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Question· writtenPQ 388asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
408 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 27 November 2008, if he will report on the development of the implementation plan which was developed under the aegis of the cross-departmental team on homelessness; his further plans for dealing with homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 387asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
407 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Burncourt Waste Water Treatment, County Tipperary, which was planned in the National Development Plan 2007-09; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 386asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
406 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are legislative restrictions on local councils for the number of private housing units leased for social housing uses; his policy on the mix of social, affordable and private housing in estates and developments; the guidelines which have been issued to local authorities on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 385asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
401 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 384asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
400 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the Freedom of Information request (details supplied) submitted to his Department in May 2008 and appealed in October 2008; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that access to 50 documents was refused and that in some cases the reason for refusal was that the files had gone missing; the efforts which have been made to retrieve these files; if these efforts have been successful; if their are concerns with respect to data protection in relation to these files; if his attention has been drawn to the significant number of such files that have gone missing in his Department; the procedures which have been implemented in the interim to reduce the risk of such files disappearing in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 383asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
399 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 19 May 2009, in relation to the storage of voting machines in south Tipperary, if he will confirm the selection process used to select the location of storage; if the process was advertised in local media; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 382asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
398 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provisions of the telecommunications antennae and monopole support structures guidelines for planning authorities prepared by his Department in July 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 381asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
397 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the necessary funding will be made available to South Dublin County Council to enable it to complete refurbishment works in estates (details supplied) in Dublin 22 under the remedial works scheme 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 380asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
396 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are plans to introduce legislation to have the qualification age for presidential candidates lowered from 35 years to 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 379asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
395 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the clawback condition on the affordable housing scheme; and if this will be applied retrospectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 378asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
394 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the request by Dublin Port for permission to fill in 52 acres of Dublin Bay as a strategic infrastructure of national importance; if his Department, which is currently engaged in strategic planning exercises for the bay and port, has made a submission to the board or has sought the port to postpone consideration until his strategic planning exercises are complete and can inform the decision of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 377asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
417 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason Fingal County Council may not spend the €70 million which it has collected from development levies on capital projects in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 376asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
392 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has resolved the issue whereby approximately €73 million in development levies were collected by Fingal County Council from developers and builders and a letter issued from his Department under instruction from him instructing Fingal County Council to maintain the balance in its accounts at the time of the said letter and to have the same balance in its accounts at the year end, effectively freezing €73 million in development levies, €50 million plus of which Fingal County Council has contracted infrastructural works and community facilities; and if he will make a statement of clarification on the matter and communicate same to Fingal County Council in order that they may proceed with their plans.
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Question· writtenPQ 375asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
405 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if members of his Department have met with officials from the Department of Finance on the issue of fixed rate local authority loans; and the details of these meetings.
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Question· writtenPQ 374asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
404 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations or law which prevent a local authority from having the facility to offer customers on high rates of interest the option to transfer a reduced rate product in line with current market interest rates.
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Question· writtenPQ 373asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
403 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the rates of mortgage interest being paid by the 973 mortgage holders who are customers of Donegal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 372asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
402 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 242 customers of Donegal County Council are repaying housing loans at rates in excess of 10%, a rate higher than those charged by sub-prime lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 371asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
393 Deputy Dinny McGinley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many mortgage holders with local authorities are being charged interest rates in excess of 10%; his views on amending regulations in order that such mortgage holders can avail of current interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 370asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2009
391 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to initiate legislation in order to allow flexibility for people who have fixed rate local authority housing loans to switch to an alternative product with lower interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1321 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2009
Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the WATER Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of amounts paid for WaterSense labeled property certified by a licensed independent third party as meeting specifications of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense program. Limits the lifetime dollar amount of such credit to $1,500. Terminates such credit after 2010.
