Environment

National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1994

National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to maintain the readiness capability of the underground Nevada Test Site. Establishes within the Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence to be located at such Site. Directs the Center to carry out activities related to: (1) alternative and renewable energy sources; (2) nuclear stockpile stewardship; (3) disarmament and demilitarization; (4) nonproliferation; and (5) environmental technologies. Authorizes appropriations.

National Environmental-Economic Recovery Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1994

National Environmental-Economic Recovery Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to make a grant to the IRCA (Industrial Resource Consultants of America) Foundation to establish a facility meeting specified criteria, including: (1) electric energy production from solid wastes; (2) location in a depressed community; (3) provision of electricity and steam to energy intensive industry customers at specified discounted market rates; and (4) acquisition of a continuing supply of feedstock to sustain maximum operational capability through long-term contracts with governmental sources. Requires customers of such facility to reinvest a specified percentage of resultant savings in either capital investments or increased employment. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on whether additional grants should be forthcoming based upon the following considerations: (1) increased employment resulting from the relocation of energy intensive industry; (2) effective disposal of solid wastes; and (3) easier, less expensive energy production.

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1994

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in the case of specified contaminants listed in the Federal Register for which national primary drinking water regulations have not been issued, to: (1) publish maximum contaminant level (MCL) goals and issue such regulations for those contaminants that occur in drinking water at a level of public health concern; and (2) eliminate monitoring, compliance, and enforcement requirements for those contaminants that do not occur in drinking water at levels of public health concern. (Current law requires the promulgation of such goals and regulations for specified numbers of such contaminants by certain dates.) (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to promulgate such goals and regulations for new contaminants every five years. Requires the Administrator to identify best technology treatment techniques that may be used to meet MCLs for public water systems serving fewer than 1,000, between 1,000 and 10,000, and more than 10,000 people. Directs the Administrator to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for radionuclides, disinfection and corrosion byproducts, and sulfate. (Sec. 7) Revises provisions concerning variances from such regulations to permit the issuance of a variance by a State only if the water system cannot afford to install the best available technology to meet the MCL and it is not feasible for the system to connect with another source of water that will meet the standards. Requires variances to be reviewed by the State at least every three years. (Sec. 8) Repeals provisions that authorize States to exempt public water systems from requirements respecting MCLs or treatment techniques. (Sec. 9) Prohibits treated drinking water from being removed from a public water system or routed through any device or pipes outside the system and returned to the system. Includes such action in the definition of "tampering," a violation for which criminal penalties are imposed. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to pipes and devices totally within the control of one or more public water systems or to connections between water mains. (Sec. 11) Requires (currently, authorizes) the Administrator to conduct research relating to diseases and other impairments resulting from contaminants in drinking water or to the provision of a safe supply of drinking water. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 12) Extends the authorization of appropriations for grants for State public water system supervision programs. (Sec. 13) Requires the Administrator to promulgate revised regulations every five years that list up to 30 unregulated contaminants to be monitored by public water systems. Directs the Administrator to assemble a national drinking water occurrence data base to include information on the occurrence of regulated and unregulated contaminants. (Sec. 16) Requires the Administrator to make capitalization grants to States to establish State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds. Reserves the following amounts from such grants: (1) one percent for financial assistance to Indian tribes for the improvement of public water systems; and (2) .5 percent to respond to public health emergencies. Sets aside specified dollar amounts for rural small drinking water systems technical assistance programs and drinking water health effects research. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for public water system improvement to the District of Columbia and specified U.S. territories. Requires 15 percent of amounts in a State loan fund to be available solely for assistance to public water systems that serve fewer than 10,000 individuals. Directs States to prepare intended use plans prior to receiving grants. Requires priority for the use of funds to be given to systems that are in violation of a national primary drinking water regulation. Requires the Administrator to submit quadrennially to the Congress a survey of the needs of facilities eligible for State loan fund assistance. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 17) Permits the Administrator to provide financial assistance to minority communities with economic hardship for eligible wastewater treatment projects. (Sec. 18) Authorizes the Administrator to transfer funds to another Federal agency or award grants to any appropriate entity or border State (Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas) to provide assistance to low-income communities (colonias) in such areas that lack basic sanitation facilities for: (1) the conservation, development, use, and control of water; and (2) the construction or improvement of sewers, wastewater treatment works, and essential community facilities. Requires such funds to be used in communities subject to a significant health risk attributable to lack of access to a water supply system or wastewater treatment works. Authorizes appropriations.

