Environment

117 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position in his discussions with the motor industry regarding the safe disposal of end of life vehicles, especially having regard to the dangers to the public from the use of old or abandoned cars by joyriders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

117 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position in his discussions with the motor industry regarding the safe disposal of end of life vehicles, especially having regard to the dangers to the public from the use of old or abandoned cars by joyriders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/03]

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

115 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason the health report on the effects of incineration on health has still not been published even though thermal treatment is integral to most waste management plans. [2776/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

115 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason the health report on the effects of incineration on health has still not been published even though thermal treatment is integral to most waste management plans. [2776/03]

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

113 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he defines the polluter pays principle; and his views on whether such proposals must be rooted in the principle of a zero waste strategy and dealing with the wider issues such as service charges and the empowerment of local government. [2775/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

113 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he defines the polluter pays principle; and his views on whether such proposals must be rooted in the principle of a zero waste strategy and dealing with the wider issues such as service charges and the empowerment of local government. [2775/03]

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

111 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he proposes to support local authorities in order that they can deal with the serious financial shortfall that has arisen for them due to an inad equate allocation from his Department to fund ongoing services and also due to their obligations under the benchmarking proposals and the new national wage deal. [2519/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

111 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he proposes to support local authorities in order that they can deal with the serious financial shortfall that has arisen for them due to an inad equate allocation from his Department to fund ongoing services and also due to their obligations under the benchmarking proposals and the new national wage deal. [2519/03]

117 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position in his discussions with the motor industry regarding the safe disposal of end of life vehicles, especially having regard to the dangers to the public from the use of old or abandoned cars by joyriders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

117 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position in his discussions with the motor industry regarding the safe disposal of end of life vehicles, especially having regard to the dangers to the public from the use of old or abandoned cars by joyriders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/03]

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

115 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason the health report on the effects of incineration on health has still not been published even though thermal treatment is integral to most waste management plans. [2776/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

115 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason the health report on the effects of incineration on health has still not been published even though thermal treatment is integral to most waste management plans. [2776/03]

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

113 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he defines the polluter pays principle; and his views on whether such proposals must be rooted in the principle of a zero waste strategy and dealing with the wider issues such as service charges and the empowerment of local government. [2775/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

113 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he defines the polluter pays principle; and his views on whether such proposals must be rooted in the principle of a zero waste strategy and dealing with the wider issues such as service charges and the empowerment of local government. [2775/03]

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

111 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he proposes to support local authorities in order that they can deal with the serious financial shortfall that has arisen for them due to an inad equate allocation from his Department to fund ongoing services and also due to their obligations under the benchmarking proposals and the new national wage deal. [2519/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

111 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he proposes to support local authorities in order that they can deal with the serious financial shortfall that has arisen for them due to an inad equate allocation from his Department to fund ongoing services and also due to their obligations under the benchmarking proposals and the new national wage deal. [2519/03]

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 2003

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends Public Health Service Act provisions concerning the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities to add "disabilities and health" to categories of data with regard to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to collect, analyze, and make available. Requires the Secretary to conduct research on and promote the prevention of birth defects and disabilities and to support a National Spina Bifida Program to prevent and reduce suffering from the nation's most common permanently disabling birth defect. Modifies reporting requirements, including to require the Secretary to report to Congress on the incidence and prevalence of individuals living with developmental disabilities and the health status of such individuals. Declares that certain data and information collected under the Act shall be subject to a specified provision of the General Education Provisions Act pertaining to privacy. Requires that the members of the advisory committee appointed by the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health that have expertise in birth defects, developmental disabilities, and disabilities and health shall be transferred to and shall advise the National Center on Birth Defects on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - 2003 Environment Policy Review - Consolidating the environmental pillar of sustainable development

European Union · European Commission · 2 February 2003

Verlauf der Staatsgrenze zwischen der Republik Österreich und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 30 January 2003

