Environment

545 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the inequality in fees charged for applying for a disability access certificate, in which a small business of 30 sq. m is expected to pay the same as a huge shopping outlet; and if he will make the necessary provisions to make the system more equitable, based on the size of the premises. [26227/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

545 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the inequality in fees charged for applying for a disability access certificate, in which a small business of 30 sq. m is expected to pay the same as a huge shopping outlet; and if he will make the necessary provisions to make the system more equitable, based on the size of the premises. [26227/12]

544 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will upgrade a general services supervisor (details supplied) with Carlow County Council to the post of senior services supervisor due to their long number of years service. [26225/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

544 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will upgrade a general services supervisor (details supplied) with Carlow County Council to the post of senior services supervisor due to their long number of years service. [26225/12]

543 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the work undertaken to date in clearing sites at a location (details supplied); the most recent correspondence he has had with the county council on this matter; if any assurances have been given by the council in relation to the work to be undertaken and the timeframe for completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

543 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the work undertaken to date in clearing sites at a location (details supplied); the most recent correspondence he has had with the county council on this matter; if any assurances have been given by the council in relation to the work to be undertaken and the timeframe for completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/12]

542 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to date to the State of the clean-up at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the total projected cost for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

542 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to date to the State of the clean-up at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the total projected cost for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/12]

541 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the household charge in respect of persons (details supplied). [26219/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

541 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the household charge in respect of persons (details supplied). [26219/12]

540 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all employees in Donegal County Council earning more than €100,000; the amount they earn and the additional benefits available to them. [26218/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

540 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all employees in Donegal County Council earning more than €100,000; the amount they earn and the additional benefits available to them. [26218/12]

623 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will proceed with investigations into planning decisions made by the various local authorities, as prepared by former Minister Gormley; if he will ensure that all future planning decisions are made in a comprehensible, transparent way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27166/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

623 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will proceed with investigations into planning decisions made by the various local authorities, as prepared by former Minister Gormley; if he will ensure that all future planning decisions are made in a comprehensible, transparent way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27166/12]

564 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the current status of planning enquiries into seven separate local authority bodies; the timeframe for their publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

564 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the current status of planning enquiries into seven separate local authority bodies; the timeframe for their publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/12]

539 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to hold an external review of planning practices in Dublin City Council in view of the number of applications overturned by An Bord Pleanála. [26217/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

539 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to hold an external review of planning practices in Dublin City Council in view of the number of applications overturned by An Bord Pleanála. [26217/12]

538 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if employment opportunities will become available in water meter installation; and when these jobs are likely to commence. [26191/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

538 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if employment opportunities will become available in water meter installation; and when these jobs are likely to commence. [26191/12]

537 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in the case of public or social housing in implementing a 12-month probationary tenancy for all new tenants when, if tenants engage in anti-social behaviour during this period, their tenancy will be terminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

537 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in the case of public or social housing in implementing a 12-month probationary tenancy for all new tenants when, if tenants engage in anti-social behaviour during this period, their tenancy will be terminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/12]

536 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he anticipates that changes to local electoral boundaries or the number of elected members on local authorities will be effected in advance of the local elections in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26162/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

536 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he anticipates that changes to local electoral boundaries or the number of elected members on local authorities will be effected in advance of the local elections in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26162/12]

535 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an amalgamation of services between Galway County and City Council is being considered in the context of efficiencies in local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26161/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

535 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an amalgamation of services between Galway County and City Council is being considered in the context of efficiencies in local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26161/12]

533 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons in receipt of social welfare payments can purchase houses under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26136/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

533 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons in receipt of social welfare payments can purchase houses under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26136/12]

532 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has an assessment of the overall successes and failures of the rural resettlement programme; if he has any similar programme planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26132/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

532 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has an assessment of the overall successes and failures of the rural resettlement programme; if he has any similar programme planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26132/12]

534 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the Motor Vehicle Act 2008 to eliminate the discrimination against the eco friendly car (details supplied) which if registered in 2007 is not eligible for the reduced motor tax rate due to its emission free status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

534 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the Motor Vehicle Act 2008 to eliminate the discrimination against the eco friendly car (details supplied) which if registered in 2007 is not eligible for the reduced motor tax rate due to its emission free status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/12]

