Environment

Safe Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1993

Safe Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 1993 - Requires owners of aboveground storage tanks used to store regulated substances (as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, including petroleum and excluding hazardous wastes regulated under the Solid Waste Disposal Act) to provide State or local authorities with all relevant particulars about such tanks, including age, size, type, location, and uses. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue notification and performance standards for such tanks. Requires the State to inventory all tanks containing regulated substances. Directs owners or operators of petroleum tanks to notify the Administrator immediately of any petroleum spill exceeding 42 gallons. Requires the Administrator to issue release detection, prevention, and correction regulations, including requirements for leak detection systems, reporting, release prevention, closure, and upgrades, and evidence of financial responsibility. Permits corrective actions by the Administrator or State to protect human health and the environment, but makes owners or operators of tanks liable for costs. Provides for inspections of tanks by the Administrator or a State. Authorizes States to conduct Administrator-approved programs to enforce this Act. Directs the Administrator to provide technical assistance to States, local governments, and owners and operators to assist in compliance with State programs. Sets forth authorized actions when an owner or operator has not complied with or cannot meet financial responsibility requirements. Requires owners or operators to furnish the relevant government employees with all necessary information, including submitting their facilities to inspection and monitoring. Provides for confidentiality of such information and criminal penalties for prohibited disclosure. Authorizes the use of compliance orders to enforce this Act, providing daily penalties for noncompliance. Includes tanks under Federal jurisdiction under this Act, permitting exemptions of up to one year upon the President's specific request. Limits individual liability of Federal employees for civil penalties, but makes them subject to criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on tanks used to store petroleum and other regulated substances. Declares that the Comptroller General should study and report to the Congress on whether transportation-related tanks and associated piping are adequately regulated to protect health and the environment and whether they should be regulated by EPA. Authorizes appropriations.

Safe Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1993

Safe Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 1993 - Requires owners of aboveground storage tanks used to store regulated substances (as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, including petroleum and excluding hazardous wastes regulated under the Solid Waste Disposal Act) to provide State or local authorities with all relevant particulars about such tanks, including age, size, type, location, and uses. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue notification and performance standards for such tanks. Requires the State to inventory all tanks containing regulated substances. Directs owners or operators of petroleum tanks to notify the Administrator immediately of any petroleum spill exceeding 42 gallons. Requires the Administrator to issue release detection, prevention, and correction regulations, including requirements for leak detection systems, reporting, release prevention, closure, and upgrades, and evidence of financial responsibility. Permits corrective actions by the Administrator or State to protect human health and the environment, but makes owners or operators of tanks liable for costs. Provides for inspections of tanks by the Administrator or a State. Authorizes States to conduct Administrator-approved programs to enforce this Act. Directs the Administrator to provide technical assistance to States, local governments, and owners and operators to assist in compliance with State programs. Sets forth authorized actions when an owner or operator has not complied with or cannot meet financial responsibility requirements. Requires owners or operators to furnish the relevant government employees with all necessary information, including submitting their facilities to inspection and monitoring. Provides for confidentiality of such information and criminal penalties for prohibited disclosure. Authorizes the use of compliance orders to enforce this Act, providing daily penalties for noncompliance. Includes tanks under Federal jurisdiction under this Act, permitting exemptions of up to one year upon the Preident's specific request. Limits individual liability of Federal employees for civil penalties, but makes them subject to criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on tanks used to store petroleum and other regulated substances. Declares that the Comptroller General should study and report to the Congress on whether transportation-related tanks and associated piping are adequately regulated to protect health and the environment and whether they should be regulated by EPA. Authorizes appropriations.

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to the innocent land owner defense and municipal liability, and to amend that Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to used oil.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1993

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to create a rebuttable presumption (subject to certain conditions) that a defendant who has acquired real property has made all appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses of the property if he establishes that, immediately prior to or at the time of acquisition, he obtained a Phase I Environmental Audit (i.e., an investigation of the property, conducted by environmental professionals, to determine a release or threatened release of hazardous substances. Limits the liability of municipalities or other persons resulting from the generation or transportation of municipal solid waste to four percent of costs and damages. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list as a hazardous waste any used oil and any product derived from such oil that fails to meet certain specifications for flashpoint, lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, halogens, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Exempts used oil generated by petroleum refining or production facilities which is to be refined along with normal process streams from requirements for hazardous waste under such Act if it is inserted into the refining process or production pipeline. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the management of used oil classified as a hazardous waste. Exempts from such regulation generators of used oil which is household waste, curbside collection programs, and specified scrap materials. Exempts certain used oil generators and collectors from hazardous waste regulations under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (other than those under this Act) if they meet certain recycling, transportation, disposal, and recordkeeping requirements. Applies standards for hazardous waste transporters and facilities to hazardous used oil transporters and facilities. Directs the Administrator to require producers and importers of lubricating base stock to guarantee the reuse of an annually increasing percentage of used lubricating oil. Requires States to provide incentives to persons who accept and collect used oil. Amends CERCLA to prohibit bringing actions against (currently, recovering response costs or damages from) service station dealers for response costs or damages resulting from releases of used (currently, recycled) oil, subject to certain conditions.

Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1993

Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act - Authorizes a State, if conditions under this Act are met, to: (1) direct, limit, regulate, or prohibit the movement of municipal waste generated within its boundaries; and (2) designate waste management facilities to which such waste must be transported. Permits States to exercise such authorities only if: (1) recyclable materials will be removed from the waste through separation at the source or at facilities unless the political subdivision in which the waste is generated is exempt from recycling requirements; and (2) the designated waste management facilities are in compliance with Federal and State environmental laws and regulations. Bars States from prohibiting persons from selling, conveying, or arranging for the transportation of recyclable materials that have been separated from municipal waste. Authorizes States to delegate authorities under this Act to political subdivisions.

Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment

European Union · European Commission · 16 March 1993

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Title II: General Provisions Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1993. Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations - Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service; (2) the Food Safety and Inspection Service; (3) the Soil Conservation Service; (4) the Farmers Home Administration; (5) the Rural Development Administration; and (6) the Food and Nutrition Service. Makes additional funds available to the Department of Commerce for the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Makes additional funds available for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Small Business Administration. Makes additional funds available for the Federal payment to the District of Columbia. Makes additional funds available to the Army Corps of Engineers-Civil for general construction, flood control for the Mississippi River and tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, and general operation and maintenance. Makes additional funds available to the Department of Energy for energy supply, research, and development activities. Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Makes additional funds available to the Department of Agriculture for the National Forest System and the Department of Energy for energy conservation. Makes additional funds available to: (1) the Department of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Social Security Administration, and the Administration for Children and Families; and (3) the Department of Education. Makes additional funds available to the Department of Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration. Makes supplemental funds available to: (1) the Department of the Treasury for the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) the General Services Administration for the Federal Buildings Fund. Makes additional amounts available to: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration and departmental administration; (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (3) the Commission on National and Community Service; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (6) the National Science Foundation. Title II: General Provisions - Designates funds under this Act as emergency requirements for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1993

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) continue the Chesapeake Bay Program; and (2) maintain a Chesapeake Bay Program Office. Requires the Office to support the Chesapeake Executive Council (signatories of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement to protect the Bay) by: (1) implementing activities that support the Program; (2) making available information pertaining to the environmental quality and living resources of the Bay; (3) assisting the signatories in implementing action plans to carry out Agreement authorities; (4) assisting in the development of strategies to improve Bay water quality and living resources; and (5) implementing outreach programs to foster stewardship of the Bay. Establishes a Chesapeake Bay Federal Agencies Committee to coordinate Federal activities relating to the restoration of the Bay. Requires Federal agencies to report to the President on activities planned and undertaken, and resources provided, to meet responsibilities under the Program. Directs Federal agencies that own or operate facilities within the Bay watershed to assess the facilities to ensure compliance with the Program (specifically identifying impacts on Bay water quality or living resources) and include a plan for addressing such impacts in the report to the President. Requires the Administrator to: (1) implement a research, monitoring, and data collection program to assess the environmental quality and living resources of the major tributaries, rivers, and streams within the Bay watershed and assist in the development of management plans for such tributaries; and (2) establish a habitat restoration and design program in the watershed to demonstrate low-cost techniques for restoring wetlands, forest riparian zones, and other Bay habitats. Authorizes grants to public or private entities to carry out such programs. Directs the Administrator to implement a basinwide toxics reduction strategy, as well as research and monitoring to improve understanding of intermedia transfers of toxic pollutants and the ultimate fate of the pollutants within the Bay ecosystem. Authorizes financial assistance for specified activities. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Program and related interstate development plan grants. Authorizes appropriations for activities not covered under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1993

Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army: (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; or (2) the draining, channelization, or excavation of wetlands. Requires the Secretary, upon receiving permit applications, to: (1) classify as Type A wetlands wetlands that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of an ecosystem; (2) classify as Type B wetlands wetlands that provide habitat for a significant population of wildlife or provide other significant wetlands functions; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands wetlands that serve marginal functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions, or are lands that do not serve significant wetlands functions. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands. Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States upon acceptance of an offer for compensation. Requires the Secretary to deny a permit authorizing activities in Type A wetlands unless: (1) such activities can be undertaken with minimal alteration or disturbance; (2) there are public interest concerns that require use of the lands for purposes other than conservation; or (3) the proposed use of the land will result in overall environmental benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit for activities in Type B wetlands subject to conditions that ensure that the wetland ecosystem does not suffer loss or degradation. Imposes requirements for mitigation when such activities result in permanent wetland loss or degradation. Directs the Secretary to establish a mitigation banking program in each State to ensure compensation for loss and degradation of wetlands. Requires the primary objective of such programs to be to provide for the restoration, enhancement, or creation of ecologically significant wetlands on an ecosystem basis. Exempts specified activities from this Act's requirements. Prohibits more than 20 percent of any county, parish, or borough from being classified as Type A wetlands. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to undertake a project to identify and classify U.S. wetlands. Authorizes civil actions and prescribes penalties for permit violations. Authorizes States to administer permit programs for activities covered by this Act, subject to the Secretary's approval.

National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1993

National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make demonstration grants to institutions of higher education to provide education and training in environmental restoration to dislocated defense workers and young adults. Sets forth consortium, application, reporting, and other program requirements. Authorizes appropriations.

Concerning the establishment of a North American Commission on the Environment.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1993

Urges the President to reach agreement with Mexico and Canada on the establishment of a North American Commission on the Environment (NACE) to address environmental concerns and promote the protection of the environment and the public health in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) region. Urges NACE to create a Border Environmental Fund to address cleanup of existing environmental problems and construction of facilities to help prevent future environmental and related public health problems in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Urges NACE to participate as an equal partner with the Free Trade Commission established under NAFTA on environmental issues related to NAFTA. Requires NACE to establish and oversee a Secretariat comprising national sections.

Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1993

Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prohibit construction of landfills or land treatment facilities within a critical aquifer protection area unless the State or local government having jurisdiction over such area has adopted a management plan for the area. Requires the plan to provide for: (1) the maintenance of groundwater quality to protect human health, the environment, and groundwater resources; and (2) public hearings for receiving comments on the plan. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that it is national policy that such a plan be promulgated before such facilities are constructed over a critical aquifer protection area.

Department of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology Organization Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Establishment of the Department Title III: Transfers of Agencies and Functions Title IV: Administrative Provisions Subtitle A: Personnel Provisions Subtitle B: General Administrative Provisions Title V: Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions Department of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology Organization Act of 1993 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth findings of the Congress and definitions with regard to the establishment of the Department of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology. Title II: Establishment of the Department - Authorizes the establishment of the Department of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology (Department), under the direction of a Secretary of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology. Sets forth other principal officers. Title III: Transfers of Agencies and Functions - Transfers to the Department: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (3) the National Science Foundation; (4) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (5) the Environmental Protection Agency; (6) the National Technical Information Service; (7) all but certain facilities of the Department of Energy, renamed the National Energy Administration; and (8) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Title IV: Administrative Provisions - Subtitle A: Personnel Provisions - Sets forth personnel provisions. Subtitle B: General Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions. Title V: Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions - Sets forth transitional, savings, and conforming provisions.

A bill to amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the preparation of a community information statement for new hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1993

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require the preparation of a community information statement as part of the permitting process applicable to any new off-site hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility. Requires such statement to describe: (1) the effects of the proposed facility on the host community; (2) the types of waste expected to enter the facility, the types of releases expected from the facility, and the human health impacts associated with such wastes and releases; (3) the alternatives for mitigating impacts on the community; (4) the demographic characteristics of the community; (5) the presence in the community of an existing solid waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility or site in which a hazardous substance release has occurred, and the extent to which the site has been remediated; and (6) the permit applicant's compliance with State and Federal environmental regulations and laws.

Explosives Fingerprinting Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1993

Explosives Fingerprinting Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit, with respect to any explosive material which does not contain an identification and a detection taggant: (1) its manufacture; (2) its transport, shipment, distribution, or receipt in interstate or foreign commerce; (3) its importation; and (4) its resale or other disposition as surplus by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States. Makes such provisions inapplicable to any such material designated by the President for use by the Department of Defense or another Government agency for national defense or international security purposes. Sets penalties for violations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) defer one or more of specified effective dates provided for in this Act one year at a time until the Secretary is satisfied that identification and detection taggants are available in sufficient quantity for commercial purposes, will not impair the quality of explosive materials for their intended use, and will not adversely affect the environment; and (2) inform the Congress before making any such deferrals.

