Environment

967 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will conduct an assessment and review of the operation of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31534/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2009

967 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will conduct an assessment and review of the operation of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31534/09]

966 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy with regard to the funding of hub towns under the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31423/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2009

966 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy with regard to the funding of hub towns under the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31423/09]

351 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff and their location in each local health office area that cater for the specific needs of individuals experiencing severe psychiatric problems that have difficulties living in an independent environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30386/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2009

351 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff and their location in each local health office area that cater for the specific needs of individuals experiencing severe psychiatric problems that have difficulties living in an independent environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30386/09]

Regulation (EC) No 923/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1692/2006 establishing the second Marco Polo programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) (Text with EEA relevance)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 16 September 2009

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2009

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009 - Ratifies the water rights compact between the Crow Tribe and the state of Montana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promptly execute the compact and comply with applicable environmental statutes. Requires the Secretary, through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out activities necessary to: (1) rehabilitate and improve the water diversion and delivery features of the Crow Irrigation Project in accordance with an agreement to be negotiated with the Tribe; and (2) design and construct such features of the reservation's municipal, rural, and industrial water system. Ratifies tribal water rights, which shall be held in trust for the use and benefit of the Tribe. Grants the Tribe sole authority to allocate, distribute, and lease such rights, subject to specified limitations. Applies specified provisions of the Act of February 8, 1887, relating to using water for irrigation, to the tribal water rights. Directs the Secretary to allocate to the Tribe 300,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in Bighorn Lake, under a water right held by the United States, as measured at the Yellowtail Dam outlet works. Requires the Tribe, as a condition of receiving an allocation, to enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish the terms and conditions. Declares that the benefits provided satisfy all claims of the Tribe and allottees. Establishes in the Treasury the Crow Settlement Fund. Grants the Tribe the exclusive right to develop and market power generation as a water development project on the Yellowtail Afterbay Dam. Repeals this Act on January 1, 2016, if the Secretary does not publish by March 31, 2016, a statement of findings that specified conditions have been fulfilled (including court approval and ratification of the compact).

Mindestanforderungen für die Haltung von Kaninchen

Austria · National Council · 14 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Mindestanforderungen für die Haltung von Kaninchen

Umsetzung der Empfehlungen des Tierschutzrates zur Haltung von Primaten im ehemaligen Safaripark Gänserndorf

Austria · National Council · 14 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Umsetzung der Empfehlungen des Tierschutzrates zur Haltung von Primaten im ehemaligen Safaripark Gänserndorf

Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2009

Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and carry out a program of extramural awards to conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change (defined as change in climate that occurs so rapidly or unexpectedly that human or natural systems have difficulty adapting).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to satisfy certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain requirements under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2009

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the introduction into commerce of a mid-level ethanol blend (an ethanol-gasoline blend containing greater than 10% ethanol) for use in conventional gasoline-powered onroad or nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines only if: (1) EPA's Science Advisory Board submits to the Administrator, and the Administrator provides for public notice and comment, a report describing the impact of the blend on such vehicles, emissions, and associated materials compatibility and consumer issues, the ability of the gasoline distribution infrastructure to introduce the blend without widespread misfueling by consumers, and the estimated ability of consumers to purchase gasoline other than that blend in in all areas of the United States by five years after the blend is introduced; (2) the permit or authorization is granted through the fuels and fuel additives waiver process under the Clean Air Act and the Administrator formally responds to the Board's recommendations in the waiver announcement; and (3) the blend is introduced for general use in all conventional gasoline-powered onroad and nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines in widespread use as of the date on which the Administrator authorizes that introduction.