530 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the CO2 based motor tax is not applied to vehicles with verifiable CO2 emissions registered before 1 January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

530 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the CO2 based motor tax is not applied to vehicles with verifiable CO2 emissions registered before 1 January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/12]

529 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on amending the Motor Vehicles and Duties Licence Act to apply the CO2 emission-based motor tax to all vehicles with certificates and manufacturer accredited CO2 emissions, regardless of when the vehicle was registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27640/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

529 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on amending the Motor Vehicles and Duties Licence Act to apply the CO2 emission-based motor tax to all vehicles with certificates and manufacturer accredited CO2 emissions, regardless of when the vehicle was registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27640/12]

528 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the local authorities are required to advertise for the procurement of horticultural supplies and services; if he is satisfied that these services are being advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27391/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

528 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the local authorities are required to advertise for the procurement of horticultural supplies and services; if he is satisfied that these services are being advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27391/12]

527 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will remove the public sector recruitment embargo on the Dublin Fire Brigade service to ensure adequate staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

527 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will remove the public sector recruitment embargo on the Dublin Fire Brigade service to ensure adequate staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/12]

526 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Gaeltacht areas in County Kerry will come under the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

526 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Gaeltacht areas in County Kerry will come under the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/12]

525 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a response will issue to correspondences (details supplied) [27259/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

525 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a response will issue to correspondences (details supplied) [27259/12]

620 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the current environment, he will consider a proposal to allow persons to pay motor tax through a direct debit system by spreading the annual cost over a 12 month period, as currently exists for television licences for example, rather than the current situation where a surcharge is incurred by those who have to pay in instalments of three months, thereby increasing the overall cost for those persons who do not have access to the total annual cost up-front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27146/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

620 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the current environment, he will consider a proposal to allow persons to pay motor tax through a direct debit system by spreading the annual cost over a 12 month period, as currently exists for television licences for example, rather than the current situation where a surcharge is incurred by those who have to pay in instalments of three months, thereby increasing the overall cost for those persons who do not have access to the total annual cost up-front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27146/12]

524 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider permitting persons to pay their road tax for 12 months in instalments through a direct debit of 12 monthly payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27190/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

524 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider permitting persons to pay their road tax for 12 months in instalments through a direct debit of 12 monthly payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27190/12]

523 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the relationship between Bord Gáis and Irish Water after the former is privatised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26480/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

523 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the relationship between Bord Gáis and Irish Water after the former is privatised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26480/12]

633 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding UK citizens [27460/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

633 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding UK citizens [27460/12]

571 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding voting entitlements for D class voters; the rationale for restricting voting rights to Dáil Éireann elections, European elections and local elections; his plans to reform the system of voter registration and extending voting rights to this cohort taking into account the duration of residency in the State and paid taxes and social insurance contributions. [26623/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

571 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding voting entitlements for D class voters; the rationale for restricting voting rights to Dáil Éireann elections, European elections and local elections; his plans to reform the system of voter registration and extending voting rights to this cohort taking into account the duration of residency in the State and paid taxes and social insurance contributions. [26623/12]

531 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to vote in elections [27572/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

531 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to vote in elections [27572/12]

522 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an English national, living here for 10 years, paying taxes, having bought property here and married to a lady who has an Irish background is denied the right to vote on the upcoming Fiscal Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26423/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

522 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an English national, living here for 10 years, paying taxes, having bought property here and married to a lady who has an Irish background is denied the right to vote on the upcoming Fiscal Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26423/12]

521 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce car tax for vehicles that are dual fuel gas and petrol in view of the fact that these vehicles have zero emissions. [26421/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

521 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce car tax for vehicles that are dual fuel gas and petrol in view of the fact that these vehicles have zero emissions. [26421/12]

520 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing further legislation or amendments to anti-social behaviour legislation to resolve neighbours and local disputes on high hedges and high trees, especially evergreens with a role for local authorities to invigilate and resolve such disputes including a maximum height order where necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26357/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

