Energy

Klärung der beihilferechtlich problematischen Regelungen des Erneuerbaren Energie-Gesetzes (EEG) durch die EU-Kommission (G-SIG: 14041661)

Germany · German Bundestag · 31 March 2000

Networking and Information Technology Research and Development for Department of Energy Missions Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 2000

Networking and Information Technology Research and Development for Department of Energy Missions Act - Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct an integrated program of research, development, and provision of facilities to develop and deploy to scientific and technical users the high-performance computing and collaboration tools needed to fulfill the statutory missions of the Department of Energy (DOE); and (2) provide specified funds in each fiscal year for a program of collaborative projects involving remote access to high-performance computing assets or remote experimentation over network facilities, giving high priority to cross-disciplinary projects that involve more than one office within the DOE Office of Science, or that couple such Office with DOE energy technology offices. Authorizes laboratories administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration to compete for funding authorized in this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY2001through 2005.

Freedom from Unfair Energy Levy Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 2000

Freedom from Unfair Energy Levy Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) suspend, for six months, motor fuels taxes; and (2) repeal the 1993 4.3 cents per gallon increase in motor fuel taxes. Sets forth floor stock provisions.

Coal Market Competition Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 2000

Coal Market Competition Act of 2000 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase: (1) from 46,080 to 75,000 the maximum aggregate acreage of Federal coal leases an entity may hold in any one State; and (2) from 100,000 to 150,000 the maximum aggregate acreage of Federal coal leases an entity may hold within the United States altogether.

To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to oppose any new loan by the International Monetary Fund to any country that is acting to restrict oil production to the detriment of the United States economy, except in emergency circumstances.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 2000

Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the U.S. vote to oppose any new IMF loan to any country which the Secretary of Energy determines is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and is acting to restrict oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy, or is acting in concert with OPEC to do so, unless the provision of the loan is necessary to address a systemic risk to the international financial system.

Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2000

Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to extend to August 1, 2012, the indemnification authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with respect to its licensees. Increases from $10 million to $20 million the maximum amount of standard deferred premium that may be charged a licensee following a nuclear incident in any one year for each facility for which the licensee is required to maintain the maximum amount of primary financial protection. Declares such amendments applicable to nuclear incidents occurring subsequent to enactment of this Act.

Traunverordnung im Hinblick auf die Beschlüsse des Oberösterreichischen Landtags

Austria · National Council · 22 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft betreffend Traunverordnung im Hinblick auf die Beschlüsse des Oberösterreichischen Landtags und der Oberösterreichischen Landesregierung <i>(Wasserkraft-Nutzungsplan für die Traun)</i>

Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsverfahren für ein Hilfsbetriebsgebäude des Kernkraftwerks Temelin

Austria · National Council · 22 March 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Karlheinz Kopf, Mag. Karl Schweitzer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsverfahren (UVP) für ein Hilfsbetriebsgebäude des in Bau befindlichen Kernkraftwerks (KKW) Temelin in der Tschechischen Republik

Oil Supply Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2000

Oil Supply Improvement Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit exportation of any crude oil transported by pipeline over a right-of-way granted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act.

Haltung der Bundesregierungen zu einem Atomkraftverstromungsgesetz (G-SIG: 14010986)

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 March 2000

Verknüpfung eines Gesetzes zur Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsquote mit einem Atomkraftverstromungsgesetz; Auswirkung von Stillstandszeiten von Kernkraftwerken auf die gesamte zu verstromende Atomkraftmenge; Vorstellungen der Bundesregierung bezüglich der Restlaufzeiten von Kernkraftwerken; Berücksichtigung des Atomkraftwerks Mülheim-Kärlich

illegale Praktiken bei Futter- und Tierarzneimitteln

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales betreffend illegale Praktiken bei Futter- und Tierarzneimitteln

Auswirkung der Liberalisierung auf die Verbraucher/innen

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten betreffend Auswirkung der Liberalisierung auf die Verbraucher/innen durch <i>Öffnung des Strom- und Gasmarktes</i>