Verslag over het verzoekschrift van N. K. te A. R. betreffende milieu-investeringsaftrek

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 14 September 2009

Verslag over het verzoekschrift van N. K. te A. R. betreffende milieu-investeringsaftrek

Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application and effectiveness of the Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Directive 2001/42/EC)

European Union · European Commission · 14 September 2009

Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Mark Edward Rey, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 10 September 2009

Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2009

Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make the formaldehyde emission standard contained in the California Code of Regulations (relating to an airborne toxic control measure to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products, as in effect on July 28, 2009) applicable to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured in the United States, with listed exemptions, including for hardboard, structural plywood, wood packaging, and composite wood products used inside new vehicles, rail cars, boats, aerospace craft, or aircraft. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate implementing regulations that ensure compliance equivalent to compliance with the California standard, including its provisions relating to labeling, chain of custody requirements, sell-through provisions, ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resins, no-added formaldehyde-based resins, finished goods, third-party testing and certification, auditing and reporting of third-party certifiers, recordkeeping, and enforcement. Requires the Administrator, by July 1, 2011, in coordination with the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other appropriate federal agencies, to revise regulations promulgated under TSCA concerning import certification of any chemical substance, mixture, or article containing a chemical substance or mixture as necessary to ensure compliance with this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to modify any reference to an industry formaldehyde emission standard that is subsequently updated. Provides that an individual or entity that violates any requirement under this Act shall be considered to have committed a prohibited act under TSCA.

Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2009

Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Interagency Council on Healthy Housing. Requires the Council to: (1) review federal programs and services that provide housing, health, energy, or environmental services to families and individuals; (2) monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in existing programs and services administered, funded, or financed by federal, state, and local agencies; (3) recommend ways to reduce duplication among federal programs and services; and (4) ensure collaboration among and within agencies in the provision and availability of such programs and services.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 September 2009.#Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directives 2006/12/EC and 91/689/EEC - Hazardous waste - Obligation to draw up and adopt a hazardous-waste management plan - Obligation to establish an integrated and adequate network of disposal installations for hazardous waste - Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfill of waste - Disposal of hazardous waste.#Case C-286/08.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 10 September 2009

To direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a product carbon disclosure program to facilitate carbon content labeling, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2009

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a national program for measuring, reporting, publicly disclosing, and labeling products or materials sold in the United States for their carbon content, including regarding: (1) whether such a program would be effective in achieving greenhouse gas reductions; (2) criteria for identifying and prioritizing sectors, products, and processes that should be covered; (3) an identification of products, processes, or sectors whose inclusion could have a substantial carbon impact; (4) suggested methodology and protocols for measuring the carbon content of products across their entire carbon lifecycle; (5) options for educating consumers about product carbon content and the program; (6) an analysis of the associated costs and timelines; and (7) an evaluation of incentives to determine whether reductions in emissions can be accelerated through encouraging more efficient manufacturing or by encouraging preferences for lower-emissions products over higher-emissions products whose level of performance is no better. Requires the Administrator, upon concluding the study, to establish a national product carbon disclosure program, participation in which shall be voluntary and which may involve a product carbon label with broad applicability to the wholesale and consumer markets to enable and encourage knowledge about carbon content by producers and consumers and to inform efforts to reduce energy consumption nationwide.

Hangrutschung in Doren

Austria · Federal Council · 8 September 2009

Anfrage der Bundesräte Ing. Reinhold Einwallner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Hangrutschung in Doren

Schwerpunktkontrollaktionen Trinkwasser

Austria · National Council · 8 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Schwerpunktkontrollaktionen Trinkwasser

Order of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 7 September 2009.#Liga para Protecção da Natureza (LPN) v Commission of the European Communities.#Action for annulment and damages - Environment - Directive 92/43/EEC - Decision to take no further action on a complaint - Failure to bring an action for failure to fulfil obligations - Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Manifest inadmissibility - No need to adjudicate.#Case T-186/08.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 September 2009

Aktionsplan der Bundesregierung zur stofflichen Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe

Germany · German Bundestag · 3 September 2009

Gesamtkonzept für eine anhaltende Produktions- und Effizienzsteigerung des Biomasseanteils bei der Rohstoffversorgung, stoffliche Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe als Element biobasierter Wirtschaft

konkreten Umwelteffekt der Verschrottungsprämie

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend den konkreten Umwelteffekt der Verschrottungsprämie <i>(im Falle der Neuanschaffung eines PKW)</i>

