Environment

9 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the timetable for the implementation of the national haz ardous waste management strategy published by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6978/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

9 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the timetable for the implementation of the national haz ardous waste management strategy published by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6978/02]

8 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will extend the scope of the essential repair grant scheme to enable persons under 65 years of age with physical or mental disabilities and who are on social welfare payments to qualify for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6350/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

8 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will extend the scope of the essential repair grant scheme to enable persons under 65 years of age with physical or mental disabilities and who are on social welfare payments to qualify for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6350/02]

7 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will consider the upgrading of the status of the N69 road to a national primary road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4129/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

7 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will consider the upgrading of the status of the N69 road to a national primary road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4129/02]

6 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his Department has received a legal warning from the European Commission regarding the introduction of a ?20 charge for planning objections; if so, the terms of the warning; the response issued by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

6 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his Department has received a legal warning from the European Commission regarding the introduction of a ?20 charge for planning objections; if so, the terms of the warning; the response issued by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/02]

5 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he proposes to publish the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6842/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

5 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he proposes to publish the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6842/02]

4 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of local authority housing completions during 2000, 2001 and the projected number in 2002; the total number of persons on local authority housing lists at the latest date for which figures are available; the steps being taken to reduce the numbers on the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7290/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

4 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of local authority housing completions during 2000, 2001 and the projected number in 2002; the total number of persons on local authority housing lists at the latest date for which figures are available; the steps being taken to reduce the numbers on the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7290/02]

3 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if legislation will be expedited to control road openings. [6492/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

3 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if legislation will be expedited to control road openings. [6492/02]

2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his proposals to protect successor tenants who will be exposed to eviction and increased rents following the end of controls in 2002; his plans to introduce enhanced rent assistance for such tenants; his proposals to provide protection against eviction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7289/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his proposals to protect successor tenants who will be exposed to eviction and increased rents following the end of controls in 2002; his plans to introduce enhanced rent assistance for such tenants; his proposals to provide protection against eviction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7289/02]

1 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will waive the requirement to reapply for planning permission after two years for those who can demonstrate the timing of their application was not designed to circumvent compliance with new requirements of the Planning Acts. [6491/02]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2002

1 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will waive the requirement to reapply for planning permission after two years for those who can demonstrate the timing of their application was not designed to circumvent compliance with new requirements of the Planning Acts. [6491/02]

National Cancer Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2002

National Cancer Act of 2002 - Provides a comprehensive Federal effort relating to treatments for and the prevention of cancer. Amends the Public Health Service Act to fund prevention and treatment programs of the National Cancer Institute, including translational cancer research (research needed to transform scientific discoveries into approaches and products to treat and cure cancer). Addresses issues of cancer care, including: (1) clinical trial participation; (2) workforce needs; (3) Medicare coverage; (4) protocols and guidelines; (5) National Program of Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans; (5) the supply of researchers; (6) environmental risk factors research; and (7) a colorectal cancer screening demonstration program. Requires health insurance plans covered by the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide: (1) coverage for clinical trials; (2) coverage of cancer screening, including tobacco and nutrition counseling and genetic testing; and (3) patient access to benefit information. Addresses issues of managing physicians and quality of care for cancer patients covered by such plans, including designating a lead managing physician. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to regulate tobacco products. Sets forth requirements pertaining to: (1) adulteration; (2) misbranding; (3) the submission of health information; (4) annual registration and biennial inspection of processors; (5) biannual reporting of product list changes; (6) good manufacturing practices; (7) product performance standards; (8) information, notification, and other remedies; (9) records and reports; (10) premarket review; (11) judicial review; (12) postmarket surveillance; (13) reduced risk tobacco products; (14) preservation of State and local authority; and (15) equal treatment of retail outlets. Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to: (1) revise cigarette labeling, advertising, and marketing requirements; and (2) authorize the Secretary to require disclosure of tar, nicotine, and other smoke constituents on package labels and/or advertisements. Amends the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to revise smokeless tobacco warning label and advertising requirements.

Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" (in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in Johannesburg im August 2002)

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" <i>(in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in</i> <i>Johannesburg im August 2002)</i>

Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" (in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in Johannesburg im August 2002)

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" <i>(in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in</i> <i>Johannesburg im August 2002)</i>

Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" (in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in Johannesburg im August 2002)

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" <i>(in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in</i> <i>Johannesburg im August 2002)</i>

AKW Temelin: Schon vergessen?

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend AKW Temelin: Schon vergessen?

Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" (in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in Johannesburg im August 2002)

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Kosten des Nachhaltigkeitssymposium "Voraus Schauen, Zukunft Bauen" <i>(in Vorbereitung des Welt-Umwelt-Gipfels (Rio+10) in</i> <i>Johannesburg im August 2002)</i>

AKW Temelin: Schon vergessen?

