy prior to the publication of any proposed rule. Requires agencies to provide the Chief Counsel with: (1) all materials prepared or utilized in making the proposed rule, and (2) information on the potential adverse and beneficial economic impacts of the proposed rule on small entities. Requires each agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan for the periodic review of existing and new rules that have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities to determine whether such rules should be continued, changed, or rescinded. Provides for judicial review of an agency final rule for compliance with RFA requirements after the publication of such rule. Grants federal courts of appeal jurisdiction to review all final rules issued in accordance with RFA.

Analyse van PBL van eerste initiatieven in verband met de Green Deal "Het effect van 59 Green Deals op het aandeel hernieuwbare energie en de uitstoot van niet-ETS-broeikasgassen: een quick scan" (min ELI)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 18 November 2011

Analyse van PBL van eerste initiatieven in verband met de Green Deal "Het effect van 59 Green Deals op het aandeel hernieuwbare energie en de uitstoot van niet-ETS-broeikasgassen: een quick scan" (min ELI)

Lijst van vragen en antwoorden over de recente stroomstoring in de Bommelerwaard

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 18 November 2011

Lijst van vragen en antwoorden over de recente stroomstoring in de Bommelerwaard

Voortgang administratieve netverliezen elektriciteit

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 18 November 2011

Voortgang administratieve netverliezen elektriciteit

steuerliche Absetzbarkeit von Spenden für Tier- und Umweltschutz

Austria · National Council · 17 November 2011

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Bernhard Vock, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend steuerliche Absetzbarkeit von Spenden für Tier- und Umweltschutz

THE SOLYNDRA FAILURE: VIEWS FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY CHU

United States · United States House of Representatives · 17 November 2011

156 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the broadband scheme; the available speeds; the future upgrades in Bandon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35279/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011

156 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the broadband scheme; the available speeds; the future upgrades in Bandon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35279/11]

155 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the private rental properties leased by him; the location of each property; the annual value of each lease; if each lease is subject to an upward only rent clause and the name of the landlord in tabular form. [35246/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011

155 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the private rental properties leased by him; the location of each property; the annual value of each lease; if each lease is subject to an upward only rent clause and the name of the landlord in tabular form. [35246/11]

Amendment of Decision No 1639/2006/EC establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) and of Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks

European Union · European Parliament · 17 November 2011

Welfare Reform Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2011

Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants. Restores the former name of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restores its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; and (2) renames the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits as the food stamp program. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to revise work requirements for the food stamp program and require able-bodied work eligible adult members of a family unit to participate in a work activation program during a full month of participation in the food stamp program, fulfilling specified levels of work activity during that month. (Work activation means, not employment, but supervised job search, community service activities, education and job training, workfare, or drug and alcohol treatment.) Specifies a financial reward for any state that reduces its food stamp caseload below calendar 2006 levels. Declares that a food, food product, meal, or other specified item shall be considered a food under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 only if it is a bare essential. Requires the President to include means-tested welfare spending in every budget submission. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to define and establish an aggregate cap for means-tested welfare spending. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states to reward reductions in poverty and government dependence and increases in self-sufficiency. Prohibits the expenditure for abortions, with certain exceptions, of any funds authorized or appropriated by federal law, and funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law. Prohibits funding for health benefits plans that cover abortion. Prohibits the allowance of any tax credit with respect to amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or with respect to amounts paid or incurred for a health benefits plan (including premium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion.

Upstate Works Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2011

Upstate Works Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide grants to states to establish revolving loan funds to provide loans to small and medium-sized manufacturers to finance the cost of reequipping, expanding, or establishing manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce clean energy technology and energy efficient products or of reducing the energy intensity or greenhouse gas production of a manufacturing facility; and (2) include as an activity of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology (known as the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers) the establishment of a clean energy manufacturing supply chain initiative. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 50% tax credit for investment in value-added agricultural property. Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to assist eligible consortia of businesses that serve counties with populations of no more than a million residents in improving job skills necessary for employment in specific industries. Extends the authorization of appropriations for loans and loan guarantees to extend access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas through FY2017. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011 and 2012, (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds, and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.

Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2011

Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a local farm business and market garden loan program to make available to eligible lending entities loans to develop revolving loan funds to assist: (1) producers in establishing local farm business projects or market garden projects that will produce fresh foods locally, and (2) local farm business projects and market garden projects to create local employment opportunities. Sets forth program provisions.

Aansluiting van de Betuweroute in Duitsland en de verdere ontwikkeling van de spoorgoederencorridors

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 November 2011

Aansluiting van de Betuweroute in Duitsland en de verdere ontwikkeling van de spoorgoederencorridors

Todesserie bei Pferden

Austria · National Council · 16 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gerhard Köfer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Todesserie bei Pferden

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF SHALE BEDS: ENSURING REGULATORY APPROACHES THAT WILL HELP PROTECT JOBS AND DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION

United States · United States House of Representatives · 16 November 2011

175 Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Inland Fisheries Ireland plan to introduce coarse fishing licences or permits; if Inland Fisheries Ireland have been in contact with him on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35103/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011

175 Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Inland Fisheries Ireland plan to introduce coarse fishing licences or permits; if Inland Fisheries Ireland have been in contact with him on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35103/11]

174 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of all persons nominated by him or by a Minister of State at his Department to any State appointment since 9 March 2011. [34980/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011

174 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of all persons nominated by him or by a Minister of State at his Department to any State appointment since 9 March 2011. [34980/11]

173 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the species of fish that may currently be harvested by driftnet on the River Fergus, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34959/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011

173 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the species of fish that may currently be harvested by driftnet on the River Fergus, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34959/11]

