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Question· writtenPQ 286asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
290 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if specific flood and severe weather plans have been prepared by each of the local authorities under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 285asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
289 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the consolidation of responsibilities relating to the management of severe weather events and flooding, carried out by a multitude of agencies, have been considered in view of the 2010 report into the management of severe weather events in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 284asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
288 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the Management of Severe Weather Events in Ireland and Related Matters, July 2010, have been implemented by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 283asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
287 Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funds will be allocated through RAPID dormant accounts funding to provide capital funding of €50,000 for the development of a youth café for Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 282asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
286 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make the necessary changes to the differential rent scheme in order that a person in receipt of an incapacitated child tax credit does not then pay more rent as a result.
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Question· writtenPQ 281asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
285 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of all differential rent schemes across all the local authorities.
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Question· writtenPQ 280asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
284 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of regeneration funding spent in 2009 on the Dublin City inner city flat complexes regeneration scheme, the Tralee town Mitchel’s Crescent regeneration scheme, the Sligo borough Cranmore regeneration scheme, the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Laurel Avenue regeneration scheme and the Waterford city regeneration scheme; the expenditure on project staff salaries on each of the said regeneration schemes; the project staff salaries as a percentage of overall expenditure on each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 279asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
283 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo Borough Council sought a sum of €445,000 to refurbish 53 houses in an estate (details supplied) in County Sligo in the current year and that the sum will be met from the €2 million allocation from him for the regeneration project this year; the way the balance of €1,555,000 will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 278asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
282 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure of regeneration funding on consultants, on firms providing professional services and on organisations providing community support in respect of a regeneration project (details supplied) in County Sligo for the years 2008 and 2009; if he will provide the names of the said consultants, firms or organisations; the sum that each received; the service that each provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 277asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
281 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions if any, he intends to take to sort out the construction defects at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the solutions put forward by an independent energy assessor will be funded by him through Respond or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 276asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
311 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his future plans for the town and county councils here.
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Question· writtenPQ 275asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
280 Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding the future of town councils; if any town council will be amalgamated with other bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 274asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
279 Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the circumstances in which married persons who are separated and living apart who have a family home in joint names are entitled to be placed on the housing list of a local housing authority; if it is a prerequisite that a formal divorce or legal separation has taken place between both parties before one of them is entitled to be placed on the housing list.
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Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
297 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding presently available in the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 272asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
278 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total value of the dormant accounts fund as of the end of September 2011.
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Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
277 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for reform of the electoral system; if he intends to introduce a system of gender quotas for candidates standing for election; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 270asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
276 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications on hand from each Leader company awaiting his approval; the number for each company waiting longer than two months for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 266asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
272 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for the refurbishment of windows and doors for local authority housing in areas (details supplied) in County Meath.
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Question· writtenPQ 265asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
271 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the Darlington report; his views on same; and the steps he will take to ensure the full implementation of the recommendations.
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Question· writtenPQ 264asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
266 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made to date on plans to restructure the waste market here; the impact that these plans will have on the cost to consumers; if it is expected that the number of waste operators here will reduce as a result of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 263asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
265 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been made available for a sewerage scheme at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 262asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
263 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will provide funding for the construction of new fire stations in Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Gleann Cholm Cille in County Donegal; and if he will provide full details of all other new stations approved nationally in 2011; and the cost associated with each new station.
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Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
262 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new scheme to replace the tenant purchase scheme; when a new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
261 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will meet with the county manager and the head of finance in Sligo County Council to discuss the application of the €15 million loan funding which was sanctioned by him on 19 July 2010; if he has had written communication with Sligo County Council regarding the matter of the loan in the period 30 May 2011 to date in 2011; the date on which written communications issued from him to the Sligo County Council; the date on which he received written communications from the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 259asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
270 Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recently discovered structural problems at Priory Hall apartments, Dublin, if he plans an urgent review and reform of building and fire regulations and inspection regimes of recently built apartment blocks, thereby putting an end to self-regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 258asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
267 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the body or agency with whom the responsibility lies for ensuring that building regulations are adhered to; the number of site inspections carried out annually in this regard; the penalties in place when the regulations are found to have been breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 257asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
260 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will initiate an independent investigation into the Priory Hall development, Dublin; the way these properties were developed and sold to persons in clear breach of standards.
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Question· writtenPQ 256asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
259 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding Priory Hall, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
257 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, similar to his predecessor, it is his intention to announce a carbon budget for the calendar year 2012 separate to the budget being announced by the Minister for Finance on 6 December 2011; if so, if a date has been set for the carbon budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 247asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
255 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date he envisages for the commencement of the dog breeding Bill.