Comprehensive Base Closure Reform and Recovery Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Environmental Restoration at Military Installations to be Closed Title II: Tax Incentives Relating to Federal Military Base Closures and Realignments Title III: Economic Adjustment and Conversion Assistance Comprehensive Base Closure Reform and Recovery Act of 1993 - Title I: Environmental Restoration at Military Installations to be Closed - Requires, with respect to each military installation which is on the National Priorities List for substantial environmental cleanup and which is to be closed: (1) that at least 75 percent of the required environmental remedial actions be completed before the installation is closed or substantial reductions in its operations have occurred; and (2) that all of the required remedial action be completed no later than two years after such closure or reduction. Title II: Tax Incentives Relating to Federal Military Base Closures and Realignments - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat any Federal military installation employee whose job is terminated by reason of installation closure or realignment as a member of a targeted group for purposes of the targeted jobs credit. Reduces the depreciation recapture rate for businesses that acquire buildings on such bases. Increases the amount which may be expensed for the cost of new equipment placed in service. Provides for the treatment of compensation paid for losses sustained in a private sale of a residence as part of the amount realized on the sale of the residence. Title III: Economic Adjustment and Conversion Assistance - Amends the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 to direct the Economic Development Administration to ensure that economic adjustment assistance funds are reserved for communities most substantially and seriously affected by the closure or realignment of a military installation or the curtailment, completion, elimination, or realignment of a major defense contract. Extends through FY 1995 the authorization of appropriations for such assistance. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to guarantee loans to civilian DOD employees of a military installation to be closed or realigned. Requires the average amount of assistance authorized for a State or local government affected by the closure of a military installation for planning community adjustments and economic diversification to be at least $250,000 per year during the course of such closure. Extends through FY 1995 the authorization of appropriations for training, adjustment assistance, and employment services to employees adversely affected by closures of military installations. Directs the Secretary to convey to an eligible State or local government title to a military installation closed in such area. Directs the Secretary to transmit to State and political subdivisions advance notification of the intention to convey property of the installation. Provides the order of priority for the conveyance. Authorizes the President to waive property conveyance requirements for national security reasons or if a conveyance would constitute an undue windfall not necessary for a community's economic recovery. Directs the Secretary to provide economic adjustment and community planning assistance to communities near the closed military installation until such time as economic stability is achieved. Authorizes the Secretary and any other Federal agency head to continue, after closure of an installation is approved by the President, to obligate funds for improvements to the property that will facilitate its conveyance and that are consistent with the use to be made of the property. Directs the Secretary to give preference to local businesses and small business concerns for contracts relating to the closure or realignment of a military installation. Directs the Secretary to provide homeowners assistance under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to eligible employees of local educational agencies adversely affected by military base closures.

To grant state status to Indian tribes for purposes of enforcement of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1993

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) treat Indian tribes as States under such Act; (2) delegate primary enforcement authority for programs under such Act to Indian tribes; and (3) provide grant and contract assistance to tribes to carry out such Act. Sets forth conditions under which Indian tribes may be treated as States. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on: (1) recommendations for addressing hazardous and solid wastes and underground storage tanks within Indian country; (2) methods to maximize Indian participation in, and administration of, programs under such Act; and (3) the amount of assistance required and how the Administrator intends to provide such assistance to Indian tribes for the administration of such programs. Requires the Administrator to establish an inventory of: (1) sites within Indian country at which hazardous waste has been stored or disposed; and (2) open dumps within Indian country at which solid waste has been disposed. Directs the Administrator to assist Indian tribes in upgrading open dumps to comply with applicable requirements.

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1993

Amends Federal bankruptcy law to preclude from a discharge in bankruptcy any debt for a claim by a governmental entity or other qualified person for removal or remedial action costs for which the debtor is liable under specified environmental protection laws.

Enterprise Zone Environmental Restoration Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1993

Enterprise Zone Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants for environmental testing and characterization on land owned by political subdivisions of States to political subdivisions that submit approved applications for such activities on impacted sites. Defines an "impacted site" as an area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 or that receives a similar designation under other Federal law. Permits the Administrator to authorize State Governors to carry out State grant programs to carry out this Act. Sets forth conditions for the receipt of grants. Authorizes appropriations.

Regulatory Consolidation Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Federal Banking Commission Title II: Abolition of Federal Banking Agencies Regulatory Consolidation Act of 1993 - Title I: Federal Banking Commission - Establishes the Federal Banking Commission (the Commission). Transfers to the Commisssion all regulatory functions of: (1) the Comptroller of the Currency with respect to national banks; (2) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (and any Federal Reserve Bank) with respect to member banks, bank holding companies and affiliates, and certain international banking entities; (3) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision with respect to savings associations and savings and loan holding companies; and (4) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with respect to State nonmember banks and certain savings and foreign banks. Establishes within the Commission a Consumer Division to: (1) conduct consumer examinations to determine the Compliance of each insured depository institution with respect to consumer protection and community reinvestment laws; and (2) implement prescribed consumer protection and information programs. Title II: Abolition of Federal Banking Agencies - Abolishes the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. Authorizes the President to establish a transition commission to facilitate the transfer of functions with the least disruption to the regulatory environment. Declares that the individuals serving as Comptroller of the Currency and the Director of Thrift Supervision are eligible to be detailed to the transition commission.

