Environment

Discharge 2014: European Environment Agency (EEA)

European Union · European Parliament · 5 October 2015

An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2015

An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Executive Office of the President. Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the judiciary, including the Supreme Court of the United States and other federal courts. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the District of Columbia, including Federal Funds and District of Columbia Funds. Provides appropriations to independent agencies responsible for overseeing areas such as the financial, telecommunications, and consumer products industries; federal elections; the federal workforce; and federal buildings. D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to establish additional requirements for schools participating in the program. Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, the Truth in Lending Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and other laws that regulate financial institutions and securities markets. Changes the process and criteria for determining the size of financial entities that are systemically important and are subject to additional regulations and oversight. Amends provisions that provide protections to consumers of various financial products. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Provides appropriations to Interior for Departmental Offices and Department-Wide Programs. Provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Forest Service. Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Provides appropriations for the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Environmental Quality, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and other related agencies and programs. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2021 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at USDA and Interior. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Labor for: the Employment and Training Administration, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Labor-Management Standards, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Departmental Management. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for: the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Administration for Children and Families, the Administration for Community Living, and the Office of the Secretary. Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Education and related programs. Provides appropriations to related agencies, including: the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Social Security Administration. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2015

An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Revolving and Management Funds; Other Department of Defense Programs; Related Agencies; and Overseas Contingency Operations. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil works projects and to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for Energy Programs, including: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy Research and Development, Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup, and Science. Provides appropriations to DOE for: the Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. Provides appropriations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other independent agencies. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service. Provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, the Office of Health Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services for the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Science and Technology, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to DOD for Military Construction for the Army; Navy and Marine Corps; Air Force; Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments); the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. Provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. Provides appropriations to DOD for Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments). Provides appropriations for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account. Provides appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Veterans Health Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, and Departmental Administration. Provides appropriations for the American Battle Monuments Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of State for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, International Commissions, Related Agencies and Programs, and Other Commissions. Provides appropriations for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance, International Security Assistance, Multilateral Assistance, Export and Investment Assistance, and Overseas Contingency Operations. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2015

An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including: the Office of the Secretary; the Economic Research Service; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Agricultural Research Service; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Agricultural Marketing Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Food Safety and Inspection Service; the Farm Service Agency; the Risk Management Agency; the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. Provides appropriations to USDA for Conservation Programs and Rural Development Programs. Provides appropriations to USDA for the Food and Nutrition Service, including: Child Nutrition Programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); the Commodity Assistance Program; and Nutrition Programs Administration. Provides appropriations to USDA for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants. Provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and the Farm Credit Administration. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for: Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Expenses, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and to the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides appropriations to DOE for Energy Programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy Research and Development, Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup, and Science. Provides appropriations to DOE for: the Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. Provides appropriations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other independent agencies. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to DOT for: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Office of Inspector General, and the Surface Transportation Board. Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to HUD for: Management and Administration, Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Housing Programs, the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, the Information Technology Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Access Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Office of Inspector General, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

A bill to address the liability of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2015

This bill removes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) immunity from claims relating to the August 2015 spill of hazardous waste from an abandoned gold mine in Colorado into the Animas River and the San Juan River. Civil actions relating to that spill must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues. The EPA must work with states and Indian tribes affected by the spill to develop, fund, and implement a long-term monitoring program for water and sediment quality of those rivers.

Einsatz von Glyphosat

Austria · National Council · 2 October 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Cornelia Ecker, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Einsatz von Glyphosat <i>(Herbizid)</i>

"Kastrationspflicht für Katzen und Kater - Klarstellung der Textpassage in der 2. Tierhaltungsverordnung zum Tierschutzgesetz"

Austria · National Council · 2 October 2015

Bericht des Gesundheitsausschusses über den Antrag 642/A(E) der Abgeordneten Ulrike Weigerstorfer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend "Kastrationspflicht für Katzen und Kater - Klarstellung der Textpassage in der 2. Tierhaltungsverordnung zum Tierschutzgesetz"

"Endgültiges Verbot von Glyphosat"

