Environment

Energielenkungsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 18 October 2001

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Energielenkungsgesetz 1982 geändert wird

Umsetzung verbesserten Tiertransportstandards in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 17 October 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Umsetzung verbesserten Tiertransportstandards in Österreich

Biological Agent-Environmental Detection Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Biological Agent-Environmental Detection Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to form an interagency task force (to include representatives from industry) to encourage public-private research relating to environmental monitoring and detection tools with respect to biological (infectious) agents.

Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Defense and other Federal entities to suspend the use and approval for foreign sale or export of depleted uranium munitions until the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to specified congressional committees that studies indicate such munitions will not jeopardize the health of U.S. or NATO military personnel or civilian populations if used in future conflicts. Limits subsequent use, foreign sale, or export to stocks certifiably free of plutonium and other transuranic matter. Directs the Comptroller General to investigate the contamination of stocks of depleted uranium munitions with transuranic elements. Requires the Directors of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to jointly and comprehensively study the health effects of exposure to such weapons on veterans and their children, as well as a public health assessment of persons with an epidemiological link to military installations or production facilities where such munitions have been used or produced. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a comprehensive study of possible environmental contamination at these installations or facilities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) furnish to the Administrator with a list of sites; and (2) develop a plan for their mitigation and cleanup (consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969).

Kraftfahrzeugüberprüfung und Verwaltungsreform

Austria · National Council · 12 October 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Kraftfahrzeugüberprüfung und Verwaltungsreform <i>(mögliche Beeinträchtigung der Umweltsituation bei</i> <i>Verlängerung der Intervalle zur Kraftfahrzeugüberprüfung)</i>

High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2001

High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), through the U.S. Geological Survey and in cooperation with the State Geologists of the High Plains Aquifer States (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming), to develop and carry out a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program for the High Plains Aquifer. Requires the Secretary to establish a High Plains Aquifer Coordination Council to: (1) ensure that mapping, modeling, and monitoring efforts relating to the Aquifer are in place to provide information on the water resources of the Aquifer, including sustainability; (2) facilitate coordination of Federal, State, and local programs relating to the groundwater resources of the Aquifer; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of Federal and State programs in addressing present and anticipated groundwater resources issues relating to the Aquifer; and (4) provide recommendations to the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Governors of such States regarding programs, policies, and changes in Federal and State law to address such resources issues of the Aquifer. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture in FY 2003 through 2012 to provide cost-share payments, incentive payments, and technical assistance to eligible producers (persons who are engaged in livestock or agricultural production) who enter into contracts with the Secretary through a High Plains Aquifer Ground Water Conservation Incentives Program. Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation to make available specified amounts in FY 2003 through 2012 to carry out such Program. Requires that lands eligible for the Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program which would result in significant per acre savings of groundwater resources of the Aquifer if removed from agriculture production to be awarded 90 Program bid points, to be designated as groundwater conservation points, in addition to any other ratings such lands may receive. Requires such Secretary to prepare a report regarding the impacts of the commodity programs administered by the Department of Agriculture on the water resources of the Aquifer. Requires the Secretary to provide financial assistance to the eight High Plains Aquifer States to provide educational programs related to this Act.

Verteilung der in der Finanzplanung des Bundes 2001 bis 2005 angegebenen Ausgaben für Umweltschutz, Gesundheitswesen und Sport (G-SIG: 14043578)

Germany · German Bundestag · 12 October 2001

Initiative für einen europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie

Austria · Federal Council · 11 October 2001

Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Johann Kraml (SPÖ) an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten Dr. Benita-Maria Ferrero-Waldner betreffend Initiative für einen europaweiten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie

High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture in FY 2002 through 2011 to provide cost-share payments, incentive payments, and technical assistance to eligible producers (persons who are engaged in livestock or agricultural production) who enter into contracts with the Secretary through a High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Conservation Incentives Program. Requires the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance, including modeling and engineering design to States, tribes, and counties, conservation districts, and other political subdivisions recognized under State law for the development of groundwater conservation plans within the High Plains. Requires the creation of a certification process for such plans developed under this program or developed independently by such entities. Provides that, to be certified, a plan must achieve significant per acre savings of groundwater from the Aquifer and must meet the criteria specified by this Act. Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation to make available specified amounts in FY 2002 through 2011 to carry out such Program. Requires that lands eligible for the Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program which would result in significant per acre savings of groundwater resources of the Aquifer if removed from agriculture production be awarded 90 Program bid points, to be designated as groundwater conservation points, in addition to any other ratings such lands may receive.

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend and improve the environmental quality incentive program.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2001

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 respecting the environmental quality incentives program to: (1) extend and authorize appropriations for the program; (2) provide for local consultation; (3) reduce minimum contracts to three years; and (4) permit immediate contract expenditures.

Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the experience gained in the application of Council Decision 97/872 of 16 December 1997, on the Action Programme Promoting European Non-Governmental Organisations Primarily Active in the Field of Environmental Protection

European Union · European Commission · 9 October 2001

Einhaltung der Umweltschutzbestimmungen bei Tankstellen

Austria · National Council · 8 October 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Einhaltung der Umweltschutzbestimmungen bei Tankstellen

Umsetzung der EU-Bestimmungen zum Schutz vor BSE

Austria · National Council · 4 October 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Kritik an der österreichischen Umsetzung der EU-Bestimmungen zum Schutz vor BSE <i>(Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie)</i>

Umsetzung der EU-Bestimmungen zum Schutz vor BSE

Austria · National Council · 4 October 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Kritik an der österreichischen Umsetzung der EU-Bestimmungen zum Schutz vor BSE <i>(Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie)</i>

Comprehensive Trade Negotiating Authority Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Comprehensive Trade Negotiating Authority Act of 2001 - Sets forth the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States for trade agreements (generally similar to the objectives of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (OTCA)), including to: (1) obtain clear and specific commitments from U.S. trading partners to fulfill existing international trade obligations according to existing schedules; (2) ensure that dispute settlement mechanisms in multilateral, regional, and bilateral agreements lead to prompt and full compliance; (3) pursue market access initiatives that benefit the world's least-developed countries; (4) promote enforcement of internationally recognized core labor standards by U.S. trading partners; and (5) promote compatibility of trade rules with national environmental, health, and safety standards and with multilateral environmental agreements. Sets forth the principal U.S. negotiating objectives (generally similar to the principal OTCA negotiating objectives) under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), or in seeking a trade agreement establishing a Free Trade Area for the Americas (FTAA), or bilateral trade agreements, with regard to reciprocal trade in agriculture, trade in services, trade in manufactured and non-agricultural goods, trade in civil aircraft, rules of origin, dispute settlement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, transparency, government procurement, trade and labor market standards, trade remedy laws, trade and the environment, trade and investment, electronic commerce, developing countries, corruption, and WTO agreements. Requires U.S. negotiators in pursuing such objectives to take into account legitimate U.S. domestic objectives, including, but not limited to, the protection of health and safety, essential security, environmental, consumer, and employment opportunity interests, and related laws and regulations. Requires the President to take into account the extent to which a foreign country has implemented its obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreements when entering into a trade agreement with such foreign country. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to set forth certain changes in the designation of congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations. Sets forth the authority of the President (generally similar to the authority under OTCA) to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries regarding tariff and non-tariff barriers. States that a trade agreement may be entered into only if it makes progress in meeting the overall and principal trade negotiating objectives, it would benefit the United States, the President satisfies certain congressional notification and consultation requirements, including submission of the agreement for assessment by the International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Trade Representative consults with congressional trade advisers and relevant committees and assesses the environmental effects of the agreement. Declares that bills implementing trade agreements may qualify for fast track procedures (no amendments) if they contain: (1) a provision approving a trade agreement entered into under this Act, and approving any statement of administrative action; (2) provisions necessary to implement such trade agreements if changes in existing laws or new authority are required to implement it; and (3) provisions to provide trade adjustment assistance to workers, firms, and communities. Extends fast track procedures to bills implementing trade agreements only if the President requests such extension and neither House of Congress adopts an extension disapproval resolution. Exempts from congressional notification and consultation requirements any tariff or nontariff agreement which results from negotiations commenced before enactment of this Act, and which: (1) is entered into under the auspices of the WTO regarding rules of origin or otherwise under the WTO; (2) is entered into with Chile or Singapore; or (3) establishes a FTAA. Requires the President to submit an implementation and enforcement plan at the time a final text of any tariff or nontariff trade agreement is submitted to Congress.

