Environment

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act with respect to the administration of certain oil and gas rights, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations governing all activities in the exercise of rights to non-Federal oil and gas within any area administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Permits an individual, subject to certain conditions, to file a civil suit against the appropriate party or parties (including the United States) for violation of this Act. Gives the court discretion to order that civil penalties be used in beneficial mitigation projects relating to environmental harm resulting from the exercise of non-Federal oil and gas rights within the national forests.

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the regulation of produced water from oil and gas exploration, development, and production, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to treat produced water which is associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil or natural gas and which meets hazardous waste criteria as a hazardous waste for purposes of such Act. Defines "produced water" as water brought up from the hydrocarbon strata during the extraction of oil and gas that may include formation or injection water and any chemicals added downhole or during the oil-water separation process. Makes regulation under this Act inapplicable to produced water regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act or the Clean Water Act. Prohibits the use of produced water for dust suppression or road treatment.

To amend the Clean Air Act to require existing incinerators to comply with EPA regulations under section 129 within 6 months after promulgation, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Amends the Clean Air Act to require performance standards and other requirements for existing solid waste incineration units to be effective within six months of promulgation. (Currently, such requirements are to be effective within three years of the approval of a State plan or five years of promulgation, whichever is earlier.)

Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to remove the authority of political subdivisions to inspect records of persons selling or delivering pesticides for purposes of enforcing such Act. Prohibits local governments from imposing or continuing any requirement regarding pesticides or devices.

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the relation of trade agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Calls upon the President, as part of the Uruguay Round General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) talks, to initiate negotiations to make GATT compatible with the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other U.S. health, safety, labor, and environmental laws, including laws to protect the environment outside of the United States. Declares that the Congress will not approve legislation to implement any trade agreement (including the Uruguay Round of the GATT and the U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) that jeopardizes such laws, including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Clean Air Act.

46 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Energy whether he attended the recent meeting of EC Energy and Environment Ministers which considered the proposals in relation to a carbon tax; and if he will outline the impact which the Government made into the development of this policy.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 1991

46 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Energy whether he attended the recent meeting of EC Energy and Environment Ministers which considered the proposals in relation to a carbon tax; and if he will outline the impact which the Government made into the development of this policy.

46 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Energy whether he attended the recent meeting of EC Energy and Environment Ministers which considered the proposals in relation to a carbon tax; and if he will outline the impact which the Government made into the development of this policy.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 1991

46 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Energy whether he attended the recent meeting of EC Energy and Environment Ministers which considered the proposals in relation to a carbon tax; and if he will outline the impact which the Government made into the development of this policy.

Airline Consumer Protection and Competition Emergency Commission Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1991

Airline Consumer Protection and Competition Emergency Commission Act of 1991 - Establishes the Emergency Commission on Airline Consumer Protection and Competition to: (1) assess and report to the President and the Congress on the state of the airline industry, particularly the full implications of foreign ownership of U.S. carriers; and (2) recommend Government policies to improve the competitive environment, retard the flow of carrier bankruptcies and accompanying loss of jobs, assure continued ownership and control of U.S. carriers by U.S. citizens, promote adequate levels of competition and service with reasonable fares in all geographic areas of the Nation, and stabilize the work environment of airline industry employees.

To authorize the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct certain water projects for the purpose of improving water quality, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1991

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to participate in the study, engineering, design, and construction of a regional water reuse system for southern California to provide a new water supply for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and environmental needs in that area. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the results of the study. Authorizes the Secretary to study, engineer, design, and construct water reuse demonstration facilities in order to develop advanced technology for economically and environmentally sound alternative water supplies for the San Diego, California, metropolitan area. Requires a report from the Secretary on study results. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to participate with Santa Rosa, California, and other appropriate authorities in the design, planning, and construction of projects to treat waste water and store such treated water for such city and surrounding areas in order to: (1) provide new water supplies for agricultural, municipal, environmental, and other purposes; and (2) reduce the use of potable water supplies when treated waste water is a viable substitute. Authorizes the Administrator to participate with Napa County, California, and other appropriate authorities in the expansion of the Soscol Wastewater Treatment Plant. Limits the Federal share of each project's cost to 50 percent.

Nuclear Weapons Material Production Termination Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1991

Nuclear Weapons Material Production Termination Act - Prohibits after August 1, 1992, the expenditure of funds by any Federal department or agency for: (1) the production of tritium, plutonium, or highly-enriched uranium for weapons; or (2) the procurement or construction of equipment or facilities for such production, other than for research purposes. Directs that savings achieved as the result of such prohibition shall be used for FY 1993 and thereafter for environmental restoration activities at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities. Directs the President to conduct five-year studies on the quantity of tritium needed by the United States and on the costs and environmental impacts of alternative methods of obtaining it. Requires the President to report study results to the Congress. States that the prohibition will no longer be in effect if the Congress, after receiving a report from the President, adopts a joint resolution which finds an overriding need to produce tritium.

Emphasizing the vast extent of environmental damage in the Persian Gulf region and urging expeditious efforts by the United Nations to set aside funds to redress environmental and public health losses.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1991

Urges the President to request that: (1) the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) direct the UN Environmental Program and other appropriate UN organizations to monitor the long-term environmental and public health impacts resulting from the destruction of natural resources in the Persian Gulf region; and (2) the UN Compensation Commission give high priority to environmental damages as a category of claims, provide a special and substantial allocation for such category in the UN Compensation Fund, include within such allocation funds for consolidated claims and reimbursement to various governmental and private organizations for expedited damage assessments to the environment and public health as a result of the oil fires and slick, and provide for reimbursement of cleanup and restoration costs. Encourages the governments of nations affected by Iraq's acts of ecoterrorism to take further steps to mitigate the environmental and public health damages caused by such acts.

Nouvel environnement géostratégique et les armements nucléaires en France.

France · Senate · 15 November 1991

Nouvel environnement géostratégique et les armements nucléaires en France.

Global Clean Water Incentive Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991

Global Clean Water Incentive Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to implement a schedule of fees that would be: (1) imposed on any product imported into the United States that has been subject to processing, or manufactured from a process, that does not comply with water quality standards prescribed under the Clean Water Act; and (2) in an amount adjusted annually equal to the differential between the cost incurred by businesses located in the United States in meeting such water quality standards and any expenditures made by foreign businesses to reduce water-polluting discharges. Requires the Secretary to make revenues derived from such fees available to fund programs that enhance the export of U.S. products, the costs of which are increased by the Clean Water Act. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate an amendment to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that would allow any country to impose additional duties on the importation of products of a foreign country that does not comply with water quality standards comparable to those prescribed under the Clean Water Act.

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the disposal of non-byproduct material at certain mill tailings disposal sites and to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to restrict for purposes of environmental protection land conveyed under the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the agreement of the Governor or chief executive officer of a State before: (1) any material, other than byproduct material, which is generated at a site subject to regulation under specified provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, may be disposed of at that site in such State; or (2) any such byproduct material may be transported into such State for purposes of storage or disposal there. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to place the following environmental restriction on lands conveyed and leased and rights-of-way granted under the authority of such Act. Requires State approval, through enactment of a State law approving such specific use of such land, before any such land may be used to facilitate construction or development of any facility for management of radioactive or other waste generated outside of the State in which such lands are located. (Includes storage, treatment, incinceration, disposal, or any other form of management of such waste, under such restriction.)