520 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing further legislation or amendments to anti-social behaviour legislation to resolve neighbours and local disputes on high hedges and high trees, especially evergreens with a role for local authorities to invigilate and resolve such disputes including a maximum height order where necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26357/12]

519 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of local authority managers in the State and their salaries in tabular form; the number of chief fire officers in the State and their salaries in tabular form; the number of local authority senior engineers working in the State and their salaries in tabular form; his plans to merge civil and public servant management teams, fire chiefs, county managers and senior engineers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

519 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of local authority managers in the State and their salaries in tabular form; the number of chief fire officers in the State and their salaries in tabular form; the number of local authority senior engineers working in the State and their salaries in tabular form; his plans to merge civil and public servant management teams, fire chiefs, county managers and senior engineers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/12]

518 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a non-principal private residence waiver in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26254/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

518 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a non-principal private residence waiver in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26254/12]

143 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ICT is not an examination subject for the junior and leaving certificates in view of the growth of the ICT industry and the necessity of being ICT literate in today’s work environment; his views on the fact that ICT forms part of the school examination curriculum in other countries; the plans he has to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

143 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ICT is not an examination subject for the junior and leaving certificates in view of the growth of the ICT industry and the necessity of being ICT literate in today’s work environment; his views on the fact that ICT forms part of the school examination curriculum in other countries; the plans he has to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/12]

Sammelbericht des Ausschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen über die Petitionen Nr. 125, 129, 135, 137 bis 141, 143, 145, 147, 149 und 150, 152 bis 156, 163 und 165 sowie über die Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 35 bis 38

Austria · National Council · 5 June 2012

Sammelbericht des Ausschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen über die Petitionen Nr. 125, 129, 135, 137 bis 141, 143, 145, 147, 149 und 150, 152 bis 156, 163 und 165 sowie über die Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 35 bis 38

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program.

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2012

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program to: (1) limit grants by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to no more than 75% of project costs; and (2) authorize the appropriation of $20 million or the lowest amount appropriated to carry out such Program for any of the preceding five fiscal years, whichever is less, for each of FY2013-FY2017.

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2012

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that existing prohibitions against conduct that endangers the safe navigation of a ship: (1) shall apply to conduct that is committed against or on board a U.S. vessel or a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction, in U.S. territorial seas, or by a U.S. corporation or legal entity; and (2) shall not apply to activities of armed forces during an armed conflict or in the exercise of official duties. Sets forth procedures regarding the delivery of a person who is suspected of committing a maritime navigation or fixed platform offense to the authorities of a country that is a party to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation. Subjects property used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of a maritime navigation offense to civil forfeiture. Prohibits: (1) using in or on a ship or a maritime fixed platform any explosive or radioactive material, biological, chemical, or nuclear weapon, or other nuclear explosive device in a manner likely to cause death or serious injury or damage when the purpose is to intimidate a population or to compel a government or international organization to act or abstain from acting; (2) transporting on board a ship such material or device (or certain related material or technology) that is intended for such use, with specified exceptions; (3) transporting on board a ship a person known to have committed a maritime navigation offense intending to assist such person to evade prosecution; (4) injuring or killing any person in connection with such an offense; or (5) conspiring, attempting, or threatening to commit such an offense. Sets forth: (1) the circumstances in which the United States can exercise jurisdiction over such offenses, and (2) exceptions applicable to activities of the armed forces. Provides for civil forfeiture of property used to commit or to facilitate a violation. Modifies the definition of "federal crime of terrorism" to include such offenses. Prohibits anyone, knowingly, unlawfully, and with intent to cause death, serious bodily injury, or substantial damage to property or the environment, from: (1) possessing radioactive material or making or possessing a nuclear explosive device or a radioactive material dispersal or radiation-emitting device; (2) using radioactive material or a device, using, damaging, or interfering with the operation of a nuclear facility in a manner that causes or increases the risk of the release of radioactive material, or causing radioactive contamination or exposure to radiation; or (3) threatening, attempting, or conspiring to commit such an offense. Sets forth: (1) the circumstances in which the United States can exercise jurisdiction over such offenses, and (2) exceptions applicable to activities of the armed forces. Amends provisions prohibiting transactions involving nuclear materials to: (1) prohibit, intentionally and without lawful authority, carrying, sending, or moving nuclear material into or out of a country; and (2) establish an exception for activities of the armed forces.

Brief van de staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu over zijn toezegging te werken aan een regeling voor het verwijderen van asbestdaken voor zonnepanelen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 June 2012

Brief van de staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu over zijn toezegging te werken aan een regeling voor het verwijderen van asbestdaken voor zonnepanelen

Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 June 2012.#Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH and Others v European Commission.#Action for annulment — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Allocation of free greenhouse gas emission allowances from 2013 — Commission decision determining the product benchmarks to apply for the calculation of the allocation of emission allowances — Article 263, fourth paragraph TFEU — Lack of individual concern — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Inadmissible.#Case T‑379/11.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 4 June 2012

Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of
 4 June 2012.#Europäischer Wirtschaftsverband der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie (Eurofer) ASBL v European Commission.#Action for annulment — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances from 2013 onwards — Commission Decision establishing product benchmarks to be applied in calculating the allocation of emission allowances — Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Absence of individual concern — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Inadmissibility.#Case T-381/11.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 4 June 2012

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 2012

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 - Authorizes FY2013-FY2015 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, aircraft, and related equipment; (3) the Coast Guard Reserve program; (4) environmental compliance and restoration of vessels, aircraft, and facilities; and (5) the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors directly related to search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness. Authorizes, for each such fiscal year, end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 47,000 and specified average military training student loads. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to convene a special selection board if an administrative error results in an officer or former officer: (1) not being considered for selection for promotion by a selection board, or (2) not being placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list. Authorizes the Secretary to also convene such a special selection board for an officer or former officer considered but not selected for promotion if the selection board: (1) acted contrary to law in a matter material to the decision or with the involvement of material factual or administrative error, or (2) did not have material information before it for consideration. Authorizes judicial review of: (1) a decision of the Secretary not to convene a special selection board, and (2) an action of a special selection board. Prohibits the Secretary from authorizing certain involuntary administrative separations for Coast Guard members based on medical conditions considered by the Physical Evaluation Board during an evaluation resulting in the individual being determined fit for duty. Directs the Commandant to submit to Congress an annual capital investment plan for the Coast Guard for each capital asset for which appropriations are proposed in the President's annual budget. Postpones certification requirements for certain fishing vessels built after a specified date to one year after the Secretary publishes the definition of the term "built" in the Federal Register. Directs the Commandant to maintain the schedule and requirements for the total acquisition of 180 boats specified in the approved program of record for the Response Boat-Medium acquisition program in effect on June 1, 2012, until the Commandant submits to Congress the documentation required to justify the acquisition of less boats. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress with a business-case analysis of the options for and costs of reactivating and extending the service life of the Coast Guard cutter Polar Sea until the estimated date on which a new polar-class icebreaker is commissioned.

Umsetzung der Entschließung 162/E (XXIV. GP) des Nationalrates durch Umweltminister Berlakovich betreffend Plastiktragtaschen

Austria · National Council · 31 May 2012

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ruth Becher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Umsetzung der Entschließung 162/E (XXIV. GP) des Nationalrates durch Umweltminister Berlakovich betreffend Plastiktragtaschen

Änderung der Artikel 25 und 26 des Übereinkommens zum Schutz und zur Nutzung grenzüberschreitender Wasserläufe und internationaler Seen

Austria · National Council · 31 May 2012

Bericht des Ausschusses für Land- und Forstwirtschaft über die Regierungsvorlage (1740 d.B.): Änderung der Artikel 25 und 26 des Übereinkommens zum Schutz und zur Nutzung grenzüberschreitender Wasserläufe und internationaler Seen

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—CIVIL, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND TAX DIVISIONS

United States · United States House of Representatives · 31 May 2012

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the energy, environmental, and foreign policies of the United States should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to climate change, as documented by credible scientific findings and as evidenced by the extreme weather events of recent years.