172 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the total number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos which currently exist within his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of each, listing in particular full name, location, the total amount of funding allocated to each in 2011 and total staff number; the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos which have been abolished or wound down since he took office, and the total amount of savings achieved with each closure; the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos being considered for abolition in the context of budget 2012; if he will furnish a list of the organisations under consideration, specifying in particular their annual running costs, primary function, and staff number in tabular form; if there is a rationalisation programme in place within his Department in respect of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011

172 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the total number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos which currently exist within his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of each, listing in particular full name, location, the total amount of funding allocated to each in 2011 and total staff number; the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos which have been abolished or wound down since he took office, and the total amount of savings achieved with each closure; the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos being considered for abolition in the context of budget 2012; if he will furnish a list of the organisations under consideration, specifying in particular their annual running costs, primary function, and staff number in tabular form; if there is a rationalisation programme in place within his Department in respect of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/11]

Learn to Earn Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2011

Learn to Earn Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to designate a local educational agency (LEA) as an entrepreneurship community if it is carrying out a high-quality entrepreneurship education program for secondary school students. Requires those programs to include: (1) high standards in mathematics and related content areas, such as economics; (2) curricula delivered by high-quality teachers who complete entrepreneurship training and receive ongoing professional development; (3) hands-on activities and project-based work; (4) financial literacy education; and (5) interaction between students, teachers, and members of the business community. Directs the Secretary, to the extent practicable, to give priority to entrepreneurship communities when awarding competitive grants to LEAs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to give priority, to the extent practicable, to an entrepreneurship partner entity when awarding competitive grants, loans, or loan guarantees related to small business, workforce, community, or economic development. Defines an &quot;entrepreneurship partner entity&quot; as a local business, community organization, SBA office, chamber of commerce, or state, local, or tribal entity that enters into an agreement with an entrepreneurship community and specializes in entrepreneurship, small business development, or workforce development.

To expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the Rogue River area, and to provide additional protections for Rogue River tributaries, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2011

Adds specified federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Wild Rogue Wilderness as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add specified segments of creeks to the designation of the Rogue River in Oregon as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system. Prohibits: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from licensing the construction of any dam, conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project works affecting specified stream segments; and (2) any federal department or agency from assisting in the construction of any water resources project affecting any such segment, except for maintaining or repairing existing projects.

Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2011

Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act - United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring. Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act - Prohibits the Secretary from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds. Requires rentals or royalties received by the United States to be deposited in the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no federal budget deficit, for reducing the federal debt. No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary to establish and collect inspection fees from operators of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities. Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund as depository for such fees. Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit: (1) 87.5% of qualified outer Continental Shelf (OCS) revenues into the general fund of the Treasury, and (2) 12.5 % of qualified OCS revenues in a special account in the Treasury to be disbursed 100% to provide financial assistance to states. Requires rentals or royalties received by the United States from leases under such Act to be deposited into the Treasury and used for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no federal budget deficit, for reducing the federal debt. Hardrock Mining Reform and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 - Applies this Act to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws or used for beneficiation or mineral processing activities, regardless of whether legal and beneficial title to the mineral is held by the United States. Conditions federal issuance of a patent for any such mining or millsite claim upon specified determinations by the Secretary. Subjects production of locatable minerals to a royalty of 12.5% of the gross income from mining. Prescribes a hardrock mining claim maintenance fee for each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site on federally owned lands. Designates certain wilderness study areas, areas of critical environmental concern, and related areas as not open to location of mining claims. Permits a state or local government or Indian tribe to petition the Secretary for withdrawal of specific federal land from operation of the general mining laws in order to protect specific values. Instructs the Secretary to ensure that mineral activities on federal land subject to a claim are carefully controlled to prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources. Prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances. Requires restoration of lands to a condition capable of supporting prior uses or other beneficial uses. Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate prompt actions to improve the availability and analysis of mineral data in public land use decision-making with respect to National Forest System lands. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to subject certain oil shale claims to the reclamation requirements of this Act. Repeals the Building Stone Act and the Saline Placer Act. Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 - Requires each operator of a hardrock mining operation to pay the Secretary a displaced material reclamation fee of 7 cents per ton of displaced material. Establishes the Abandoned Mine Cleanup Fund for: (1) deposit of such fees, and (2) use for grants to public entities for reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past mineral activities on certain federal lands. Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to rename the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund as the Coal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. Revises requirements for allocation of amounts from the Fund to states and Indian tribes for reclamation grants, administrative grants, and related uses. Repeals authority to use such amounts for water supply restoration, certain agreements for reclamation of rural lands, and the filling of voids and sealing of tunnels. Prescribes requirements for state or Indian tribe application for reclamation funds. Administrative Cost Recovery for Oil and Natural Gas on Public Lands Act of 2011 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the prohibition against reducing for federal administrative costs any payments to states from the proceeds of sales, bonuses, and royalties paid to the United States under oil and natural gas rentals of public lands. Requires such payments, beginning in FY2013, to be reduced by 2% for any such costs.

Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2011

Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal provisions concerning the Department of Energy's (DOE's) weatherization assistance program for low-income persons to increase energy efficiency of dwellings.

Geannoteerde agenda Energieraad, 24 november 2011

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 November 2011

Geannoteerde agenda Energieraad, 24 november 2011

aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Vorarlberg

Austria · National Council · 15 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Vorarlberg

aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Wien

Austria · National Council · 15 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Wien

aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Tirol

Austria · National Council · 15 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Tirol

aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Oberösterreich

Austria · National Council · 15 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Oberösterreich

aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Salzburg

Austria · National Council · 15 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Salzburg

aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Kärnten

Austria · National Council · 15 November 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend aktuelle Meldezahlen von Wildtieren gegliedert nach Bezirken im Bundesland Kärnten