Bundesverfassungsgesetz über den Verlauf der Staatsgrenze zwischen der Republik Österreich und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Grenzabschnitt "Salzach", in den Sektionen I und II des Grenzabschnitts "Scheibelberg-Bodensee" sowie in Teilen des Grenzabschnitts "Innwinkel"

Ölunfall auf der Donau am 29. November 2002

Austria · Federal Council · 30 January 2003

Anfrage der Bundesräte Gottfried Kneifel, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Ölunfall auf der Donau am 29. November 2002

Verlauf der Staatsgrenze zwischen der Republik Österreich und der Republik Ungarn, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 30 January 2003

Bundesverfassungsgesetz über Änderungen des Verlaufes der Staatsgrenze zwischen der Republik Österreich und der Republik Ungarn in den Unterabschnitten C II und C IV (regulierte Pinka und regulierte Strem)

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2003

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Expands the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex to include specified land and water in Ohio. Permits the Secretary to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor. Expands the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75. Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex. Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex. Requires the Secretary to encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the Federal recreational trails program to provide funding for the acquisition and development of trails within the boundaries of the Complex.

proposition de résolution tendant à la création d'une commission d'enquête sur Météo France

France · Senate · 29 January 2003

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2003

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to repeal the President's authority to disestablish the Interagency Task Force. Requires the President, in conjunction with the chief executive officers of the States, to develop and submit to Congress a Prediction and Response Plan to protect environmental and public health from impacts of harmful algal blooms. Specifies plan, publication and Federal assistance requirements. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Task Force, to provide for local and regional assessments of hypoxia and harmful algal blooms, as requested by coastal States, Indian tribes, and local governments. Provides guidelines for local and regional assessments.

Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2003

Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to any coastal State without an approved coastal zone management program if such State demonstrates that its grant will be used to develop a management program consistent with the Act's requirements. Allows grants to States for administering a State's coastal zone management program to be used for developing and implementing coastal nonpoint pollution control program components. Revises provisions respecting: (1) resource management improvement grants; (2) loan repayments; and (3) coastal zone enhancement grants. Authorizes grants to coastal States to assist in specified community and local activities. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a cooperative program to develop and apply innovative coastal and estuarine environmental technology and methodology. Changes from mandatory to discretionary the authority to conduct the "Walter B. Jones Awards" program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field. Revises National Estuarine Research Reserve System requirements. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere should reevaluate shoreline mileage calculations used in the distribution of funding under the coastal zone management program to ensure equitable treatment of all regions, including Southeastern and Great Lakes States.

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2003

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act - Requires any person producing hardrock minerals from a mine within an unpatented mining claim, or a mine on land that was patented under the general mining laws, to pay the Secretary of the Interior a percentage-based reclamation fee for deposit into the Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund. Establishes in the Treasury an interest-bearing Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund administered by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to use the Fund for reclamation and restoration of eligible areas, and approved State reclamation programs and Federal remediation activities. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue an abandoned or inactive mined land waste remediation permit to a remediating party for discharges associated with remediation activity at abandoned or inactive mined land under certain conditions. Prescribes guidelines for issuance of permits and application requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to delegate to the States the authority for issuance and review of reclamation permits. Authorizes enforcement actions against parties who fail to comply with permit conditions. Sunsets the authority to issue an abandoned or inactive mined land waste remediation permits.

Quiet Communities Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2003

Quiet Communities Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control. Requires the Administrator, using funds made available to the Office, to carry out a study of airport noise. Amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to include the establishment of training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment and the implementation of noise abatement plans in the list of purposes for which grants under the Quiet Communities Program are provided.

Protection of the Environment Act 2003

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 28 January 2003

Act to provide for the implementation of directive 96/61/EC of 24 september 1996 of the council of the European Communities concerning integrated pollution prevention and control and certain other Acts adopted by the institutions of the European Communities, for that and other purposes to amend the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Waste Management Act 1996, to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 and to provide for related matters

Solid Waste Compact Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2003

Solid Waste Compact Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow States with approved State solid waste management plans to prohibit the importation of solid waste from outside the State. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to identify alternative solid waste disposal methods and establish and publish technical guidance regarding their implementation.

