Environment

National Health Museum Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2004

National Health Museum Act of 2004 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey specified property in the District of Columbia as a site for a national health museum, under an agreement with the National Health Museum, Inc., including certain terms and conditions. Provides for the Administrator's leasing of a certain portion of a building to be constructed by the Museum on such site, at a rent below prevailing market rates. Authorizes the Administrator to apply any or all of the proceeds from conveyance of the property toward rental charges incurred by the Federal Government under such lease. Sets forth related provisions regarding environmental matters, incidental costs, and land use approvals.

Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2004

Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily waive controls or prohibitions on the use of a fuel or fuel additive regulated under specified provisions of that Act or prescribed in an applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) if the Administrator determines that: (1) extreme and unusual circumstances exist in a State or region that prevent distribution of an adequate supply of the fuel or fuel additive to consumers; (2) such circumstances are the result of a natural disaster, an Act of God, a pipeline or refinery equipment failure, or another unforeseeable event; and (3) it is in the public interest to grant the waiver. Permits such a waiver only if it: (1) applies to the smallest necessary geographic area; (2) is effective for 20 days or the shortest practicable time period; (3) permits a transitional period after the termination of the temporary waiver to allow wholesalers and retailers to blend down their inventory; (4) applies to all persons in the motor fuel distribution system; and (5) is preceded by public notice to all parties in the distribution system, local and State regulators, public interest groups, and consumers in the State or region covered by the waiver. States that the Administrator shall have no authority, when considering a SIP or SIP revision regarding State controls or prohibitions on motor vehicle fuel or fuel additives, to approve any fuel: (1) if doing so would increase the total number of approved and fully implemented fuels as of September 1, 2004, in all SIPs; and (2) unless that fuel was approved and fully implemented in at least one SIP in the applicable Petroleum Administration for Defense District (with the exception of fuels with a specified summertime Reid Vapor Pressure). Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy jointly to study and report to Congress on the effects on air quality, number of fuel blends, fuel availability, fuel fungibility, and fuel costs of SIPs adopted pursuant to CAA provisions regarding State controls or prohibitions on motor vehicle fuel or fuel additives.

Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and expressing the commitment of Congress to work with the Government of India and others to ensure that Union Carbide provides environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area and is held responsible for its actions.

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2004

Recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and the continuing environmental problems in Bhopal, India, caused by the policies and practices of the Union Carbide Corporation. Expresses the commitment of Congress to working with the Government of the Republic of India, the Dow Chemical Corporation, and the victims of the Bhopal disaster to ensure that Union Carbide: (1) provides complete medical, social, and economic rehabilitation to the victims and to obtain the medical information necessary to help the victims; (2) completely restores the polluted plant site; and (3) a appears before the Bhopal District Court for prosecution on the criminal charges.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE +) {SEC(2004) 1176}

European Union · European Commission · 29 September 2004

Clean Trucks Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2004

Clean Trucks Act of 2004 - Amends Federal transportation law to require motor carriers, as part of registering with the Secretary of Transportation to provide transportation, to comply with the heavy duty vehicle and engine emission performance standards and related regulations established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Directs the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to: (1) collect annually information on the year, make, model, certification level, travel routes, trip duration, fuel quality and consumption, and related activities of long-haul heavy duty trucks operating in the United States; and (2) submit such information to the Adminstrator of the EPA for use in developing and publishing estimates of the total national emissions of all criteria pollutants and hazardous air pollutants associated with long-haul heavy duty trucks.

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2004

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of the irrigation facilities at the Angostura Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; and (2) provide for the delivery of the water saved through such modernization and improvement for fish and wildlife purposes and environmental restoration on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (South Dakota) . Establishes the Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund. Requires the governing body of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota to prepare a plan for the use of payments to the Tribe out of the Fund. Prohibits distribution of any payment to any member of the Tribe on a per capita basis. States that no payment made to the Tribe shall result in the reduction or denial of any entitlement service or program.