National Environmental Technologies Agency Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1993

National Environmental Technologies Agency Act - Establishes the National Environmental Technologies Agency to: (1) coordinate Federal environmental restoration and protection planning; (2) identify areas that need technical solutions to maintain environmental security, are not receiving product-oriented research necessary to meet those needs, and exhibit the greatest promise for the development of solutions; (3) support the development of technology having future application in environmental restoration and protection; (4) coordinate the exchange of technological information relating to environmental restoration and protection between Federal agencies and the private sector; (5) support continuing research and development of advanced technologies; (6) monitor research and development being conducted on advanced technologies by private industry; and (7) promote continuing development of a technological industrial base in the United States. Establishes the Industry and Academia Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding general policy for the Agency. Permits the Agency Administrator to transfer to the domestic private sector technology developed with the support of the Agency if the technology may have potential application in private activities relating to environmental restoration and protection. Provides for dissemination of the results of Agency research. Directs the Administrator, in determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, to consider whether the joint venture has provided for appropriate participation of U.S. small businesses. Entitles the United States to a share of licensing fees and royalty payments made to a joint venture in an amount proportionate to the Federal share of costs incurred. Provides for the return of unspent Federal funds to the Agency if it appears that the recipient is not making satisfactory progress toward successful completion of the project. Entitles the United States, upon dissolution of a joint venture that receives funding under this Act, to a share of the residual assets proportionate to the Federal share of costs. Establishes the Environmental Advanced Research Projects Revolving Fund. Authorizes the use of the Fund to provide financial assistance to entities that serve long-term environmental security needs. Authorizes appropriations.

Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Urban School Improvement Title II: School Building Repair And Renovation Title III: Urban School Research Title IV: General Provisions Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1993 - Title I: Urban School Improvement - Authorizes appropriations and sets forth funds allocation factors. Requires LEAs to use funds under this title to meet national education goals through programs designed to: (1) increase the academic achievement and graduation rates of urban school children to at least the national average; (2) prepare urban school graduates to enter higher education, pursue careers, and exercise their responsibilities as citizens; (3) recruit and retain qualified teachers; and (4) decrease the use of drugs and alcohol by urban students, and enhance their physical and emotional health. Sets forth program accountability requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive incentive awards to individual participating schools that demonstrate exemplary progress in meeting specified program requirements. Directs the Secretary to report on the impact of Federal regulations, guidelines, and policies on urban public schools. Requires LEAs desiring to receive an allotment to establish (or designate) a local advisory group. Sets forth special rules relating to ranking of schools to determine relative need, in general, on the basis of achievement, poverty, and racial isolation. Requires each LEA receiving a grant to serve between ten and 20 percent of its schools. Requires eligible LEAs to have flexibility to serve homeless children, desegregating students, immigrants, migrants, or other highly mobile populations, within the program assisted under this title. Title II: School Building Repair and Renovation - Authorizes appropriations to assist eligible LEAs in repairing and renovating instructional facilities in city schools and for programs for school environmental concerns and safety improvement. Limits the period covered by a grant application to three years, and requires annual review by the Secretary. Title III: Urban School Research - Authorizes appropriations for the National Institute for Urban Education (the Institute), established in the Department of Education by this title. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Assistant Secretary for Urban Education (the Assistant Secretary), who is to establish the Institute in the Department. Requires the Institute and allows LEAs to use funds for specified functions involving research, information, and evaluation relating to urban education and title I programs. Title IV: General Provisions - Establishes the Interagency Council on Urban Schools to: (1) review Federal programs to determine effects on urban schools' ability to meet national education goals; (2) track school progress toward such goals; (3) solicit advice and information from urban education experts and urban school representatives on improvement of Federal programs; (4) review Federal regulations for duplication or contradiction; (5) report annually to the Congress and the President on urban school progress; (6) review and recommend improvement or streamlinig of Federal data collection in urban schools; and (7) conduct research to help urban school practitioners improve school performance. Directs the President to conduct a White House Conference on Urban Education. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a National Commission on Urban Education, which shall: (1) study specified issues relating to urban schools; and (2) report, and recommend changes in Federal legislation, to the President and appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations.