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Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
254 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to ensure compliance with legislation such as the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010; and his views that this is sufficient to safeguard high standards of animal welfare.
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Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
253 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the non-principal private residence so that local authority departments other than the finance department can access information detailing if properties have paid the NPPR on bed-sits and other privately rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
313 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant an extension for the spreading of slurry beyond the 31 of October in view of the continuing high rainfall and the very difficult conditions for farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
264 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a further extension will be provided for the spreading of slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
256 Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider further extending the slurry spreading deadline due to heavy rainfall since the original extension to 31 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
252 Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will further extend the slurry spreading deadline beyond the 31 October to allow farmers to spread slurry in view of the very wet weather conditions in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
251 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the management of severe weather events in Ireland and related matters, July 2010, in relation to the role of the ESB in major emerging management has been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
98 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the management of severe weather events in Ireland and related matters, July 2010, have been implemented by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1786 (112th)failed
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011
Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II for the period October 1, 2011-March 4, 2012. Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through FY2013, and authorizes appropriations for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Repeals the set-aside of surface transportation program funds to states for a fiscal year for transportation enhancement activities. Extends for FY2012 and FY2013 the prohibition against additional funding of certain allocated transportation programs found to be sufficiently funded before or during FY2011. Authorizes the appropriation of $425 million from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative expenses of the federal-aid highway program for FY2012 and FY2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY2013 authority for expenditures from: (1) the HTF Highway and Mass Transit accounts, (2) the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and (3) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Extends through FY2013 excise taxes on: (1) fuel used by certain buses, (2) certain alcohol fuels, (3) gasoline (other than aviation gasoline) and diesel fuel or kerosene, (4) certain heavy trucks and trailers, and (5) tires. Extends through FY2014 the excise tax on certain heavy vehicles. Extends through March 31, 2014, the requirement to credit or refund paid floor stocks taxes for unsold tires and taxable fuel. Extends through FY2013 the exemptions from excise taxes on: (1) certain sales, and (2) motor vehicles used by a state and local government. Directs the Secretary to carry out a project delivery acceleration initiative to identify, develop, and advance the use of best practices and deployment of technology and innovation to accelerate project delivery and to reduce project costs for transportation projects and programs while enhancing safety and protecting the environment. Authorizes a contracting agency (state transportation department) to award, on a competitive basis, a two-phase contract to a construction manager or general contractor for pre-construction and construction services on federal-aid highway projects. Amends National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to authorize a lead agency (DOT or a state transportation department) to apply one or more categorical exclusions (that do not involve significant environmental impact) to certain components of a multimodal transportation project if specified circumstances apply. Authorizes the Secretary, subject to specified conditions, to adopt and use any planning product (decisionmaking process) that integrates the planning and environmental review process of transportation projects or programs. Revises NEPA requirements involving the environmental review process of transportation projects and programs. Authorizes a public authority to acquire real property that may be used for an approved surface transportation project before the completion of the environmental review process under NEPA for such project. Revises and makes permanent the surface transportation project delivery pilot program. Authorizes the reconstruction, in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design, and without environmental oversight, of any federal road, highway, or bridge that is in operation for less than 30 years or under construction that is damaged by a state- or federally-declared emergency. Declares specified rules without force or effect, and to be treated as though they had never taken effect, with respect to: (1) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants; and (2) Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units, and Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials that are Solid Waste, insofar as such rules are applicable to the Portland cement manufacturing industry and Portland cement plants. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in place of such rules, to promulgate regulations, meeting specified requirements, for the Portland cement manufacturing industry and Portland cement plants. Authorizes appropriations from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and the General Fund of the Treasury for FY2012 and FY2013 for public transportation programs, projects, and activities under SAFETEA-LU and other federal transportation law, with a limit on obligational authority for the programs equal to the total authorized for such programs for FY2011. Amends SAFETEA-LU to extend for FY2012 and FY2013 the authorization of appropriations for specified National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety programs and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) programs. Authorizes appropriations through FY2013 for: (1) drug-impaired driving enforcement, and (2) older driver safety and law enforcement training. Extends for FY2012 and FY2013 the funding for hazardous materials (hazmat) research projects. Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to extend through FY2013 the authorized distribution of funds under such Act for coastal wetlands, recreational boating safety, projects under the Clean Vessel Act of 19921, boating infrastructure projects, and the National Outreach and Communications Program. Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 or REINS Act - Rewrites requirements for congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules of the executive branch before they may take effect. (Currently, major rules take effect unless Congress passes and the President signs a joint resolution disapproving them). Defines "major rule" as any that has resulted in or is likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or U.S. competitiveness. Declares that, if a joint resolution of approval of a major rule is not enacted within a certain period of time, the rule shall be deemed not to be approved and shall not take effect. Permits a major rule to take effect for 90 calendar days without such approval if necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement. Prescribes House and Senate procedures for joint resolutions approving major rules and disapproving non-major rules. EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Declares specified rules without force or effect, and to be treated as though they had never taken effect, with respect to: (1) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; (2) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; (3) the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; and (4) Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That are Solid Waste. Requires the EPA Administrator, in place of such rules, to promulgate regulations, meeting specified requirements, for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator units. Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011 - Suspends the effective date of certain covered regulations for one-year beginning on the enactment of this Act. Defines a "covered regulation" as a final regulation that did not take effect before September 1, 2011, that increases costs on businesses in a manner that will have an adverse effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, competitiveness, or the efficient functioning of the economy, and that is likely to: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; (3) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action by another agency; (4) materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or (5) raise novel legal or policy issues. Allows agency heads to exempt covered regulations in certain circumstances . Rescinds $40 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Corps of Engineers, or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Bill· HRH.R. 3325 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011
Livable Communities Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants to eligible entities (partnerships between a consortium of units of general local government and an eligible partner or an Indian tribe that meets specified requirements). Defines "eligible partner" as a metropolitan planning organization, a rural planning organization, or a regional council, or one of these and a state, an Indian tribe, a state and an Indian tribe, or an institution of higher education. Requires the use of a comprehensive planning grant to carry out a project to: (1) coordinate locally defined planning processes, across jurisdictions and agencies; (2) identify regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional plan; (3) conduct or update assessments to determine regional needs and promote economic and community development; (4) develop or update a comprehensive regional plan or goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan and other related activities; and (5) identify local zoning and other code changes necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and promote sustainable development. Requires the use of a community challenge grant to: (1) promote integrated planning and investments across policy and governmental jurisdictions, and (2) implement projects identified in a comprehensive regional plan. Authorizes the Secretary of HUD to make or guarantee (up to 75% of) loans to eligible governmental, corporate, or partnership borrowers for infrastructure development projects used to support transit-oriented development. Requires the Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to lead the federal initiative to support healthy housing and eradicate housing-related health hazards. Requires the Secretary to study how sustainable building features in housing, such as energy efficiency, affect: (1) the quality of the indoor environment, (2) the prevalence of housing-related health hazards, and (3) the health of such occupants. States that no housing assisted using a grant under this Act may be made available to an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3327 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011
Beneficial Upgrades for Investment and Local Development of Bridges Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue categorical exclusions (that do not involve significant environmental impact) from the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for certain highway construction activities, including: (1) bridge preventative maintenance, rehabilitation, or replacement; (2) highway modernization; and (3) public and private utilities rehabilitation, reconstruction, and replacement.
Bill· SS. 1775 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2011
Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete and finalize the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of a program to develop solar energy on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and any necessary amendments to land use plans for such land, and (2) amend any land use plans to provide for the development of renewable energy. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) prepare and publish a notice of intent to prepare a programmatic EIS to analyze the potential impacts of a program to develop solar and wind energy on National Forest System land and any necessary amendments to land use plans for such land, and (2) amend such plans to provide for the development of renewable energy on completion of the programmatic EIS. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) identifies locations on land withdrawn from the public domain and reserved for military purposes that could be developed for renewable energy production, and (2) describes the administration of public land withdrawn for military purposes for the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program on: (1) public land administered by the Secretary or National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) land not excluded from the development of solar or wind energy under a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, or other law. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a joint determination on whether to establish such program within two years, (2) establish such program unless they determine that the program is not in the public interest and does not provide an effective means of developing such energy, and (3) require as a condition for any authorization for the development of such energy on such land the payment of a royalty. Establishes in the Treasury the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy for addressing and offsetting the impacts of such development on federal land, securing recreational access to federal land to provide enhanced public access to existing federal land that is inaccessible or significantly restricted, and carrying out activities authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Requires such Secretaries to determine the feasibility of carrying out a conservation banking program. Prohibits wind or solar generation projects with a capacity of 20 megawatts or more that are issued a lease, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization from being subject to the rental fee exemption for rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 3302 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2011