Balanced Economic and Environmental Priorities Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1994

Balanced Economic and Environmental Priorities Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit a Federal officer or employee from implementing or enforcing a designation of critical habitat, an issued protective regulation, or a developed recovery plan under such Act unless the Secretary (either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested): (1) prepares an economic impact analysis with respect to such designation, regulation, or recovery plan; (2) determines that the benefits of it outweigh the costs of it; and (3) publishes an economic impact statement describing the findings of the analysis. Establishes guidelines for such economic impact analysis. Directs the Secretary to: (1) limit economic losses incurred by persons caused by listing species as endangered or threatened; and (2) compensate such persons for any diminishments in the value of tangible or intangible property, and in the loss or diminishment of a job. Requires congressional approval of any additions to the endangered species list. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) review endangered or threatened species added on or after such date to a published list of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (2) prepare an economic impact analysis and statement with respect to them; and (3) publish a list of all designations of critical habitat, regulations, and recovery plans in effect on the date of that publication (the implementation and enforcement of which is prohibited by the amendments made by this Act). Prohibits a person from being paid for any loss incurred by species being added to a list of endangered species or threatened species published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during the period beginning January 1, 1986, and ending on the enactment of this Act, except for losses resulting from the implementation or enforcement of designations of critical habitat, regulations, and recovery plans that are not included in the list published under this Act.

A bill to extend certain compliance dates for pesticide safety training and labeling requirements.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1994

Extends the compliance date for certain provisions of the worker protection standard with respect to pesticide safety requirements under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from April 15, 1994, to January 1, 1995. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) develop and distribute pesticide safety training materials that convey, at a minimum, information set forth in the CFR; and (2) assist the appropriate Federal, State, and tribal agencies in implementing required pesticide safety training programs. Provides that until January 1, 1995, the labeling requirements set forth for pesticides and devices in the CFR that are due to become effective on April 21, 1994, may be enforced only in a State that has established a worker protection program with respect to such pesticides and devices and for purposes of enforcing such a program. Considers State worker protection programs to have met CFR requirements until January 1, 1995, after which time the Administrator shall reassess such programs. Directs pesticide registrants, beginning April 22, 1994, to provide information for point-of-sale notification to inform purchasers of pesticides that the applicable compliance date for labeling is January 1, 1995.

Private Property Owners Bill of Rights

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1994

Private Property Owners Bill of Rights - Requires Federal agency heads to: (1) comply with applicable State and tribal government laws in implementing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and the permitting program for dredged or filled material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA); (2) administer and implement the Acts in a manner that least affects the private property owners' constitutional and other legal rights; (3) develop and implement rules and regulations for ensuring that such rights are protected when making any final decision that restricts the use of private property; (4) obtain the consent of the property owner and provide appropriate notice before entering privately-owned property in order to collect information on it; and (5) give the property owner an opportunity to review and dispute the data collected before using it to implement or enforce any of the Acts. Amends ESA and FWPCA to provide for administrative appeals of certain actions, including those related to the denial of permits and the imposition of administrative penalties. Entitles a private property owner deprived of 50 percent or more of the fair market value or the economically viable use of a portion of property as a consequence of a final qualified agency action to receive compensation upon request in accordance with specified guidelines. Amends ESA to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all private property owners or lessees of property subject to a management agreement and provide an appropriate opportunity for their participation in such an agreement when the Secretary enters into it with any non-Federal person establishing restrictions on property use.

A bill to establish the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Establishes the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in Georgia. Establishes the Augusta Canal Commission. Requires the Commission to prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior for review and approval a plan for the management of the Area, based on existing Federal, State, and local plans in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Commission to coordinate and combine such plans and present an integrated and cooperative approach for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the Area's cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources. Prohibits Federal agencies from promulgating an occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation for the Area that is more stringent than existing applicable regulations, solely as a result of the establishment of the Area. Authorizes appropriations.

Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of 1994 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to remove the definition for, and certain references to, "high-level radioactive waste." Removes provisions which prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing a permit for the disposal of radioactive waste in the ocean until the permit applicant prepares a Radioactive Material Disposal Impact Assessment.