Department of Energy National Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1993

Department of Energy National Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act of 1993 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize the Secretary of Energy and the directors of departmental laboratories (laboratories operated by or on behalf of the Department of Energy (DOE) or facilities that would be considered to be laboratories under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980) to enter into any partnership that will enhance the economic, scientific, or technological competitiveness of U.S. industry. Directs the Secretary to develop a multi-year critical technology strategy for each critical technology listed in the National Critical Technologies Report. Authorizes the Secretary and the directors of departmental laboratories to enter into partnerships that build on the core competencies of the laboratories to conduct research, development, demonstration, or commercial application activities in areas listed in the Report or in energy efficiency or supply, high-performance computing, the environment, human health, advanced manufacturing technologies, advanced materials, transportation, space, or quality technologies, or technologies listed in the annual defense critical technologies plan. Requires the Secretary to establish a: (1) Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board within DOE; and (2) program to encourage scientists and engineers from departmental laboratories to serve in the research facilities of governments, educational institutions, and industrial organizations in the United States and foreign countries. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on opportunities for minority colleges and universities to participate in DOE or departmental laboratory programs. Requires the Secretary to establish a career path program to recruit employees of the national laboratories to serve in DOE positions. Amends the Federal criminal code and the Federal Procurement Policy Act to make certain post-employment restrictions inapplicable with respect to the national laboratories. Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to provide for cost-shared projects involving DOE or DOE laboratories and non-Federal entities to test and apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking technologies. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to solicit contract proposals for the deployment of a commercial uranium enrichment plant using the Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation technology. Increases the number of DOE Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries. Authorizes appropriations.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1993

Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to: (1) expand the Board of Directors of the Foundation; and (2) authorize appropriations.

Versenkung von zwei nukleargetriebenen Schiffen der ehemaligen Sowjetunion in der Ostsee; Gefahren für Mensch und Umwelt (G-SIG: 12054309)

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 February 1993

Federal Forests Health Recovery Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1993

Federal Forests Health Recovery Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (or, with respect to specified lands, the Secretary of Agriculture) to prepare for and undertake or authorize forest health activities to: (1) arrest the deterioration in the health of forests and forest ecosystems on Federal lands; (2) restore and maintain the health of the forests and forest ecosystems that have suffered deteriorated health conditions; or (3) ensure the public safety that is threatened by the deteriorating health of the forests and forest ecosystems. Authorizes the Secretary to offer and award a timber sale as a forest health activity if the sale meets one or more of such objectives. Specifies that no sale shall be precluded because the anticipated total costs of the sale are greater than the anticipated revenues. Requires the Secretary to provide to the public a detailed statement of the determination that the activity meets one or more objective whenever the harvest of live trees is likely to occur in carrying out a forest health activity. Establishes in the Treasury a special fund to be used for forest health activities, activities to maintain healthy forests and forest ecosystems (including tree planting), and other specified activities. Provides for funding of specified Forest Service activities. Specifies that a forest health activity that is not inconsistent with the long-term management goals and objectives of a land management plan for the relevant unit of Federal lands shall not be deemed to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Establishes procedures for administrative and district court review of forest health activities. Sets forth provisions regarding budget disclosures, the establishment of advisory boards, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

American Technology Advancement Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1993

American Technology Advancement Act of 1993 - Obligates specified 1993 Department of Energy funds for nonmilitary technology assistance, including environmental research, to DOE national laboratories.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for additional certification requirements for certain licenses and permits, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1993

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require applicants for Federal permits (for potential discharges into navigable waters) to provide a certification from the State in which the discharge originates that activities will comply with applicable State water quality standards and allow for protection, achievement, and maintenance of designated uses included in such standards.

Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1993

Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require permit applications for the proposed construction of hazardous waste facilities to contain assurances that certain procedures concerning public notification and hearings, establishment of host community advisory committees, site analyses and findings of need, and requests for siting permission have been carried out. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, upon the request of an applicant, to establish a host community advisory committee. Requires the Administrator to establish a host community advisory committee assistance grant program. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the issuance of permits for new hazardous waste disposal facilities if the Administrator determines that a facility could cause the State to exceed its capacity needs, unless the State cannot fulfill capacity requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Prohibits a facility, as a permit condition, from managing hazardous waste generated outside of the State unless the the owner or operator enters into an agreement with the host community. Amends CERCLA to direct the Administrator to: (1) establish guidelines for the gathering of capacity assurance reporting data; and (2) require any State that documented a capacity shortfall in a quantity exceeding 50,000 tons per year or that is a net exporter of hazardous waste to submit specified information. Prescribes civil penalties for failures to submit such information. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish guidelines for the inclusion of toxic chemical release information assurance data required under CERCLA; (2) develop a model capacity assurance plan to assist States; and (3) publish a statement concerning whether the United States has adequate capacity to treat and dispose of hazardous waste during the 20-year period following the statement's publication.

Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1993

Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor, if requested by an affected local government and a local solid waste planning unit, to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in: (1) any landfill or incinerator subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor or the affected local government; and (2) landfill cells that do not meet the design and location standards and leachate collection and groundwater monitoring requirements of State law in effect on January 1, 1993, for new landfills. Permits such Governors, without the request of such entities, to limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal waste received for disposal, or disposal of such waste, at landfills covered by exceptions under this Act. Prohibits discrimination against any particular landfill and against shipments of out-of-State waste on the basis of State of origin with respect to limitations and responses to requests by local governments. Exempts from a Governor's authority to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State waste: (1) landfills that received documented shipments of such waste in 1991 and are in compliance with State laws relating to design and location standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure and corrective action; (2) proposed landfills that, prior to January 1, 1993, received approval from the affected local government to receive municipal waste generated outside of the county or State and a State notice of decision to grant a construction permit; or (3) incinerators that received documented shipments of such waste during 1991 and are in compliance with performance standards under the Clean Air Act and State laws relating to facility design and operations.

To provide that any foreign nation that conducts a test of a nuclear weapon in the United States shall pay the costs resulting from the test.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1993

Requires any foreign nation that conducts a nuclear weapons test in the United States to pay the costs associated with such test, including environmental restoration costs.

National Environmental Technologies Agency Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

National Environmental Technologies Agency Act - Establishes the National Environmental Technologies Agency to: (1) coordinate Federal environmental restoration and protection planning; (2) identify areas that need technical solutions to maintain environmental security, are not receiving product-oriented research necessary to meet those needs, and exhibit the greatest promise for the development of solutions; (3) support the development of technology having future application in environmental restoration and protection; (4) coordinate the exchange of technological information relating to environmental restoration and protection between Federal agencies and the private sector; (5) support continuing research and development of advanced technologies; (6) monitor research and development being conducted on advanced technologies by private industry; and (7) promote continuing development of a technological industrial base in the United States. Establishes the Industry and Academia Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding general policy for the Agency. Permits the Agency Administrator to transfer to the domestic private sector technology developed with the support of the Agency if the technology may have potential application in private activities relating to environmental restoration and protection. Provides for dissemination of the results of Agency research. Directs the Administrator, in determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, to consider whether the joint venture has provided for appropriate participation of U.S. small businesses. Entitles the United States to a share of licensing fees and royalty payments made to a joint venture in an amount proportionate to the Federal share of costs incurred. Provides for the return of unspent Federal funds to the Agency if it appears that the recipient is not making satisfactory progress toward successful completion of the project. Entitles the United States, upon dissolution of a joint venture that receives funding under this Act, to a share of the residual assets proportionate to the Federal share of costs. Establishes the Environmental Advanced Research Projects Revolving Fund. Authorizes the use of the Fund to provide financial assistance to entities that serve long-term environmental security needs. Authorizes appropriations.

Clean Water Act Research Amendments of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

Clean Water Act Research Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise the authorized activities of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to water pollution control and investigations. Establishes a National Water Quality Research Committee to advise the Administrator on research activities. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Congress on: (1) research conducted in the preceding year; (2) highest priority research needs for the following five-year period; (3) planned research activities; and (4) opportunities to coordinate Federal and State research. Establishes a Water Quality Monitoring Council to ensure the coordination of Federal and State surface and groundwater quality monitoring programs. Directs the Administrator to conduct a program of research and development of methods for the control of nonpoint sources of pollution. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a national survey of data regarding bottom sediment contamination; and (2) conduct a program of research and development of methods for improved remediation and control of pollution problems resulting from contaminated sediments. Directs the Administrator to conduct a program of research and investigation concerning groundwater quality. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a program of research and development to improve understanding of the status and trends of ecosystems and to develop improved predictive models upon which to base standardized protocols; and (2) issue protocols based on such program for use by States in conducting water quality assessments. Directs the Administrator to conduct a research technology development and demonstration program to identify and demonstrate cost-effective preventive measures for sources of pollution in complex watersheds having a mix of land use types. Requires the Adminstrator to conduct a basic research, development, and demonstration program for wetlands. Revises provisions concerning grants for research and development to require the Administrator to establish a grant program to demonstrate practices for the prevention and control of industrial and municipal sources of water pollution. Authorizes appropriations.

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require a preference for interim measures in carrying out response actions, consistent with protection of public health, welfare, and the environment.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to direct the President, in selecting remedial actions for hazardous waste cleanup sites, to give a preference to the use of institutional controls, containment methods, and other interim measures, rather than permanent treatment technologies, if such measures are sufficient to protect health, welfare, and the environment.

Recycling Initiatives Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

Recycling Initiatives Grant Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for creating and supporting innovative techniques for solid waste recycling. Limits the amount of such grants. Authorizes appropriations.