Ocean Dumping Liability Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to set forth the Ocean Dumping Liability Act. Makes persons involved in ocean dumping jointly, severally, and strictly liable for removal costs and damages that result from such dumping. Lists covered damages as damages resulting from injury to or loss of natural resources or real or personal property or losses of revenues, profits, or earning capacities. Establishes defenses to liability and places monetary limits with respect to total liability for ocean dumping. Makes limits inapplicable in cases where the dumping is caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct or the violation of a Federal regulation. Provides that in the case of injury to natural resources, liability shall be to the Federal Government, a State, or an Indian tribe for resources controlled by such entities. Requires the designation of Federal, State, and Indian tribe trustees for such resources. Requires trustees to assess damages to, and implement plans for the restoration of, such resources. Prohibits double recovery for natural resource damages. Requires recovered sums to be used only for costs incurred with respect to such damages. Prohibits the transfer of liability through any indemnification, hold harmless, or similar agreement. Bars an action for: (1) damages unless the action is brought within three years after the date on which the loss in connection with the dumping is reasonably discoverable; (2) recovery of removal costs unless the action is commenced within three years after the date of completion of the removal; and (3) contribution unless the action is brought within three years after the date of issuance of a judgment in any action for recovery of removal costs or damages for which contribution is sought or the date of entry of a judicially approved settlement with respect to such costs or damages. Prohibits actions based on the subrogation of rights by reason of payment of a claim unless commenced within three years after the date of payment of the claim. Preserves State and local authority to impose liability and penalties with respect to ocean dumping. Makes the Limitation of Liability Act inapplicable to removal costs and damages that directly result from ocean dumping.

Gulf of Mexico Protection and Restoration Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991

Gulf of Mexico Protection and Restoration Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a comprehensive plan for improving and protecting the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico. Requires the Administrator to award grants for research to develop baseline scientific data regarding the environmental quality of the Gulf for use in preparing and evaluating the plan. Makes State agencies, nonprofit research organizations, and universities eligible for grants. Directs the Administrator, at the request of the Governor of a Gulf State affected by the plan, to make a grant for implementing the plan to the State if the State commits to implement the plan and has an approved proposal. Sets forth State proposal requirements. Limits: (1) the Federal share of State grants to 50 percent of the total cost of implementing the proposal; and (2) administrative costs supported by a grant to ten percent of the portion of the grant expended per fiscal year. Defines a "Gulf State" as Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Authorizes and allocates appropriations.

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an office in a community in the United States located not more than 10 miles from the border between the United States and Mexico.

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an office in a community in the United States located: (1) not more than ten miles from the border between the United States and Mexico; and (2) as close as practicable to the point that is halfway between San Diego, California, and Brownsville, Texas. Provides that the head of such office shall be the Regional EPA Administrator for the region of the United States located along such border. Directs the EPA Administrator to delegate to the Regional Administrator functions relating to: (1) administering EPA activities in such region; and (2) coordinating, and cooperating with the Government of Mexico in the implementation of EPA programs relating to transboundary hazardous waste and air, soil, and water quality problems.

Toxic Exposure Evaluation and Monitoring Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1991

Toxic Exposure Evaluation and Monitoring Act of 1991 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a National Toxic Evaluation and Monitoring Program to monitor and assess the extent and characteristics of human exposure to harmful chemical substances. Lists authorized activities, including research and demonstrations, to be carried out under the Program. Gives priority in the implementation of Program activities to substances identified as having a high priority for long-term exposure monitoring. Requires the Administrator to provide summaries of data generated by human monitoring activities to specified Federal agencies for purposes of selecting and prioritizing chemicals and other substances for toxicity testing and other health assessment activities. Directs the Administrator to develop a management plan for the Program. Lists plan requirements. Provides for the biennial revision of the plan. Requires the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), upon the request of the Administrator, to provide any human monitoring and exposure information collected by the FDA. Directs the Administrator to establish a Toxic Exposure Evaluation and Monitoring Board to oversee implementation of the Program. Sets forth reporting requirements. Establishes a Toxic Monitoring and Assessment Fund. Authorizes the Administrator to collect fees from any person making use of data or related materials gathered under this Act. Provides for the transfer of such fees to the Fund. Authorizes appropriations.

National Commission on the Environment and National Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1991

National Commission on the Environment and National Security Act - Establishes a National Commission on the Environment and National Security to study the changing nature of U.S. national security and new environmental threats to natural and ocean resources and the atmosphere. Directs the Commission to report on such study and make specific recommendations with respect to: (1) new national security priorities in light of new environmental threats and global political changes; (2) additional Federal funding required to respond to such threats; and (3) possible institutional changes in the executive and legislative branches to ensure that environmental threats receive adequate priority in the national security policies and budgetary allocations of the United States.

To provide for the exchange or sale of real property at the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station in the State of California under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1991

Directs the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, to either sell or exchange real property and facilities (except for family housing and related support facilities) as part of the closure of the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station, California. Directs the Secretary to apply the proceeds from the sale of such property and facilities to offset the cost of providing suitable beddown facilities at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, or the Marine Corps Base and Air Station at Camp Pendleton, California, or both, to support the missions of specified Marine Aircraft groups. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange the Tustin property and facilities for suitable replacement facilities at the Twentynine Palms or Camp Pendleton bases. Provides exchange conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to use funds from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 to pay for costs incurred in renovating or constructing new facilities as part of the exchange of property, requiring the value of such renovations or new construction to at least equal the fair market value of the Tustin real property and facilities exchanged. Directs the Secretary to attempt to obtain the sale or exchange agreement for the Tustin real property and facilities within 18 months after enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary shall comply with the requirements of the National Environment Policy Act of 1969 before entering into such an agreement. States that if after such period the Secretary determines that further sale or exchange efforts are not in the best interests of the United States, the closure of the operations poriton of the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station shall proceed as provided in the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. Requires the Secretary to complete the closure and relocation of the Tustin Station within six years after the enactment of this Act, plus the additional time required for the sale or exchange of its real property and facilities. Requires the Secretary to notify the Senate and House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees at least 21 days in advance of the terms of any agreement reached relating to the sale or exchange of the Tustin property and facilities.

To designate metam sodium as a hazardous substance.

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1991

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to designate the pesticide metam sodium as a hazardous substance to be regulated when transported by overland carriers. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate metam sodium as a hazardous substance.

To reauthorize Title I of the Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1991

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the regulation of ocean dumping.

Melaleuca Control Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1991

Melaleuca Control Act of 1991 - Treats melaleuca quinquenervia as a noxious weed for quarantine and control purposes under the Federal Noxious Weed Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to propose regulations to add melaleuca, the Brazilian pepper, and the Australian pine to the Federal Noxious Weed List. Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct a research and quarantine facility in Broward County, Florida, to deal with melaleuca and other exotic plants that threaten native Florida ecosystems. Authorizes FY 1993 appropriations.