To amend the Act establishing the Gateway National Recreation Area to provide for the management of Fort Wadsworth by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to utilize the resources of Fort Wadsworth in the Staten Island Unit, Fort Hancock in the Sandy Hook Unit, and Floyd Bennett Field in the Jamaica Bay and Breezy Point Units of the Gateway National Recreational Area in New York and New Jersey to provide for and support programs and activities that foster research, education, and demonstration projects concerning the environment, international affairs, cultural understanding, and health and science. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the resources of Fort Wadsworth for any other purposes consistent with the community reuse plan or other initiatives for Naval Station New York. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into: (1) appropriate leases or other agreements with any person, firm, association, organization, corporation, or governmental entity for the use of any property within Fort Wadsworth, Fort Hancock, and Floyd Bennett Field in accordance with the general management plan for the Area or for any of the purposes set forth in the Act establishing such Area; (2) appropriate leases or other agreements with any Federal agency to house its employees engaged in activities or programs at Fort Wadsworth, Fort Hancock, Floyd Bennett Field, or in the New York City metropolitan area; and (3) interagency permitting agreements or other appropriate agreements with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Transportation, and other Federal agencies to locate their activities and house their employees at Fort Wadsworth, Fort Hancock, and Floyd Bennett Field. Requires the Secretary to establish competitive bidding procedures to be used for the issuance of such leases. Requires proceeds from the leases, concession, other use authorizations, and services that may be provided by the Area to be retained by the Secretary and credited to the appropriation bearing the cost of preservation, restoration, maintenance, improvement, repair, and related expenses incurred by the Secretary with respect to Fort Wadsworth, Fort Hancock, and Floyd Bennett Field properties, with the balance used to defray other costs incurred by the Secretary in the administration of such properties. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements and permits for any of the purposes set out in this Act.

Endangered Species Management Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Endangered Species Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary (of the Interior, Commerce, or Agriculture, as determined under the Act) from determining that an isolated population of a species is endangered or threatened if the species is not otherwise an endangered or threatened species. Requires the Secretary, when making a determination of endangered or threatened species, to issue a report delineating all direct and indirect economic and social impacts of delineation of proposed critical habitat to the areas affected and to the Nation. Prohibits the Secretary from listing a species as endangered or threatened unless: (1) the Secretary has prepared a report that includes the complete file of scientific data and collection methodology which has been developed in conjunction with the listing or with any critical habitat designation and details of a recovery plan for the species (including scientific data and projected costs); (2) scientific data supporting the listing has been reviewed by a scientific peer review panel and panel recommendations are submitted to the Secretary; (3) the Secretary publishes notice of intent to list in each area of the United States where the species is believed to occur; and (4) the Secretary conducts public hearings in each such area. Revises or sets requirements regarding: (1) cooperative agreements with States; (2) Federal agency actions; (3) prohibition of ex parte communications between the President and members of the Endangered Species Committee; and (4) hardship permit exemptions. Directs the Secretary to pay just compensation for any taking of private or public property to the owner of the property, including damages incurred by the owner as a result of such taking. Limits the Secretary's ability to take actions likely to result in a taking of public or private property or substantial social or economic impact.

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide State, Federal, and Tribal agencies with sufficient time to implement certain pesticide safety training programs.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to extend the compliance date for certain provisions of the worker protection standard relating to pesticide safety requirements to October 23, 1995. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) develop and distribute pesticide safety training materials that convey, at a minimum, specified information set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) assist the appropriate State, Federal, and tribal agencies in implementing pesticide safety training programs. Extends the compliance date for meeting a requirement for worker protection labeling statements on certain pesticide products from April 21, 1994, to October 23, 1995.

Waste Export and Import Control Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1994

Waste Export and Import Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to make it unlawful to export or import any hazardous or additional waste, except as provided by this Act. Defines "additional waste" as waste identified as such in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Exempts the import of used tire casings for retreading from such prohibition. Excludes from the provisions of this Act: (1) except for provisions concerning the Antarctic Treaty Area, reporting, and fees, specified waste exported or imported for incorporation into new products with recycled content; and (2) except for provisions concerning the Antarctic Treaty Area, source, special nuclear, or byproduct material or spent nuclear fuel. Makes the prohibition inapplicable to exports or imports made pursuant to and in compliance with: (1) an existing waste import or export agreement with another country if certain requirements of the SWDA governing hazardous waste are met and the agreement is amended to be consistent with requirements described in (2) for new agreements; (2) an agreement entered into after this Act's enactment that requires environmentally sound management of the waste and compliance with any laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the waste is managed and provides for the importing country and the United States to jointly conduct reciprocal inspections of waste facilities; and (3) provisions of this Act regarding exports, imports, and regulations to implement agreements. Sets forth specific requirements for the environmentally sound management of waste. Makes it unlawful to export or import hazardous or additional waste if the waste will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with laws of importing and transit countries and the United States, applicable State and tribal laws, and contract provisions. Directs exporters to provide notice of proposed exports to the Administrator for forwarding to importing and transit countries. Requires prior consent of such countries for exports and requires the notice to contain information sufficient for the importing and transit countries to make informed decisions on whether to accept the export. Requires exporters and generators, upon receiving information that a shipment of waste has not been delivered to the designated facility or managed as specified in the contract, to: (1) accept legal and financial responsibility for arranging for the acceptance of waste by an alternative facility and deliver the waste to such facility; or (2) return the waste to the United States. Directs exporters to comply with financial responsibility requirements promulgated by the President and of importing and transit countries. Authorizes general notification and consent procedures for multiple shipments of the same waste to the same disposer via the same customs offices. Requires importers, prior to importing hazardous or additional waste into the United States, to obtain the consent of the President. Sets forth requirements for importers parallel to those for exporters. Prohibits the importation of such waste into the United States for transit without the consent of the President. Sets forth notification requirements. Requires the President to issue orders prohibiting the export or import of waste by a particular source, shipment, or class where there is reason to believe that: (1) the exported waste would not be managed in an environmentally sound manner; (2) the management of imported waste would be in violation of Federal, State, or tribal laws; or (3) exports or imports may not be in accordance with contracts, bilateral or regional agreements, or international obligations of the United States. Permits emergency orders to prohibit the export or import of waste by a particular source, shipment, or class from or to a specific country for up to 60 days where: (1) the waste may present an imminent endangerment to health or the environment; or (2) the importing or exporting country requests emergency actions in support of enforcement efforts related to such waste. Requires the Administrator to arrange for the disposition of wastes that are not delivered if an exporter or generator fails to do so and to recover costs from liable exporters and generators. Authorizes the Administrator to restrict waste exports or imports to designated U.S. ports. Makes it unlawful to export hazardous or additional waste: (1) for treatment, incineration, storage, disposal, or recycling to any location south of 60 degrees south latitude (the Antarctic Treaty Area); or (2) to any other country in violation of a law prohibiting the entry of waste. Sets forth annual reporting requirements for waste importers and exporters. Provides for the imposition of fees on such individuals.

Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Initiatives Within the Department of the Interior Title II: Initiatives Within the Department of Energy Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1994 - Title I: Initiatives Within the Department of the Interior - Establishes within the Department of the Interior an Office of Education to: (1) promote education in selected areas of environmental, natural, historic, and cultural resources; and (2) establish initiatives at minority schools of higher education. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) submit annual status reports to the Congress regarding the inventory and coordination of Departmental education programs; (2) report annually to certain congressional committees on opportunities for minority schools of higher education to participate in Departmental programs; (3) establish a scholarship program for degrees in natural resource and environmental related fields at minority schools of higher learning in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region; (4) encourage pre-college education programs in designated subject areas; (5) implement a volunteer educational enrichment program in cooperation with State departments of education and local school districts in the Delta Region; (6) establish a Center for Excellence in the Sciences and a Center for Aquaculture to encourage women and minority students in the Delta Region to pursue careers in the sciences and in aquaculture; and (7) coordinate the educational programs under this Act with those of other Federal agencies. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress: (1) a study of nationally significant sites within the Delta Region; (2) recommendations for a transportation network linking such sites; and (3) a study outlining recommendations for funding a Delta Region Native American Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cultural Center, and a Delta Region African American Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cultural Center (including a Music Heritage Program). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State Humanities Councils to assist minority and rural museums and related associations in the Delta region. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to historically Black colleges and universities to undertake: (1) a survey of historic and prehistoric structures on campus; and (2) their preservation. (Sec. 106) Directs the Secretary to: (1) transmit to the Congress a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a Delta Antiquities Trail or Delta Antiquities Heritage Corridor; and (2) conduct a research and preservation program of significant historic and archaeological resources in the Delta. (Sec. 108) Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Initiatives Within the Department of Energy - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to establish the Delta Energy Technology and Business Development Center (the Center). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the Center. (Sec. 203) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary to make grants to schools or hospitals for energy conservation projects, and to provide supplemental Federal financing for energy conservation projects at schools and hospitals in the Delta Region. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 204) Requires the Secretary to: (1) report annually to certain congressional committees regarding opportunities for minority colleges and universities to participate in Department of Energy (DOE) activities and laboratories; (2) establish scholarship programs for students pursuing energy-related and/or technical disciplines either at minority colleges or universities in the Delta Region; (3) encourage pre-college programs in energy-related and/or technical disciplines; (4) implement a volunteer program for education at DOE; and (5) implement a program to encourage women and minority students in the Delta Region to pursue careers in technical disciplines. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to conduct a research and demonstration program to determine the economic viability of integrated biomass energy systems within the Delta Region. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 206) Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary to make grants to States and Indian tribal organizations in the Delta Region for weatherization of low-income dwelling units. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 207) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to qualify for incentive payments certain renewable energy facilities owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Water Quality Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Research and Related Programs Title II: Construction Grants Title III: Standards and Enforcement Title IV: Permits and Licenses Title V: General Provisions Title VI: State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions Water Quality Act of 1994 - Title I: Research and Related Programs - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act or CWA) to add national goal and policy provisions with respect to water quality programs. Title II: Construction Grants - Removes limitations on the use of grants for the construction of publicly owned treatment works and authorizes the use of such grants for purposes for which grants may be made under nonpoint source management and groundwater quality programs. (Sec. 201) Requires grant applicants to demonstrate, along with other existing requirements, that water use efficiency options have been studied and evaluated and, if cost-effective implemented. (Sec. 202) Prohibits the approval of a grant for a treatment works unless the applicant has adopted a system of charges that will recover the costs of operation and maintenance (O&M) of treatment works within the jurisdiction. (Current provisions require the applicant to insure adequate construction and O&M.) (Sec. 205) Requires value engineering reviews to be conducted for any treatment works construction