Barnegat Bay Marine Environmental Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

Barnegat Bay Marine Environmental Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to the inclusion of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, in the National Estuary Program.

Tennessee Valley Authority Power Privatization Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

Tennessee Valley Authority Power Privatization Act of 1993 - Directs the President to develop and transmit to the Congress a plan for transferring, by sale or otherwise, all real property, facilities, and equipment of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to appropriate public and private entities. Requires such plan to provide for transfer of: (1) TVA power generation facilities and equipment; (2) National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center facilities and equipment; (3) TVA's jurisdictional authority over real property; and (4) TVA functions unrelated to power generation to appropriate Federal departments and agencies. Terminates the TVA after the completion of such transfers.

186 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment if he will fund local authorities in order that they can adequately maintain courthouses.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

186 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment if he will fund local authorities in order that they can adequately maintain courthouses.

160 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if he will revoke the 1983 legislation which gave power to levy local charges.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

160 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if he will revoke the 1983 legislation which gave power to levy local charges.

139 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the fact that 80 per cent of Cork Corporation income is raised locally as against a norm of approximately 62 per cent in other local authorities, he proposes to equalise the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

139 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the fact that 80 per cent of Cork Corporation income is raised locally as against a norm of approximately 62 per cent in other local authorities, he proposes to equalise the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

17 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if he has studied the Institute of Fiscal Studies report on the rate support grant distribution in Ireland which provided independent evidence that Cork Corporation does not receive its fair share of rate support grant and, at a minimum, is being deprived of over £1 million in rates support grant a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

17 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if he has studied the Institute of Fiscal Studies report on the rate support grant distribution in Ireland which provided independent evidence that Cork Corporation does not receive its fair share of rate support grant and, at a minimum, is being deprived of over £1 million in rates support grant a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

186 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment if he will fund local authorities in order that they can adequately maintain courthouses.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

186 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment if he will fund local authorities in order that they can adequately maintain courthouses.

160 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if he will revoke the 1983 legislation which gave power to levy local charges.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

160 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if he will revoke the 1983 legislation which gave power to levy local charges.

139 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the fact that 80 per cent of Cork Corporation income is raised locally as against a norm of approximately 62 per cent in other local authorities, he proposes to equalise the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

139 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the fact that 80 per cent of Cork Corporation income is raised locally as against a norm of approximately 62 per cent in other local authorities, he proposes to equalise the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

17 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if he has studied the Institute of Fiscal Studies report on the rate support grant distribution in Ireland which provided independent evidence that Cork Corporation does not receive its fair share of rate support grant and, at a minimum, is being deprived of over £1 million in rates support grant a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

17 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if he has studied the Institute of Fiscal Studies report on the rate support grant distribution in Ireland which provided independent evidence that Cork Corporation does not receive its fair share of rate support grant and, at a minimum, is being deprived of over £1 million in rates support grant a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

12 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment the Government's plans, if any, for funding local authorities; if the Government intends to introduce legislation to abolish service charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

12 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment the Government's plans, if any, for funding local authorities; if the Government intends to introduce legislation to abolish service charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

11 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for the Environment when elections will be held to Corporations, Urban District Councils and Town Commissions.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

11 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for the Environment when elections will be held to Corporations, Urban District Councils and Town Commissions.

10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment the response of the Government to the interim report of the Dublin Transportation Initiative; if he accepts the recommendations of the report; if resources will be made available for their implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment the response of the Government to the interim report of the Dublin Transportation Initiative; if he accepts the recommendations of the report; if resources will be made available for their implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

9 Mr. Molloy asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the exceptional difficulties being experienced by local people applying for planning permission for dwelling houses for members of their families in Connemara and the Aran Islands because of the new SR6 regulations applying for septic tanks and percolation areas; the steps, if any, he will take to assist low-income families to meet these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

9 Mr. Molloy asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the exceptional difficulties being experienced by local people applying for planning permission for dwelling houses for members of their families in Connemara and the Aran Islands because of the new SR6 regulations applying for septic tanks and percolation areas; the steps, if any, he will take to assist low-income families to meet these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if the Government is considering any proposals for expanded employment by local authorities in view of the growing unemployment crisis; if his attention has been drawn to claims made by a person (details supplied) that the loss of 3,500 jobs in local authorities has created major gaps in their ability to provide services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if the Government is considering any proposals for expanded employment by local authorities in view of the growing unemployment crisis; if his attention has been drawn to claims made by a person (details supplied) that the loss of 3,500 jobs in local authorities has created major gaps in their ability to provide services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

7 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment when it is proposed to hold a public inquiry to examine the proposals for the Kildare by-pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 1993

7 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment when it is proposed to hold a public inquiry to examine the proposals for the Kildare by-pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.