Lanzenkirchner Werkskanal

Austria · Federal Council · 1 September 2009

Anfrage der Bundesräte Elisabeth Kerschbaum, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Lanzenkirchner Werkskanal

Bau der Transit-Hochdruckgasleitung Südschiene

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ewald Stadler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend den Bau der Transit-Hochdruckgasleitung Südschiene

konkreten Umwelteffekt der Verschrottungsprämie

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend den konkreten Umwelteffekt der Verschrottungsprämie <i>(im Falle der Neuanschaffung eines PKW)</i>

ANEF-Resolution

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ANEF <i>(Anti-Nuclear European Forum)</i> -Resolution <i>(Unterstützung durch die Bundesregierung)</i>

die mangelhafte Information über den geplanten Bau der Tauerngasleitung (TGL)

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ewald Stadler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend die mangelhafte Information über den geplanten Bau der Tauerngasleitung (TGL)

Arbeitsbesuch des tschechischen Premiers Jan Fischer

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Rainer Widmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Arbeitsbesuch des tschechischen Premiers Jan Fischer <i>(Sicherheitsfragen bezüglich des Atomkraftwerkes Temelin)</i>

Förderaktion Photovoltaik im Rahmen des Klimafonds

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Rainer Widmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend Förderaktion Photovoltaik im Rahmen des Klimafonds

Förderaktion Photovoltaik im Rahmen des Klimafonds

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Rainer Widmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Förderaktion Photovoltaik im Rahmen des Klimafonds

Förderprogramm Photovoltaik im Rahmen des Klimafonds

Austria · National Council · 1 September 2009

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Rainer Widmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Förderprogramm Photovoltaik im Rahmen des Klimafonds

Wijziging van het Besluit glastuinbouw en het Besluit landbouw milieubeheer

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 September 2009

Wijziging van het Besluit glastuinbouw en het Besluit landbouw milieubeheer

Het milieubeleid op Bonaire

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 September 2009

Het milieubeleid op Bonaire

projet de loi organique relatif au Conseil économique, social et environnemental

France · Senate · 25 August 2009

Afschrift van reactie aan de Vereniging tot Behoud van Boer en Milieu (VBBM) over het 3-jarige onderzoek met de titel “Alternatieve emissiearme aanwending van mest in de Noordelijke Friese Wouden”.

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 August 2009

Afschrift van reactie aan de Vereniging tot Behoud van Boer en Milieu (VBBM) over het 3-jarige onderzoek met de titel “Alternatieve emissiearme aanwending van mest in de Noordelijke Friese Wouden”.

Doelgroepbeleid Milieu en Industrie, Samenvattende Jaarrapportage 2007

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 August 2009

Doelgroepbeleid Milieu en Industrie, Samenvattende Jaarrapportage 2007

Livable Communities Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Livable Communities Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Establishes in the executive branch an independent Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities. Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants and sustainability challenge grants to eligible entities (partnerships between a consortium of units of general local government and an eligible partner, which may be a metropolitan planning organization, a rural planning organization, a regional council, or a state). Requires the use of a comprehensive planning grant to carry out a project to: (1) coordinate land use, housing, transportation, and infrastructure planning processes across jurisdictions and agencies; (2) identify potential regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional plan; (3) conduct or update housing, infrastructure, transportation, energy, and environmental assessments to determine regional needs and promote sustainable development; (4) develop or update a comprehensive regional plan or goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan; and (5) implement local zoning and other code changes necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and promote sustainable development. Requires the use of a sustainability challenge grant to: (1) promote integrated transportation, housing, energy, and economic development activities carried out across policy and governmental jurisdictions; (2) promote sustainable and location-efficient development; and (3) implement projects identified in a comprehensive regional plan. Directs the OSHC Director to study and report to specified congressional committees on incentives for encouraging lenders to make, and homebuyers and homeowners to participate in, energy-efficient mortgages and location-efficient mortgages.

Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP Agency), which shall be headed by a Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to transfer all functions of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of DHS (formerly the U.S. Customs Service) to the CBP Agency. Establishes within the Agency an Office of Trade. Transfers all functions of the CBP Office of International Trade and the Office of International Affairs to the Office of Trade. Directs the Commissioner to appoint within the Office of Trade a Trade Advocate. Transfers all functions of the CBP Office of Trade Relations to the Office of Trade. Establishes within the Office of Field Operations of the CBP Agency a Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division. Directs the Commissioner to designate at least 40 Commercial Enforcement Officers within the Office. Establishes an interagency Customs Review Board to review changes to U.S. customs regulations, interpretations, or practices that are proposed or may be adopted by the CBP Agency. Establishes in the DHS the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE Agency). Establishes the position of Chief of Policy and Strategy for the ICE Agency. Amends the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Commissioner and the Director of Trade Policy to develop jointly every two years, and submit to specified congressional committees, a Joint Strategic Plan for enforcing U.S. customs and trade laws. Directs the DHS Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to develop additional trade benefits for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 participants in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the Commissioner to establish a voluntary Customs Facilitation Partnership Program to facilitate the entry of merchandise into the United States and provide certain trade benefits to importers that meet or exceed certain minimum program requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the DHS Secretary jointly to establish a Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to require the deposit of $325 million from collected customs user fees into the Customs Commercial and Homeland Security Automation Account to complete development of the Automated Commercial Environment computer system. Directs the Secretary of DHS to establish within the CBP Agency Office of Trade a Commercial Targeting Division to conduct commercial risk assessment targeting and, when needed, issue trade alerts with respect to cargo destined for the United States. Directs the Commissioner and the Director jointly to develop and update, and report to Congress, a strategy for uniform enforcement of U.S. illegal drug control laws. Directs the DHS Secretary to establish a program to assign importer of record numbers. Establishes an interagency Import Safety Working Group. Directs the DHS Secretary to develop a Joint Import Safety Rapid Response Plan that sets forth protocols for the CBP Agency to coordinate federal responses to cargo entering the United States that poses a threat to the health or safety of U.S. consumers. Directs the DHS Secretary to establish within the ICE Agency a National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to coordinate U.S. activities to prevent the import and export of goods that infringe intellectual property rights. Revises eligibility requirements for the drawback (refund) of duties paid on eligible merchandise imported into the United States and later exported. Prescribes or revises requirements for: (1) penalties for a custom broker convicted of committing an act of terrorism; (2) duty-free treatment of imported articles exported and reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition; and (3) assignment of CBP Agency employees to perform customs services for charter flight passengers and their baggage. Directs the President to establish a pilot program for designating 24-hour commercial land border ports of entry on the northern and southern U.S. borders. Extends the prohibition against the importation of goods made with convict, forced, or indentured labor to include goods made by means of coercion (i.e., an employer withholding the passport of a foreign worker to compel production of the good) or by one or more individuals who were being subjected to human trafficking. Establishes within the ICE Agency an Office for Labor Enforcement. Requires the Commissioner to ensure that appropriate CBP Agency resources address concerns that honey as well as contraband archaeological or ethnological material is being imported into the United States in violation of U.S. customs laws. Increases from $200 to $500 the retail value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for the entry of merchandise valued between $250 and $2,500.

Thermal Energy Efficiency Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Thermal Energy Efficiency Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury a Thermal Energy Efficiency Fund. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) allocate to the Fund 2% of the quantity of emission allowances established for any of calendar years 2012-2050 under any program for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions that is established by federal law; (2) auction all of the emission allowances allocated to the Fund for a calendar year; and (3) deposit all proceeds of such auctions into the Fund. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), for each calendar year during which such a program is in effect, to use amounts in the Fund to make competitive grants to eligible entities (including state and local governments, commercial or industrial entities, and federal agencies) to carry out qualifying district energy, combined heat and power, or recoverable waste energy projects. Establishes as a goal of the United States to meet 20% or more of total U.S. electrical power capacity through combined heat and power by calendar year 2030.

