Environment

314. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when there was a change in the local community programme; and when the Government will pay the difference to redundant workers as a result of a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied). [20791/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

314. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when there was a change in the local community programme; and when the Government will pay the difference to redundant workers as a result of a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied). [20791/16]

313. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the public procurement or other procedures that were used to appoint members of the expert commission on water charges; the remuneration that is to be paid to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20780/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

313. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the public procurement or other procedures that were used to appoint members of the expert commission on water charges; the remuneration that is to be paid to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20780/16]

312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a parent's income could be taken into account only when assessments are being made for housing adaptation grants for medical or immobility reasons in situations where an older person or couple have transferred their land or house to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a parent's income could be taken into account only when assessments are being made for housing adaptation grants for medical or immobility reasons in situations where an older person or couple have transferred their land or house to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/16]

311. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on the housing adaptation grant from 2011 to 2016 to date; the cost of restoring this grant to 2011 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20712/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

311. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on the housing adaptation grant from 2011 to 2016 to date; the cost of restoring this grant to 2011 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20712/16]

310. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of positions on the boards of bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of vacant positions; when each vacancy occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

310. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of positions on the boards of bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of vacant positions; when each vacancy occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/16]

309. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the name of the person on the board of Cork City and Cork County Councils responsible for the housing budget; and to provide a breakdown of the budget for 2016 for both city and county council. [20667/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

309. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the name of the person on the board of Cork City and Cork County Councils responsible for the housing budget; and to provide a breakdown of the budget for 2016 for both city and county council. [20667/16]

308. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are rules governing the recruitment process at local authority level; if it is compulsory to advertise vacancies publicly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20664/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

308. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are rules governing the recruitment process at local authority level; if it is compulsory to advertise vacancies publicly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20664/16]

307. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which a residents' group in a private housing estate goes about getting its estate taken in charge by the local authority; how long the process takes; if there is a limit on the amount of estates taken in charge yearly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20652/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

307. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which a residents' group in a private housing estate goes about getting its estate taken in charge by the local authority; how long the process takes; if there is a limit on the amount of estates taken in charge yearly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20652/16]

306. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties under the housing assistance payment scheme that have become available in Dublin 15 by month in 2016 to date in tabular form. [20620/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

306. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties under the housing assistance payment scheme that have become available in Dublin 15 by month in 2016 to date in tabular form. [20620/16]

305. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of litter wardens assigned in each county nationwide in tabular form and particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if there is a formula for the number of appointments in each county; the person who decides these allocations; the person who appoints wardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20619/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

305. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of litter wardens assigned in each county nationwide in tabular form and particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if there is a formula for the number of appointments in each county; the person who decides these allocations; the person who appoints wardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20619/16]

304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20578/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20578/16]

303. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason firemen are not being recruited in Bundoran and Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [20556/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

303. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason firemen are not being recruited in Bundoran and Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [20556/16]

302. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to consider reinstating the 90:10 ratio for funding for local government homeless services as in many local authorities the funding ratio has slipped to 70:30. [20533/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

302. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to consider reinstating the 90:10 ratio for funding for local government homeless services as in many local authorities the funding ratio has slipped to 70:30. [20533/16]

301. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any barriers to local authorities including social contracts, similar to those used by central government in Grangegorman or Irish Water in capital projects, such as social housing construction or provision of other local services, such as libraries. [20531/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

301. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any barriers to local authorities including social contracts, similar to those used by central government in Grangegorman or Irish Water in capital projects, such as social housing construction or provision of other local services, such as libraries. [20531/16]

300. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider, as part of the housing action plan, providing local authorities with five- or six-year funding programmed for social housing rather than the three-year funding cycle that is currently in place. [20530/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

300. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider, as part of the housing action plan, providing local authorities with five- or six-year funding programmed for social housing rather than the three-year funding cycle that is currently in place. [20530/16]

299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total savings to Irish Water arising from the de-rating of the utility in 2015; the total savings to the utility arising from de-rating in 2016; the portion of the total efficiency savings the de-rating saving represents by Irish Water in 2015 and 2016; and the rationale for de-rating Irish Water when other public utilities are not de-rated. [20529/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total savings to Irish Water arising from the de-rating of the utility in 2015; the total savings to the utility arising from de-rating in 2016; the portion of the total efficiency savings the de-rating saving represents by Irish Water in 2015 and 2016; and the rationale for de-rating Irish Water when other public utilities are not de-rated. [20529/16]

298. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys lost to local authorities in 2015 from the de-rating of Irish Water; the compensation made to local authorities through increases in the local government fund to offset these losses in 2015 in tabular form; and if these payments will be made again in 2016 and on a rolling basis into the future. [20528/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

298. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys lost to local authorities in 2015 from the de-rating of Irish Water; the compensation made to local authorities through increases in the local government fund to offset these losses in 2015 in tabular form; and if these payments will be made again in 2016 and on a rolling basis into the future. [20528/16]

297. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities can invest in capital infrastructure at regional airports; if there are rules or limitations on such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20521/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

297. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities can invest in capital infrastructure at regional airports; if there are rules or limitations on such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20521/16]

296. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to reinstate funding to an organisation (details supplied) under the support scheme for national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

296. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to reinstate funding to an organisation (details supplied) under the support scheme for national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/16]

295. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to scrap the proposal to create one single library supply tendering consortium, by way of the national library procurement plan for the whole country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

295. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to scrap the proposal to create one single library supply tendering consortium, by way of the national library procurement plan for the whole country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/16]

294. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can reimburse Co-operative Housing Ireland the cost of heating Merville Court, Fairview, Dublin 3, given that prior to it being taken over by the co-operative, the tenants were part of the rental accommodation scheme, and the cost of the heating was met by Dublin City Council, and recoupable from his Department (details supplied). [21055/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

294. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can reimburse Co-operative Housing Ireland the cost of heating Merville Court, Fairview, Dublin 3, given that prior to it being taken over by the co-operative, the tenants were part of the rental accommodation scheme, and the cost of the heating was met by Dublin City Council, and recoupable from his Department (details supplied). [21055/16]

293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will issue guidelines to local authorities for the application of social contracts to council capital projects, such as social housing or libraries. [20534/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will issue guidelines to local authorities for the application of social contracts to council capital projects, such as social housing or libraries. [20534/16]

Urging the Government of Gabon to respect democratic principles during the August 2016 presidential elections.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2016

Calls on the Gabonese government to: hold orderly, peaceful, free, and fair presidential elections in August 2016 in order to ensure stability and long-term growth of Gabon; guarantee fair and open participation of opposition parties; and guarantee the freedom of speech and assembly of all Gabonese citizens. Encourages continued efforts toward the consolidation of democracy through increased dialogue and concrete actions to address the constitutional and legal framework of electoral systems. Expresses support for Gabonese organizations that work to further strengthen democratic processes. Calls on: (1) the citizens of Gabon to fully and peacefully participate in the presidential elections; and (2) the United States and other international partners to help create an environment that facilitates open communication, guarantees free and fair elections, encourages voter participation, and fosters a robust civil society.

NextGen Flight Path Review and Notification Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2016

NextGen Flight Path Review and Notification Act of 2016 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as part of the process of applying a categorical exclusion to a new Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) flight path procedure at an Operational Evolution Partnership (OEP) airport (a commercial U.S. airport with significant activity), to: notify and consult with the operator of the airport, and consider consultations or other engagement with the community in which the airport is located to inform the public of the new procedure. The FAA shall review each decision that it made between February 14, 2012, and September 30, 2014, to grant a categorical exclusion with respect to a procedure to be implemented at an OEP airport that was a material change from procedures previously in effect to determine if implementation of the procedure had a significant effect on the human environment in the community in which the airport is located. If, in conducting such a review, the FAA determines that implementing the procedure had such a significant effect, it shall: consult with the operator of the airport to identify measures to mitigate the effect, and consider the use of alternative flight paths that do not substantially degrade the efficiencies of the new procedure.

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2016

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise requirements governing the liability of parties that are responsible for oil discharges from offshore facilities into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Currently, responsible parties are liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million. The bill: (1) removes the cap of $75 million on liability, and (2) makes the responsible parties liable for all covered damages. Covered damages includes damages for: (1) loss of natural resources, property, revenue, or profits; or (2) costs of providing increased public services during or after removal activities, such as fire protection.

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2016

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, (2) the $500 million per incident limitation on expenditures from the trust fund for natural resource damage assessments and claims in connection with oil spills, and (3) the limitation on the borrowing authority of the trust fund. The bill also amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil.