projected in excess of $25 million (currently, $10 million). (Sec. 206) Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants under title II of the CWA for the construction of treatment works to specified cities and counties. Title III: Standards and Enforcement - Revises provisions concerning the use of innovative technology to comply with effluent reduction requirements to authorize the Administrator, if a facility achieves reductions with an innovative system that has the potential for reducing the release of pollutants to other media, to extend the date of compliance for such facility for up to three (currently, two) years if the system has industry-wide application potential. (Sec. 302) Directs States to develop antidegradation policies. Requires the Administrator to publish guidance for States to assist in the designation and protection of outstanding national resource waters. (Sec. 303) Authorizes the Administrator to issue regulations to prohibit or restrict the use of mixing zones with respect to chemicals which are persistent, acutely toxic, or bioaccumulative and pose a sufficient health or environmental risk. (Sec. 304) Requires the Administrator to publish guidance for the States on development and adoption of water quality standards applicable to arid areas. (Sec.305) Directs the Administrator to publish regulations providing guidance for effluent limitations for discharges into the ground or groundwater that are subject to permit requirements for groundwater discharges. (Sec. 307) Requires the Administrator to allow States to use a specified amount of funds to carry out citizen water quality monitoring programs. (Sec. 308) Directs the Administrator, in publishing any revised list of toxic pollutants subject to effluent limitations, to take into account the bioaccumulation potential of, and magnitude and risk of exposure to, a pollutant. Requires effluent standards to take such factors into account as well. Authorizes any person to petition the Administrator to limit or prohibit discharges of toxic pollutants or classes of such pollutants which contribute to water quality impairment. Provides that if the Administrator issues chemical-specific numeric water quality criteria for toxic pollutants and a State has not adopted water quality standards for navigable waters within three years of the issuance of such criteria, the criteria shall be: (1) treated as adopted by the State as a water quality standard for purposes of Federal and State law; and (2) applied consistent with designated uses if the State has designated uses for such waters. Requires the Administrator to develop additional criteria for water quality with respect to pollutants entering navigable waters with an emphasis on pollutants entering such waters from nonpoint sources. Authorizes the Administrator to develop and issue guidance that States may use in: (1) issuing fish consumption advisories and scientific protocols for testing contamination levels of fish; (2) developing a monitoring program for contaminants in fish and shellfish; and (3) monitoring water quality at beaches and issuing health advisories with respect to beaches. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress on the current scientific knowledge of chemicals which are present in U.S. waters and for which there is evidence that exposure to such chemicals may result in endocrine, immune, or nervous system or developmental health effects in human, fish, or wildlife. (Sec. 309) Revises Federal enforcement and penalty provisions. (Sec.310) Revises provisions regarding water pollution control at Federal facilities to waive the sovereign immunity of the United States with respect to any requirement, administrative authority, or sanctions that may be imposed for violations. Provides that Federal employees may be subject to criminal sanctions but exempts Federal agencies from such sanctions. Authorizes the Administrator to commence administrative enforcement actions against Federal agencies under this Act. Includes Federal agencies in the definition of "person." (Sec. 311) Includes within the required elements of nonpoint source management programs: (1) a description of monitoring and assessment of program effectiveness; (2) a description of program measures that will apply to land owners and a description of land owners, activities, or areas exempt from such measures; (3) an identification of activities for which land owners will be required to implement site-specific management plans; (4) an identification of methods to inform landowners of sources of assistance for developing such plans; (5) designation of watersheds or other areas for which best management practices will be undertaken; (6) a schedule for addressing nonpoint sources of pollution; and (7) an identification of activities on Federal lands that are inconsistent with such programs. Requires the Administrator to prepare nonpoint source management plans for States that fail to do so or whose plans are not approved. Extends the authorization of appropriations for grants for assessment reports, nonpoint source management programs, and groundwater protection programs through FY 2000. Directs the Administrator to publish guidance to identify best management practices and measures which may be undertaken under such management programs. (Sec. 313) Requires the Administrator to establish a schedule under which major nonmunicipal dischargers of pollutants and significant industrial users are required to submit pollution prevention or reduction plans. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on innovative and alternative technologies which are available for preventing and reducing pollution of navigable waters. Requires each publicly owned treatment works that is required to develop a pretreatment program and each federally owned treatment works to develop toxic reduction action plans. Directs the Administrator to publish guidance on such plans and on providing technical assistance to small communities to assist them in reducing the introduction of toxic pollutants and hazardous wastes into treatment works. Makes such plans a precondition for issuance or renewal of a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit for a treatment works that is required to have a pretreatment program. (Sec. 314) Authorizes States to submit watershed management programs to the Administrator for approval. Permits States implementing approved watershed management programs to transfer funds for various water pollution control programs between programs (thus, allowing States to use funds for one program for another program). Authorizes the Administrator, in any year in which a State is implementing such a program, to extend the terms of permits for discharges into watersheds or point source discharges into State waters, subject to certain conditions. Title IV: Permits and Licenses - Revises stormwater discharge permitting provisions. (Sec. 402) Makes stormwater discharges that are composed entirely of stormwater subject to requirements for nonpoint source management programs. Adds to the list of discharges for which permits are required: (1) a discharge associated with any industrial activity that is subject to regulation by a State or local stormwater program and is from a construction activity which disturbs fewer than five acres of total land area and is not part of a larger common plan of development or sale; and (2) a discharge from a municipal separate storm sewer system serving an urbanized area with a population between 50,000 and 100,000. Establishes additional requirements for permits for municipal separate storm sewer systems, including that they: (1) require reasonable progress toward attainment of water quality standards as expeditiously as possible, but by no later than December 31, 2009; and (2) have additional requirements for the control of discharges to attain or maintain such standards if they are renewed after this Act's enactment. Authorizes the issuance of general or group permits for any discharges, other than those from municipal separate storm sewer systems, if the discharges are similar in nature and application of similar management measures will reduce pollution occurring from such discharges. Prohibits the Administrator from requiring, as a permit condition, compliance with a numeric effluent limitation or an applicable water quality standard before December 31, 2009, except to implement management measures under regulations for municipal separate storm sewer systems. Sets forth requirements for regulations for permits for urbanized and municipal separate storm water discharges. (Sec. 403) Subjects existing permits for discharges from municipal combined sewer systems resulting from wet weather overflows to this Act's requirements. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations to require permits for such discharges that provide for: (1) technology-based controls for such overflows and set forth a compliance schedule for a long-term control plan; and (2) reasonable progress toward attainment of water quality standards by no later than December 31, 2009. Prohibits such permits from requiring compliance with a numeric effluent limitation or water quality standard before such date. (Sec. 404) Treats a discharge of a pollutant into groundwater as a discharge into navigable waters if: (1) there is a reasonably foreseeable and demonstrable direct hydrologic connection between the ground and surface waters in the proximity of the discharge; (2) a greater than de minimis quantity of the pollutant is able to reach surface waters; and (3) no other Federal law directly addresses the activity resulting in the discharge. Bars penalties for such a discharge unless the person should have known that there is a direct hydrologic connection between the ground and surface waters in the proximity of the discharge. (Sec. 405) Requires the Administrator to issue guidance on the beneficial use of sewage sludge. Title V: General Provisions - Requires a CWA cost and needs estimate to be submitted quadrennially (currently, biennially) to the Congress. (Sec. 504) Reauthorizes the CWA through FY 2000. (Sec. 505) Requires the Administrator to make grants to Indian tribes to pay the full cost of sewage treatment and nonpoint source management projects. Increases amounts to be reserved for Indian tribes for such projects. Permits State water pollution control revolving funds (SRFs) to be used for assistance to Indian tribes. Title VI: State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds - Authorizes SRFs to be used for water use efficiency measures whose principal purpose is improving or protecting water quality. (Sec. 602) Requires the Administrator to establish simplified procedures for small communities to obtain assistance from SRFs. (Sec.603) Provides for an extended repayment period for loans made from SRFs for service areas in which the average annual residential sewage treatment charge, after completion of a project, will be greater than 1.25 percent of the median family income for such area. Authorizes negative interest rates for such loans. Permits SRFs to be used to provide technical and planning assistance to small communities. (Sec. 605) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the SRF program through FY 2000. Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Administrator to provide financial assistance to States for planning, design, and construction of international wastewater treatment works in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexican border. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 702) Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States along such border to provide assistance for planning, design, and construction of treatment works to provide wastewater service to colonias. Makes funds appropriated before this Act's enactment available for such purposes. (Sec. 703) Requires the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on pollutants to navigable waters which originate from mobile sources and impair or threaten water quality and to submit recommendations for reducing pollution from such sources.