United States · United States Congress · 31 May 2012

Acknowledges scientific findings confirming that climate change is happening and that human activities are a primary cause. Recognizes that climate change poses unacceptable risks to the health, safety, and welfare of current and future generations of the United States. Accepts responsibility to safeguard the welfare of the people of the United States and acknowledges that such welfare is best protected by policies that: (1) reduce energy consumption and increase energy efficiency; (2) shift power supply strategy from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels; (3) capture and store carbon by planting and greening of urban landscapes and improving land and forest management practice; and (4) help people prepare for and withstand the significant impacts of climate change. Pledges that the House of Representatives will promptly introduce and enact legislation to achieve such goals.

Biomasse-Kraftwerke der Bundesforste

Austria · National Council · 30 May 2012

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Harald Jannach, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Biomasse-Kraftwerke der Bundesforste

Biomasse-Kraftwerke der Bundesforste

Austria · National Council · 30 May 2012

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Harald Jannach, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend Biomasse-Kraftwerke der Bundesforste

Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 30 May 2012

Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012 - Authorizes any person, entity, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to propose the regulation of nonnative wildlife taxa. Requires FWS to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days. Requires FWS to promulgate regulations to: (1) specify the criteria for regulating a nonnative taxon as an Injurious I taxon or Injurious II taxon that is injurious to humans, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, wildlife, or wildlife resources; (2) establish a process for assessing and analyzing the risks of taxa that may have been imported into or found in interstate commerce; and (3) designate a wildlife taxon that was previously designated as injurious by statue or the Secretary of the Interior as an Injurious I or Injurious II taxon. Requires the Secretary, five years after enactment of this Act, to: (1) define the phrase “non-native wildlife taxa novel to the United States”; (2) establish a process to ensure that all such taxa are thereafter reviewed by FWS to determine whether they should be regulated as Injurious I or Injurious II taxa prior to allowing their importation; and (3) seek to avoid, in promulgating such regulation, creating a new incentive for animal importers to import novel taxa prior to the effective date of such regulation. Requires FWS, prior to designating a taxon as an Injurious I or Injurious II taxon, to prepare a risk determination. Authorizes FWS to immediately and temporarily designate a nonnative wildlife taxon as Injurious I if an emergency exists because such unregulated taxon poses an imminent threat of harm to individuals in, or wildlife of, the United States or to the U.S. economy or environment. Requires FWS to: (1) establish an electronic, publicly available database that describes all quantities of imports of all live wildlife and the regulatory status of such wildlife; (2) monitor and report on the identities and quantities of nonnative wildlife taxa being imported; and (3) make more rapid determinations on proposals for regulation of importations or shipments of injurious mammals, birds, fish, amphibia, and reptiles under the Lacey Act by requiring the Secretary to forego time-consuming optional administrative steps that are not essential and byauthorizing the Secretary to forego economic impact analyses. Gives the Secretary the primary authority to prevent the importation of, and interstate commerce in, wildlife pathogens and harmful parasites. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to impose import restrictions to prevent the importation of, and commerce in, such pathogens and parasites. Establishes exemptions to such requirement. Prohibits any person from: (1) importing or knowingly possessing such an Injurious I or Injurious II taxon, or the descendant of such an animal, that was imported in violation of this Act; (2) engaging in interstate commerce for or knowingly possessing such an animal that was transported in interstate commerce in violation of this Act; and (3) releasing any such taxon into the wild. Sets forth exemptions from such prohibitions. Authorizes FWS to issue permits to qualified institutions to authorize actions otherwise prohibited for such taxon. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Secretary to adopt a fee to be charged on imported live wildlife shipments. Establishes the Injurious Wildlife Prevention Fund to carry out this Act.

Motie van het lid Thieme over de gevolgen van het begrotingsakkoord voor natuur en milieu

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 29 May 2012

Motie van het lid Thieme over de gevolgen van het begrotingsakkoord voor natuur en milieu

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 2012

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance, including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, former Soviet Union cooperative threat reduction, and the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund; (3) procurement, including for aircraft, missile, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E); (5) Defense Working Capital Funds and the National Defense Sealift Fund; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (10) the Office of the Inspector General; (11) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (12) the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (13) overseas deployments and related activities, including military, reserve, and National Guard personnel, operation and maintenance, the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, procurement, and RDT&E. Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. Rescinds specified funds from various accounts under prior defense appropriations Acts.