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2003

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends Public Health Service Act provisions concerning the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities to add disabilities and health to categories of data with regard to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to collect, analyze, and make available. Requires the Secretary to conduct research on and promote the prevention of birth defects and disabilities and to support a National Spina Bifida Program to prevent and reduce suffering from the nation's most common permanently disabling birth defect. Removes certain provisions regarding data collection, including one requiring the Secretary to collect and analyze data by gender and ethnic and racial group. Modifies reporting requirements. Declares that certain data and information collected under the Act shall be subject to a specified provision of the General Education Provisions Act pertaining to privacy. Requires that the members of the advisory committee appointed by the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health that have expertise in birth defects, developmental disabilities, and disabilities and health shall be transferred to the National Center on Birth Defects on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2003

Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008 for the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund. Requires a specified amount to be used for grants or other arrangements to pay for services provided in a neutral manner relating to, and to support the participation of non-Federal entities in, environmental conflict resolution proceedings involving Federal agencies.

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2003

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit any person from importing, transporting, or exporting municipal solid waste (MSW), for final disposal or incineration, in violation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to perform the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with respect to the importation and exportation of MSW under the Agreement and to implement and enforce the Agreement. Sets forth factors for consideration in the Administrator's determinations of whether to consent to importation. Provides procedures for issuance of compliance orders, assessment of civil penalties, and conduct of public hearings.

Fuel Price Stability Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2003

Fuel Price Stability Act of 2003 - Amends Clean Air Act reformulated gasoline provisions to allow the Governor of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin to allow the sale or dispensing in a covered area (one of certain ozone nonattainment areas) in such State of conventional gasoline or reformulated gasoline that is not certified for such area if: (1) the gasoline is certified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for sale in any other region of the country; and (2) the Governor finds that reduced availability of reformulated gasoline certified for the area has resulted, or is likely to result, in a significant price increase for such gasoline in that area.

Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC

European Union · EUR-Lex · 28 January 2003

Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2003

Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2003- Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to enact laws prohibiting or limiting the receipt and disposal of municipal solid waste generated outside the United States.

Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2003

Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States for: (1) coordinating mosquito control programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases; and (2) assisting States in making grants to political subdivisions (localities) to help them develop control programs. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to make grants to localities for the operation of control programs. Requires each locality receiving such a grant to: (1) develop an assessment on the need for a control program and a plan for carrying out such a program; and (2) make available matching funds in an amount not less than 1/3 of the cost of the program, unless the Secretary waives the requirement due to extraordinary economic conditions in the locality. Allows the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance to: (1) States for the planning, development, and operation of assessments and plans regarding control programs; and (2) localities for the planning, development, and operation of control programs. States that such assistance may be provided directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public or private entities. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support research into methods to control the population of insects and vermin that transmit dangerous diseases to humans.

Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2003

Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions regarding the Ombudsman. Expands the duties of the Ombudsman to include assisting citizens in resolving problems relating to any program or requirement under this Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as well as any other program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Requires the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, make findings of fact, and make nonbinding recommendations concerning such problems. Describes additional administrative and investigative powers of the Ombudsman. Requires the Ombudsman to appoint a Deputy for and maintain contact information in each region of the Agency. Requires annual reports on the status of health and environmental concerns addressed in complaints and cases brought before the Ombudsman. Provides criminal penalties for obstructing the proceedings of or making false or fraudulent statements to the Ombudsman. Protects employees who comply with this Act. .

Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2003

Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to instruct the Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include in the plan for NIH activities: (1) research concerning the etiology and causes of autoimmune diseases in all women, with priority given to environmental factors; (2) the development of information and education programs on risk factors for women, such as genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors; and (3) outreach programs at community health centers to historically underserved populations of women.

negative Auswirkungen der Änderungen beim dezentralen Zuckerrüben-Übernahmesystem

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend die negativen Auswirkungen der Änderungen beim dezentralen Zuckerrüben-Übernahmesystem

Enthebung von Fleischuntersuchungstierärzten/innen in der Gemeinde Unterstinkenbrunn

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Enthebung von Fleischuntersuchungstierärzten/innen in der Gemeinde Unterstinkenbrunn

bürgerfreundliche Abholzyklen bei der Sammlung von Altkunststoffen

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten DDr. Erwin Niederwieser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend bürgerfreundliche Abholzyklen bei der Sammlung von Altkunststoffen <i>(in Tirol)</i>

Lärm in Großstadtdiskotheken etc. - gesundheitliche Belastungen

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Lärm in Großstadtdiskotheken etc. - gesundheitliche Belastungen <i>(Schwerpunktaktion der Arbeitsinspektorate im Jahr 2000)</i>

Erreichung des Kyoto-Ziels

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Erreichung des Kyoto-Ziels <i>(Reduktion der Treibhausgas-Emissionen)</i>

Hilfe des Bundes für strukturschwache Regionen der Kärntner Wirtschaft

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Melitta Trunk, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Hilfe des Bundes für strukturschwache Regionen der Kärntner Wirtschaft

Entlassung von Beschautierärzten in Niederösterreich

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Entlassung von Beschautierärzten in Niederösterreich und deren Konsequenzen für die Fleischsicherheit im Interesse der Konsumenten/innen

Mängel bei der Genehmigung, Durchführung und Kontrolle von Tierversuchen

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur betreffend Mängel bei der Genehmigung, Durchführung und Kontrolle von Tierversuchen

Einwegpfänder oder Einwegabgaben zur Reduktion des Verpackungsabfalls

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Einführung von Einwegpfändern oder Einwegabgaben zur Reduktion des Verpackungsabfalls

Gesetz über den Nachbarschafts- und Umweltschutz bei landwirtschaftlichen Anlagen 2003

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz 2002, das Wasserrechtsgesetz 1959 und das Bundesluftreinhaltegesetz 2002 geändert werden (Gesetz über den Nachbarschafts- und Umweltschutz bei landwirtschaftlichen Anlagen 2003)

Verbesserung der Rahmenbedingungen für die Photovoltaiknutzung

Austria · National Council · 23 January 2003

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die dringend nötige Verbesserung der Rahmenbedingungen für die Photovoltaiknutzung in Österreich durch Novellierung des Ökostromgesetze

Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 2003

Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to any coastal State without an approved coastal zone management program if such State demonstrates that its grant will be used to develop a management program consistent with the Act's requirements. Allows grants to States for administering a State's coastal zone management program to be used for developing and implementing coastal nonpoint pollution control program components. Revises provisions respecting: (1) resource management improvement grants; (2) loan repayments; and (3) coastal zone enhancement grants. Authorizes grants to coastal States to assist in specified community and local activities. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a cooperative program to develop and apply innovative coastal and estuarine environmental technology and methodology. Changes from mandatory to discretionary the authority to conduct the "Walter B. Jones Awards" program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field. Revises National Estuarine Research Reserve System requirements. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere should reevaluate shoreline mileage calculations used in the distribution of funding under the coastal zone management program to ensure equitable treatment of all regions, including Southeastern and Great Lakes States.

projet de loi autorisant l'approbation de l'accord entre la France et l'Italie relatif à une coopération sur l'observation de la terre

France · Senate · 21 January 2003

A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities relating to the importation of municipal solid waste under the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 2003

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit any person from importing, transporting, or exporting municipal solid waste (MSW), for final disposal or incineration, in violation of the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada, signed at Ottawa on October 28, 1986. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to perform the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with respect to the importation and exportation of MSW under the Agreement and to implement and enforce the Agreement. Sets forth factors for consideration in the Administrator's determinations of whether to consent to importation. Provides procedures for issuance of compliance orders, assessment of civil penalties, and conduct of public hearings.