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für öffentliche Leistung und Sport betreffend AKW Temelin: Schon vergessen?

Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 - AWG 2002

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Pestizid-Aktionsprogramm zur Reduktion des Pflanzenschutzmitteleinsatzes in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2002

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Pestizid-Aktionsprogramm zur Reduktion des Pflanzenschutzmitteleinsatzes in Österreich

projet de loi relatif à la création d'une zone de protection écologique au large des côtes du territoire de la République

France · Senate · 27 February 2002

To amend the Education Land Grant Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of environmental reviews with respect to conveyances under that Act.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2002

Amends the Education Land Grant Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to pay environmental review costs with respect to conveyances under such Act.

Federal Investment in Sustainable Hydropower Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2002

Federal Investment in Sustainable Hydropower Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to promulgate standards for advanced turbines. Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) modify hydroelectric licensing and operation fees so that certain advanced turbine installations are entitled to a discount; and (2) give a priority in the scheduling of its licensing processes to licensees that have installed advanced turbines meeting or exceeding specified standards. Amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) prescribe guidelines for an expedited licensing schedule and environmental review of applications; (2) reduce the license duration period from 50 to 30 years; (3) reduce from 30 years to 15 years the minimum term for relicensing; and (4) prescribe guidelines for FERC collection of fees on behalf of State and Federal agencies. Directs FERC to: (1) reimburse legal expenses incurred by any person granted intervener status in any proceeding pertaining to water power and resources development; and (2) require specified royalties for use of public waters. Authorizes FERC to allocate certain royalty receipts to the host State of a hydroelectric project to enhance its fish and wildlife enhancement projects. Instructs FERC to establish license conditions that will protect and mitigate damages to fish and wildlife affected by the cumulative impacts of multiple projects on a waterway. Prescribes guidelines for alternative conditions and fishways. Requires license applicants to provide such financial accounting information as would be provided to potential investors in the project concerned.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 February 2002.#Abfall Service AG (ASA) v Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Austria.#Environment - Waste - Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on shipments of waste - Competence of the authority of dispatch to scrutinise the classification of the purpose of a shipment (recovery or disposal) and to object to a shipment on the ground of an incorrect classification - Directive 75/442/EEC on waste - Classification of deposit of waste in a disused mine.#Case C-6/00.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 27 February 2002

To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2002

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, with respect to abatement actions because of the release of recycled oil and liability for costs or damages resulting from such oil's release in the course of disposal or transport, to limit liability of a service station dealer with respect to any period before the effective date of certain corrective action regulations or standards promulgated under the Solid Waste Disposal Act if the dealer had complied with all applicable laws and regulations relating to such oil's disposal.

Clean Water Infrastructure and Security Improvement Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2002

Clean Water Infrastructure and Security Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove certain requirements for States with respect to construction of treatment works under capitalization grant agreements. Requires architectural and engineering contracts to be awarded consistent with procedures under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 or an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist States in establishing simplified procedures for small water systems to obtain assistance under the Act. Requires revolving funds to be used only for providing assistance for activities which have as a principal benefit the improvement or protection of water quality of navigable waters. Makes revisions concerning uses of funds for: (1) innovative technologies; (2) administrative expenses; (3) small system technical, planning, and management assistance; and (4) financially distressed communities. Revises requirements related to consistency with plans and eligibility of treatment works not considered publicly owned. Requires States to make grants to financially distressed communities in any fiscal year in which the Administrator has more than $1.4 billion available for obligation and allows a State to give priority to such communities in making loans. Allows a recipient of assistance from a State revolving fund to use the design-build project delivery (single contract) method. Reauthorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 for the revolving fund program.

Verhinderung eines "Ausverkaufs" österreichischen Wassers

Austria · Federal Council · 21 February 2002

Mündliche Anfrage der Bundesrätin Johanna Schicker (SPÖ) an den Bundeskanzler Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel betreffend Verhinderung eines "Ausverkaufs" österreichischen Wassers

geplante Errichtung eines Atommüll-Endlagers in Tschechien in Grenznähe zu Niederösterreich

Austria · Federal Council · 21 February 2002

Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Karl Boden (SPÖ) an den Bundeskanzler Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel betreffend geplante Errichtung eines Atommüll-Endlagers in Tschechien in Grenznähe zu Niederösterreich

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 February 2002. # Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic. # Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Hazardous waste - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/689/EEC. # Case C-65/00.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 February 2002

die Entsorgung von Althandys in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 19 February 2002

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 511/A(E) der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Entsorgung von Althandys in Österreich

(Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 - AWG 2002) Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 19 February 2002