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Léger delivered on 23 September 2004.#EU-Wood-Trading GmbH v Sonderabfall-Management-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz mbH.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberverwaltungsgericht Rheinland-Pfalz - Germany.#Environment - Waste - Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on shipments of waste - Waste intended for recovery - Objections - Powers of the authority of dispatch - Recovery contravening the requirements of Article 4 of Directive 75/442/EEC or those of national provisions - Power of the authority of dispatch to raise such objections.#Case C-277/02.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 23 September 2004

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Geelhoed delivered on 23 September 2004.#Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Waste management - Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by Directive 91/156/EC - Articles 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14.#Case C-494/01.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 23 September 2004

Umgehung von bergrechtlichen Genehmigungspflichten für Schottergruben

Austria · National Council · 22 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anton Heinzl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit bezüglich Umgehung von bergrechtlichen Genehmigungspflichten für Schottergruben

Verdacht auf Manipulation beim Heizwert von Gas

Austria · National Council · 22 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Kurt Gaßner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Verdacht auf Manipulation beim Heizwert von Gas

finanzielle Unterstützung an die Stadtgemeinde Eisenerz aus den Mitteln vom Verkauf des Erzberges

Austria · National Council · 22 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Karl Dobnigg, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend finanzielle Unterstützung an die Stadtgemeinde Eisenerz aus den Mitteln vom Verkauf des Erzberges

Emissionszertifikategesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 22 September 2004

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Emissionszertifikategesetz, BGBl. I Nr. 46/2004, geändert wird

Emissionsschutzgesetz für Kesselanlagen

Austria · National Council · 22 September 2004

Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Bundesgesetz über die integrierte Vermeidung und Verminderung von Emissionen aus Dampfkesselanlagen (Emissionsschutzgesetz für Kesselanlagen - EG-K) erlassen wird

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4421) making appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2004

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4421) making appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.

geplante Kraftwerke in Osttirol

Austria · National Council · 21 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Kurt Grünewald, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend geplante <i>(Wasser-)</i> Kraftwerke in Osttirol

geplanter Parkplatz für 50 LKW der Fa. Augustin in Lienz

Austria · National Council · 21 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Kurt Grünewald, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend geplanten Parkplatz für 50 LKW der Fa. Augustin in Lienz

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2004

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005 for: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) the American Battle Monuments Commission; (4) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (5) the Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account; (6) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; (7) the Corporation for National and Community Service; (8) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (9) the Department of Defense-Civil; (10) the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; (11) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (12) the Environmental Protection Agency; (13) the Hazardous Substance Superfund, including transfers of funds; (14) the Executive Office of the President; (15) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (16) the General Services Administration; (17) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; (18) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (19) the National Credit Union Administration; (20) the National Science Foundation; (21) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (22) the Selective Service System. Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act

Bewertung der Anzeige des Bundes für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland zum Thema europäische Chemikalienpolitik; Förderungshaushalt (G-SIG: 15042756)

Germany · German Bundestag · 17 September 2004

Blei im Trinkwasser

Austria · National Council · 16 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen betreffend Blei im Trinkwasser

Blei im Trinkwasser

Austria · National Council · 16 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit, Generationen und Konsumentenschutz betreffend Blei im Trinkwasser

Verbot des Inverkehrbringens von kosmetischen Mitteln, die im Tierversuch überprüft worden sind

Austria · National Council · 16 September 2004

Bundesgesetz über das Verbot des Inverkehrbringens von kosmetischen Mitteln, die im Tierversuch überprüft worden sind

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 September 2004.#Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 85/337/EEC - Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment - Incorrect implementation - Project for a Valencia-Tarragona railway line, Las Palmas-Oropesa section.#Case C-227/01.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 September 2004

Vollziehung Sortenschutzgesetz

Austria · National Council · 15 September 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Vollziehung Sortenschutzgesetz

Transportation, Treasury, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2004

Transportation, Treasury, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005 for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Transportation; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHA); (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), earmarking a specified amount for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); (7) the Federal Transit Administration (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Research and Special Programs Administration; (11) the Office of Inspector General; (12) the Surface Transportation Board; (13) the Department of the Treasury; (14) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (15) the Financial Management Service; (16) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; (17) the United States Mint; (18) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (19) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); (20) the Executive Office of the President; (21) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; (22) Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (23) the Election Assistance Commission; (24) the Federal Election Commission (FEC); (25) the Federal Labor Relations Authority; (26) the Federal Maritime Commission; (27) the General Services Administration (GSA); (28) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (29) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (30) the National Archives and Records Administration; (31) the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); (32) the Office of Government Ethics; (33) the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); (34) the Office of Special Counsel; (35) the United States Postal Service; and (36) the United States Tax Court.

Environment and public health: restrictions on the use of toluene and TCB

European Union · European Parliament · 15 September 2004

Regulation (EC) No 1682/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 September 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 15 September 2004

SAMMELBERICHT über die Petitionen Nr. 1, 8, 11, 12, 14 bis 16, 18, 22, 29, 31 und 34 sowie über die Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 5, 6, 8, 16 und 17

Austria · National Council · 13 September 2004

SAMMELBERICHT des Ausschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen über die Petitionen Nr. 1, 8, 11, 12, 14 bis 16, 18, 22, 29, 31 und 34 sowie über die Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 5, 6, 8, 16 und 17

Federal Hydroelectric and Environmental Enhancement Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2004

Federal Hydroelectric and Environmental Enhancement Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to study and report to Congress on: (1) the potential for creating or increasing electric power production capability at facilities under their respective administrative jurisdiction; and (2) operational methods and water scheduling techniques to increase operational efficiencies at certain-sized hydroelectric power plants. Requires each Secretary to coordinate with the Administrator of each Federal power marketing administration in determining how the value of electric power produced by each hydroelectric power facility that produces power marketed by the administration can be optimized.

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2004

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005 for: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) the American Battle Monuments Commission; (4) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (5) the Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account; (6) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; (7) the Corporation for National and Community Service; (8) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (9) the Department of Defense-Civil; (10) the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; (11) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (12) the Environmental Protection Agency; (13) the Hazardous Substance Superfund, including transfers of funds; (14) the Executive Office of the President; (15) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (16) the General Services Administration; (17) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; (18) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (19) the National Credit Union Administration; (20) the National Science Foundation; (21) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (22) the Selective Service System. Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.

Commending the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its employees for its dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2004

Declares that Congress commends, for their extraordinary dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances, the employees of the National Weather Service, especially the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, and National Data Buoy Center; the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the 403rd Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida; the Hurricane Liaison Team; the National Ocean Service; and the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service. Commends also, for their extraordinary dedication and hard work during those hurricanes, the Southern and Eastern Region Weather Forecast Offices of San Juan, Miami, Tampa Bay, Key West, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Atlanta, Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Morristown, Charleston, Morehead City, Wilmington, Wakefield, and Taunton. Extends the thanks of Congress to the commercial and media meteorologists for their contributions in disseminating the NOAA forecasts and warnings to the public.

Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2004

Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005 for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Transportation; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHA); (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), earmarking a specified amount for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); (7) the Federal Transit Administration (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Research and Special Programs Administration; (11) the Office of Inspector General; (12) the Surface Transportation Board; (13) the Department of the Treasury; (14) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (15) the Financial Management Service; (16) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; (17) the United States Mint; (18) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (19) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); (20) the Executive Office of the President; (21) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; (22) the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); (23) the Federal Election Commission (FEC); (24) the Election Assistance Commission; (25) the Federal Labor Relations Authority; (26) the Federal Maritime Commission; (27) the General Services Administration (GSA); (28) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (29) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (30) the National Archives and Records Administration; (31) the Office of Government Ethics; (32) the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); (33) the Office of Special Counsel; (34) the United States Postal Service; and (35) the United States Tax Court.

Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2004

Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems each of the following actions undertaken by a Federal agency to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969: (1) the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site (Site); or (2) the use of any other location for such testing. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including: (1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure; (2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and (3) information with respect to certain kiloton categories of weapons. Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act. Requires: (1) advance (seven days) public notice of each test; (2) prompt notice of each release of radiation resulting from a test at the Site; and (3) a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the safety and health of citizens in the vicinity of the Site. Establishes a Nevada Test Site Citizens Review Board to address environmental, health, and safety issues related to nuclear testing at the Site. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to institutions of higher education to acquire and operate for ten years radiation detection equipment and sensors. Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency, to monitor the nature and extent of any radiation released into the atmosphere as a result of such testing. Requires: (1) DOE radiation containment assessment; and (2) public notice of monitoring data. Requires the: (1) Director of the National Institutes of Health to make a grant to establish the National Center for the Study of Radiation and Human Health; and (2) Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of individuals exposed to nuclear weapons tests.

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2004

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act - Requires the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) to prepare a report on the sustainability of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Requires the report to: (1) document progress made in accomplishing the purpose of the law establishing the Corridor and the strategies and goals set forth in the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan for the Corridor, including historic preservation, interpretation and education, environmental recovery, recreational development, and economic improvement; (2) identify further actions and commitments needed to protect, enhance, and interpret the Corridor; (3) determine the extent of Federal funding and determine how such funds have leveraged additional Federal, State, local, and private funding for the Corridor since its establishment; and (4) evaluate the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Commission's form of authority and management structure for the Corridor, and identify and evaluate options for a permanent NPS designation or a State park or regional entity as a sustainable framework to achieve the national interest of the Blackstone Valley. Directs that: (1) the Director prepare the report in coordination with the NPS Advisory Board; and (2) funding to prepare the report be made available from annual appropriations for the Commission.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 September 2004.#Criminal proceedings against Paul Van de Walle, Daniel Laurent, Thierry Mersch and Texaco Belgium SA.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'appel de Bruxelles - Belgium.#Environment - Waste - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Meaning of "waste', "producer of waste' and "holder of waste' - Soil infiltrated by leaked hydrocarbons - Independent operation of a service station belonging to a petroleum company.#Case C-1/03.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 September 2004

Anordnung zur Übertragung von Zuständigkeiten in Angelegenheiten der Unfallfürsorge nach dem Beamtenversorgungsgesetz einschließlich des Erlasses von Widerspruchsbescheiden und der Vertretung des Dienstherrn bei Klagen aus dem Beamtenverhältnis im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit

Germany · Federal statute portal · 6 September 2004

Abkürzung: BMinUWidAnO 2004 · Status: InForce · eli/bund/bgbl-1/2004/s2351

illegale Tierversuche an der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien

Austria · National Council · 31 August 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend illegale Tierversuche an der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien

Personalberatungskosten in der Höhe von 240.000 Euro für die Bestellung von Estag-Vorständen

Austria · National Council · 31 August 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Günther Kräuter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Personalberatungskosten in der Höhe von 240.000 Euro für die Bestellung von Estag-Vorständen

illegale Tierversuche an der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien

Austria · National Council · 31 August 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Brigid Weinzinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur betreffend illegale Tierversuche an der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien

Errichtung eines Bioenergie-Heizwerkes in Grieskirchen

Austria · National Council · 31 August 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Wolfgang Großruck, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Errichtung eines Bioenergie-Heizwerkes in Grieskirchen

zehnprozentige Strompreissenkungs-Ankündigung der steirischen Landeshauptfrau

Austria · National Council · 31 August 2004

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Günther Kräuter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend zehnprozentige Strompreissenkungs-Ankündigung der steirischen Landeshauptfrau

nachhaltige Energie- und Rohstoffpolitik der Weltbank

Austria · National Council · 31 August 2004

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Lunacek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend nachhaltige Energie- und Rohstoffpolitik der Weltbank

Water Resources Development Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2004

Water Resources Development Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions providing authorizations for, modifications to, deauthorizations of, and study requirements for inland waterway, port and harbor, flood damage reduction, coastal storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, environmental remediation, water storage, water quality, and watershed planning projects or programs throughout the country. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to: (1) engage in activities in support of foreign governments; and (2) include individuals from the private sector in Corps of Engineers training classes. Establishes the Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Commission. Directs: (1) the Secretary to establish within the civil works function of the Department of the Army a Water Resource Planning Council; (2) the Inspector General of the Army to convene an independent peer review panel; and (3) the Secretary to carry out a program to provide public access to water resource and related water quality data in the Corps' custody. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out ecosystem restoration projects regarding the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River; (2) develop a system to rank proposed projects; and (3) carry out (over at least a ten-year period) a pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River. Establishes: (1) the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Task Force; and (2) a Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Science and Technology Program. Directs the Secretary to establish a Science Board to review and comment on Program activities. Enacts Executive Order 13340 entitled &quot;Establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promotion of a Regional Collaboration of National Significance for the Great Lakes.&quot; Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a general management plan for ecosystem restoration of the Upper Connecticut River ecosystem; and (2) complete work on the San Pablo Bay watershed, California. Modifies provisions regarding the Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoir. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program, Delaware and Maryland. Designates the Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division, of the Corps, the ex officio U.S. member under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact and the Delaware River Basin Compact.

proposition de loi tendant à considérer comme les effets d'une catastrophe naturelle les mouvements de terrain différentiels consécutifs à la sécheresse ou à la réhydratation des sols quelle que soit leur intensité

France · Senate · 12 August 2004

projet de loi autorisant l'approbation de l'accord international sur l'Escaut

France · Senate · 26 July 2004

projet de loi autorisant l'approbation de l'accord international sur la Meuse

France · Senate · 26 July 2004

projet de loi autorisant l'approbation de l'annexe V au protocole au traité sur l'Antarctique, relatif à la protection de l'environnement, protection et gestion des zones

France · Senate · 26 July 2004

John S. Shaw, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environment, Safety and Health), vice Beverly Cook, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 22 July 2004

Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2004

Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2004 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the Federal share (75 percent) of costs of purchasing new school buses. Requires the Administrator in providing such grants to give priority to rural LEAs that: (1) are transporting students in a bus manufactured before 1977; (2) have a grossly depleted fleet of school buses; or (3) serve a school that is required by law to provide transportation to students to enable them to transfer to another public school served by the rural LEA.

Commission on the Future of the United States Economy Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2004

Commission on the Future of the United States Economy Act of 2004 - Establishes the Commission on the Future of the United States Economy. Requires the Commission to conduct a study of the economy and the competitiveness of U.S. companies and workers and, in conducting such study, to: (1) review the findings and recommendations of previous commissions and studies; (2) analyze the current economic environment and competitive challenges facing U.S. workers and companies; (3) review the strategies of other countries for responding to the competitive challenges of the new economic environment and analyze the impact of those strategies on the future of the U.S. economy; and (4) formulate recommended policies and actions on specified issues relating to the development of the Nation's skill-base and innovative capacity. Directs the Commission to submit to Congress and the President a report regarding its findings and recommendations. Authorizes interim or special reports in the Commission's discretion. Addresses Commission personnel matters. States that the Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which it submits its final report.

Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2004

Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require States exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems to exempt any nonprofit small public water system (serving 10,000 or fewer persons) that so requests in accordance with this Act from the requirements of any national primary drinking water regulation for naturally occurring contaminants, including arsenic, radon, radium, and uranium. Requires exemption requests to demonstrate that the system's compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations: (1) is not economically feasible; (2) has a disproportionate and adverse impact on low-income families; (3) is substantially impeded by limited access to innovative and affordable technology; or (4) is not necessary because the drinking water provided by the system does not pose an unreasonable health risk. Sets forth alternative arsenic standards for those systems receiving arsenic exemptions. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a university-based arsenic research consortium comprised of specified institutions of higher education. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to the consortium to carry out its duties.