Lärmschutz im Raum Langenwang

Austria · Federal Council · 11 July 2016

Anfrage der Bundesräte Arnd Meißl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Lärmschutz im Raum Langenwang <i>(entlang der S 6 Semmering Schnellstraße)</i>

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Bhutan

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Bhutan

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Paraguay

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Paraguay

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Georgien

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Georgien

2 tote Hunde in Liesing

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Dagmar Belakowitsch-Jenewein, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen betreffend 2 tote Hunde in Liesing

internationale Klimafinanzierungen - Projekte in Laos

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierungen - Projekte in Laos

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Burkina Faso

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Burkina Faso

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in der Mongolei

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in der Mongolei

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Bangladesch

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Bangladesch

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Brasilien

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Brasilien

internationale Klimafinanzierungen - Projekte in Kirgisistan

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierungen - Projekte in Kirgisistan

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in diversen Staaten

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in diversen Staaten

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Äthiopien

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in Äthiopien

internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo

Austria · National Council · 11 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend internationale Klimafinanzierung - Projekte in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Maps

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 July 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated value is of maps held by her Department.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 15, 2016, through September 5, 2016; and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2016

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 15, 2016, through September 5, 2016.

Reactie op verzoek van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu over de uitstoot van scooters in NRC Next en het verzoek om het TNO-rapport zo snel mogelijk toe te sturen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 11 July 2016

Reactie op verzoek van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu over de uitstoot van scooters in NRC Next en het verzoek om het TNO-rapport zo snel mogelijk toe te sturen

Ermittlungen und Anzeigen nach § 222 StGB (Tierquälerei) durch die Exekutive

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Philip Kucher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Ermittlungen und Anzeigen nach § 222 StGB <i>(Strafgesetzbuch)</i> (Tierquälerei) durch die Exekutive

Verbot der Vor-Erntebehandlung durch den Wirkstoff Glyphosat sowie das notwendige Verbot des Beistoffes POE-Tallowamin

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erwin Preiner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend das Verbot der Vor-Erntebehandlung durch den Wirkstoff Glyphosat sowie das notwendige Verbot des Beistoffes POE-Tallowamin

Verhinderung von Atomkraft-Förderungen aus Mitteln der EU

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2016

Klimaabkommen von Paris rasch umsetzen

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2016

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Klimaabkommen von Paris rasch umsetzen

Konsultation zur Energiestrategie neu aufstellen und Ziele definieren

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2016

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Konsultation zur Energiestrategie neu aufstellen und Ziele definieren <i>(im Einklang mit dem Klimavertrag von Paris)</i>

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 8 July 2016

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee has created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).

Disability Integration Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 8 July 2016

Disability Integration Act of 2016 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals, as an alternative to institutionalization, to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of community-based services by: (1) imposing prohibited eligibility criteria, cost caps, waiting lists, or payment structures; (2) failing to provide a specific community-based service; or (3) requiring an individual to receive a service in a congregate or disability-specific setting. Community-based services must be offered to individuals with such disabilities prior to institutionalization. Institutionalized individuals must be notified regularly of community-based alternatives. States, local governments, and public insurance providers must assess: (1) transportation barriers that prevent individuals from receiving services in integrated settings, and (2) the availability of integrated employment opportunities. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must issue regulations requiring states, local governments, or insurance providers to offer community-based long-term services as an alternative to institutional placement. State and local governments, in conjunction with housing agencies, must ensure sufficient availability of affordable, accessible, and integrated housing that is not a disability-specific residential setting or a setting where services are tied to tenancy. Such regulations must also require states and local governments to begin implementing a transition plan to achieve the requirements of this Act within 12 years after its enactment. For 10 years after issuance of the regulations, HHS must determine annually whether each state is complying with the transition plan. If a state is complying, HHS must increase by five percentage points the federal medical assistance percentage for a state requesting an increase for expenditures on home and community-based services furnished under the state Medicaid plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or a waiver of such plan, that are identified as: (1) improvements to ensure accessibility or self-directed receipt of such services, (2) funding shifts from institutional settings to integrated community-based services, or (3) environmental modifications for housing targeted toward the lowest income individuals. The bill provides for DOJ enforcement and allows civil actions by individuals subjected to, or about to be subjected to, a violation of this bill.