Bill· HRH.R. 2999 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2009
Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act. - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) award competitive grants to increase the number of veterinarians in the workforce and veterinary teaching faculty in the field of veterinary public health; (2) establish fellowship programs for veterinarians to provide on-the-job training in food systems security and veterinary public health; (3) establish within the Health Resources and Services Administration of HHS a Division of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health to administer veterinary medicine and public health programs; and (4) submit to Congress an implementation plan for this Act. Defines "veterinary public health" to include biodefense and emergency preparedness, emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, environmental health, ecosystem health, and the sum of all contributions to the physical, mental, and social well-being of humans through an understanding and application of veterinary science. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into education loan repayment agreements to increase the number of qualified veterinary faculty in veterinary public health.
Bill· HRH.R. 3005 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2009
Streamlining America's Various Energy Needs Act - Directs federal agencies to expedite their review of permits and take other actions as necessary to accelerate completion of projects that will increase energy production, transmission, or conservation, while maintaining safety, public health, and environmental protections. Establishes an interagency task force to monitor and assist federal agencies to: (1) comply with this Act; and (2) set up mechanisms to coordinate federal, state, tribal, and local permitting in geographic areas where increased permitting activity is expected. States that nothing in this Act affects judicial review of an agency action.
Law· HRH.R. 2996 (111th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2009
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); (2) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (3) the National Park Service (NPS); (4) the U.S. Geological Survey; (5) the Minerals Management Service (MMS); (6) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; (7) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) (including transfer of funds); (8) the Office of the Secretary; (9) departmental offices for insular affairs (including transfer of funds); (10) the Office of the Solicitor; (11) the Office of Inspector General; (12) the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (including transfer of funds); (13) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds); (14) the Central Hazardous Materials Fund; and (15) natural resource damage assessment and restoration. Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (including transfers and rescissions of funds); (2) the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service (including transfers of funds); and (3) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Makes appropriations for FY2010 for specified related agencies, including: (1) the National Institutes of Health (NIH); (2) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (3) the Executive Office of the President; (4) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (including transfer of funds); (5) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; (6) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (7) the Smithsonian Institution; (8) the National Gallery of Art; (9) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (10) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (11) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; (12) the Commission of Fine Arts; (13) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (14) the National Capital Planning Commission; (15) the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; (16) Presidio Trust; and (17) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
Bill· HRH.R. 2990 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2009
Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009 - Extends through 2010 specified authorities currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2009 with respect to certain special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve Armed Forces. Provides for the: (1) recomputation of retired pay and adjustment of the retired grade of reserve retirees to reflect post-retirement service; (2) election to receive retired pay for non-regular service for service in an active reserve status performed after attaining eligibility for regular retirement; and (3) expansion of eligibility for the concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include certain disability retirees regardless of their disability rating percentage or years of service. Provides, with respect to federal employees: (1) credit for certain unused sick leave; (2) a limited expansion of the class of individuals eligible to receive an actuarially reduced annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS); (3) a computation of certain annuities based on part-time service; (4) the authority to deposit refunds under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS); and (5) retirement credit for certain employees transferred from District of Columbia service to federal service. Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 or Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2009 - Revises federal employee locality-based comparability payments provisions to include U.S. territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, within a pay locality. Sets forth maximum rates of pay for Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel in such areas. Revises the calculation of allowances based on living costs and conditions of environment for pay of employees stationed outside the continental United States or in Alaska to apply it only to areas designated as of December 31, 2009. Provides a formula for adjustment of such rate using a transition schedule for calendar years 2010 and thereafter. Requires adjustment of special rates of pay determined to be necessary to obtain or retain the services of persons specified by statute in such a cost-of-living area in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under this Act. Allows a temporarily raised limitation on the amount of special rates during the transition period of January 1, 2010, to January 1, 2012. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to pay disparities and locality areas for federal positions located in Alaska, Hawaii, or a U.S. territory. Allows an employee subject to this Act's transition schedule who retires from service during the period from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012, to elect to have any COLA paid during that period considered as basic pay for purposes of annuity computation. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal provisions relating to the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 2998 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2009
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard that requires specified retail electricity suppliers to supply an increasing percentage of their demand from a combination of energy efficiency savings and renewable energy (6% in 2012, 9.5% in 2014, 13% in 2016, 16.5% in 2018, and 20% in 2021-2039). Provides for issuing, trading, banking, retiring, and verifying renewable electricity credits. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) certifying and permitting geologic sequestration; (2) regulating sequestration wells; (3) establishing performance standards for new coal-fired power plants; (4) developing plug-in electric drive and advanced technology vehicles and infrastructure for such vehicles; (5) assessing and supporting smart grid technology and peak demand reduction goals and related requirements; (6) planning for future transmission of electricity, including electricity grid planning that facilitates the deployment of zero-carbon energy sources; (7) expanding the definition of "renewable biomass" for purposes of the renewable fuel standard; (8) advancing or encouraging clean, renewable, alternative, innovative and/or efficient energy technology, projects, research and/or practices; (9) establishing and/or revising efficiency standards for industrial equipment, lighting, appliances, electric motors, buildings, and consumer products; (10) creating water use efficiency programs; (11) establishing rebate programs, including rebates for the replacement of manufactured homes owned by low-income families and rebates to reimburse low-income households for their estimated loss in purchasing power resulting from the Safe Climate Act provisions of this Act; (12) replacing wood or pellet stoves that do not meet specified performance standards; (13) establishing transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals and standards; and (14) reducing emissions of black carbon. Safe Climate Act - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to: (1) cap and reduce GHG emissions, annually, so that GHG emissions from capped sources are reduced to 97% of 2005 levels by 2012, 83% by 2020, 58% by 2030, and 17% by 2050; and (2) establish a federal GHG registry. Designates carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from a chemical manufacturing process at an industrial stationary source, perfluorocarbons, and nitrogen trifluoride as GHGs. Requires EPA to establish specified emission allowances (tonnage limits) for: (1) each of 2012-2049; and (2) 2050 and thereafter. Provides for the establishment and distribution of compensatory allowances for the destruction and conversionary use of fluorinated gases and the nonemissive use of petroleum-based or coal-based liquid or gaseous fuel, petroleum coke, natural gas liquid, or natural gas as a feedstock. Prohibits any person from manufacturing, introducing into interstate commerce, or emitting a significant quantity of certain fluorinated gas that is generated as a byproduct during the production or use of another fluorinated gas. Phases in prohibitions against covered entities (including electricity sources, fuel producers and importers, industrial gas producers and importers, geological sequestration sites, industrial stationary sources, industrial fossil fuel-fired combustion devices, natural gas local distribution companies, nitrogen trifluoride sources, algae-based fuels, and fugitive emissions) exceeding allowable emission levels. Requires covered entities to demonstrate compliance through: (1) holding emission allowances at least as great as attributable emissions; or (2) using offset credits. Provides for trading, banking and borrowing, auctioning, selling, exchanging, transferring, holding, or retiring emission allowances. Sets forth provisions governing the disposition of emission allowances, including giving: (1) proceeds from auctions of allocations to benefit energy consumers and low income consumers and to address the impacts of climate change; and (2) free allocations to energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries, local distribution companies, merchant coal units, generators, and refineries. Requires EPA to promulgate regulations to phase down the consumption of, and regulate the production of, HFCs. Specifies consumption allowances for: (1) each of 2012-2032; and (2) 2033 and thereafter. Provides for: (1) the distribution, auction, banking, exchange, and international transfer of such allowances; and (2) the issuance of offset credits for the destruction of chlorofluorocarbons. Requires: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to promulgate regulations for the establishment, operation, and oversight of markets for regulated allowances; and (2) the President to establish an interagency working group on carbon market oversight. Provides for transactions in derivatives that involve energy commodities. Gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jurisdiction over the establishment, operations, and oversight of markets for regulated allowance derivatives. Amends the Natural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act to give FERC cease-and-desist authority to prevent violations of such Acts. Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2009 - Requires the President to establish: (1) the United States Global Change Research Program to improve understanding of climate change; and (2) a Global Change Research Information Exchange. National Climate Service Act of 2009 - Provides for the establishment of a National Climate Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires the Secretary of State to establish an International Climate Change Adaptation Program.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 199 (111th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2009
Commends the recreational boating community and the U.S. boating industry for contributing to the economy, benefiting the well-being of U.S. citizens, and providing responsible environmental stewardship of marine resources. Urges the United States to observe National Boating Day.
Bill· SS. 1311 (111th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2009
Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reestablish the Program Office of the Gulf of Mexico Program as an office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to be headed by a Director. Requires the Office to: (1) coordinate the actions of EPA and of other federal agencies and state and local authorities; (2) assist in developing specific action plans to carry out the program; (3) coordinate and implement priority state- and community-led restoration plans and projects and facilitate activities that support the program; (4) implement outreach programs to foster stewardship of the Gulf's resources; (5) develop and make available information about the environmental quality and living resources of the Gulf; (6) serve as the liaison with the Mexican members of the Gulf of Mexico States Accord and Mexican counterparts of the EPA; and (7) focus on activities that will result in measurable improvements to water quality and living resources of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Authorizes the EPA Administrator to enter into interagency agreements to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants for use in: (1) monitoring the water quality and living resources of the Gulf ecosystem; (2) researching the effects of environmental changes on such water quality and resources; (3) developing cooperative strategies that address the water quality and needs of Gulf resources; (4) developing locally-based protection and restoration programs or projects within a watershed that complement those strategies; and (5) eliminating or reducing point sources that discharge pollutants that contaminate the Gulf ecosystem.
Bill· SS. 1308 (111th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2009
Maritime Administration Authorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make cooperative agreements to carry out Maritime Administration and merchant marine provisions. Amends the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 to make 25% of the amount credited to the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund that is attributable to the sale of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that are scrapped or sold available: (1) to carry out the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program; or (2) for the preservation and presentation to the public of maritime heritage property of the Maritime Administration. Establishes a program for the improvement of port facilities and a Port Infrastructure Development Fund. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a short sea transportation program of grants to: (1) facilitate and support marine transportation initiatives at the state and local levels to facilitate commerce, mitigate landside congestion, reduce the transportation energy consumption, reduce harmful emissions, improve safety, assist in environmental mitigation efforts, and improve transportation system resiliency; and (2) provide capital funding to address short sea transportation infrastructure and freight transportation needs for ports, vessels, and intermodal cargo facilities. Authorizes appropriations for the Maritime Administration for FY2010.
Bill· HRH.R. 2977 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2009
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to offer to, and if the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) agrees, to enter into an agreement with NAS to conduct a study to help ensure the scientific basis of plans for management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, to help maintain and restore the estuary while enhancing the quality and reliability of California's water supply. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Bureau, to commission additional studies by NAS to provide more strategic advice on water and environmental management challenges facing the Delta.
Bill· HRH.R. 2986 (111th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2009
National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Capper-Cramton Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to make grants to Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions (the covered states and covered local governments) for assistance in acquiring lands and interests therein that affect or are within the National Capital region and will be used for: (1) parks; (2) open space; (3) green space corridors that link public lands, lands subject to conservation restrictions, or a combination of such lands; (4) agriculture; (5) forests; (6) fish and wildlife habitat; (7) watershed protection; (8) historic preservation; (9) sensitive environmental area protection; and (10) public recreation. Bars the use of any land and interest acquired through the assistance of such a grant for a purpose other than a purpose specified above. Limits grant amounts to 50% of the total cost of the acquisition the grant will assist, including costs related to purchase price, appraisal, survey, title clearance, and closing. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to covered states, covered local governments, and nonprofits to plan and evaluate acquisitions eligible for a grant for assistance under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2969 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2009
Water System Adaptation Partnerships Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to water systems to assist in planning, designing, constructing, implementing, or maintaining any program, strategy, or infrastructure improvement to: (1) conserve water or increase water use efficiency; (2) carry out water metering to measure water efficiency effectiveness of a water efficiency program; (3) preserve or improve water quality; (4) enhance water management by increasing source water preservation and protection, or natural or engineered green infrastructure, in the management, conveyance, or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater; (5) increase energy efficiency or the use and generation of renewable energy in the management, conveyance, or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater; (6) support the adoption and use of advanced water treatment, water supply management, or water demand management technologies or processes that maintain or increase water supply or improve water quality; (7) complete studies or assessments to project how climate change may impact the future operations and sustainability of the water system; or (8) carry out any other activity or project to address any ongoing or forecasted climate-related impact on the water quality or quantity of a region of the United States that increases the resiliency of a water system to the impacts of climate change. Sets forth grant application requirements. Requires the Administrator to conduct a competitive process to select and fund applications, giving priority to applications that: (1) are submitted by water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant climate-related negative impacts; (2) will impact the largest numbers of water users; and (3) will provide the greatest benefit per dollar expended. Limits the federal share to 50% of the cost.
Record· Brief regering2009Z11870concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 June 2009
Nadere kabinetsreactie over de handhavingsstructuur en het eindbeeld Mans/Wabo/Oosting
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2522/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 18 June 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Auswirkungen von "Roundup" <i>(Pflanzenschutzmittel)</i> auf die Umwelt
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2523/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 18 June 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Auswirkungen von "Roundup" <i>(Pflanzenschutzmittel)</i> auf die Umwelt
Question· writtenPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
167 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the situation whereby, as a result of the procedures required by the Private Residential Tenancy Board, a property owner may have to wait for upwards to two years to have a non-paying tenant excluded from their property; and his proposals for reform in this regard.
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Question· writtenPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
166 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.
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Question· writtenPQ 166asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
165 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued a communication to local authorities outlining the fact that the Department of Agriculture and Food will be the sole body responsible for routine on-farm inspections, including nitrates inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
164 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allocate additional funding to local authorities who request same in order to respond to the large number of applicants for housing adaption grants in respect of people with disability and older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 164asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
162 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of a project to install a new water main in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; when work on the project will commence; the length of time the project will take; the amount it will cost; the funding provided by him in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 162asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
161 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is expected to meet European targets in respect of carbon emission reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2009
160 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on proposals to reform the workings of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1287 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2009
Department of Defense Financial Accountability Act of 2009 - Requires annual audits of the financial statements of the: (1) Department of Defense (DOD); (2) Department of the Army; (3) Department of the Navy; (4) Department of the Air Force; and (5) Defense Logistics Agency. Sets forth deadlines concerning the completion of such audits and the validation of such financial statements as ready for audit. Requires validation of the financial statements of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency as ready for audit by specified deadlines with respect to: (1) military equipment; (2) real property; (3) inventory; (4) operational material and supplies; (5) environmental liabilities; and (6) the fund balance with the Treasury. Provides for the submission of a report to specified congressional committees if DOD or a component of DOD is unable to achieve compliance with the completion date for a requirement under this Act. Requires semiannual reports to such committees on the financial improvement audit readiness (FIAR) plan.
Record· CJCELEX 62008CJ0422decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 June 2009
Record· CJCELEX 62008CJ0417decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 June 2009
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2463/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 17 June 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gerhard Huber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Maßnahmen im Zuge des dramatischen Preisverfalls bei Getreide
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2482/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 17 June 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Peter Stauber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend negative Folgen von Maisanbau in unmittelbarer Nähe von Wohnanlagen und Wohnhäusern
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2483/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 17 June 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Peter Stauber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Ausweitung des Überprüfungsintervalls bei hauseigenen Kläranlagen
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2464/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 17 June 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gerhard Huber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Förderung von "Energiewirten" in der Landwirtschaft
Bill· Selbständiger Antrag686/Aselbständiger antrag
Austria · National Council · 17 June 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Martin Bartenstein, Wolfgang Katzian, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Ökostromgesetz geändert wird
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag683/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 17 June 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend kein Atomkraftwerk in Nordalbanien
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