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (984 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Bundesgesetz über eine nachhaltige Abfallwirtschaft (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 - AWG 2002) erlassen und das Kraftfahrgesetz 1967 und das Immissionsschutzgesetz - Luft geändert werden und <br><br>über den Antrag 97/A der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter Keppelmüller, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz geändert wird

Pfandsystem für Handys

Austria · National Council · 19 February 2002

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 474/A(E) der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Pfandsystem für Handys

Umweltförderungsgesetz geändert wird

Austria · National Council · 19 February 2002

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (843 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Umweltförderungsgesetz geändert wird

Altlastensanierungsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 19 February 2002

Bericht und Antrag des Umweltausschusses betreffend den Entwurf eines Bundesgesetzes, mit dem das Altlastensanierungsgesetz geändert wird

projet de loi tendant à renforcer la maîtrise des risques technologiques

France · Senate · 19 February 2002

Water Investment Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2002

Water Investment Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) to increase the limit on amounts authorized for grants for development of waste management plans and sewage treatment works to serve Indians. Revises State water pollution control revolving fund provisions concerning: (1) project eligibility; (2) loan payments and subsidization; (3) community development conditions; (4) priorities; (5) strategies for technical, managerial, operations, maintenance, and capital investments and sustaining compliance with applicable laws; (6) project restructuring conditions; (7) technical assistance for small treatment works; (8) competitive bidding; (9) funding; and (10) intended use plans and progress reports. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to revise State revolving loan fund provisions concerning: (1) project restructuring conditions; (2) intended use plans; (3) uses of assistance; (4) community development conditions; (5) additional authorized activities; (6) loan subsidization for disadvantaged users; (7) capital improvement needs surveys; (8) competitive bidding; and (9) funding. Includes technology assessment among the responsibilities of small public water system technology assistance centers and imposes review requirements. Extends funding for university-based environmental finance centers. Amends FWPCA and SDWA to allow a Governor to reserve and transfer a specified percentage of capitalization grants made under each Act between the water pollution control and drinking water treatment revolving funds. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a demonstration program to promote technological innovations and alternative approaches to water quality management or water supply and to reduce municipalities' FWPCA and SDWA compliance costs. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to study public water system and treatment works rate structures of selected communities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to: (1) assess the state of the Nation's water resources; and (2) coordinate a process to develop and publish a list of water resource research priorities focusing on monitoring and improving the quality of information available to water resource managers and a process to develop an effective system to communicate water resource information.

Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Lumber Prohibition Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2002

Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Lumber Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list lumber treated with a pesticide that is a chromated copper arsenical (CCA lumber) as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA lumber, notwithstanding regulations exempting certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste, in a lined landfill with a leachate system and groundwater monitoring system; (3) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an assessment of the risks of CCA lumber production and use; and (4) direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the gradual cessation and prohibition of production of such lumber. Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and conduct an educational program to assist consumers, municipalities, and school systems in testing arsenic levels and making decisions concerning CCA lumber containment and removal; and (2) establish a pilot program of grants and technical assistance to assist school systems in removal of playground and other equipment containing CCA lumber and remediation activities. Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the Administrator to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of CCA lumber in the manufacture, production, or use of any product that may be used for or by children and for any residential purpose.

mangelhafte Grundwassersanierung im Machland West (Mühlviertel)

Austria · National Council · 14 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Kurt Gaßner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend mangelhafte Grundwassersanierung im Machland West (Mühlviertel)

Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2002

Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out environmental cleanup and remediation programs involving specified lands that are contaminated with hazardous substances associated with illegal methamphetamine manufacture. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate as hazardous certain byproducts of the methamphetamine production process and expand penalties against laboratory operators; (2) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to list byproducts likely to cause long-term environmental harm; (3) the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to provide grants to local law enforcement for specified training and equipment acquisition; (4) the EPA Administrator to study the impact of methamphetamine laboratory operation on the environment; and (5) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study contamination issues. Amends: (1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for educational programs; (2) the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment; (3) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include among permissible grant projects under the "cops on the beat" program hiring personnel and purchasing equipment; and (4) the Controlled Substances Act to set penalties for promoting an entertainment event where the promoter knows that a controlled substance will be used or distributed in violation of specified law. Urges the President to seek commitments from the Canadian Government regarding the availability of pseudoephedrine.