Nuclear Weapons Material Production Termination Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1991

Nuclear Weapons Material Production Termination Act - Prohibits after August 1, 1992, the expenditure of funds by any Federal department or agency for: (1) the production of tritium, plutonium, or weapons-grade uranium; or (2) the development, procurement, or construction of equipment or facilities for such production. Directs that savings achieved as the result of such prohibition shall be used for FY 1993 and thereafter for environmental restoration activities at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities. Directs the President to conduct five-year studies on the quantity of tritium needed by the United States and on the costs and environmental impacts of alternative methods of obtaining it. Requires the President to report study results to the Congress. States that the prohibition will no longer be in effect if the Congress, after receiving a report from the President, adopts a joint resolution which finds an overriding need to produce tritium.

Vorübergehende Lagerung der Teilgenehmigungsunterlagen für die Hanauer Plutoniumverarbeitung beim Antragsteller wegen Umzugs des hessischen Ministers für Umwelt und Reaktorsicherheit (G-SIG: 12051654)

Germany · German Bundestag · 8 November 1991

Regulatory Review Sunshine Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1991

Regulatory Review Sunshine Act of 1991 - Requires executive branch regulatory review entities to establish procedures to provide public access to information concerning each agency rulemaking activity under review. Describes the information to be made available to the public upon request, in a manner consistent with the Freedom of Information Act, within a week of its receipt or creation by the entity for review, and copying, in a public reading room. Requires a review entity to transmit to the rulemaking agency copies of any written communications between the entity and any person not employed by the Federal Government concerning the substance of a rulemaking activity of that agency. Requires a review entity to disclose to the rulemaking agency all oral communications between any such person and the review entity concerning the substance of a rulemaking activity of that agency. Requires the review entity to: (1) advise the rulemaking agency of the date, participants, and substance of such communications; and (2) invite the rulemaking agency head to meetings involving such communications. Requires a review entity to provide the rulemaking agency with a written explanation of any significant review action taken by the reviewing entity concerning an agency rulemaking activity. Requires that for each proposed and final rule, a rulemaking agency shall explain in its rulemaking notice any significant changes made to such rule as a consequence of regulatory review. Requires a rulemaking agency to place in the appropriate rulemaking record all of the documents received from a review entity as required above. Requires a review entity, within 60 days after the receipt of a rulemaking activity, to conclude its review of such activity. Provides that if the President reviews for resolution an issue arising out of a regulatory review, the review time limits may be extended, although any such issue shall be resolved as promptly as practicable, and such review shall be subject to the public disclosure and agency notice requirements of this Act. Requires a review entity to notify the rulemaking agency of an extension beyond 60 days and provide public notice. Requires the rulemaking agency to promptly publish a notice of any such extension in the Federal Register. Requires each rulemaking agency to publish in the Federal Register a list of all rulemaking activities undergoing regulatory review during the preceding month. Excludes from coverage under this Act oral communications with the President, Vice President, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Director of OMB, and executive department heads.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1991

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Act of 1991 - Title I: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Assistance - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Assistance Act of 1991 - Subtitle A: Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for block grants. Modifies requirements regarding: (1) State reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) health status indicators and reports; (3) application requirements; and (4) health promotion and disease prevention related to women's health. Amends the Year 2000 Health Objectives Planning Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Act and to establish and operate State Health Objectives Advisory Committees under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for centers for research and demonstration of health promotion and disease prevention. Subtitle B: National Health Objectives Project Grants to States - Requires appropriations exceeding a certain amount under general block grant authorizations to be used to carry out this subtitle. Provides for the amount of the allotment to each State and each Indian tribe or tribal organization. Provides for the uses of the funds, including assessing public health needs and health status and providing other types of assistance. Requires a State to: (1) develop a State health objectives plan containing at least five objectives from the national objectives list described by the Secretary; and (2) establish a State Health Objectives Advisory Committee. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the National Health Objectives Advisory Committee; (2) national health priorities, including three core priorities which must be included in each State plan; and (3) an estimate of the personnel and training needed to accomplish the national priorities. Subtitle C: Categorical Programs - Mandates grants for: (1) demonstration projects for preventing conditions or diseases affecting women; (2) demonstration projects for the promotion of women's health; and (3) development and dissemination of information on health promotion and disease prevention related to women's health. Authorizes establishment of a national information clearinghouse to disseminate information concerning prevention of injuries in locations not covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Authorizes grants and contracts to help public schools implement programs to prevent injuries. Mandates grants for the establishment of ten demonstration projects for the prevention of injuries in locations not covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Authorizes appropriations to carry out injury research and control provisions. Establishes the Office of Adolescent Health. Sets forth Office activities, including: (1) establishing a national clearinghouse; (2) establishing the National Advisory Committee on Adolescent Health; and (3) developing a national strategic plan to access adolescent health issues. Mandates grants and contracts for multidisciplinary projects to: (1) use innovative methods to train health care practitioners to serve adolescents; and (2) demonstrate and evaluate innovative models to prevent adolescent violence. Authorizes appropriations. Requires grantees under provisions relating to community programs on childhood lead poisoning: (1) to provide screening, referral for both treatment and environmental intervention (currently, for treatment), and education; and (2) with regard to services provided under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to be or work with a qualified Medicaid provider. Revises other requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes setting aside a specified percentage of amounts appropriated for related programs in addition to the grants. Establishes: (1) a national program to educate health professionals and paraprofessionals and the general public on lead poisoning; (2) a concerted technology assessment and epidemiology program on lead poisoning; and (3) the Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of Lead Poisoning. Authorizes appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases. Authorizes grants to determine: (1) the prevalence, mortality rates, and stage at diagnosis of prostate cancer; and (2) current prostate cancer screening and diagnosis practices and their effectiveness. Mandates grants for demonstration projects for the prevention of diseases that disproportionately affect minorities. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Coordination of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Activities - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Coordination Act of 1991 - Modifies the duties of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Authorizes appropriations to carry out specified provisions relating to health information and health promotion. Establishes an interdepartmental group for coordination and cooperation regarding multidimensional school health programs. Removes references to health information from provisions authorizing the Secretary to conduct and to support through grants and contracts research on health information and health promotion, preventive health services, and education in the appropriate use of health care. Mandates an annual report to the President and appropriate congressional committees (currently, the President and the Congress) on the status of the nation's health (currently, on the status of health information and health promotion, preventive health services, and education in the appropriate use of health care). Modifies the report contents. Mandates, with respect to the health concerns of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities, the development of model curricula and programs for health information and education for use in community and work place settings. Authorizes grants for improving the health status in minority communities through the operation of State offices of minority health established to monitor and facilitate the achievement of the Health Objectives for the Year 2000. Requires certain activities under the grants, including establishment within a State of a clearinghouse for certain information relating to minorities and health care. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the program after aggregate appropriations reach a specified level. Title III: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation Act of 1991 - Establishes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation as a nonprofit corporation to support efforts to prevent disease, injury, and disability, and to promote health. Requires the Foundation to establish a fund to provide endowments for positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (endowment fund). Allows those positions to be held by individuals without regard to whether the individuals are Federal Government employees. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits providing appropriated funds to the endowment fund. Authorizes the Secretary to make limited additional amounts available to carry out this title. Title IV: Preventable Cases of Infertility - Authorizes grants for carrying out certain activities, with regard to any treatable sexually transmitted disease that can cause infertility in women if treatment is not received for the disease, including counseling, screening, treatment, referrals, public information and education, training health care providers, and data collection. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes grants for research on the manner in which service delivery under this title may be improved. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Miscellaneous - Establishes the Secretary's Advisory Council on Health Promotion. Authorizes the transfer of a limited percentage of any appropriation under the Public Health Service Act to provide for the operation of the Council. Limits the total amount transferred in a fiscal year. Requires that the Surgeon General: (1) notify active members of the Commissioned Corps concerning guidelines for clinical practice developed or issued by the Public Health Service; and (2) ensure that the members are using the guidelines. Directs the Secretary to inform the Surgeon Generals of the uniformed services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management concerning any guidelines for clinical practice developed by the Public Health Service. Amends the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act, the Education Amendments of 1978, the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988, the Health Research Extension Act of 1985, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, and other Federal law to change certain references to the Centers for Disease Control to references to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mandates a study and report to specified congressional committees regarding bloodborne disease transmission in the health care setting.

