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Question· oralPQ 71asked

71 Mr. R. Burke asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9948/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

71 Mr. R. Burke asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9948/95]

Question· oralPQ 67asked

67 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9952/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

67 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9952/95]

Question· oralPQ 66asked

66 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9951/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

66 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9951/95]

Question· oralPQ 61asked

61 Mr. Collins asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9950/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

61 Mr. Collins asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9950/95]

Question· oralPQ 58asked

58 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to replace the current yield to local authorities of approximately £55 million from service charges by direct Exchequer funding. [9415/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

58 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to replace the current yield to local authorities of approximately £55 million from service charges by direct Exchequer funding. [9415/95]

Question· oralPQ 35asked

20 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for the Environment if, as a result of his reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 12 of 14 December 1989, 26 of 28 November 1990, 26 of 23 October 1991, and 53 of 25 March 1992, either his Department or the National Safety Council regard the problem of badly adjusted headlamps as serious. [9179/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

20 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for the Environment if, as a result of his reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 12 of 14 December 1989, 26 of 28 November 1990, 26 of 23 October 1991, and 53 of 25 March 1992, either his Department or the National Safety Council regard the problem of badly adjusted headlamps as serious. [9179/95]

Question· oralPQ 33asked

10 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to make £2.7 million available to Cork Corporation to provide basic fire safety facilities in NBA houses in Cork before there is a serious loss of life. [10001/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

10 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to make £2.7 million available to Cork Corporation to provide basic fire safety facilities in NBA houses in Cork before there is a serious loss of life. [10001/95]

Question· oralPQ 32asked

104 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to require planning permission and environmental impact statements for forestry plantings of under 200 acres in view of concern that such plantings, unless properly controlled, may pose a fire hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

104 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to require planning permission and environmental impact statements for forestry plantings of under 200 acres in view of concern that such plantings, unless properly controlled, may pose a fire hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/95]

Question· oralPQ 31asked

101 Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment in view of the lack of planning controls in relation to forestry plantations in close proximity to dwellinghouses, the plans, if any, he has to draft planning legislation in order to ensure that such development is subject to greater controls. [9242/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

101 Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment in view of the lack of planning controls in relation to forestry plantations in close proximity to dwellinghouses, the plans, if any, he has to draft planning legislation in order to ensure that such development is subject to greater controls. [9242/95]

Question· oralPQ 29asked

71 Mr. R. Burke asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9948/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

71 Mr. R. Burke asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9948/95]

Question· oralPQ 28asked

67 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9952/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

67 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9952/95]

Question· oralPQ 27asked

66 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9951/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

66 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9951/95]

Question· oralPQ 26asked

61 Mr. Collins asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9950/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

61 Mr. Collins asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to study the environmental impact of the Government's decision to shut down the control of farm pollution scheme in view of the impact this will have on his responsibility for pollution control. [9950/95]

Question· oralPQ 23asked

6 Mr. Martin asked the Minister for the Environment the steps, if any he will take to ensure that the handling, storage, treatment and disposal of hospital waste will come under the remit of the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9623/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

6 Mr. Martin asked the Minister for the Environment the steps, if any he will take to ensure that the handling, storage, treatment and disposal of hospital waste will come under the remit of the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9623/95]

Question· oralPQ 14asked

3 Miss Quill asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to introduce a code of waste prevention or reduction to his own Department and to other Government Departments in accordance with the key principle set out in the recently published Waste Bill, 1995. [10088/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

3 Miss Quill asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to introduce a code of waste prevention or reduction to his own Department and to other Government Departments in accordance with the key principle set out in the recently published Waste Bill, 1995. [10088/95]

Question· oralPQ 13asked

96 Mr. E. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment the figures in tabular form for river pollution under the categories unpolluted, slightly polluted, moderately polluted and seriously polluted; the lengths of river affected by region for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

96 Mr. E. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment the figures in tabular form for river pollution under the categories unpolluted, slightly polluted, moderately polluted and seriously polluted; the lengths of river affected by region for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/95]