Level of Effort Clean Water Bonus Fund Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994

Level of Effort Clean Water Bonus Fund Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reserve 20 percent of the amounts made available for capitalization grants for State water pollution control revolving funds for making level of effort capitalization grants to eligible States. Requires States that receive level of effort grants to deposit an equal amount into the revolving funds. Makes eligible for such grants States that have deposited more than the required matching amount into the revolving fund or into a non-Federal revolving fund or grant program that is subject to requirements similar to those for the State revolving fund. Prohibits States from receiving a grant in an amount greater than 20 percent of the amount of funds reserved.

Federal Nuclear Facilities Licensing and Regulation Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NRC Licensing of New Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities Title II: Federal Nuclear Facilities Regulatory Review Commission Federal Nuclear Facilities Licensing and Regulation Act - Title I: NRC Licensing of New Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to mandate that any new Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities comply with the licensing requirements imposed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate standards for the protection of the public health and safety and the environment from radioactive releases from new DOE nuclear facilities. Title II: Federal Nuclear Facilities Regulatory Review Commission - Establishes the Federal Nuclear Facilities Regulatory Review Commission to recommend to the Congress an approach to subjecting existing DOE nuclear facilities to independent regulation, after taking into account specified issues. Authorizes appropriations.

Interstate Transportation of Municipal and Industrial Waste Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1994

Interstate Transportation of Municipal and Industrial Waste Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor, if requested by an affected local government and a local solid waste planning unit, to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal and industrial waste in: (1) any landfill or incinerator in the State; and (2) landfill cells in landfills covered by exceptions under this Act that do not meet the State's design and location standards and leachate collection and groundwater monitoring requirements for new landfills. Permits such Governors, without the request of such entities, to limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal and industrial waste received for disposal, or the disposal of such waste, at landfills covered by exceptions under this Act. Prohibits discrimination against any particular landfill and against shipments of out-of-State waste on the basis of State of origin. Exempts from a Governor's authority to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State waste: (1) landfills that received documented shipments of such waste in 1992 and are in compliance with State laws relating to design and location standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure and corrective action; (2) proposed landfills that, prior to January 1, 1994, received an approval from the affected local government to receive municipal and industrial waste generated outside of the county or State and a State notice of decision to grant a construction permit; or (3) incinerators that received documented shipments of such waste during 1992 and are in compliance with performance standards under the Clean Air Act and State laws relating to facility design and operations.

A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to grant State status to Indian tribes for purposes of the enforcement of such Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1994

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) treat Indian tribes as States under such Act; (2) delegate primary enforcement authority for programs under such Act to Indian tribes; and (3) provide grant and contract assistance to tribes to carry out such Act. Sets forth conditions under which Indian tribes may be treated as States. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on: (1) recommendations for addressing hazardous and solid wastes and underground storage tanks (USTs) within Indian country; (2) methods to maximize Indian participation in, and administration of, programs under such Act; and (3) an estimate of the amount of assistance required and a discussion of proposals by the Administrator concerning the provision of assistance to Indian tribes for the administration of such programs. Requires the Administrator to establish an inventory of sites within Indian country at which hazardous waste has been stored or disposed. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reserve at least three percent of the amounts made available to States from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for Indian tribes to carry out response actions for petroleum USTs.

To amend the Clean Air Act to require the designation of certain areas as rural transport areas for purposes of nonattainment requirements, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1994

Amends the Clean Air Act to treat an ozone nonattainment area as a rural transport area if sources of volatile organic compounds (and, where relevant, nitrogen oxide) emissions within an area do not result in more than 35 percent of the ozone concentrations measured in the area or in other areas. (Rural transport areas must meet requirements applicable to marginal nonattainment areas.)

To extend the conservation reserve program for 10 years and the wetlands reserve program for 5 years; to protect vulnerable soil and water resources by facilitating the transition of our Nation's most environmentally sensitive land to conservation uses by enabling farmers to meet conservation compliance requirements through the early withdrawal, modification, re-enrollment, or enrollment of lands in the conservation reserve; to best achieve such conservation purposes with sharply limited resources by permitting the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate reduced annual rental payments in exchange for granting farmers increased flexibility to withdraw, enroll, or re-enroll parts of land parcels in the conservation reserve program and for permitting limited uses on lands enrolled in the conservation reserve; to permit the transfer of crop bases among owners upon the expiration of enrollment; and to authorize the establishment of demonstration projects.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1994

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program; and (2) the wetlands reserve prgram. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend or modify conservation reserve contracts under specified circumstances. Authorizes a demonstration grant program to permit grass and or legumes to be grown on reserve land. Authorizes appropriations.