Auswirkung der Liberalisierung auf die Verbraucher/innen

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales betreffend Auswirkung der Liberalisierung auf die Verbraucher/innen durch <i>Öffnung des Strom- und Gasmarktes</i>

Auswirkung der Liberalisierung auf die Verbraucher/innen

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend Auswirkung der Liberalisierung auf die Verbraucher/innen durch <i>Öffnung des Strom- und Gasmarktes</i>

Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einrichtung eines Begleitausschusses zum Programm für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes

Einspruch UVP -Verfahren tschechischen Atomkraftwerks Temelin

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend einen Einspruch der Republik Österreich im UVP <i>(Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungs)</i> -Verfahren bezüglich des tschechischen Atomkraftwerks Temelin

UVP -Verfahren zum AKW -Temelin

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend UVP <i>( Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungs)</i> -Verfahren zum AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> -Temelin

Bekämpfung der Umweltkriminalität

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Nikolaus Prinz, Mag. Karl Schweitzer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Bekämpfung der Umweltkriminalität

Bekämpfung der Umweltkriminalität

Austria · National Council · 21 March 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Kurt Gaßner, Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Bekämpfung der Umweltkriminalität sowie Erhöhung des Budgets dafür

Les conditions d'implantation d'un nouveau synchrotron et le rôle des très grands équipements dans la recherche publique ou privée, en France et en Europe. Tome 1.

France · Senate · 21 March 2000

Les conditions d'implantation d'un nouveau synchrotron et le rôle des très grands équipements dans la recherche publique ou privée, en France et en Europe. Tome 1.

Fuel Energy Affordability and Conservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2000

Fuel Energy Affordability and Conservation Act - Title I: Drawdown of Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to cite additional circumstances for a presidential determination of when a severe energy supply interruption shall be deemed to exist. Mandates that proceeds from sales of petroleum drawn down pursuant to such determinations be: (1) deposited in the SPR Petroleum Account; and (2) used only for specified purposes. Directs the President to report to certain congressional committees on causes and potential consequences if the price of a barrel of crude oil exceeds $25 for a period greater than 14 days. Title II: Credits for Energy Efficiency Improvements by Homeowners and Small Businesses - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a tax credit of 20 percent of the expenses (up to $2000) of qualified energy efficiency improvements by: (1) the taxpayer to an existing home; and (2) eligible small businesses to improvements placed in service during the taxable year.

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2000

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) if the March 27 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) summit does not result in a decision to increase production sufficiently to reduce the price of oil in the United States, then the President and the Secretary of Energy should draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to combat unfair OPEC foreign trade practices and alleviate the severely deleterious consequences to people and business in the United States that those practices have caused; (2) Congress should immediately pass, and the President should sign into law, legislation to reauthorize the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and extend the President's authority to release SPR oil; and (3) the President and the Secretary should prepare for potential future threats to the economy and energy supply of the United States by developing methods to increase crude oil quantities in the SPR and promote a diversified energy portfolio.

Entschließungsantrag zum Gesetz zum Schutz der Stromerzeugung aus Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung (KWK-Vorschaltgesetz) (G-SIG: 14001013)

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 March 2000

Hilfe für technisch-wirtschaftlich und ökologisch sinnvolle KWK-Anlagen in Form einer zeitlich befristeten, problem- und kategorienorientierten, ausschließlich aus dem Bundeshaushalt finanzierten, degressiven und bis zum 31.12.2005 terminierten "stranded investment"-Regelung

Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2000

Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture a Special Counsel for Competition Matters, to be appointed by the President subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. (Sec. 4) Directs the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission to notify the Secretary of Agriculture of specified (size- and market share-related) agribusiness premerger filings under the Clayton Act, and provide the Secretary with an opportunity to participate in such review. States that in addition to such antittrust review the Special Counsel shall conduct a contemporaneous review of the proposed action's marketplace effect on independent producers and family farmers, and may challenge such merger or acquisition. Authorizes the Special Counsel to request notification of a smaller merger or acquisition that may threaten market competition. Sets forth procedural provisions. Amends the Clayton Act with respect to proposed agricultural mergers or acquisitions. (Sec. 5) Sets forth: (1) unlawful practices for agricultural dealers, processors, commission merchants, or brokers; and (2) related enforcement provisions. (Sec. 6) Requires specified dealers, processors, commission merchants, or brokers to report annually respecting their corporate structure. (Sec. 7) Prohibits confidentiality clauses in livestock and poultry production contracts. (Sec. 8) Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to: (1) remove the slaughter requirement from the definitions of "poultry grower," "poultry growing arrangement," and "live poultry dealer;" and (2) extend administrative enforcement authority to live poultry dealers. (Sec. 9) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize business and industry guaranteed loans for non-rural sited, farmer-owned projects that add value to or process agricultural commodities. (Sec. 10) Directs the Secretary to hire sufficient staff to carry out agribusiness merger review and related enforcement activities. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration to monitor the competitive implications of structural changes in the meat packing industry. Earmarks funds for enforcement activities. (Sec. 12) Establishes within the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice an Assistant Attorney General for Agricultural Antitrust Matters. (Sec. 13) Increases certain Federal Trade Commission premerger filing fees (Hart-Scott-Rodino filing fees), to be partially earmarked for agribusiness-related staff increases at the Transportation, Energy and Agriculture section of the Department of Justice.

National Resource Governance Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2000

National Resource Governance Act of 2000 - Establishes the National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission, which shall: (1) investigate issues involving U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources; (2) evaluate proposals to make the United States self-sufficient in energy production by the year 2010; (3) explore alternative energy sources; (4) investigate areas currently not being used for oil exploration and drilling; and (5) expand drilling in areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and offshore. Precludes the Commission from recommending an increase in taxes or other revenues, or import restrictions on oil or other commodities. Directs the Commission to detail its findings, conclusions and recommendations in a report to Congress and the President. Authorizes appropriations.

To suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil until the President determines that the domestic economy is not experiencing a shortage of foreign crude oil or an inflationary impact due to the demand for foreign crude oil.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 2000

Suspends exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil until the President determines and reports to Congress that the U.S. economy is not experiencing a shortage of foreign crude oil or an inflationary impact due to the demand for foreign crude oil.

To reimpose the prohibition on the export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 2000

Repeals a specified section of the Mineral Leasing Act authorizing the export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil. Reimposes a specified section of the Export Administration Act of 1979 prohibiting the export of such oil. Directs the President to exercise the authorities he has under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry out this Act.

Clean Air and Water Preservation Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 2000

Clean Air and Water Preservation Act of 2000 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive. Makes such prohibition effective three years after this Act's enactment date. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require, during the period beginning on this Act's enactment and ending three years after such date, persons selling gasoline that contains MTBE at retail to label the fuel dispensing system with a notice that the gasoline contains MTBE. (Sec. 4) Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator to amend certain guidelines to require State source water assessment programs to be revised to prioritize groundwater areas and aquifers that have been contaminated, or are most vulnerable to contamination, by MTBE. Directs the Administrator to develop a clear set of technical guidelines to assist States in the investigation and cleanup of MTBE in groundwater. (Sec. 5) Revises the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline under the Clean Air Act to require the oxygen content to equal or exceed an average of two percent by weight (currently, equal or exceed two percent by weight). Invalidates Federal regulations that establish a per-gallon minimum oxygen content (percent, by weight). (Sec. 6) Requires the Administrator to revise regulations regarding reformulated gasoline to ensure that the ozone forming potential, taking into account all ozone precursors, of the aggregate emissions during the high ozone season from baseline vehicles when using reformulated gasoline does not exceed such potential of the emissions from such vehicles when using reformulated gasoline that complies with regulations that were in effect on January 1, 2000, and applicable to such gasoline sold in 2000 and thereafter. Limits the hydrocarbon content of reformulated gasoline to the average content of such gasoline sold in covered nonattainment areas during the year 2000. (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator to report to the President and Congress on the potential for development of oxygenate alternatives to MTBE not identified in this Act and to evaluate what steps would be appropriate to foster development of such alternatives should they be found to be acceptable substitutes for MTBE. (Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should promote renewable ethanol to replace MTBE and encourage oil refiners to make the transition from MTBE-blended fuel to ethanol-blended fuel as soon as possible.