Pflanzenschutzgesetz - Berichte - Kontrolle - Konsequenzen - Kompetenzen

Austria · National Council · 13 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Pflanzenschutzgesetz - Berichte - Kontrolle - Konsequenzen - Kompetenzen

Saatgutgesetz - Berichte - Kontrolle - Konsequenzen - Kompetenzen

Austria · National Council · 13 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Saatgutgesetz - Berichte - Kontrolle - Konsequenzen - Kompetenzen

zwei Jahre blau-schwarze Verschwendung (Beschäftigung von Mitarbeitern/innen in den Ministerbüros und externe Beraterverträge)

Austria · National Council · 13 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend zwei Jahre blau-schwarze Verschwendung <i>(Beschäftigung von Mitarbeitern/innen in den Ministerbüros</i> <i>und externe Beraterverträge)</i>

Veterinärrecht - Berichte - Kontrolle - Konsequenzen

Austria · National Council · 13 February 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Veterinärrecht - Berichte - Kontrolle - Konsequenzen

L'ampleur des changements climatiques à l'horizon 2025, 2050, 2100 (Tome 1 : Rapport)

France · Senate · 13 February 2002

L'ampleur des changements climatiques, de leurs causes et de leur impact possible sur la géographie de la France à l'horizon 2005, 2050 et 2100 (Tome 1 : Rapport)

To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in western Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2002

Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania, for publicly owned water supply, water resource protection, waste, and environmental restoration projects.

National Fuel Savings and Security Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2002

National Fuel Savings and Security Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal law to revise provisions concerning fuel economy to require that the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall prescribe annual fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks starting in model year 2005. Dictates that by 2013, there shall be an average combined fuel economy standard for such cars and trucks of at least 35 miles per gallon. Sets minimum annual fuel economy standards that manufacturers of cars and trucks must meet and levels they must reach by 2010. Allows States to permit vehicles occupied by one person to use HOV lanes if a vehicle is a hybrid or runs totally on alternative fuel. Directs the Secretary, with technical assistance from the Administrator, to devise a system in which manufacturers can sell credits earned for cars and trucks exceeding fuel economy standards. Requires that trucks, as well as cars, display a label with environmental information such as fuel economy and annual fuel cost. Requires manufacturers to add a logo to the existing label or to add a separate green label detailing a vehicle's performance in meeting criteria developed by the Administrator on fuel economy and greenhouse gas and other emissions.

proposition de résolution relative au marché européen des permis de polluer

France · Senate · 7 February 2002

Opinion of the Commission pursuant to Article 251 (2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's common position regarding the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the sixth Community Environment Action Programme amending the proposal of the Commission pursuant to Article 250 (2) of the EC Treaty

European Union · European Commission · 7 February 2002

Les incidences environnementales et sanitaires des essais nucléaires effectués par la France entre 1960 et 1996 et les éléments de comparaison avec les essais des autres puissances nucléaires

France · Senate · 6 February 2002

Les incidences environnementales et sanitaires des essais nucléaires effectués par la France entre 1960 et 1996 et les éléments de comparaison avec les essais des autres puissances nucléaires

Living Wage, Jobs For All Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2002

A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act - Declares that the Congress affirms the basic economic rights and responsibilities under the 1944 "Economic Bill of Rights," while updating and extending it to include: (1) certain rights to decent jobs, income security for individuals unable to work for pay, a decent living for farm families, freedom from monopolies, decent housing, adequate health services, social security in old age, sickness, accidental injury, and unemployment, and education and work training; and (2) certain other rights relating to collective bargaining, a safe working environment, information on trends in pollution sources and products and processes that affect the well-being of workers throughout the world, voting and campaigning, and personal security. Requires corporations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose fully in annual reports the impact of their activities in the United States and other countries on environmental quality and on the rights of other stakeholders, including employees, consumers, and communities. Requires each State, as a condition of Federal grants and contracts, also to require all State-chartered corporations to submit such annual reports. Directs the Attorney General to establish a computerized registration program of all corporations found guilty of violating a Federal or State law. Authorizes the President to deny Federal contracts, loans, or loan guarantees to non-compliant corporations. Requires Federal agencies and commissions, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to help establish and maintain conditions under which all adult Americans may freely exercise the economic rights specified in 1944 and in this Act. Prohibits Federal agencies or commissions from promoting recession, stagnation, or unemployment to reduce wages or inflation. Directs the President to establish a full employment framework for the annual budget submitted to the Congress that meets specified goals for: (1) quality of life and environment; (2) responsible, sustainable growth; (3) unemployment reduction; and (4) human rights. Requires the Joint Economic Committee to oversee actions under this Act and submit an annual Concurrent Resolution on Economic Policy setting forth its proposed employment goals.

Recreational Waters Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2002

Recreational Waters Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a revised standard for new Type I marine sanitation devices("Type IA" devices). Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make State authority to prohibit the discharge of sewage (whether treated or not) inapplicable to vessels that operate a Type IA device that meets the standards revised pursuant to this Act.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the granting of community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system

European Union · European Commission · 4 February 2002