A resolution urging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate the scheduled phaseout of ozone-destroying substances in the United States as required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; calling on the President to urge the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol to modify the Protocol in order to accelerate the phaseout of such substances; and for other purposes based on scientific findings concerning the degradation of the stratospheric ozone layer.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1991

States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should: (1) accelerate the phaseout schedules and final phaseout dates of chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, and halons required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; (2) accelerate the phaseout schedules and final phaseout date of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that have relatively long atmospheric lifetimes, high ozone depletion potentials, or high global warming potentials; and (3) prioritize efforts to issue regulations providing for the recapture and recycling of ozone-destroying substances as used in appliances and motor vehicle air conditioners and the elimination of such substances as used in non-essential consumer products. Declares that the President should urge the contracting parties to the Montreal Protocol to: (1) accelerate the phaseout schedules and final phaseout date of ozone-destroying chemicals covered by the Protocol; (2) include hydrochlorofluorocarbons within the Protocol and provide for the most rapid phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons with relatively long atmospheric lifetimes, high ozone depletion potentials, or high global warming potentials; (3) amend the Protocol to include recapture and recycling provisions and to prohibit the venting or releasing of ozone-destroying chemicals from refrigeration and air conditioning units by a certain date; and (4) accelerate the compliance of developing countries with the terms of the Protocol.

Pesticide Safety Improvement Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1991

Pesticide Safety Improvement Act of 1991 - Title I: Pesticide Safety - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to revise specified definitions of such Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, at any time he has information with respect to the dietary risk of an active ingredient, to: (1) reassess associated tolerances and exemptions from tolerances issued under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); (2) determine whether such tolerances or exemptions meet the requirements of such Act and whether additional tolerances or exemptions should be issued; and (3) take specified administrative actions. Authorizes (currently, requires) the Administrator to cancel pesticide registrations after five years unless the registrant requests a continuance. Permits the continued sale and use of pesticides with suspended registrations if they will not have unreasonable adverse environmental effects. Authorizes the Administrator to issue a final order to ensure that: (1) a pesticide or other materials required to be submitted to the Administrator comply with FIFRA requirements; and (2) the pesticide will not generally cause unreasonable adverse environmental effects. Permits final orders to: (1) cancel the registration of a pesticide (or the registrations of a group of pesticides containing a common active or inert ingredient) and prohibit the future registration of such pesticide; (2) prescribe composition, packaging, labeling, and registration requirements for pesticides and provide for the cancellation or modification of pesticides not meeting requirements; and (3) classify a pesticide for restricted use or change the classification of a pesticide. Authorizes the Administrator to initiate a proceeding with respect to the cancellation or modification of a pesticide registration if there are concerns that such pesticide may cause unreasonable adverse effects on man or the environment. Directs the Administrator, before issuing a proposed order to cancel or change the classification of a pesticide, to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and, if the order is based upon potential adverse effects to human health, the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Administrator to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretaries with respect to consultation on orders to cancel, suspend, or modify a registration. Exempts specified proceedings and proposed orders from a requirement that the Administrator first determine that there are concerns that a pesticide causes adverse health or environmental effects. Directs the Administrator to establish an administrative record for each cancellation or modification proceeding. Sets forth provisions concerning proposed order requirements, public notice and comment on orders, review by the Secretaries and the Scientific Advisory Panel, informal hearings, and final orders. Permits the Administrator to issue an order to allow the continued sale or use of existing stocks of canceled pesticides. Permits affected registrants to: (1) apply for amendments to a registration to make it comply with an order; or (2) request voluntary cancellation of the registration. Authorizes interested persons to petition for the issuance, modification, or revocation of final orders. Sets forth judicial and public administrative review procedures. Authorizes the Administrator, if determined that the use of a pesticide may result in an imminent hazard, to issue an order suspending registration of the pesticide. Makes such order effective upon publication in the Federal Register or upon receipt by the registrant, whichever occurs first. Provides for the expiration of such order 180 days after the effective date, unless the Administrator publishes a proposed cancellation order for the pesticide. Requires the Administrator to notify the Secretaries prior to issuing a suspension order. Authorizes the continued sale or use of existing stocks of suspended pesticides. Sets forth provisions concerning the duration of the suspension and petitions for reconsiderations of suspensions. Makes orders and denials of reconsiderations subject to judicial review. Sets forth information to be considered by the Administrator in determining whether a risk is imminent. Requires registrants of pesticide products registered before November 1, 1984, to submit updated registration information to the Administrator by the later of: (1) 20 years after the first pesticide product was registered; or (2) 10 years after the date on which the Administrator determines that such products are eligible for reregistration. Directs registrants of pesticide products registered after October 31, 1984, to submit such information 10 years after the first product was registered and every ten years thereafter. Provides for extensions of such deadlines under specified conditions. Authorizes the Administrator to issue suspension orders for failures to comply with submission deadlines. Permits cancellations of registrations remaining suspended for more than three years. Authorizes the Administrator to assess fees from registrants for the periodic review of such registrations. Permits the Administrator to cancel registrations for failures to pay fees. Authorizes the Administrator to require pesticide importers, exporters, commercial applicators, and dealers, applicants or holders of experimental use permits, owners and operators of pesticide testing facilities, and any other pesticide holders subject to FIFRA requirements to maintain and make available specified records. Requires pesticide dealers to maintain records for at least three years after the distribution or sale of a pesticide. Exempts the following records from such requirement: (1) financial, pricing, or sales data other than shipment data; (2) personnel data, except for data concerning pesticide exposure effects; or (3) specified research or test data. Revises provisions concerning inspections and warrants to conduct such inspections. Requires the Administrator, upon the request of a State, to disclose any information acquired under FIFRA to the State if the State assures that: (1) the submitter of confidential business information will receive no less protection with respect to the disclosure or use of the information by the State than is provided by FIFRA; and (2) the State's law allows the submitter to recover just compensation against the State for losses resulting from the disclosure or use of such information by the State. Deletes provisions exempting private pesticide applicators from recordkeeping and reporting requirements and from taking examinations to establish competency in the use of pesticides. Makes it a violation of FIFRA for any person to use a pesticide as a commercial applicator unless such person is a certified commercial applicator or a registered commercial applicator under the supervision of a certified applicator. Sets forth requirements for certified and commercial applicators. Requires a restricted use pesticide to be considered to have been applied by, or under the direct supervision of, a certified private applicator only if the pesticide is applied by a person who is a certified private applicator or a private applicator under the supervision of a certified applicator. Sets forth requirements for certified and supervised applicators. Requires certified and registered commercial applicators to undergo refresher training and to be recertified or reregistered at least every five years. Sets forth minimum recertification and reregistration requirements. Directs the Administrator to develop training material for the application of pesticides, including material concerning the detection of pesticide poisoning, emergency medical treatment, hazards posed by pesticides to public health and the environment, and the requirements of laws, regulations, and labeling. Provides for periodic updates of such material. Requires the Administrator to establish minimum standards for trainers and training programs with respect to commercial and private applicators. Directs the Administrator to prescribe programs for States whose programs fail to comply with such standards. Provides that privately-administered programs shall be at least as stringent as Federal or State programs. Requires Federal and State field personnel responsible for on-site inspections of pesticide use to have training which, at a minimum, includes the required training material subjects issued by the Administrator. Revises provisions concerning unlawful acts. Increases and expands the scope of civil and criminal penalties for FIFRA violations. Prescribes penalties for violations involving knowing endangerment. Revises provisions concerning State authority to regulate pesticides to authorize a State to regulate the sale or use of any federally registered pesticide or device in the State if the Administrator approves the State plan for regulation and if such regulation does not permit any sale or use prohibited by FIFRA. Sets forth requirements for State plans, as well as for plans for regulation by political subdivisions of States. Directs the Administrator to identify crop-pest combinations that appear vulnerable to excessive losses because of pest resistance or because of the potential loss of existing pest control options and the chemical, biological, and alternative control measures available to control such pests. Directs the Secretary to furnish to the Administrator on an ongoing basis information on: (1) the food consumption patterns of consumers and major identifiable subgroups of food consumers in the United States; and (2) the use of pesticides in commercial-scale agricultural production and in the storage, transportation, and processing of food. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish to the Administrator on an ongoing basis information on the representative actual levels of pesticide residues on food items. Provides that such information shall ensure that information on the approximate actual level of human dietary exposure to pesticides is readily available to the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to establish a program for the storage, management, retrieval, and utilization of such information and to use such information in making decisions under FIFRA and FDCA. Requires the Administrator to assume, if information regarding actual use and residue levels has not been made available, that a pesticide results in dietary residues on food at the highest level permitted under a FDCA tolerance or reasonably feasible under a FDCA exemption. Authorizes appropriations. Revises provisions concerning voluntary cancellations of registrations by registrants. Directs the Administrator, prior to publication of a cancellation request in the Federal Register, to notify the Secretary of Agriculture of: (1) the chemicals and pesticide uses that may be affected; (2) the available biological, cultural, integrated pest management, and alternative chemical control options; and (3) the extent of the acreage and geographic distribution of the acreage of the crop affected by the target pest controlled by the pesticide use subject to cancellation and regions where the crop is currently grown without significant problems for such pest. Authorizes any person to petition the Administrator to delay cancellation of a minor agricultural use registration for up to three years. Sets forth petition requirements and approval procedures. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, for each minor use registration for which a delay in cancellation has been granted, to require the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education to research alternative pest control methods. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees on alternative pest control methods. Directs the Administrator to report annually to such committees on efforts to expedite the registration of biological alternatives to conventional pesticides. Directs the Secretary to establish a minor use registration support program within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education. Requires the Assistant Secretary to seek registrations for agricultural minor uses, gather data to support existing registrations for minor uses, seek tolerances and tolerance exemptions, and gather data to support new tolerances and the maintenance of existing tolerances for minor uses. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the Administrator to waive fees for minor use registrations or reregistrations, except for fees required by persons petitioning for delays in cancellations. Directs the Administrator to require residue data to support tolerances only for those geographical areas where the registration of any product allows the use. Authorizes the Administrator to require additional residue data if the registrant wishes to expand the geographical area where the product may be used. Makes technical amendments to administrative provisions concerning registrations and judicial review. Title II: Tolerances and Exemptions for Pesticide Chemical Residues - Amends the FDCA to provide that pesticide residues in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food do not make the food adulterated. Revises provisions concerning adulterated food. Deems pesticide chemical residues in or on a food to be unsafe unless a tolerance, or exemption to a tolerance, is in effect with respect to the chemical residue and the concentration of the residue is in the limits of the tolerance. Provides that: (1) pesticide chemical residues in or on processed foods without separate tolerances shall not be considered unsafe so long as the residue level is within the tolerance limit for the raw agricultural commodity from which the food was made; and (2) residues in or on processed foods made from raw agricultural commodities for which a residue exemption is in effect shall not be considered unsafe. Provides that residues of degradation products of precursor substances that are pesticide chemicals shall not be considered unsafe if: (1) the combined residues of the precursor substance and the degradation products are within the level of the tolerance for the precursor substance; or (2) an exemption is in effect for the precursor substance and the tolerance or exemption does not state that it applies solely to the precursor chemical. Authorizes the Administrator to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance or exemption from a tolerance for a pesticide chemical residue. Prohibits a tolerance from being established at a level higher than a level that the Administrator determines will protect public health. Requires the Administrator to modify or revoke such higher tolerances. Provides that a tolerance will protect the public health if the dietary risk posed to food consumers is not greater than negligible. Establishes thresholds for negligible risks with respect to adverse health risks. Authorizes the Administrator to establish a tolerance for a residue that results in a greater than negligible risk if: (1) use of the pesticide producing the residue protects humans or the environment from adverse effects that would result in greater risks than the dietary risk from the chemical; (2) use of the chemical avoids risks to humans or the environment that would result from the use of an alternative pesticide chemical on the same food and the Administrator has taken action to remove the alternative pesticide chemical under FIFRA and has initiated a tolerance revocation action for the chemical; or (3) the unavailability of the chemical would reduce the availability to food consumers of an adequate and economical domestic supply of the food and the adverse economic or health effects to consumers would outweigh the dietary risk from the residue. Prohibits such tolerances from being issued, or revocations of such tolerances from being denied, unless: (1) the Administrator has assessed the extent to which efforts are being made to develop alternative methods of pest control or alternative pesticide chemicals for use on the food or commodity that would meet risk exposure requirements; (2) the tolerance is limited to a period of five years; and (3) the Administrator has proposed the issuance or denial in accordance with specified administrative requirements. Prohibits a tolerance from being established unless there is a practical method for detecting and measuring the levels of the pesticide residue in or on the food. Permits exemptions to tolerances to be made only if the Administrator determines that a tolerance is not needed to protect the public health. Permits persons to petition for the establishment, modification, or revocation of a tolerance or exemption. Sets forth petitioning procedures and judicial review provisions. Entitles tolerance or exemption information submitted to the Administrator under FDCA and registration information submitted under FIFRA to confidential treatment, with specified exceptions. Requires the Administrator to revoke or suspend tolerances consistent with, and following, the cancellation or suspension of a pesticide's registration under FIFRA. Permits delays of the effective dates of a modification or revocation of a tolerance, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Administrator to collect fees for functions regarding the establishment, modification, or revocation of tolerances and exemptions. Prohibits States or political subdivisions from enforcing any limit on a pesticide residue unless the limit is identical to the Federal tolerance or exemption for the residue. Authorizes the Administrator to grant States the authority to establish more stringent residue limits if such limits are warranted by special local circumstances. Permits the Administrator to treat such authority as a petition to modify or revoke a tolerance. Authorizes appropriations for increased monitoring by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of pesticide residues in imported and domestic foods. Title III: Adulterated Poultry Products - Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to make a conforming amendment to provide that pesticide residues in or on raw agricultural commodities or processed foods do not make the food adulterated. Deems commodities or processed foods containing residues that are unsafe under FDCA standards to be adulterated. Title IV: Adulterated Meat and Meat Products - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to make amendments parallel to those made to the Poultry Products Inspection Act. Title V: Adulterated Eggs and Egg Products - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to make amendments parallel to those made to the Poultry Products Inspection Act.

Weisung des Bundesministers für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit an das Land Hessen: Aufhebung der Stillegungsverfügung für die Plutoniumverarbeitung in Hanau vor Fertigstellung der Schwachstellenanalyse (G-SIG: 12000603)

Germany · German Bundestag · 6 November 1991

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Gruppe B90/GR, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

Herbicide Reduction Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1991

Herbicide Reduction Act of 1991 - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture, with specified exceptions, from obligating funds for applied research to develop herbicide resistant plants. Directs the Secretary to reallocate existing funds for such purpose to alternative weed control systems. Directs: (1) the Secretary to survey land grant colleges to determine the extent to which the private sector is supporting such research; and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review herbicide resistant plant research.

Office of Noise Abatement and Control Establishment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1991

Office of Noise Abatement and Control Establishment Act of 1991 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control within EPA. Repeals current provisions of the Clean Air Act that provide for the establishment of such office. Authorizes appropriations.

Herbicide Reduction Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1991

Herbicide Reduction Act of 1991 - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture, with specified exceptions, from obligating funds for applied research to develop herbicide resistant plants. Directs the Secretary to reallocate existing funds for such purpose to alternative weed control systems. Directs: (1) the Secretary to survey land grant colleges to determine the extent to which the private sector is supporting such research; and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review herbicide resistant plant research.

Automobile Recycling Study Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1991

Automobile Recycling Study Act of 1991 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) study and report to the Congress on the potential for increased recycling of automobile components in the United States and the steps needed to increase such recycling; and (2) establish an advisory committee composed of representatives of the automobile manufacturing, recycling, automotive materials, and automotive dismantling industries, State and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations to advise the Administrator on issues pertaining to the report.

National Plastics Recycling Research and Development Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1991

National Plastics Recycling Research and Development Act of 1991 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish three National Plastics Recycling Research and Development Centers at institutions of higher education; and (2) make grants to such Centers in the amount of 50 percent of the funds required to conduct assigned activities. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator to establish the National Clearinghouse on Plastics Recycling, to be located at one of the Centers. Authorizes appropriations.

Brown Tree Snake Control Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1991

Brown Tree Snake Control Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to take appropriate action to prevent the introduction of brown tree snakes from Guam into other areas of the United States, including initiatives to prevent such snake's introduction into Hawaii. Amends Federal law to prohibit the importation of the brown tree snake into the United States.

Foundation for Ocean and Coastal Conservation in the United States Establishment Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1991

Foundation for Ocean and Coastal Conservation in the United States Establishment Act - Establishes the Foundation for Ocean Conservation in the United States to support and enhance the management of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Estuarine Research Reserves, and other coastal, marine, and Great Lakes areas of national significance. Authorizes appropriations.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1991

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act of 1991 - Withdraws from all forms of entry, sale, and disposal under the public land laws and from all forms of appropriation and operation under mining and mineral leasing laws the public lands in Eddy County, New Mexico, which surround the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) (a Department of Energy (DOE) research and development facility authorized to demonstrate the safe disposal of defense radioactive waste). Describes the lands to be withdrawn. Revokes specified public land orders made inconsistent by this Act. Makes the Secretary of Energy responsible for management of the withdrawn lands. Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the withdrawn lands requiring any use of such lands for activities not associated with WIPP to be subject to conditions and restrictions that may be necessary to permit the conduct of WIPP activities. Requires the management plan to permit domestic livestock grazing, hunting and trapping, maintenance of wildlife habitat, the disposal of salt tailings remaining on the surface, and mining. Directs the Secretary to submit the management plan to appropriate congressional committees and the State of New Mexico. Authorizes the Secretary to close to the public any part of such withdrawn lands if required for public health and safety. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a transuranic waste experimental program at the WIPP according to prescribed guidelines. Directs the Secretary to submit the experimental program proposal to: (1) the State of New Mexico; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (3) the National Academy of Sciences; and (4) the WIPP Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG). Provides for conflict resolution if the State of New Mexico disagrees with the Secretary's final experimental program plan. Sets forth review and modification procedures. Prohibits transuranic waste from being received for operational demonstration of the WIPP before: (1) the Secretary's determination of compliance with disposal regulations; and (2) the EPA Administrator's certification to the Congress that the Secretary has complied with them. Sets forth: (1) the EPA compliance scheme; (2) specified restrictions upon transuranic waste; (3) retrievability requirements regarding transuranic waste emplaced in the WIPP; and (4) transportation and containerization requirements (including training for accident prevention and emergency preparedness). Directs the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor to inspect the mine at the WIPP as frequently as other mine sites under its purview, and to report its findings to the Secretary for prompt correction of any deficiencies. Directs the Bureau of Mines to prepare an annual evaluation of mine safety at the WIPP. Sets forth an economic assistance payment scheme to be made by the Secretary to the State of New Mexico and certain local governmental units for operation and decommissioning expenses. Authorizes payments in lieu of taxes to such governmental entities. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the State of New Mexico regarding the promotion of WIPP-related business and employment opportunities, with particular attention given to Lea and Eddy counties. Directs the Secretary to make annual payments to the State of New Mexico for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an Impact Assessment Group within the Waste Management Education and Research Consortium to prepare annual reports on the economic impact of WIPP activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to certain congressional committees a preliminary plan for active and passive institutional controls for managing the WIPP after decommissioning; and (2) publish in the Federal Register a preliminary management plan for the WIPP after decommissioning. Authorizes appropriations to provide compensation for the cancellation of specified oil and gas leases. Authorizes appropriations for this Act generally. Mandates that transuranic waste introduced at the WIPP site prior to enactment of this Act be promptly removed if: (1) it is not being used to implement the experimental program; or (2) it does not comply with specified statutory restrictions. Subjects such waste to the retrievability requirements of this Act.

Family Tax Relief Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1991

Family Tax Relief Act 1991 - Title I: Modification of Personal Income Tax - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit of $350 for each child under the age of 18. Title II: Modifications of the Congressional Budget Process - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to reduce the discretionary spending limits for the defense, international, and domestic categories for FY 1992 and 1993. Reduces overall discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 and 1995. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require the reductions in outlays for FY 1992 through 1995 resulting from the reductions in discretionary spending limits under this title to be treated as savings in direct spending for sequestration purposes. Title III: Nondefense Spending Savings - Subtitle A: Aid to Families With Dependent Children - Amends part A (Aid to Families With Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require State plans to reduce AFDC payments by reason of the tax credit for children. Provides that if any family becomes ineligible for AFDC payments because of such reduction, the family remains eligible for any other program, the qualification for which is eligibility to receive such aid, and will not be required to reapply if otherwise eligible. Prohibits the approval of any State plan for medical assistance if payment levels are less than the payment levels in effect under such plan on October 1, 1991 (currently, May 1, 1988). Revises the method of allocating child support payment received for AFDC recipients. Subtitle B: Termination of Specific Programs - Terminates the following: (1) the superconductor super collider project; (2) the Space Station Freedom Program or any other space station; (3) reduced rate mailings for qualified nonprofit organizations, except mailings by blind or other handicapped persons; (4) the Fossil Energy Research and Development program; (5) the Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program; and (6) the Clean Coal Technology program. Subtitle C: Termination of Certain Loan and Guarantee Programs - Provides for the termination of the Small Business Administration and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Transfers certain authorities to other Federal agencies. Subtitle D: Education Provisions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to pay a co-origination fee in order for a student to be eligible to receive certain loans to attend such institution. Bases such fee on the loan default rate of the institution. Requires the Secretary of Education to use such fees to make payments on defaulted loans. Lowers the rates on special allowances paid to lenders who make higher education loans. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to make permanent provisions regarding the collection of non-tax debts owed to Federal agencies. Amends Federal law to revise the method of computing aid to local educational agencies in the case of children of persons who reside or work on Federal property by taking into account the number of children whose parents are employed on public housing property. Subtitle E: Agricultural Programs - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make individuals with adjusted gross income in excess of $100,000 ineligible for deficiency payments. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set forth the percentage of reduction in deficiency payments for wheat, feed grains, cotton, rice, and crops for crop years 1992 through 1995. Amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal the export enhancement program and the market promotion program. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from using cash or commodities of, or owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation or the Department of Agriculture to subsidize: (1) the export of an agricultural commodity or product; or (2) market and export promotion of an agricultural commodity or product by any person. Title IV: National Security Savings - Prohibits the Department of Defense from procuring the following weapon systems: (1) B-2 bomber aircraft; (2) MX missiles; and (3) small intercontinental ballistic missiles (SICBM). Suspends the following weapon system programs until the President certifies to the Congress the need for such programs and the Congress authorizes such programs to proceed: (1) the Air Force advanced tactical fighter; (2) the aerospace plan; (3) the MILSTAR satellite; (4) the A-12 aircraft; (5) the V-22 Osprey aircraft; and (6) the Army light helicopter. Limits the procurement of certain weapon systems that are procured for use in any fiscal year after FY 1991 to the minimum number of units necessary to maintain a defense industrial base sufficient for producing that weapon system as needed to meet existing and contingent threats to the national security as, determined by the President. Specifies such systems as: (1) the seawolf submarine (SSN-21); (2) the M-1 tank; (3) the F/A-18 aircraft; (4) helicopters; (5) the F-14 aircraft; and (6) the F-16 aircraft. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the modernization of weapon systems, including aircraft carriers, should continue; and (2) the Navy should continue to operate nonnuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the fleet while the environmental risks associated with the deployment of nuclear aircraft carriers into zones of armed conflict are unacceptable. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to reduce the strength level of members of the Armed Forces stationed in Europe. Specifies the Armed Forces end strengths for FY 1992 through 1996. Provides for the distribution of personnel reductions by: (1) removing two heavy divisions of the Army from active to reserve components; (2) deactivating two light infantry divisions of the Army; and (3) reducing the number of aircraft carrier groups in the Navy. Declares that the Congress urges the President to enter into negotiations with appropriate foreign countries in regions where there are serious threats to vital national security interests of the United States in order to provide for the establishment of facilities in such countries that are suitable for facilitating rapid deployment of appropriate elements of the Armed Forces to those regions in the event of an international crisis that threatens those national security interests. Directs the President to take action as necessary to increase significantly the sea lift capabilities of the Armed Forces in order to facilitate the rapid deployment of such regions. Authorizes the Department of Defense to use funds available for the Strategic Defense Initiative for the development and deployment of an antiballistic missile defense system that is the minimum system necessary to defend the United States against a limited ballistic missile attack, including accidentally launched ballistic missiles. Authorizes appropriations for the sea lift and the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Emphasizing the vast extent of environmental damage in the Persian Gulf Region and urging expeditious efforts by the United Nations to set aside funds to redress environmental and public health losses.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1991

Requests that the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN): (1) monitor and encourage the export and sale of Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products to compensate for losses and damages in compliance with specified UN resolutions; and (2) to direct the UN Environmental Program and other appropriate UN organizations to monitor the long-term environmental and public health impacts resulting from the destruction of natural resources in the Persian Gulf region. Urges that the Secretary General give high priority to environmental damages as a category of claims and provide a special allocation for this category in the UN Compensation Fund, not subject to limits for individual claimants, and that this allocation: (1) comprise at least 25 percent of the portion of the fund available for payment to claimants under a specified UN resolution; (2) include funds for consolidated claims and reimbursement to various governmental and private organizations for expedited damage assessments to the environment and public health as a result of the oil fires and slick; (3) provide for reimbursement of cleanup and restoration costs; and (4) be subject to periodic review.

Proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC ) on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside

European Union · European Commission · 31 October 1991

To authorize the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct certain water reclamation projects, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1991

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to participate in the study, engineering, design, and construction of a regional water reclamation and reuse system for southern California. Bars the Secretary from providing funds for the operation and maintenance of the system. Authorizes the Secretary to study, engineer, design, and construct water reclamation and reuse demonstration facilities to develop advanced technology for economically and environmentally sound alternative water supplies for the San Diego metropolitan area. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out such provisions in cooperation with the State of California and appropriate local and regional entities; and (2) report to specified congressional committees within two years of the first appropriation of funds. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, subject to specified restrictions, to participate with: (1) the city of Santa Rosa, California, and other appropriate authorities in the design, planning, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects to treat waste water and store reclaimed water for such city and surrounding areas; and (2) the county of Napa, California, and other appropriate authorities in the expansion of the Soscol Wastewater Treatment Plant. Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of the costs of projects authorized by this Act.