Question· oralPQ 12asked

81 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give figures on the extent of moderately and severely polluted rivers and waterways under the care of local authorities; the changing extent of the problem over the last number of years; and the comprehensive approach, if any, he proposes to deal with the problem. [7778/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

81 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give figures on the extent of moderately and severely polluted rivers and waterways under the care of local authorities; the changing extent of the problem over the last number of years; and the comprehensive approach, if any, he proposes to deal with the problem. [7778/95]

Question· oralPQ 11asked

9 Mr. M. Smith asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the deterioration in the quality of water in many of our lakes and the consequential effect on fishing and fishing stocks; and his views in relation to the suspension of the control of farmyard pollution schemes. [9152/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

9 Mr. M. Smith asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the deterioration in the quality of water in many of our lakes and the consequential effect on fishing and fishing stocks; and his views in relation to the suspension of the control of farmyard pollution schemes. [9152/95]

Question· oralPQ 6asked

30 Miss Harney asked the Minister for the Environment the interim arrangements, if any, his Department will be making to fund local authorities pending the outcome of the promised analysis of local government funding. [5059/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

30 Miss Harney asked the Minister for the Environment the interim arrangements, if any, his Department will be making to fund local authorities pending the outcome of the promised analysis of local government funding. [5059/95]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

29 Dr. Moffatt asked the Minister for the Environment the terms of reference, if any, given to the outside group of consultants appointed to study the financing of local authorities; the time scale envisaged for the completion of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7252/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

29 Dr. Moffatt asked the Minister for the Environment the terms of reference, if any, given to the outside group of consultants appointed to study the financing of local authorities; the time scale envisaged for the completion of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7252/95]

Question· oralPQ 4asked

26 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the terms of reference of the study of local government financing due to commence shortly; when he expects to publish a White Paper incorporating the study's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9986/95]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1995

26 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the terms of reference of the study of local government financing due to commence shortly; when he expects to publish a White Paper incorporating the study's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9986/95]

Bill· SS. 871 (104th)referred

Hanford Land Management Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1995

Hanford Land Management Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) manage Federal lands, hazardous substances and radioactive materials at the Hanford Reservation (Reservation) in accordance with this Act and the environmental management plan prepared pursuant to it; (2) submit an environmental management plan for the Reservation to the Congress according to prescribed guidelines; (3) include a prescribed land use plan and risk assessment statement within the environmental management plan according to prescribed guidelines; (4) conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of all major activities, substances, and conditions that pose a risk to human health, safety, or the environment at the Reservation; (5) manage hazardous substances and radioactive materials at the Reservation in accordance with prescribed waste management guidelines, establishing any necessary standards; and (6) take corrective and remedial actions at the Reservation in compliance with the standards and site restoration plan prescribed under this Act. Instructs the Secretary to reduce the number of employees employed at the Reservation by the Department of Energy or its contractors to the number needed to accomplish authorized activities. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 870 (104th)referred

National Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1995

National Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act of 1995 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the sale of beer, mineral water, soda water, wine coolers, or carbonated soft drinks in beverage containers by retailers and distributors unless such containers carry a refund value of ten cents. Requires distributors to collect from retailers the refund value for each beverage sold to retailers and retailers to collect from consumers the refund value for each beverage sold to consumers. Requires retailers and distributors to pay the refund on returned containers of brands (in the same kind and size of container) sold. Directs distributors to pay annually to a State unclaimed refund amounts (the amount by which the total refund value of all containers sold by distributors exceeds the amount paid by distributors to persons in that State). Makes unclaimed refunds available to a State for carrying out pollution prevention and recycling programs. Prohibits distributors and retailers from: (1) selling beverages in metal beverage containers with detachable openings; and (2) disposing of containers subject to this Act or any metal, glass, or plastic from such containers (other than the top or seal) in landfills or solid waste disposal facilities. Makes this Act inapplicable to States that have adopted requirements identical to those under this Act or that have demonstrated achievement of a recycling or reuse rate for beverage containers of at least 70 percent. Prohibits States or political subdivisions that impose taxes on the sale of beverage containers from imposing any tax on the amount attributable to the refund value of such containers. Provides for the adjustment for inflation of the ten-cent refund amount at ten-year intervals. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Bill· SS. 851 (104th)open

Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1995

Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a procedure whereby a person who holds an ownership interest in property, or who has written authorization from such a person, may request the Secretary of the Army to determine whether the property contains U.S. waters, and if so, whether any portion of the waters is wetland and its classification. Directs the Secretary to establish a program under which persons other than Federal employees may be certified to make such determinations. Prohibits the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters or the draining, channelization, and excavation of U.S. waters that would significantly degrade any U.S. waters unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) extensions; and (2) failure by the Secretary to issue a decision. Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue regulations which shall include standards for the issuance of permits for activities in U.S. waters that are wetland; and (2) consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding whether such an activity would have an unacceptable adverse impact on water quality, municipal water supplies, shellfish beds or fishery areas, or wetland-dependent wildlife. Exempts an activity in U.S. waters from the permit requirement if the activity results from a normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture, or ranching activity, or an upland soil and water conservation practice, or is for the purpose of maintenance, and under other specified circumstances. Specifies that such an activity shall not be prohibited or otherwise subject to the permit requirement regarding an approved State permit program if: (1) information on the effects of the activity is included in an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project; and (2) such EIS has been submitted to the Congress before the activity is carried out in connection with project construction and prior to project authorization or appropriation of funds for the construction. Directs the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to issue regulations for the delineation of "wetland." Requires such regulations to provide for such designation if specified conditions are met, including that, in the case of nontidal wetland, water is on or above the surface of the ground for at least 21 consecutive days during the growing season in a year of normal rainfall. Requires the Secretary to classify as: (1) Class A wetlands those that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the aquatic system and that meet other specified conditions; (2) Class B wetlands those that provide habitat for a significant population of wildlife or provide other significant wetland functions; and (3) Class C wetlands those that serve marginal functions but exist in such abundance that regulation is not necessary to conserve wetlands functions, are within an intensely developed area, or are located behind a legally constructed manmade structure or natural formation. Provides for the regulation of: (1) Class A wetland based on a sequential analysis that seeks to avoid adverse impacts on wetlands, to minimize the adverse impacts which cannot be avoided, and to mitigate any adverse impacts that cannot be avoided or minimized; (2) Class B wetland under a test that balances the reasonably foreseeable benefits and detriments resulting from the issuance of the permit; and (3) Class C wetland only by the State government at its discretion. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a general permit on a State, regional, or nationwide basis for any activities in U.S. waters for which a permit would otherwise be required upon determining that the activities will cause only minimal or temporary adverse environmental impacts when performed separately, and will cause only minimal cumulative adverse environmental impacts. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) Alaska native and State of Alaska lands; (2) interagency cooperation; (3) permit compliance; (4) cranberry production; (5) violations (including civil actions by the Secretary and civil and criminal penalties); and (6) administrative appeals. Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue regulations for the establishment, use, maintenance, and oversight of mitigation banks; (2) provide appropriate regulatory relief regarding regulations issued for each activity in U.S. waters that has as the primary purpose to restore degraded wetland; and (3) establish a registry of wetland that has been created or restored voluntarily in an area that, prior to the creation or restoration, did not contain U.S. waters and therefore was not subject to regulation. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) State permit programs; (2) requirements that information be made available to the public regarding the designation of wetlands; (3) certification requirements; (4) State authority to control activities in U.S. waters; (5) balanced implementation of the Act to achieve specified objectives; and (6) transition provisions.

Bill· SS. 854 (104th)open

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1995

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise and extend the environmental conservation acreage reserve program, which shall consist of: (1) the conservation reserve program; (2) the wetlands reserve program; and (3) the environmental quality incentives program (authorized by this Act). Establishes an environmental quality incentives program which shall combine the functions of: (1) the agricultural conservation program; (2) the Great Plains conservation program; (3) the water quality incentives program; and (4) the Colorado River Basin salinity control program.

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