A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions concerning the liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2001

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, with respect to abatement actions because of the release of recycled oil and liability for costs or damages resulting from such oil's release in the course of disposal or transport, to: (1) broaden the liability exemption to include any filling station, garage, or retail establishment that sells, repairs, or services motor vehicles whose primary function is not the generation of used oil; (2) exempt such establishments from liability if they complied with applicable requirements in effect on the date the storage, treatment, transportation, or management of the oil occurred; and (3) revise the presumption that used oil has not been mixed with a hazardous substance.

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2001

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 - Sets forth the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States for trade agreements (generally similar to the objectives of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (OTCA)). Sets forth the principal U.S. negotiating objectives (generally similar to the principal OTCA negotiating objectives) regarding trade barriers and other trade distortions, trade in services, foreign investment, intellectual property, transparency, improvement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, foreign regulatory practices, electronic commerce, reciprocal trade in agriculture, labor and the environment, dispute settlement and enforcement of trade agreements, and WTO extended negotiations. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to consult closely with Congress during trade negotiations. Sets forth the authority of the President (generally similar to the authority under OTCA) to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries regarding tariff and non-tariff barriers. States that a trade agreement may be entered into (before June 1, 2005; or June 1, 2007, if trade authorities procedures (or fast-track procedures) are extended under this Act) only if it makes progress in meeting the overall and principal trade negotiating objectives, and the President satisfies certain notification and consultation requirements set forth in this Act, including submission of the agreement for assessment by the International Trade Commission. Applies trade authorities procedures to bills implementing trade agreements if they consist of: (1) a provision approving a trade agreement entered into under this Act, and approving any statement of administrative action; and (2) if changes in existing laws or new statutory authority are required to implement such agreements, provisions necessary to implement them, either repealing or amending existing laws or providing new statutory law. Authorizes both Houses of Congress to adopt a procedural disapproval resolution denying trade authorities procedures to any trade agreement if the President has failed or refused to notify or consult with Congress about it. Exempts from the notice and consultation requirements of this Act any tariff or nontariff agreement which results from negotiations commenced before enactment of this Act, and which: (1) is entered into under the auspices of the WTO regarding the rules of origin work program; (2) is entered into with Chile or Singapore; or (3) establishes a Free Trade Area for the Americas. Requires the convening of a Congressional Oversight Group to serve as advisor to the U.S. delegation in the negotiation of any tariff or nontariff trade agreement. Requires the President to submit an implementation and enforcement plan at the same time a final text of any tariff or nontariff trade agreement is submitted to Congress.

Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2001

Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a Hope Pass which provides free admission to Federal areas used for outdoor recreation to the survivors, victims' immediate families, and police, fire, rescue, recovery, and medical personnel directly affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist-related aircraft crashes.

Common position (EC) No 3/2002 of 27 September 2001 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the sixth Community environment action programme

European Union · Council of the European Union · 27 September 2001

aktuellen Stand der Verhandlungen der Energiekapitel mit den Beitrittskandidatenländern im Zuge der EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen (Problematik der nuklearen Sicherheit)

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend den aktuellen Stand der Verhandlungen der Energiekapitel mit den Beitrittskandidatenländern im Zuge der EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen <i>(Problematik der nuklearen Sicherheit)</i>

Einleitung von Schadstoffen in den Traunsee (durch die Firma "Solvay Österreich GmbH")