Restore America Act of 2011 - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 to have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as a final oil and gas leasing program in full compliance with specified environmental and other applicable laws. Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each OCS area for which the Secretary determinates there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for production on the OCS (OCS Planning Area). Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to: (1) provide for the sharing of of OCS receipts from the leasing of tracts within a specified number of miles of a state coastline; (2) direct the Secretary to include, in each 5-Year Program, lease sale proposals for at least 75% of the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area; and (3) require coordination with adjacent states for pipeline construction for crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas. Prohibits, on either federal OCS or state waters, uses that are incompatible with: (1) oil and gas leasing, and (2) full oil or natural gas exploration and production on tracts that are geologically prospective for oil and/or natural gas. Requires the Secretary to accept, in satisfaction of mitigation requirements, proposals for mitigation measures on a site away from the area impacted by exploration and production activities. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough. Prescribes procedures, terms, and conditions for Coastal Plain lease sales,, including regarding: (1) environmental protection, (2) federal and state distribution of revenues, (3) rights-of-way, and (4) local government impact aid and community service assistance. Sets forth: (1) a "no significant adverse effect" standard to govern Coastal Plain activities, and (2) guidelines for expedited judicial review of complaints. Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts in such Fund to provide timely financial assistance to Alaska communities that are directly impacted by oil and gas exploration or production on the Coastal Plain and to establish a coordination office by the North Slope Borough in Kaktovik. Requires the Secretary to hold a lease sale to offer an additional 10 parcels for lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources. Authorizes the Secretary to temporarily reduce royalties, fees, rentals, bonus bids, or other payments for leases of federal lands for the development and production of oil shale resources. Repeals the limitation on the authority of a federal agency to contract for the procurement of alternative or synthetic fuels under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to: (1) issue operating permits for 200 new commercial nuclear reactors by 2040, and (2) establish and implement an expedited procedure for issuing a combined construction and operating license for nuclear reactors. Authorizes the NRC to provide an applicant for a nuclear reactor license a provisional certification of a proposed nuclear reactor design. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to abolish the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Requires the federal government to site and permit at least one radiological material geologic repository for the disposal of radiological material. Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an independent radiological material management program, and (2) conduct an inventory of all DOE materials that could be used to power commercial nuclear reactors. Prohibits the President from blocking or hindering spent nuclear fuel recycling activities. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from preventing uranium mining on federal lands unless the Secretary makes findings explaining the reason for such prevention. Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules before they may take effect. Revises the definition of "major rule" (generally a rule that is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) to include an interim final rule. Permits a major rule to take effect for one 90-day calendar period without such approval if the President determines such rule is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for enacting joint resolutions approving major rules and disapproving non-major rules. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 25% on taxable income exceeding $50,000, and (2) allow a permanent $500,000 expensing allowance for depreciable business assets. Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that reduce capital gain and dividend tax rates and estate and gift taxation. Requires the House Committee on Ways and Means to prioritize the reporting of legislation that would: (1) simplify the Internal Revenue Code, (2) eliminate deductions that unjustly benefit corporations and special interests, and (3) consider proposals that will disincentivize and eliminate tax shelters. Calls for Congress to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve, expand, and modernize job training and other employment-related programs under such Act.
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9668/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 31 October 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Tanja Windbüchler-Souschill, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung betreffend Einsparungsmaßnahmen der EGB MedAustron GmbH auf Kosten der Energieeffizienz des Großprojekts "MedAustron"? <i>(Zentrum für Krebsforschung und Krebsbehandlung in Wiener</i> <i>Neustadt)</i>
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9667/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 31 October 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Tanja Windbüchler-Souschill, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Einsparungsmaßnahmen der EGB MedAustron GmbH auf Kosten der Energieeffizienz des Großprojekts "MedAustron"? <i>(Zentrum für Krebsforschung und Krebsbehandlung in Wiener</i> <i>Neustadt)</i>
Record· Brief regering2011Z21559adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 31 October 2011
Protocol tot wijziging van de Luchtvervoersovereenkomst tussen de Verenigde Staten van Amerika en de Europese Gemeenschap en haar lidstaten. Brief van de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken en toelichtende nota van de staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu en de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
Record· Brief regering2011Z21568concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 31 October 2011
Accountantsrapport van de Departementale Auditdiensten van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu en het ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie bij voortgangsrapportage 18 van het programma Ruime voor de Rivier
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9654/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 28 October 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erwin Preiner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Einsatz von Antibiotika bei der Fütterung in der Nutztierhaltung
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9636/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 28 October 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Ton- und Wurftauben - ein Umweltrisiko?
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1714/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 28 October 2011
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Erleichterung der thermischen Sanierung von kommunalen Nicht-Wohnbauten (WGG) und Geschäftsfeld der Wohnbaubanken <i>(durch Novellierung des Wohnungsgemeinnützigkeitsgesetzes)</i>
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