Austria · National Council · 2 October 2015

Bericht des Gesundheitsausschusses über den Antrag 1289/A(E) der Abgeordneten Ulrike Weigerstorfer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend "Endgültiges Verbot von Glyphosat"

Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2015

Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers will strengthen the national economy. Investing in America's Workforce Act The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds allocated to a local area for programs that provide training. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to: (1) extend through 2016 the tax credit for increasing research activities, and (2) increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research tax credit. The Joint Committee on Taxation shall notify Congress of any introduced tax reform bill for: (1) a transition to a more globally competitive corporate tax code, (2) a reduction in the code's complexity, and (3) the elimination of special interest loopholes. The Department of Homeland Security shall establish within the Office of International Trade of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Division (including a National Targeting and Analysis Group) to prevent and counter evasion of antidumping (AD) duty or countervailing duty (CVD) orders with respect to covered merchandise entered into the United States. The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended to permit access to certain proprietary information to a CBP officer or employee investigating possible negligence or gross negligence with respect to covered merchandise entered into the United States. The Department of the Treasury shall negotiate and enter into bilateral agreements with customs authorities of foreign countries to prevent evasion of U.S. and foreign trade remedy laws. This bill prescribes procedures for the administering authority (the Department of Commerce, or any other U.S. officer responsible for such duties) to initiate an AD or CV duty investigation for merchandise imported into the United States upon its own initiation, or the filing of a petition by interested parties or referral by the CBP Commissioner. The weighted average dumping margin or individual CVD rate determined for a new exporter or producer of merchandise in a review by the administering authority as to whether an AD or CVD shall be imposed shall be based solely on the bona fide U.S. sales made by the exporter or producer during the period of review. It is the sense of Congress that the Export Administration Act of 1979 should be reformed and reauthorized. Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015 The National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is amended to allow federal entities that utilize government station licenses to participate in the incentive auction program under which licensees of electromagnetic spectrum voluntarily relinquish their spectrum rights in order for the spectrum to be auctioned for a repurposed commercial use in exchange for a percentage of the auction proceeds. A Federal Spectrum Incentive Fund is established in the Treasury. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must, before promulgating a final rule that regulates any aspect of the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy (or that provides for regulation by state or local governments) and that is estimated by EPA or OMB to impose aggregate costs of more than $1 billion, to report: (1) an estimate of the rule's total costs and benefits, (2) an estimate of the increases in energy prices that may result, and (3) a detailed description of the employment effects that may result. Electricity Security and Affordability Act The EPA may not issue, implement, or enforce any proposed or final rule under the Clean Air Act that establishes a performance standard for greenhouse gas emissions from any new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless the rule meets specified requirements of this Act. The force and effect of specified proposed rules (or similar successor proposed or final rules) are nullified for Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units issued before enactment of this Act. LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act For proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the U.S. Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, the Department of Energy (DOE) shall issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 30 days after the later of: (1) the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); or (2) the enactment of this Act. The Natural Gas Act is amended to set as a condition for approval of any authorization to export LNG that the DOE require the applicant to disclose publicly its specific destination or destinations. Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 is amended to require state programs for regulation of surface coal mining to incorporate the necessary rule concerning excess spoil, coal mine waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams published by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 12, 2008. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010 are repealed, effective as of their enactment. The provisions amended or repealed by such Acts are restored or revived. The Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as restored under this Act, is amended to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from establishing lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for any individual. Each state must mitigate the cost of high risk individuals in the state through: (1) a state reinsurance program, or (2) a state high risk pool. The PHSA is amended to require the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) to apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with the conditions of this Act. Conditions are prescribed for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims. The PHSA is amended to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group to be a Public Health Service employee with federal liability protection for purposes of any civil action arising from emergency and post-stabilization services. Nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act (which exempts the insurance business generally from federal regulation) shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. No class action may be heard in a federal or state court on a claim against a person engaged in the business of health insurance for violation of any of the antitrust laws except for actions commenced by: the United States or any state; or a named claimant for an injury only to itself. A health care professional shall not be liable under federal or state law, with certain exceptions, for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. The plaintiff in any civil action or proceeding against a health care professional bears the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the limitation of liability under the Act does not apply. Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2015 The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) is amended to direct Interior to implement a lease sales program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources. Interior shall develop a five-year oil and gas leasing program with a domestic strategic production goal determined according to a specified formula. Interior shall conduct oil and gas Lease Sale 220 offshore Virginia, subject to a specified condition if the Department of Defense proposes a deferral from a lease offering due to irreconcilable defense-related activities. Interior shall conduct a lease sale within two years after enactment of this Act for certain areas off the coast of South Carolina with the most geologically promising hydrocarbon resources. Interior must: (1) offer for sale leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area, and (2) prepare for all lease sales required under this Act a NEPA multisale environmental impact statement. 37.5% of the amount of new federal leasing revenues shall be allocated to affected coastal states within 200 miles of the leased tract. This bill establishes in Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service; and (6) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue. Interior shall establish: (1) a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy, and (2) an OCS Energy Safety Advisory Board. Interior shall also: (1) certify annually that certain of its personnel comply fully with federal employee ethics laws and regulations; and (2) conduct random drug testing of such personnel. The Minerals Management Service is abolished. Interior shall collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection. An Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund is established in the Treasury for deposit of such fees. The Bureau of Ocean Energy and the Ocean Energy Safety Service may not implement any limitation on activities under their jurisdictions because of the coastal and marine spatial planning component of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No. 13547. The OCS is redefined to include all submerged lands lying within the U.S. exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any U.S. territory. Interior shall promulgate rules regarding the revenue streams contemplated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, including the timing and methods of disbursements of certain funds under such Act. For FY2024-FY2055 the maximum amount of qualified OCS revenues distributed to Gulf producing states shall be increased. The South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area is defined. The OCSLA is amended to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to enter into partnerships to conduct oil- or gas-related geological and geophysical investigations on the OCS with institutions of higher education nominated by the governors of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act Interior shall encourage the use of U.S. workers and equipment manufactured in the U.S. in all construction related to mineral resource development under this Act. Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2015 The Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) is amended to direct Interior to revise requirements for the processing of drill permit applications. A permit application shall be deemed approved if Interior has not made a decision by 60 days after its receipt. Interior shall collect specified fees for processing a drill permit application and for documentation to accompany each protest for an application, a lease, or a right of way. Interior shall: establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in every Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office responsible for permitting energy projects on federal land, and provide 50% matching funds for joint projects with states to conduct oil and gas resource assessments on federal lands with significant oil and gas potential. Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 201 5 Interior, in conducting lease sales under the MLA, must offer for sale at least 25% of the annual nominated acreage not previously made available for lease. This acreage shall be shielded from protest and eligible for categorical exclusions under NEPA. Interior shall not: withdraw any covered energy project without finding a violation of lease terms by the lessee; delay indefinitely issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic permits, and rights of way for activities under a lease; or cancel or withdraw any lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has occurred and a winning bidder has made the last payment for the parcel. The BLM Instruction Memorandum 2010-117 (which establishes a process to ensure orderly, effective, timely, and environmentally responsible leasing of oil and gas resources on federal lands) shall have no force or effect. Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act or the PIONEERS Act The final regulations regarding oil shale management published by the BLM on November 18, 2008, as well as a specified resource management plan, are deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any law, and Interior shall implement them, including the oil shale leasing program they authorize, without any other administrative action necessary. Interior shall hold a lease sale that offers an additional ten parcels for lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources, including at least five separate commercial lease sales, in multiple lease blocs, in certain areas of at least 25,000 acres. Planning for American Energy Act of 2015 The MLA is amended to direct Interior to publish every four years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy. National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act The Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 is amended to require the competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska to include at least one lease sale annually in those areas most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year between 2017-2027. Interior must ensure permits according to a specified time line for all surface development activities, including pipelines and roads construction, to: (1) develop NPR areas subject to oil and gas leases, and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska. Interior must issue: (1) a new proposed integrated activity plan from among the non-adopted alternatives in the NPR Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision dated February 21, 2013. The February 21, 2013, Record of Decision shall have no force or effect. The U.S. Geological Survey shall conduct and complete a resource assessment in cooperation with Alaska and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. BLM Live Internet Auctions Act The MLA is amended to authorize Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live bidding methods. Native American Energy Act The Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended to allow Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring Interior approval. Tribes may, however, waive such appraisals. The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 is amended to direct Interior to enter into agreements with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects involving woody biomass from federal lands to promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities. The Long-Term Leasing Act is amended to authorize the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. No Interior rule regarding hydraulic fracturing may have any effect on land held in trust or restricted status for Indians, except with the express consent of its specific beneficiaries. Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Interior may not enforce any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. (Hydraulic fracturing is the process by which fracturing fluids, including a fracturing fluid system, are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.) The GAO shall examine the economic benefits of domestic shale oil and gas production resulting from hydraulic fracturing. Interior shall not enforce any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement governing the hydraulic fracturing process, or any of its components, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on land held either in trust or restricted status for the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of the specific beneficiary. The President shall establish or designate a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Panel. The National Science Foundation shall establish, within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, a STEM Education Coordinating Office.

Anwendung der vorgesehenen Änderungen des Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetzes auf die Strategische Umweltprüfung

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 2015

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Werden &ndash; der Rechtsauffassung der Bundesregierung nach &ndash; die jetzt vorgesehenen Änderungen des UmwRG (Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetzes zur Umsetzung des Urteils des Europäischen Gerichtshofs vom 7. November 2013 in der Rechtssache C-72/12) auch analog auf die Strategische Umweltprüfung (SUP) angewandt werden, und falls nicht, wann werden analoge rechtliche Klarstellungen für die SUP erfolgen?

Commentaar Natuur en Milieu t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De situatie in de melkveehouderij d.d. 7 oktober 2015

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 October 2015

Commentaar Natuur en Milieu t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De situatie in de melkveehouderij d.d. 7 oktober 2015

gefährliche LED-Glühbirnen

Austria · National Council · 1 October 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Josef A. Riemer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz betreffend gefährlichen LED <i>(Leuchtdioden)</i> -Glühbirnen

20.000 Hektar werden täglich zubetoniert

Austria · National Council · 1 October 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Josef A. Riemer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend 20.000 Hektar werden täglich zubetoniert

"Dachbegrünung als einfache, kostengünstige klimapolitische Maßnahme"

Austria · National Council · 1 October 2015

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 895/A(E) der Abgeordneten Ulrike Weigerstorfer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend "Dachbegrünung als einfache, kostengünstige klimapolitische Maßnahme"

259. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that a petition of over 2,500 signatures is calling for his Department to implement a compulsory breed-neutral re-homing policy in all dog pounds; that the breeds currently listed on his Department's Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations are being affected in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33863/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

259. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that a petition of over 2,500 signatures is calling for his Department to implement a compulsory breed-neutral re-homing policy in all dog pounds; that the breeds currently listed on his Department's Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations are being affected in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33863/15]

258. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a petition currently calling on his Department to implement a compulsory dog breed-neutral policy of re-homing for dog breeds affected by his Department's current Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations; if he has been approached by, or met with, Dogs Trust Ireland or the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently regarding this specific topic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33861/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

258. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a petition currently calling on his Department to implement a compulsory dog breed-neutral policy of re-homing for dog breeds affected by his Department's current Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations; if he has been approached by, or met with, Dogs Trust Ireland or the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently regarding this specific topic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33861/15]

257. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a current review into the effectiveness of the Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations being conducted by Veterinary Ireland; if he has been informed of its findings and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33860/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

257. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a current review into the effectiveness of the Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations being conducted by Veterinary Ireland; if he has been informed of its findings and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33860/15]

256. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of carrying out inspections of private rental properties in each year from 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33854/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

256. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of carrying out inspections of private rental properties in each year from 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33854/15]

255. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the capital allocation for housing to local authorities in each year from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

255. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the capital allocation for housing to local authorities in each year from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/15]

254. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the housing aid for older persons scheme; the number of persons who benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33850/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

254. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the housing aid for older persons scheme; the number of persons who benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33850/15]

253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the mobility aid schemes for older persons; the number of persons who benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33849/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the mobility aid schemes for older persons; the number of persons who benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33849/15]

252. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the housing adaptation grant; the number of persons who benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33848/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

252. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the housing adaptation grant; the number of persons who benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33848/15]

251. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised the matter of connection fee increases by Irish Water over and above development levy reductions; if his Department has issued any instructions to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33776/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

251. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised the matter of connection fee increases by Irish Water over and above development levy reductions; if his Department has issued any instructions to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33776/15]

250. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed development levy policies by local authorities in light of the transition of water services to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33775/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

250. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed development levy policies by local authorities in light of the transition of water services to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33775/15]

249. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in issuing a letter of offer to an organisation (details supplied) by Mayo north-east leader partnership following a decision of its board on 30 July 2014 to approve grant-aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33768/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

249. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in issuing a letter of offer to an organisation (details supplied) by Mayo north-east leader partnership following a decision of its board on 30 July 2014 to approve grant-aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33768/15]

248. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow an organisation in County Cork (details supplied) to tender for a housing project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

248. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow an organisation in County Cork (details supplied) to tender for a housing project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/15]

247. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application by Dublin Port to the Environmental Protection Agency to dump dredged materials off the south-east coast of Howth in County Dublin; the way in which his Department and its agencies will protect the newly designated United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, biosphere status for Dublin over the next 5 to 10 years. [33736/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

247. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application by Dublin Port to the Environmental Protection Agency to dump dredged materials off the south-east coast of Howth in County Dublin; the way in which his Department and its agencies will protect the newly designated United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, biosphere status for Dublin over the next 5 to 10 years. [33736/15]

246. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the ongoing construction project at Drumilliard in Castleblayney in County Monaghan, and in particular the provision of an on-site communal facility for Castleblayney Care Housing Association. [33726/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

246. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the ongoing construction project at Drumilliard in Castleblayney in County Monaghan, and in particular the provision of an on-site communal facility for Castleblayney Care Housing Association. [33726/15]

245. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government given that the Local Government Act now places responsibility for economic development with the relevant local authorities, the way in which Sligo County Council can be expected to promote County Sligo's €100 million tourism product, if it does not have the financial resources to appoint persons to any tourism development positions, which is ultimately leaving the county at a major disadvantage in comparison to other counties, ultimately worsening the financial situation of the council; if he will consider allocating specific funding to the council for the appointment of staff to these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

245. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government given that the Local Government Act now places responsibility for economic development with the relevant local authorities, the way in which Sligo County Council can be expected to promote County Sligo's €100 million tourism product, if it does not have the financial resources to appoint persons to any tourism development positions, which is ultimately leaving the county at a major disadvantage in comparison to other counties, ultimately worsening the financial situation of the council; if he will consider allocating specific funding to the council for the appointment of staff to these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/15]

244. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government details of all Leader funding and projects pursuant to the Rural Development Programme 2008 to 2013, submitted by Mayo north east leader partnership, and sanctioned by the Minister, for projects in excess of €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33674/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

244. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government details of all Leader funding and projects pursuant to the Rural Development Programme 2008 to 2013, submitted by Mayo north east leader partnership, and sanctioned by the Minister, for projects in excess of €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33674/15]

243. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to have a recruitment drive for Dublin Fire Brigade before the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33662/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

243. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to have a recruitment drive for Dublin Fire Brigade before the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33662/15]

111. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have qualified for the full payment of €5,000 under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33749/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

111. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have qualified for the full payment of €5,000 under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33749/15]

106. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33714/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

106. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33714/15]

13. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on the provision of funding to the natural environment, specifically from the National Lottery, as set out in 2013; when he expects the first disbursement will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33308/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015

13. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on the provision of funding to the natural environment, specifically from the National Lottery, as set out in 2013; when he expects the first disbursement will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33308/15]

California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 2015

California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conservation Act Specified off-highway vehicle recreation areas are designated or expanded in San Bernardino County, California. Certain wilderness areas in California are also designated or expanded, and specified study areas released from further study. The boundaries of Death Valley National Park and Mojave National Preserve are revised. The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is amended to revise the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park and authorize a visitor center. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is revised to designate certain wild, scenic, and recreational rivers in California. There are established the Black Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern, the Mojave Trails Special Management Area, and the Sand to Snow National Monument Federal reversionary interests in certain land in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California are released. Certain requirements of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 for specified California state school land are revised. Development of renewable energy generation facilities on Juniper Flats is prohibited. Specified land exchanges are authorized in the San Gorgonio Wilderness and other specified areas. Requirements are prescribed for conveyance of certain federal lands for the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area and to the city of Twentynine Palms, California. The Department of the Interior shall ensure that members of specified Indian tribes have access to designated areas for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Interior may accept landowner-requested deed restrictions on land donated to or acquired by the United States or, consistent with existing rights, create deed restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights relating to any public land necessary to fulfill certain mitigation requirements or to satisfy the conditions of a habitat conservation plan or general conservation plan. No extension or establishment of any national monument that would include any designated area may be undertaken by the President except by express authorization of Congress. A project to install and operate a fiberoptic cable by Inyo County, California, along a certain route shall be eligible for a categorical exclusion from requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Council Decision (EU) 2015/1789 of 1 October 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amendments to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (Fuel Quality Directive)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 1 October 2015

Besluit tot wijziging van het Activiteitenbesluit milieubeheer, het Besluit omgevingsrecht en enkele andere besluiten (nieuwe activiteiten)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 October 2015

Besluit tot wijziging van het Activiteitenbesluit milieubeheer, het Besluit omgevingsrecht en enkele andere besluiten (nieuwe activiteiten)

Klimaschutzgesetz und Emissionszertifikategesetz 2011

Austria · National Council · 30 September 2015

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (800 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Klimaschutzgesetz und das Emissionszertifikategesetz 2011 geändert werden

Elektrotechnikgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 30 September 2015

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Elektrotechnikgesetz 1992 (ETG 1992) geändert wird

163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify comments made (details supplied) regarding advice provided to him by Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33580/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify comments made (details supplied) regarding advice provided to him by Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33580/15]

162. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce guidelines in respect of rainwater harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33559/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

162. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce guidelines in respect of rainwater harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33559/15]

161. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce guidelines in respect of recycled grey water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33558/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

161. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce guidelines in respect of recycled grey water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33558/15]

160. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter regarding planning regulations (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33556/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

160. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter regarding planning regulations (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33556/15]

159. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the recently announced investment package for rural Ireland to increase the attractiveness of rural towns and villages as places to live and work, and to promote their position as local commercial and social centres, if he will provide details of the application process for same; if an island (details supplied) in County Cork may apply under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

159. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the recently announced investment package for rural Ireland to increase the attractiveness of rural towns and villages as places to live and work, and to promote their position as local commercial and social centres, if he will provide details of the application process for same; if an island (details supplied) in County Cork may apply under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/15]

158. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have a records manager in place to deal with information management, as was recently announced by the central policy unit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

158. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have a records manager in place to deal with information management, as was recently announced by the central policy unit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/15]

157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring all cuts in central Exchequer funding to local authorities since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33460/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring all cuts in central Exchequer funding to local authorities since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33460/15]

156. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have assessed the impact of the small business rate relief scheme in Northern Ireland; if consideration has been given to introducing a similar scheme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33603/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

156. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have assessed the impact of the small business rate relief scheme in Northern Ireland; if consideration has been given to introducing a similar scheme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33603/15]

155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set out, in tabular form, the expected revenues from Irish Water in respect of domestic water charges for 2015, and for 2016; if he will provide details of the subventions to Irish Water from the Government for these years, indicating the sources of those subventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33459/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set out, in tabular form, the expected revenues from Irish Water in respect of domestic water charges for 2015, and for 2016; if he will provide details of the subventions to Irish Water from the Government for these years, indicating the sources of those subventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33459/15]

103. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only two additional rare breeds will be considered under the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33489/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

103. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only two additional rare breeds will be considered under the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33489/15]

102. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all rare breeds of cattle and sheep will be accepted in applications for the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33488/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015

102. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all rare breeds of cattle and sheep will be accepted in applications for the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33488/15]