To insure that full restitution and reimbursement is made to the United States Coast Guard for its costs in the response to the oil spill in the Arabian Gulf; and to instruct the United Nations to earmark a percentage of the monies collected for the United Nations Compensation Fund toward Arabian Gulf oil spill and Kuwaiti oil well spill cleanup and environmental restoration.

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1991

Urges the President to: (1) support and negotiate with the United Nations (UN) to earmark funds, in the range of 25 percent of the monies collected for the UN Commission Fund, towards the costs of oil spill cleanup and restoration in the Arabian Gulf and Kuwait, including the costs incurred by the U.S. Coast Guard; and (2) enhance U.S. cooperation and assistance in providing expertise to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in cleanup and restoration efforts.

A bill to reauthorize the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1991

Extends from September 30, 1994, to September 30, 1998, the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.

Long Island Sound Restoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1991

Long Island Sound Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a demonstration program to make annual grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for: (1) demonstrating methods of restoring and maintaining the water quality of designated bays and harbors of Long Island Sound at which water quality standards pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act have not been achieved or at which other significant water quality degradation has occurred; (2) demonstrating the importance of controlling nonpoint sources of pollution in restoring and maintaining water quality; (3) enhancing opportunities for water-dependent recreational activities, maintaining a healthy ecosystem, protecting and enhancing marine life, minimizing health risks associated with human consumption of shellfish and finfish, and ensuring that social and economic benefits to the public associated with the Sound are advanced; and (4) advancing goals and recommendations of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan of the Long Island Sound Study. Requires the States of New York and Connecticut, in order to be eligible for grants, to designate bays and harbors of the Sound at which eligible activities will be carried out. Sets forth designation requirements. Requires grants to be used to: (1) carry out eligible activities and monitoring programs at designated bays and harbors; and (2) educate the public on the implementation and results of such activities. Allocates 2/3 and 1/3 of the amounts appropriated in a fiscal year for such grants to New York and Connecticut, respectively. Sets the non-Federal share of the costs of such activities at 30 percent. Authorizes appropriations.

To extend the applicability of certain requirements relating to the regulation of garbage.

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1991

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to conduct inspections of garbage from Canada and to assess fees for such inspections.

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct inspections of garbage from Canada and to assess fees for such inspections.

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1991

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to conduct inspections of garbage from Canada and to assess fees for such inspections.

San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991

San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer U.S. interests in the electrical system of the San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP) in Arizona to: (1) the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and the San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT) for the portions of the system on their reservations; and (2) the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) for remaining portions. Directs the Secretary to negotiate an agreement with GRIC, SCAT, and SCIDD for the transfer of associated assets and to distribute those assets in a manner that reflects the proportionate number of miles of distribution line to be transferred to GRIC, SCAT, and SCIDD. Requires the Secretary to retain ownership of the electric generating facilities located in the power house and switchyard at Coolidge Dam. Directs the Secretary to establish the Environmental Protection Account, to be administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in consultation with GRIC and SCAT, to fund the disposal of hazardous waste materials associated with the SCIP electrical system transferred to GRIC and SCAT and with those areas and components retained by the Secretary. Makes the Secretary responsible for unfunded disposals. Directs the Secretary of Energy, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, to enter into agreements to reallocate SCIP's allocation of Federal power resources. Directs the Secretary of Energy to treat GRIC, SCIDD, and SCAT as successors in interest to SCIP in reallocating SCIP's allocation of capacity and energy from the Parker Davis Project and the Colorado River Storage Project, including capacity and energy available pursuant to any agreement to provide preference power to SCIP prior to July 31, 1992. Assigns SCIP allocations of winter and summer capacity and energy to GRIC, SCIDD, and SCAT. Requires the BIA to assign its contract with the Arizona Power Authority for capacity and energy from the Boulder Canyon Project accordingly. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with GRIC and SCIDD to provide a long-term power supply to the irrigation wells and pumps installed by SCIP to provide water to SCIP lands on and off GRIC lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to allocate all SCIP funds to GRIC, SCIDD, and SCAT for specified uses. Requires SCIP debt obligations owed by GRIC and SCIDD to the United States to be deposited in the Environmental Protection Account. Entitles any Federal employee at SCIP whose position is terminated by this Act to elect to continue receiving workers' compensation, retirement, and health and life insurance benefits for his or her period of employment with the tribal authority, provided such authority deposits employee deductions and agency contributions in the appropriate funds. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a Departmental Priority Placement Program for SCIP employees who are involuntarily separated as a result of the divestiture of the SCIP electrical system.

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the disposal of non-byproduct material at certain mill tailings disposal sites, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the agreement of the Governor or chief executive officer of a State before: (1) any material (other than byproduct material which is generated at a site subject to regulation under specified provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978) may be disposed of at that site in such State; or (2) any such byproduct material may be transported into such State for purposes of storage or disposal.

Clean Water Act Research Amendments of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991

Clean Water Act Research Amendments of 1991 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise the authorized activities of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to water pollution control and investigations. Establishes a National Water Quality Research Committee to advise the Administrator on research activities. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Congress on: (1) research conducted in the preceding year; (2) highest priority research needs for the following five-year period; (3) planned research activities; and (4) opportunities to coordinate Federal and State research. Establishes a Water Quality Monitoring Council to ensure the coordination of Federal and State surface and groundwater quality monitoring programs. Directs the Administrator to conduct a program of research and development of methods for the control of nonpoint sources of pollution. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a national survey of data regarding bottom sediment contamination; and (2) conduct a program of research and development of methods for improved remediation and control of pollution problems resulting from contaminated sediments. Directs the Administrator to conduct a program of research and investigation concerning groundwater quality. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a program of research and development to improve understanding of the status and trends of ecosystems and to develop improved predictive models upon which to base standardized protocols; and (2) issue protocols based on such program for use by States in conducting water quality assessments. Requires protocols to include requirements for monitoring rivers, streams, estuaries, coastal waters, and lakes. Directs the Administrator to conduct a research technology development and demonstration program to identify and demonstrate cost-effective preventive measures for sources of pollution in complex watersheds having a mix of land use types. Requires the Adminstrator to conduct a basic research, development, and demonstration program for wetlands. Revises provisions concerning grants for research and development to require the Administrator to establish a program to demonstrate practices for the prevention and control of industrial and municipal sources of water pollution. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts with persons to demonstrate such practices. Sets forth conditions for the receipt of such assistance. Requires the Administrator to publish annual solicitations for proposals to demonstrate practices which may be effective in controlling sources of water pollution. Sets forth application and approval procedures. Limits the amount of Federal funding for projects. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.