A bill to provide for the release of water from the marketable yield pool of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Requires the release of 5,412.5 acre-feet of water from the marketable yield pool (the portion of the regulatory capacity that is dedicated to marketing purposes) of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir (a component of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project of the Bureau of Land Management [BLM] in western Colorado) for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River for FY2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, at the request of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Requires such release during the late summer months to enhance low water flows in areas that comprise the endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River, unless otherwise requested by the Director. Provides that the release shall satisfy 50% of the obligation of certain water users to provide 10,825 acre-feet of water, as described in the document entitled "Final Programmatic Biological Opinion for Bureau of Reclamation's Operations and Depletions, Other Depletions, and Funding and Implementation of Recovery Program Actions in the Upper Colorado River above the Confluence with the Gunnison River." Makes this Act effective on the date on which the Secretary of the Interior complies with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 regarding such release.

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States. Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides) to require foreign manufacturers and producers of such products (or components used to manufacture them), in excess of a minimum value or quantity, to establish a registered agent in the United States who is authorized to accept service of process on their behalf for the purpose of all civil and regulatory actions in state and federal courts. Requires the registered agent to be located in a state with a substantial connection to the importation, distribution, or sale of the products. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish, maintain, and make available to the public a registry of such agents. Deems a foreign manufacturer or producer of products covered under this Act that registers an agent to consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the state in which the agent is located for the purpose of any civil or regulatory proceeding. Prohibits importation into the United States of a covered product (or component part that will be used in the United States to manufacture a covered product) if the product (or component part) or any part of the product (or component part) was manufactured or produced outside the United States by a manufacturer or producer who does not have a registered agent whose authority is in effect on the date of the importation. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to jointly study the feasibility and advisability of requiring foreign producers of food distributed in commerce to establish a registered agent in the United States who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of such producers for the purpose of all civil and regulatory actions in state and federal courts.

Clean Air Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Clean Air Protection Act - Makes the United States Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency and any establishment of standards resulting from the proposed rule published by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled &quot;Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act,&quot; or any similar or subsequent rule or other action relying on that decision, applicable only to sources regulated as of the date of enactment of this Act under such section (which concerns emission standards for new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines).

A bill to establish a clean energy technology business competition grant program.

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to organizations to conduct business competitions that provide incentives, training, and mentorship to entrepreneurs and early stage startup companies throughout the United States to meet high priority economic, environmental, and energy security goals in areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, air quality, water quality and conservation, transportation, smart grid, green buildings, and waste management. Grants priority to such competitions that: (1) are led by the private sector; (2) encourage regional and interregional cooperation; and (3) can demonstrate the creation of cost-effective green jobs through an annual publication of competition activities and directory of companies. Requires an organization, to be eligible for such a grant, to be a tax-exempt, charitable organization, or any sponsored entity of such organization that is operated as a nonprofit entity. Directs the Secretary to give priority to organizations that can demonstrate broad funding support from private and other non-federal funding sources to leverage federal investment.

A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Estuaries Day".

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2009

Designates September 26, 2009, as National Estuaries Day. Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to protect and restore U.S. estuaries.

Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 2009

Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land of the United States. Directs the Secretary (subject to specified requirements) to provide to owners of eligible land financial incentive payments for: (1) eligible practices that measurably increase carbon sequestration and storage over a designated period, as specified through a climate mitigation contract; and (2) permanent avoided deforestation agreements (i.e., permanent conservation easements that cover eligible land that will not be converted for development). Directs the Secretary to: (1) specify requirements to address intentional or unintentional reversal of carbon sequestration during the contract period; (2) issue regulations that specify eligible practices and related compensation rates, standards, and guidelines; (3) establish and implement protocols that provide monitoring and verification of compliance with such contracts; (4) report on progress toward reaching specified levels of carbon sequestration and storage through such contracts; and (5) adjust (at least every two years) eligible practices and compensation rates for future contracts based on the results.