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the actions needed to address the recent dramatic price increase in heating oil and other petroleum distillates.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 2000

Calls on the President to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) take immediate action to negotiate with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and with non-OPEC nations to increase oil production sufficient to mitigate the current supply crisis such that world oil prices reach a sustainable level for both producer and consumer nations; and (2) develop a plan and recommend to Congress by July 1, 2000, both short-term and long-term solutions by which the United States can reduce its dependence on foreign oil.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should immediately increase crude oil production in order to increase crude oil supplies and achieve stable crude oil prices.

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 2000

Expresses that it is the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should immediately increase crude oil production; (2) nations that act to restrict the supply of crude oil do serious damage to their relations with the United States; (3) continued diplomatic efforts by the United States are necessary to convince all major crude oil exporting countries that current price levels are unsustainable and will cause widespread economic harm; (4) the United States will note actions by these countries to restrict or expand the production of crude oil when considering possible non-humanitarian assistance or trade benefits; (5) the President should review administrative policies that may put an undue burden on domestic crude oil producers and should consider rescinding unnecessary regulations that interfere with the ability of the U.S. energy industry to meet a greater percentage of U.S. energy needs; and (6) Congress and the President should work together to develop policies that will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources.

Stellungnahme der EU-Kommission betr. Umsetzung der EU-Nitratrichtlinie

Austria · National Council · 14 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft betreffend begründete Stellungnahme der EU-Kommission gemäß Art. 226 des EG-Vertrages vom 21. Jänner 2000 hinsichtlich der Mängel bei der Umsetzung der EU-Nitratrichtlinie <i>(zum Schutz des Grundwassers)</i>

Traunverordnung

Austria · National Council · 14 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft betreffend Traunverordnung <i>(Wasserkraft-Nutzungsplan für die Traun)</i>

Errichtung eines eigenständigen Umweltministeriums

Austria · National Council · 14 March 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einrichtung eines Mitgliedes der Bundesregierung, das vorrangig bzw. ausschließlich Umweltinteressen wahrnimmt

Department of Energy Security Oversight Improvement Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2000

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to maintain an Office of Independent Security Oversight (Office), headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary and solely under such Secretary's supervision. Confers responsibility upon such Office for independent evaluations of the effectiveness of Department of Energy (DOE): (1) safeguards, security policies, practices, and programs (including the National Nuclear Security Administration); and (2) computer security policies and programs, including the establishment and maintenance of a continuous Internet security assessment program potentially vulnerable to computer hackers. Cites Office functions. Requires annual status reports to Congress by the Secretary and the Office. Instructs the Director to provide the Secretary with advance notice of the subject matter of any testimony or briefing prepared for Congress.

External Regulation of the Department of Energy Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2000

External Regulation of the Department of Energy Act - Transfers from the Department of Energy to: (1) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) nuclear safety regulatory and enforcement responsibilities under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and (2) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction relating to matters covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act for DOE facilities. (Sec. 3) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to abolish the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. (Sec. 4) Provides that if a hazard at a DOE facility presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological component, OSHA and the NRC shall share regulatory and enforcement responsibilities in accordance with a mandated Memorandum of Understanding governing their respective authorities over nuclear safety and occupational health and safety at DOE facilities. (Sec. 6) Shields a DOE contractor from civil liability for actions taken before October 1, 2001, pursuant to the instructions of a Federal agency in preparation for the transfer of functions under this Act. (Sec. 7) Maintains the responsibility of the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to indemnify DOE facilities in accordance with specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. (Sec. 8) Instructs the Secretary to transmit to certain congressional committees a termination plan for DOE regulatory and enforcement responsibilities with respect to DOE facilities.

2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2000

2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 2000. Title I: Counternarcotics - Chapter 1: Department of Justice - Makes additional funds available for salaries and expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Chapter 2: Department of Defense--Military - Makes additional funds available for defense drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Makes a limited amount available out of amounts appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense (DOD) for support for counter-drug activities of the Government of Colombia. Subjects the obligation or expenditure of such funds to a specified certification by the Secretary of Defense under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 with respect to authorized uses, security of equipment, review by U.S. personnel, and certain other related factors. Chapter 3: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Makes funds available to the Department of State for Plan Colombia and Andean regional counternarcotics activities. Requires the Secretary of State, prior to obligation of such funds, to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Appropriations Committees on proposed uses of such funds on a country-by-country basis. Chapter 4: Military Construction, Defense-Wide - Provides additional funds for defense-wide military construction. Title II: Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo and Other National Security Matters - Chapter 1: Department of State - Makes additional funds available for security and maintenance of U.S. missions. Chapter 2: Department of Defense--Military - Provides additional funds for Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard operation and maintenance (O&M) as well as defense-wide O&M for assistance to Vieques, Puerto Rico. Makes additional funds available for: (1) the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund; (2) Air Force aircraft procurement; and (3) the Defense Health Program. (Sec. 2201) Requires members of the uniformed services (from January 1, 2000 through FY 2001) entitled to a basic allowance for housing for a U.S. military housing area to be paid the allowance at a monthly rate not less than the rate in effect on December 31, 1999, in such area for members serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in light of the rates so authorized, to exceed the limitation on the total amount paid for the basic housing allowance in FY 2000 and 2001. (Sec. 2202) Appropriates additional funds for the Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund for price increases resulting from worldwide increases in the price of petroleum. (Sec. 2205) Makes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program for unanticipated increases in TRICARE contract costs for FY 1998 through 2001. Chapter 3: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Provides additional funds for: (1) operating expenses of the Agency for International Development; (2) assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States only for assistance for Montenegro and Croatia, assistance to promote democratization in Serbia, and assistance for Kosovo for police activities; (3) international military education and training and foreign military financing for grants to Balkan and southeastern European countries. Chapter 4: Military Construction, Defense-Wide - Appropriates additional funds to DOD to cover incremental O&M costs to family housing. (Sec. 2403) Provides that this section supersedes authority provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000. Incorporates provisions similar to those contained in such Act that authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to carry out a Base Efficiency Project at Brooks Air Force Base in Texas. Bars the Secretary from exercising such authority until he submits a master plan for Base development to the appropriate congressional committees. Subjects the use of the Base Efficiency Project Fund to advance appropriations. Makes additional funds available for Army Reserve military construction to cover the costs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Floyd. Title III: Natural Disaster Assistance and Other Emergency Appropriations - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Provides additional funds for: (1) the Office of the Inspector General; (2) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service salaries and expenses; and (3) Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses. Authorizes the use of unobligated balances under the emergency conservation program to be used to repair and reconstruct farm structures and equipment after a finding by the Secretary of Agriculture that: (1) the damage or destruction is the result of Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, or Irene; and (2) insurance was not available to the grantee or the grantee lacked financial resources to obtain insurance. Makes additional funds available for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund to provide premium discounts to purchasers of crop insurance reinsured by the Corporation (except for catastrophic risk protection coverage). Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce the amount of any principal due on a loan made to a marketing association for the 1999 crop of an agricultural commodity by up to 75 percent if the association suffered losses to the commodity due to Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, or Irene. Makes additional funds available for the Rural Community Advancement Program for water and waste grants and community facilities grants. Provides additional funds for the Rural Housing Service for: (1) the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account for needs resulting from natural disasters; (2) the rental assistance program for emergency needs resulting from Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, or Irene; (3) mutual and self-help and rural housing assistance grants and contracts for needs resulting from natural disasters; and (4) the farm labor program account for grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farm workers for needs resulting from natural disasters. Makes additional funds available for the Rural Utilities Service for the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account for loans to enable nonprofit cooperatives to purchase a utility to address the high cost of electric power in a service area attributable in part to a hurricane disaster. Provides additional funds for: (1) the Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager; (2) Food and Drug Administration buildings and facilities; and (3) technical assistance performed by any Department of Agriculture agency in carrying out the Conservation or Wetlands Reserve Programs. Chapter 2: Department of Commerce - Makes additional funds available for: (1) the Economic Development Administration for economic development assistance programs for communities affected by Hurricane Floyd and other recent hurricanes and disasters; (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for operations, research, and facilities to provide disaster assistance; and (3) the Small Business Administration for the disaster loans program account. Chapter 3: Department of Defense--Civil - Provides additional funds for: (1) a Corps of Engineers study and report to Congress on the feasibility of a flood damage reduction project for Princeville, North Carolina; and (2) O&M for emergency expenses due to natural disasters. Provides additional funds for the Department of Energy (DOE) for: (1) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; and (2) atomic energy defense activities. Chapter 4: Department of the Interior - Makes additional funds available for: (1) Bureau of Land Management wildland fire management for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression activities; (2) Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service construction activities with respect to facilities and sites damaged by natural disasters; and (3) Geological Survey surveys, investigations, and research to repair or replace stream monitoring equipment and associated facilities damaged by natural disasters. Provides additional funds for Forest Service wildland fire management for emergency rehabilitation, presuppression, and wildfire suppression. Chapter 5: Department of Health and Human Services - Makes additional funds available for the Administration for Children and Families for emergency low income home energy assistance. Chapter 6: Department of Transportation - Provides additional funds for: (1) Coast Guard operating expenses; (2) the Federal-aid highways emergency relief program; and (3) National Transportation Safety Board salaries and expenses for emergency expenses associated with the investigations of the EgyptAir 990 and Alaska Air 261 accidents. (Sec. 3601) Bars the use of funds provided in the Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 for operation of the transportation computer center. (Sec. 3602) Makes the Executive Draft on Federal Transportation in the National Capital Region submitted by the Secretary of Transportation effective on this Act's enactment date. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the implementation of the Executive Draft. Chapter 7: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Provides additional funds for the HOME investment partnerships program. Makes unobligated amounts available under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 available for certain one-year grants for permanent or rental housing for homeless persons with disabilities. Authorizes an increase in Federal Emergency Management Agency authority to use unobligated balances of disaster relief. Provides additional funds for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for: (1) human space flight for upgrades to the space shuttle fleet; (2) science, aeronautics and technology for unanticipated program needs; and (3) mission support for augmentation of personnel required to support the space shuttle program. Title IV: Supplemental Appropriations and Offsets - Chapter 1: Department of Energy - Makes additional funds available for atomic energy weapons activities. Chapter 2: Related Agencies - Provides additional funds for: (1) the Forest Service for State and private forestry to be derived by transfer from unobligated wildland fire management funds for volunteer fire assistance programs in eastern North Carolina; and (2) DOE energy conservation for weatherization assistance grants. Chapter 3: Department of Labor - Amends the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 to authorize funds to be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for authorized activities under provisions making appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Provides additional funds for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Health Resources and Services Administration to make competitive grants to provide abstinence education to adolescents. Makes FY 2000 Administration for Children and Families refugee and entrant assistance provided under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 available through FY 2002. Provides additional funds for payments to States for foster care and adoption assistance. (Sec. 4302) Repeals a provision of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 that withholds the obligation of specified Department of HHS funds until certain dates. Chapter 4: Legislative Branch - Provides additional funds for: (1) the Capitol Police Board for security enhancements to Library of Congress buildings and grounds; and (2) Capitol buildings and grounds fire safety. Chapter 6 (sic): Department of Veterans Affairs - Makes funds appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration for medical care available for assistance for the 2000 Paralympic Games. Makes additional funds available for the Federal Housing Administration for the general and special risk program account. Chapter 7: Offsets - Bars the use of funds made available by any Act to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out provisions of law relating to the Fund for Rural America or the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems. Rescinds specified amounts of funds made available for: (1) DOE defense environmental restoration and waste management and for implementation of a U.S.-Russian accord for the disposition of excess weapons plutonium; (2) Department of HHS general departmental management; and (3) conversion of Federal information technology systems that were transferred to the Department of Transportation. Title V: General Provisions--This Act - Repeals provisions of law that require payment of: (1) basic pay and allowances for members of the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy for the pay period ending on September 30, 2000, no earlier than October 1, 2000; and (2) pay of Federal employees that would be payable on September 29 or 30, 2000, for the preceding pay period on October 1, 2000. (Sec. 5104) Prohibits a sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate a FY 2000 breach that might be caused by appropriations or other provisions of this Act. (Sec. 5105) Deems funds made available in this Act for intelligence activities to be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of the National Security Act of 1947. (Sec. 5106) Repeals certain provisions regarding progress payments and payment procedures of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000. (Sec. 5107) Bars the use of FY 2000 funds appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the relocation of the Technical Training Center from Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Sec. 5108) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should place the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia) on the list of foreign terrorist organizations.

Transmutationsforschung (G-SIG: 14010953)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 March 2000

Einsatz der Transmutationstechnik für die gefahrlose Entsorgung nuklearer Abfälle, Erforschung von Transmutationsreaktoren, Forschungsinstitute und finanzielle Aufwendungen, Einsatz von Transmutationsreaktoren zur Abfallentsorgung und Stromerzeugung

A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River basins.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2000

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to undertake capital projects for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program. Terminates the authority to implement projects for such Programs at the end of FY 2005 and 2007, respectively. Limits to $100 million the total cost of authorized projects. Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to accept contributed funds from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, or political subdivisions or organizations thereof, pursuant to agreements that provide for such contributions to be used for capital project costs; and (2) Secretary and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Western Power Administration, to utilize for such projects power revenues not exceeding $17 million collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act. Makes funds available on a matching basis with funds contributed by the above States. Authorizes alternative project funding through loans from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund (with specified loan requirements). Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the power revenues, above, for the annual base funding contributions to the programs by the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides funding limits for each Basin Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2011 the authority for the use of power revenues for annual base funding, with an exception. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the use of such revenues. Requires the Administration and the Bureau to maintain sufficient Fund revenues to meet the base funding requirements. States that nothing in this Act shall restrict the Secretary from funding activities or capital projects in accordance with the Federal Government's Indian trust responsibility.

Fuel Pricing Fairness Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2000

Fuel Pricing Fairness Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations that: (1) apply to all crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products; (2) prohibit unreasonable price increases by an energy-producing company; and (3) impose a maximum civil penalty of $1 million for each unreasonable price increase. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to determine at least annually whether any energy-producing company has implemented an unreasonable price increase in violation of such regulations.

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2000

Expresses the sense of Congress that if the March 27 summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not result in a decision to increase production sufficiently to reduce the price of oil in the United States, reversing OPEC's market-distorting behavior, then the President and the Secretary of Energy should: (1) draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to combat OPEC's unfair foreign trade practices and alleviate the deleterious consequences to people and business in the United States that those practices have caused; and (2) prepare for future threats to the U.S. economy and energy supply by developing methods to draw down the SPR quickly when needed, and increase the quantity of SPR crude oil over time in an economically reasonable manner.

Expressing the sense of Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2000

See summary of: H.Con.Res. 267

Biozid-Produkte-Gesetz; Lebensmittelgesetz, Chemikaliengesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 8 March 2000

Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Biozid-Produkte-Gesetz erlassen wird sowie das Lebensmittelgesetz 1975 und das Chemikaliengesetz 1996 geändert werden

Summer Fill and Fuel Budgeting Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 2000

Summer Fill and Fuel Budgeting Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in order to avoid severe seasonal price increases and supply shortages of propane, kerosene, and heating oil, to provide, upon State request, information, technical assistance, and funding to: (1) develop education and outreach programs to encourage consumers to fill their storage facilities for such fuels during the summer months; and (2) promote the use of budget contracts, fixed-price contracts, and other advantageous financial arrangements. Directs the Secretary to give preference to States that contribute public funds or leverage private funds to develop State summer fill and fuel budgeting programs. Authorizes appropriations.