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Einleitung von Schadstoffen in den Traunsee <i>(durch die Firma "Solvay Österreich GmbH")</i>

BSE-Maßnahmen in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend BSE <i>(Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie)</i> -Maßnahmen in Österreich

Kontrollen des Förderungsmissbrauches bei subventionierten Tiertransporten

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Kontrollen des Förderungsmissbrauches bei subventionierten Tiertransporten

BSE-Maßnahmen in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend BSE <i>(Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie)</i> -Maßnahmen in Österreich

atomares Zwischenlager für das AKW Isar unweit der österreichischen Grenze

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend atomares Zwischenlager für das AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk)</i> Isar unweit der österreichischen Grenze

Tierversuche und Kosmetika

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Tierversuche und Kosmetika

Nichtumsetzung der VOC-Richtlinie (1999/13/EG des Rates über die Begrenzung von Emissionen flüchtiger organischer Verbindungen, die bei Verwendung organischer Lösungsmittel entstehen)

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Nichtumsetzung der VOC-Richtlinie <i>(1999/13/EG des Rates über die Begrenzung von Emissionen</i> <i>flüchtiger organischer Verbindungen, die bei Verwendung</i> <i>organischer Lösungsmittel entstehen)</i>

Vertragsverletzungsverfahren gegen Österreich; Verbrennung gefährlicher Abfälle

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Vertragsverletzungsverfahren gegen Österreich wegen Nichteinhaltung von Abfallbestimmungen über die Verbrennung gefährlicher Abfälle

Sicherheitsmängel des AKW Temelin

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend Sicherheitsmängel des AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerkes)</i> Temelin

Wasserqualität aus Hausbrunnen

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Wasserqualität aus Hausbrunnen

Sicherheitsmängel KKW Temelin

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Sicherheitsmängel KKW <i>(Kernkraftwerk)</i> Temelin

Wasserqualität aus Hausbrunnen

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Wasserqualität aus Hausbrunnen

Schlussfolgerungen aus österreichischem Expertenbericht KKW Temelin

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schlussfolgerungen aus österreichischem Expertenbericht KKW <i>(Kernkraftwerk)</i> Temelin

die Entsorgung von Althandys in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Entsorgung von Althandys in Österreich

Schutz statt Verkauf - Österreichisches Wasserschutzpaket

Austria · National Council · 26 September 2001

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schutz statt Verkauf - Österreichisches Wasserschutzpaket

Pesticide Maintenance Fees Reauthorization Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2001

Pesticide Maintenance Fees Authorization Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, with respect to the pesticide registration maintenance fee system, to: (1) make uniform the amount of the annual fee for each registration; (2) set maximum amounts payable by a registrant and an increased aggregate amount of collected fees for FY 2002 through 2006; (3) expand the definition of a small business; and (4) extend the authority to collect such fees and the prohibition on levy of fees other than those specified in the Act's fee provisions. Extends the requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency use maintenance fees to ensure expedited processing of similar applications and adds a requirement that the fees be used to review inert ingredients. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Administrator, through FY 2006, from promulgating regulations addressing pesticide tolerance processing fees (except those changing current fee amounts by the same percentage as the annual adjustment to the Federal General Schedule pay scale).

Project SEARCH Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2001

Project SEARCH Act of 2001 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the SEARCH grant program to carry out environmental projects in rural communities of not more than 2,500 people.

2001/704/EC: Commission Decision of 26 September 2001 repealing Decision 97/150/EC on the setting-up of a European consultative forum on the environment and sustainable development (notified under document number C(2001) 2863)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 26 September 2001

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2001

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible public entities to assist in the environmental cleanup and economic development of brownfield sites. Provides that community development block grant (CDBG) loan guarantee limits shall not include amounts for certain brownfield projects. Includes brownfield redevelopment as an eligible CDBG activity. Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement the community empowerment fund pilot program, including brownfield redevelopment activities; and (2) conduct a study of Federal brownfield redevelopment activities.