Better Health in the Arctic Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2009

Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission, in collaboration with federal health agencies, to prepare and submit to Congress a two-year study to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems faced by populations in the Arctic, with a focus on Alaska. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): (1) in collaboration with other governmental agencies and private and nonprofit entities involved in Arctic health issues, to develop a national Arctic health science policy; and (2) in developing the policy, to review and take into consideration the National Arctic Health Science Policy developed by the American Public Health Association Task Force in 1984. Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a Desk for Arctic Health within the Office of the Director's Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, which shall: (1) work with the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee to ensure adequate health representation from federal agencies; (2) collaborate and consult with governmental entities and U.S. nongovernmental organizations involved in Arctic health issues; and (3) collaborate with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on indigenous Arctic people health issues. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a program at CDC's National Center of Environmental Health to foster advances and help provide technical support in the field of Arctic health impact assessments.

Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2009

Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to assess and take action to reduce the risk of, and improve the U.S. capability to respond to, a maritime disaster in the United States Beaufort and Chukchi Sea, including the prioritization of resources to address such issues as: (1) oil spill response capabilities and infrastructure; (2) coordinating contingency plans and agreements with U.S. agencies, industry, and foreign governments to respond to an Arctic oil spill; and (3) expansion of search and rescue capabilities, infrastructure, and logistics. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and in collaboration with other agencies with appropriate Arctic science expertise, to direct research and take action to improve the U.S. ability to conduct oil spill prevention, response, and recovery in Arctic waters. Requires the Secretary to request that the National Research Council conduct a risk assessment to identify and evaluate existing spill prevention and response standards and develop recommendations that will enhance safety and lessen the potential adverse environmental impacts of industrial activities in Arctic waters. Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make specified sums in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund available annually to the Coast Guard, NOAA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Minerals Management Service for Arctic oil spill research and development for FY2010-FY2014.

Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2009

Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to request the National Research Council to conduct a study on the existing research and research advisory entities of the United States Arctic Ocean (the U.S. zone of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas north of Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska). Requires such study to: (1) review the breadth, relationship, and overlap of existing research programs and research advisory entities engaged in U.S. Arctic Ocean research; (2) assess the gaps in such research and in the coordination, integration, and synthesis of research activities and data; (3) assess existing scientific information and identify additional information necessary, including local and traditional knowledge, to ensure adequate federal agency environmental reviews; (4) recommend a comprehensive strategy to develop priorities for, and coordination, integration, and synthesis of, U.S. Arctic Ocean research and to coordinate and integrate such research with pan-Arctic research; and (5) provide a comprehensive, 10- to 20-year long-range U.S. Arctic Ocean research and monitoring plan.

Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2009

Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009 - Requires the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina to be managed in accordance with the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy/Environmental Assessment issued by the National Park Service (NPS) on June 13, 2007, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary, through the Director of the NPS, issues a special regulation and long term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of the Seashore. Invalidates the consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at the Seashore.

Arctic Climate Adaptation Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2009

Arctic Climate Adaptation Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program. Directs the Denali Commission to: (1) be the Alaska Project Coordinator for the Program; (2) select, administer, and coordinate projects awarded grants under the Program; (3) establish an Adaptation Advisory Committee to advise the Commission on climate adaptation needs and investments and on the award of grants under the Program; and (4) publish an annual work plan for the Program. Permits the Commission to combine funds from the Program with awards from other appropriate federal or state infrastructure development, construction, or maintenance programs to provide funds to carry out an eligible project. Defines &quot;eligible project&quot; as a project to repair, replace, or maintain an element of public infrastructure in a coastal or remote Alaskan village damaged or threatened by the effects of climate change. Requires the Commission, during FY2010 and in collaboration with the state of Alaska, the University of Alaska, and relevant U.S. agencies, to conduct research on best practices for climate related adaptation that are being used or researched by other polar nations or foreign or domestic research institutions or institutions of higher learning and that could be used by Arctic communities in Alaska.

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2009

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a multipurpose visitor facility in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the interpretation and public education and enjoyment of the marine environment within the boundaries of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument.