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Question· writtenPQ 313asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
340 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to Comhar na nOileán Teo under each measure under the rural development programme; the amount approved under each measure to date; the amount spent to date under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
339 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to Forum Connemara Ltd under each measure under the rural development programme; the amount approved under each measure to date; the amount spent to date under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
338 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to Galway Rural Development under each measure under the rural development programme; the amount approved under each measure to date; the amount spent to date under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 310asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
337 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta under each measure under the rural development programme; the amount approved under each measure to date; the amount spent to date under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
336 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rate of travel expense that is mileage paid for use of his private cars; the rate of subsistence payments and any other allowances available to him and his Ministers of State in the course if their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 308asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
335 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding applications in respect of an association (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 307asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
334 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow for the payment of the planned household charge in quarterly instalments or through some other easy pay methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 306asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
333 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on fire services operating call vetting system, a procedure undertaken after a call is made to the fire service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 305asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
332 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give urgent consideration to the establishment of a National Fire Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 304asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
331 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the findings of the review of the fire service will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 303asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
330 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges are implemented in the future, his plans to give credit to households who have already paid their contribution to their group water schemes that have now been taken over by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 302asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
329 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Waterville sewerage scheme in County Kerry; the timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 301asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
328 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update of the table giving the status of European environmental infringement proceedings against Ireland as provided by his predecessor on 22 April 2010; the actions that he will take to have outstanding environmental cases against Ireland resolved; and the resources he is dedicating to this work.
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Question· writtenPQ 300asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
327 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is the practice to issue notification of non principal private residence demands annually to property owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 299asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
326 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason landlords on the rental accommodation scheme are exempt from the second home tax but those providing accommodation under the rent allowance scheme are liable for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 298asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
325 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to, or directives issued to, local authorities regarding to overtime for their workers up to grade 6 level; if it involves workers having to work hours free prior to being paid time and a quarter, time and a half or double time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
324 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the necessary funding to Kerry County Council to replace water mains in the County.
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Question· writtenPQ 296asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
323 Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the specific roles and responsibilities of the Ministers of State in his Department.
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Question· writtenPQ 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
322 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allow firemen who are physically fit for duty to remain on in their role to 60 years of age, pending the outcome of the Labour Relations Commission Review on Age of Retirement.
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Question· writtenPQ 294asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
321 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional funding to Donegal County Council for the provision of social housing, SI cottages and in meeting contractual commitments entered into by the council.
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Question· writtenPQ 293asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
320 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the process by which local authorities can obtain compulsory purchase orders for lands adjoining regional and local roads in order to provide greater power to local authorities to remedy dangerous locations in a timely and cost effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
319 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reimburse Kerry County Council for costal protection works at Inch, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 291asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
318 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide each and every non pay saving reported by local authorities as referred to at page 11 of the First Progress Report of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 290asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
345 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the work of the Community Workers Co-operative and in particular the supporting role it plays for community based organisations and workers across the country who are working to tackle disadvantage and in recognition of this if he will immediately reverse the decision to cut CWC’s funding and restore it at a level that allows CWC to remain viable and continue its vital work.
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Question· writtenPQ 289asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2011
317 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he removed the funding under the scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector to the Community Workers Co-operative.
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Report· CCCELEX 62009CC0404decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 28 June 2011
Motion· Motie2011Z14360rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Ouwehand over intrekken van het Activiteitenbesluit
Motion· Motie2011Z14362rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Ouwehand over de vergunningplicht lozingen
Motion· Motie2011Z14368adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Van Gerven over de waterkwaliteit bij innamepunten
Motion· Motie2011Z14364rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Jacobi/Van Veldhoven over maatwerkvoorschriften
Motion· Motie2011Z14361rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Ouwehand over de vergunningplicht voor intensieve veehouderijen
Motion· Motie2011Z14367rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Van Gerven over normoverschrijdende stoffen
Motion· Motie2011Z14363rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Ouwehand over de vergunningplicht voor hagelkanonnen
Motion· Motie2011Z14359adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Koopmans/Snijder-Hazelhoff over aanpassen van het Activiteitenbesluit
Motion· Motie2011Z14365adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Dijkgraaf/Snijder-Hazelhoff over laad- en losactiviteiten
Motion· Motie2011Z14369adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Snijder-Hazelhoff c.s. over opslag van kuilgras en maïs
Motion· Motie2011Z14303adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-El Fassed over voorwaarden op het gebied van milieu
Motion· Motie2011Z14366concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Van Gerven over een evaluatie
Motion· Motie2011Z14370adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 June 2011
Motie-Snijder-Hazelhoff/Koopmans over het Actieplan Ammonia Veehouderij
Amendment· Amendement2011Z14118rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 27 June 2011
Record· Brief regering2011Z14126concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 27 June 2011
Toezeggingen gedaan tijdens het Algemeen Overleg inzake het ontwerpbesluit houdende wijziging van het besluit algemene regels voor inrichtingen milieubeheer (agrarische activiteiten) van 22 juni 2011
Bill· proposition de loippl10-670lapsed
France · Senate · 24 June 2011
Bill· HRH.R. 2401 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 - Requires the President to establish the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of covered rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning air, waste, water, and climate change for each of calendar years 2016, 2020, and 2030. Requires such analysis to include: (1) estimates of the impacts of the such rules and actions on the global economic competitiveness of the United States, electricity prices, fuel prices, employment, and the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the United States; and (2) a discussion and an assessment of the cumulative impact on consumers, small businesses, regional economies, state, local, and tribal governments, local and industry-specific labor markets, and agriculture. Includes among "covered rules" specified national standards for air quality and air pollutants and hazardous and solid waste and other rules promulgated under specified provisions of the Clean Air Act on or after January 1, 2009. Defines "covered action" as any action on or after such date by the EPA, a state, a local government, or a permitting agency as a result of the application of specified Clean Air Act (CAA) provisions with respect to an air pollutant that is identified as a greenhouse gas. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to increase and extend appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 for diesel emissions reduction.
Bill· HRH.R. 2396 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Electronic Device Recycling Research and Development Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award multiyear grants to consortia: (1) to conduct research to create innovative and practical approaches to manage the environmental impacts of electronic devices through recycling, reuse, reduction of the use of hazardous materials, and life-cycle extension; and (2) through such research, to contribute to the professional development of scientists, engineers, and technicians in the fields of electronic device manufacturing, design, refurbishing, and recycling. Provides for the protection of proprietary information of trade secrets provided by any person or entity pursuant to this Act. Requires the Administrator to enter into an arrangement for the National Academy of Sciences to report to Congress on: (1) opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing the recyclability of electronic devices and making electronic devises safer and more environmentally friendly; (2) the risks posed by the storage, transport, recycling, and disposal of unwanted electronic devices; (3) the current status of research and training programs to promote the environmental design of electronic devices to increase the recyclability of such devices; and (4) regulatory or statutory barriers that may prevent the adoption or implementation of best management practices or technological innovations that may arise from the research and training programs established in this Act. Requires such reports to: (1) identify gaps in the current research and training programs in addressing the opportunities, barriers, and risks relating to electronic device recycling; and (2) recommend areas where additional research and development resources are needed to reduce the impact of unwanted electronic devices on the environment. Requires the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop curricula that incorporates the principles of environmental design into the development of electronic devices: (1) for the training of engineers and other students; and (2) to support the continuing education of professionals in the electronic device manufacturing, design, refurbishing, or recycling industries. Requires: (1) the Administrator to conduct outreach to minority serving institutions to provide information about the grants, and (2) such grants to be used for activities that enhance the ability of an institution to broaden the engineering or professional continuing education curriculum to include environmental engineering design principles and consideration of product lifecycles related to electronic devices and increasing the recyclability of such devices. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: (1) establish an initiative to develop a comprehensive physical property database for environmentally friendly alternative materials for use in electronic devices, and (2) develop a strategic plan to establish priorities and physical property characterization requirements for the database.
Bill· HRH.R. 2389 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Environmental Review Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a demonstration program to allow a state or local government to assume the Secretary's responsibilities for environmental review and approval of highway projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 through implementation of the state's environmental laws instead of federal environmental laws. Authorizes the Secretary to allow a state or local government to participate in the demonstration program only if: (1) the state's environmental laws provide a substantially equivalent level of environmental protection as applicable federal laws, (2) program participation by the state or local government will not diminish protection of the environment, and (3) the head of the state agency or local government with primary jurisdiction over highway matters enters into a written agreement with the Secretary. Revises and makes permanent the surface transportation project delivery pilot program. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a state, as a condition of participation in the program, to forego project delivery methods otherwise permissible for highway projects. Authorizes a state to assume highway project responsibilities administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), but not the responsibilities of any other modal administration within DOT. Repeals the limitation to Alaska, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas of state participation in the program. Allows program participation by all states. Prescribes a special rule to permit a state participating in the program on September 30, 2009, to continue in the program and not be required to submit an application.
Bill· HRH.R. 2356 (112th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2011 - Requires: (1) the President to assign a member of the National Security Council to serve as Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense, who shall submit a National Biodefense Plan and publish a National Strategy for Biosurveillance; and (2) the Director of National Intelligence to develop and implement a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction and a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) conduct intelligence and information sharing activities; (2) support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to conduct attacks against the nation involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials; and (3) support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of global infectious disease, public health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues. Directs: (1) the Secretary to produce and update periodically an assessment of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and an integrated risk assessment that ranks those threats according to relative risk; and (2) the Attorney General to periodically review and recommend updates to criminal laws to ensure that such laws are well suited to the evolving risks of misuse of life sciences by terrorists and others and that national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders at unique risk of exploitation have access to guidance regarding actions that can reduce that risk. Directs the Secretary to conduct: (1) homeland security investigations and enforce criminal violations of U.S. customs and export laws related to military items, controlled commodities, and sanctioned or embargoed countries or persons to prevent individuals, terrorist groups, foreign adversaries, and hostile nations from obtaining sensitive U.S. technology and munitions or components, precursors, and delivery systems for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons; and (2) certain industry outreach with manufacturers and exporters of strategic commodities that may be targeted for procurement by terrorist organizations and the countries that support them, as well as countries identified as weapons proliferators. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) develop a communications plan to provide information to the public related to preventing, preparing for, and responding to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attack; and (2) develop and disseminate integrated public alerts and warnings system pre-scripted messages and message templates to be provided to state, local, and tribal authorities to rapidly disseminate critical information to the public in the event of such an attack. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that homeland security information concerning terrorist threats is provided to state, local, and tribal authorities and the public; (2) establish a process to optimize opportunities for qualified heads of state and local and tribal government entities to obtain appropriate security clearances so that they may receive classified threat information; and (3) prepare unclassified threat bulletins on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. Requires the FEMA Administrator to assist state, local, and tribal authorities in improving and promoting individual and community preparedness and collective response to terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials, including by developing guidance and checklists of recommended actions for individual and community prevention and preparedness efforts. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to detect a biological attack or event that poses a high risk to homeland security; (2) require the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to assess whether the development of technological screening capabilities for biological agents, pandemic influenza, and other infectious diseases should be undertaken by the Science and Technology Directorate to support entry and exit screening at ports of entry; and (3) establish procedures for the sharing of homeland security information, including laboratory biosecurity-related information. Requires the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to: (1) establish and maintain a multilayered system of detection technologies, programs, and guidelines designed to enhance the nation's ability to detect and prevent a radiological or nuclear attack in high-risk U.S. cities; and (2) develop a surge capability for radiological and nuclear detection systems that can be deployed within the United States rapidly in response to actionable intelligence or warnings. Requires such programs to be integrated into the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop for police, fire, emergency medical services, emergency management, medical, and public health personnel voluntary guidance for responding to a release of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material; (2) acquire, use, and disseminate the best available integrated plume models to enable rapid response activities following a chemical, biological, nuclear, or radiological attack or event; and (3) carry out a program for system assessment and validation of emergency response equipment (SAVER Program) at DHS. Establishes the National Bioforensics Analysis Center to serve as the lead federal facility regarding bioforensic analysis and requirements for law enforcement, emergency response, national security, and homeland security. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make available to law enforcement, public health, emergency first responders, and security personnel at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center training on recognizing and responding to situations involving potential biological threats, including performing joint criminal and epidemiological investigations; (2) conduct a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program to assist state and local governments in preparing for and responding to public health and mass casualty incidents resulting from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other man-made disasters; (3) conduct risk assessments to inform prioritization of national recovery activities for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents; (4) develop and issue guidance for cleanup and restoration of indoor and outdoor areas that have been exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials; and (5) develop exercises that address analysis, indoor environmental cleanup methods, and decontamination standards. Directs the President to establish a Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel to make technical and substantive recommendations on biological agent and toxin security. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) periodically update a National Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy to enhance preparedness and collective response to a terrorist attack with any chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material; and (2) review the adequacy of domestic vaccination and antimicrobial dispensing policy, guidance, and information provided to the public in light of any known terrorist risk of a biological attack. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) support efforts in other countries to develop mechanisms and capabilities for reporting to United Nations organizations validated data on biological attacks; (2) establish and build capacity to effectively implement legislation criminalizing the development or use of biological weapons or acts of bioterrorism; (3) convene and lead an interagency task force on best practices for global biopreparedness; and (4) promote implementation of and compliance with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
Bill· HRH.R. 2362 (112th)failed
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select up to six Indian tribes or consortia of Indian tribes to participate in an Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project that facilitates trade and financial investment in Indian tribal economies by private entities from Turkey. Allows participating tribes or consortia to lease land held in trust for them by the federal government without the Secretary's approval if the lease: (1) is in furtherance of a community, economic, or business development undertaking with a Turkish entity; (2) is entered into within 1 year of this Act's enactment; (3) is not for mineral exploration, development, or extraction; (4) does not include land held in trust for an individual Indian; (5) is executed under tribal regulations approved by the Secretary under this Act; and (6) has a term that does not exceed 25 years, though it may include certain renewal options. Requires the Secretary to approve tribal lease regulations if they are consistent with any regulations issued under this Act and subject proposed activities to an environmental review that meets specified requirements. Allows participating tribes or consortia to rely on federal environmental reviews if proposed actions are federally funded. Authorizes the Secretary, pursuant to federal trust obligations, to enforce the provisions of, or cancel, any lease executed by a participating Indian tribe or consortium under this Act. Absolves the federal government from liability for any loss sustained by a party to such a lease.
Bill· HRH.R. 2354 (112th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2012. Appropriates funds to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining to navigable waters and wetlands; (3) the formerly utilized sites remedial action program for clean-up of early atomic energy program contamination; (4) flood control and coastal emergencies, including hurricanes and other natural disasters; and (5) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project; and (2) the Bureau of Reclamation, including for water and related natural resources, the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, and the California Bay-Delta Restoration. Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Energy (DOE) for energy and science programs including: (1) energy efficiency and renewable energy, (2) electricity delivery and energy reliability, (3) nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal, (4) fossil energy research and development, (5) naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, (6) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, (7) the Energy Information Administration, (8) non-defense environmental cleanup activities, (9) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, (10) science activities, (11) nuclear waste disposal, (12) the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E), (13) the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Loan Program, (14) the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, (15) departmental administration, (16) the Office of the Inspector General, (17) the National Nuclear Security Administration and atomic energy defense weapons activities, (18) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, (19) naval reactors activities, (20) Office of the Administrator inthe National Nuclear Security Administration, (21) defense environmental cleanup, and (22) other defense activities. Approves specified expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund. Makes FY2012 appropriations for operation and maintenance of: (1) the Southeastern Power Administration; (2) the Southwestern Power Administration; (3) the Western Area Power Administration, including construction and rehabilitation, (4) the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund; (5) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); and (6) designated DOE activities. Makes FY2012 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Delta Regional Authority; (4) the Denali Commission; (5) the Northern Border Regional Commission; (6) the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; (7) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including the Office of Inspector General; (8) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; and (9) the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. Rescinds unobligated balances of specified funds made available for the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Railroad Administration, Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service. Transfers and merges them with certain accounts of the Corps of Engineers-Civil for emergency expenses for repair of damage caused by storm and flood events occurring in 2011. Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act: (1) to conduct closure of adjudicatory functions, technical review, or support activities associated with the Yucca Mountain (Nevada) geologic repository license application until the NRC reverses the Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) decision LBP-10-11 (which denies the DOE request to withdraw the application to construct a national high-level nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain); or (2) for actions that irrevocably remove the possibility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in the future.
Bill· HRH.R. 2367 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Government Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Extension Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of Energy to manage the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in such a way as to include the transportation and disposal of any non-defense federally-owned transuranic waste meeting certain criteria described in the document entitled "Transuranic Waste Acceptance Criteria For The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant," published by the Department of Energy (DOE) on April 21, 2011.
Bill· HRH.R. 2384 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2011
Accountability in Contract Execution Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct a cost-benefit analysis and notify Congress of each contract awarded by the Secretary valued over $100 million, including sole-source, undefinitized, split, or indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contracts; and (2) submit such analysis to Congress upon request. Requires such an analysis to address: (1) economic and technical feasibility, (2) cost effectiveness, (3) adherence to best industry practices, and (4) written certification that the Secretary considered all alternatives in a fair, competitive, and ethical environment during the contracting process.
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