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Alber delivered on 20 September 2001. # The Queen v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, ex parte Omega Air Ltd (C-27/00) and Omega Air Ltd , Aero Engines Ireland Ltd and Omega Aviation Services Ltd v Irish Aviation Authority (C-122/00). # References for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Crown Office) - United Kingdom and High Court - Ireland. # Regulation (EC) No 925/1999 - Noise emissions of aeroplanes - Prohibition of re-engined aeroplanes with engines with a by-pass ratio of less than 3 - Validity. # Joined cases C-27/00 and C-122/00.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 September 2001

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered on 20 September 2001. # Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic. # Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Hazardous waste - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/689/EEC. # Case C-65/00.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 September 2001

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Léger delivered on 20 September 2001. # DaimlerChrysler AG v Land Baden-Württemberg. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany. # Environment - Waste - Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on shipments of waste - Conditions justifying prohibitions or restrictions on the export of waste - National legislation imposing the obligation to offer waste to an approved body. # Case C-324/99.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 September 2001

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered on 20 September 2001. # Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic. # Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Environment - Waste - Directives 75/442/EEC, 91/689/EEC and 94/62/EC - Waste management plans. # Case C-466/99.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 September 2001

Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2001

Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 2002 for operating expenses, capital equipment, and plant projects necessary in carrying out the following activities for national security programs: (1) weapons activities; (2) defense nuclear nonproliferation; (3) defense environmental restoration and waste management; (4) other defense activities in carrying out national security programs, including for intelligence, counterintelligence, and security and emergency operations; (5) defense environmental management privatization initiatives; and (6) defense nuclear waste disposal. Places programming limits on such funds. Places certain funding limits for general DOE plant and construction projects. Allows the transfer of authorized funds for the performance of related activities. Requires the Secretary of Energy to complete conceptual designs for authorized construction projects. Establishes the position of Deputy Administrator for Nuclear Security. Revises certain management authorities within the National Nuclear Security Administration. Provides for additional coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. Requires a plan for conducting DOE counterintelligence polygraph examinations. Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Rocky Flats (Colorado) National Wildlife Refuge. Authorizes the establishment of a Rocky Flats Museum. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 for: (1) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; and (2) naval petroleum reserves. Authorizes the President to dispose of certain obsolete and excess materials in the National Defense Stockpile.

To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2001

Exempts any migratory bird management carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Authorizes a Service employee acting under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) issue a depredation permit to a Service stakeholder or cooperator; and (2) manage and take migratory birds.

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Tizzano delivered on 11 September 2001. # Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. # Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Environment - Waste - Directives 75/442/EEC, 91/689/EEC and 94/62/EC - Waste management plans. # Case C-35/00.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 11 September 2001

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2001

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act - Small Business Liability Protection Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to provide (with exceptions) that persons shall be liable for response costs at a National Priorities List (NPL) facility as non-owners or operators only if the total of material containing a hazardous substance that the business arranged for disposal, transport, or treatment of, or accepted for transport, was greater than specified amounts. Exempts a person from liability for response costs (with exceptions) at a NPL facility for municipal solid waste (MSW) as a non-owner or operator if the person is an owner, operator, or lessee of residential property from which all of the person's MSW was generated, or a certain small business or small charitable tax-exempt organization that generated all its MSW, with respect to the facility concerned. Makes nongovernmental entities that commence a contribution action liable to the defendant for all reasonable legal costs if the defendant is not liable based on the above-described exemptions. Revises conditions for de minimis settlements. Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001 - Provides grants for inventorying, characterizing, assessing, remediating, and conducting planning related to brownfield sites. Defines a "brownfield site," with exceptions, as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance or pollutant. Includes certain petroleum- or controlled substance-contaminated sites and mine-scarred land. Exempts from liability under CERCLA certain owners of real property contiguous to property on which there has been a hazardous substance release or threatened release that is not owned by such persons. Absolves from liability for response actions bona fide prospective purchasers to the extent liability at a facility for a release or threat thereof is based solely on ownership or operation of a facility. Gives a lien to the United States for unrecovered response costs in any case for which the owner is not liable by reason of this section and the facility's fair market value has increased above that which existed before the action was taken. Deems a person, with respect to defenses to liability of an owner of after-acquired property, to have undertaken appropriate inquiry into the property's previous ownership and uses if the person demonstrates that inquiries were undertaken in accordance with specified requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to award grants to States or Indian tribes for response programs comprised of elements including survey and inventory of brownfield sites, public participation opportunities, oversight and enforcement authorities, and certification mechanisms. Restricts authority to take enforcement actions under CERCLA in cases of hazardous substance releases addressed by a State response plan. Authorizes the President to bring enforcement actions in certain instances where there is migration of contamination across State lines or onto Federal property, or there is an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment and additional response actions are likely to be necessary. Makes restrictions on the President's authority to take such actions applicable only at sites in States that maintain and publicize a record of sites at which response actions have been completed in the previous year and are planned to be addressed under the State response program in the upcoming year. Applies enforcement action requirements only to response actions conducted after February 15, 2001. Provides conditions for deferral by the President of final listing of an eligible NPL response site.

Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice James R. Lyons.

United States · United States Senate · 4 September 2001

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2001

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 2003 for: (1) the Department of State; and (2) U.S. international broadcasting activities. Amends specified Federal laws with respect to certain Department of State authorities and activities, including: (1) educational, cultural, public diplomacy, and consular activities; and (2) migration and refugee activities. Sets forth certain requirements with respect to: (1) the organization and personnel of the Department of State; (2) international organizations; (3) U.S. international broadcasting activities; and (4) specified reports. Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001 - Imposes specified sanctions with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization or the Palestinian Authority if the President determines that such entities have not complied with certain commitments made with Israel. Tibetan Policy Act of 2001 - Urges the President and the Secretary of State to encourage the Government of the People's Republic of China to enter into negotiations with the Dalai Lama or his representatives leading to an agreement on Tibet. Declares it is U.S. policy to support economic development, cultural preservation, health care, education and environmental sustainability, release of, and access to, political prisoners, and an end to religious persecution in Tibet. East Timor Transition to Independence Act of 2001 - Authorizes bilateral and multilateral assistance and certain other assistance to support economic and democratic development in East Timor. Modifies, for a three year period, certain procedures for the provision of development assistance to major drug-transit and major illicit drug producing countries. Clean Water for the Americas Partnership Act of 2001 - Establishes the Clean Water for the Americas Partnership program. Authorizes the President to: (1) conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental problems in countries of the Organization of American States; and (2) establish Technology America Centers (TEAMs). Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) international religious freedom and human rights; (2) improvement in building construction and practices in Latin American countries; (3) sanctions against persons or entities that transfer proscribed weapons to Palestinian entities in the West Bank or Gaza; and (4) global warming.

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2001

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 - Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for FY 2002 for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs for development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) repair and restoration of the Treasury building and annex; (6) expanded access to financial services; (7) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (8) the counterterrorism fund; (9) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (10) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (11) the Financial Management Service; (12) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; (13) the United States Customs Service; (14) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (15) the Internal Revenue Service; and (16) the United States Secret Service. Postal Service Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for payments to the Postal Service Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail. Executive Office Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for: (1) compensation of the President and the White House office; (2) operating, maintenance, and reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House; (3) White House repair and restoration; (4) special assistance to the President and the official residence of the Vice President; (5) the Council of Economic Advisers; (6) the Office of Policy Development; (7) the National Security Council; (8) the Office of Administration; (9) the Office of Management and Budget; (10) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; (11) Federal drug control programs; and (12) unanticipated needs in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense. Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for: (1) the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (2) the Federal Election Commission; (3) Federal Labor Relations Authority; (4) the General Services Administration; (5) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (6) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (7) the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998; (8) the National Archives and Records Administration; (9) the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; (10) the Office of Government Ethics; (11) the Office of Personnel Management; (12) Government contributions for health and life insurance benefits for annuitants; (13) the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (14) the Office of Special Counsel; and (15) the United States Tax Court. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.