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 2000

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to: (1) establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas resources in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska); (2) ensure that such program does not result in significant adverse effects upon either fish, wildlife, or the environment; and (3) ensure receipt of fair market value by the public for the mineral resources to be leased. (Sec. 3) Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the proscription against the leasing or development for oil or gas production on the Coastal Plain. Declares that: (1) Congress has determined that such oil and gas leasing activities are compatible with the purposes for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established; and (2) no further findings or decisions are required. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to a total of 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as Special Areas closed to leasing, but within which the Secretary may permit: (1) restrictive lease terms with respect to surface use and occupancy; and (2) the use of horizontal drilling technology from sites located outside the designated Special Areas. States that this Act constitutes the Secretary's sole authority to close lands to oil and gas exploration and production within the Coastal Plain. Directs the Secretary to convey: (1) the surface estate of specified Coastal Plain lands to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation; and (2) the subsurface estate beneath such surface estate to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. (Sec. 6) Prescribes procedural guidelines for lease sales on the Coastal Plain, including lease terms, conditions, and bonding requirements. Provides for expedited judicial review in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia with respect to actions of the Secretary. (Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary to grant rights of way and easements across the Coastal Plain for oil and gas transportation. Mandates that all revenues received by the Federal Government from competitive transactions and charges derived from Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing be deposited into the Treasury. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay semiannually to the State of Alaska the same percentage of such revenues as is set forth in specified law.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alabama.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 2000

Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), at the request of a specified licensee, to extend for three consecutive two-year periods the period during which such licensee is required to commence construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alabama. Requires FERC to reinstate the project license if it has expired before enactment of this Act.

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 2000

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President and the Secretary of Energy should draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to combat unfair foreign trade practices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and alleviate the deleterious consequences to people and business in the United States that those practices have caused; and (2) the President and the Secretary should prepare for future threats to the U.S. economy and energy supply by developing methods to draw down the SPR quickly when needed, and increase the quantity of SPR crude oil over time in an economically reasonable manner.

österreichisches Programm für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes

Austria · Federal Council · 6 March 2000

Mündliche Anfrage von BR Ing. Franz Gruber an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft Mag. Wilhelm Molterer betreffend österreichisches Programm für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes

Oil Price Reduction Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 2000

Oil Price Reduction Act of 2000 - Declares it to be U.S. policy: (1) to determine the political, economic, and security relations of the United States with the major net oil exporting countries according to whether they engage in oil price fixing; and (2) to work multilaterally with other countries that are major net oil importers to bring about the complete dismantlement of international oil price fixing arrangements. Directs the President to report to Congress with respect to: (1) the overall economic and security relationship between the United States and each major net oil exporting country (including Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) countries); (2) the effect that coordination among such countries with respect to oil production and pricing has had on the U.S. economy and global energy supplies; (3) information on all assistance programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act (including licenses for the export of defense articles and defense services) provided to such countries; and (4) whether or not each country is engaging in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy. Requires the President, pursuant to such report, to reduce, suspend, or terminate such assistance to each country determined by the President to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to undertake a diplomatic campaign to convince: (1) all major net oil exporting countries that the current oil price levels are unsustainable and will negatively affect global economic growth rates in oil consuming and developing countries; and (2) other major net oil importing countries to join in multilateral efforts to bring about the complete dismantlement of international oil price fixing arrangements. Requires the President to report to Congress with respect to such diplomatic efforts.

Verbotene Tierarzneimittel bzw. Antibiotika

Austria · National Council · 2 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft betreffend verbotene Tierarzneimittel bzw. Antibiotika

Anerkennung von Wasserkraft als erneuerbare Energie

Austria · National Council · 2 March 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anton Heinzl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten betreffend Anerkennung von Wasserkraft als erneuerbare Energie