Private Property Owners Bill of Rights

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1994

Private Property Owners Bill of Rights - Requires Federal agency heads to: (1) comply with applicable State and tribal government laws in implementing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and the permitting program for dredged or filled material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA); (2) administer and implement the Acts in a manner that least affects the private property owners' constitutional and other legal rights; (3) develop and implement rules and regulations for ensuring that such rights are protected when making any final decision that restricts the use of private property; (4) obtain the consent of the property owner and provide appropriate notice before entering privately-owned property in order to collect information on it; and (5) give the property owner an opportunity to review and dispute the data collected before using it to implement or enforce any of the Acts. Amends ESA and FWPCA to provide for administrative appeals of certain actions, including those related to the denial of permits and the imposition of administrative penalties. Entitles a private property owner deprived of 50 percent or more of the fair market value or the economically viable use of a portion of property as a consequence of a final qualified agency action to receive compensation upon request in accordance with specified guidelines. Amends ESA to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all private property owners or lessees of property subject to a management agreement and provide an appropriate opportunity for their participation in such an agreement when the Secretary enters into it with any non-Federal person establishing restrictions on property use.

To amend the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1994

Modifies the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary to include an area popularly known as Stetson Bank.

A bill to authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1994

Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act through FY 2000.

Peace, Prosperity, and Democracy Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Sustainable Development Title II: Building Democracy Title III: Promoting Peace Title IV: Providing Humanitarian Assistance Title V: Promoting Growth Through Trade and Investment Title VI: Advancing Diplomacy Title VII: Special Authorities, Restrictions on Assistance, and Reports Title VIII: General Provisions Title IX: Technical and Conforming Provisions Peace, Prosperity, and Democracy Act of 1994 - Repeals the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (with the exception of a few provisions) as well other specified foreign relations and assistance Acts. Sets forth revised foreign assistance policy provisions. Title I: Sustainable Development - Chapter 1: Sustainable Development Authorities - Sets forth policy for sustainable development programs and voluntary cooperation in development. (Sec. 1103) Encourages the President to establish a formal and continuing partnership with private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, and credit unions which have experience working in developing countries, and with colleges and universities, to carry out the objectives of this title. Authorizes the President to use funds in support of this title for: (1) schools and libraries outside the United States that are sponsored by U.S. citizens and that serve as study and demonstration centers for the ideas and practices of the United States; and (2) hospital centers for medical education and research outside the United States that are sponsored by U.S. citizens. (Sec. 1104) Permits the President to provide assistance for credit programs in furtherance of the following sustainable objectives: (1) micro- and small enterprise development; (2) shelter, urban services, and environmental infrastructure; and (3) other programs to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Chapter 2: Development Fund for Africa - Makes funds under chapter 1 available for programs for Subsaharan Africa. Chapter 3: Role of Related Programs - Sets forth U.S. policy regarding: (1) the role of international financial institutions; (2) the Peace Corps; (3) the African Development and Inter-American Foundations; and (4) specified non-emergency food assistance programs. Title II: Building Democracy - Sets forth policy regarding the promotion of democracy. Chapter 1: Promoting Democracy - Subchapter A: Countries in Transition - Authorizes the President to provide assistance for countries: (1) that have recently emerged or are in the process of emerging as democratic societies; (2) that have recently emerged or are emerging from civil strife and either have a democratically-elected government or are making progress toward developing such a government; or (3) where democratic progress or institutions are threatened. (Sec. 2102) Declares that programs under this subchapter should be designed to facilitate the trend toward more open, just, and democratic societies. Permits such assistance to military and law enforcement forces to: (1) orient militaries or law enforcement agencies to their respective roles in a democratic order; (2) enhance the accountability of law enforcement agencies to civil justice institutions; (3) promote demilitarization of society; and (4) meet security challenges on a transitional basis that threaten to impede or reverse democratic reforms or institutions. Subchapter B: Independent States of the Former Soviet Union - Makes funds available for assistance to the independent states of the former Soviet Union as authorized and appropriated to the President each fiscal year. Subchapter C: Central and Eastern Europe - Sets forth policy towards democracy and free enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe. (Sec. 2302) Makes funds available for assistance for Central and Eastern Europe as authorized and appropriated to the President each fiscal year. Chapter 2: Information and Exchange - Sets forth policy with respect to programs administered by the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Title III: Promoting Peace - Chapter 1: Peacekeeping and Related Programs - Sets forth policy concerning peacekeeping and related programs. (Sec. 3102) Authorizes the President to: (1) pay assessed and other contributions and expenses of international peacekeeping activities; and (2) furnish assistance to foreign countries and international and regional organizations and arrangements for peacekeeping. (Sec. 3103) Authorizes the President to direct the drawdown of up to $100 million (currently, $75 million) worth of defense articles and services in unforeseen emergencies. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to reimburse the applicable appropriation, fund, or account. Chapter 2: Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund - Authorizes assistance to be provided for specified activities to facilitate the dismantlement and nonproliferation of nuclear, biological, chemical, and conventional weapons. Chapter 3: Regional Peace, Security and Defense Cooperation - Authorizes assistance to be provided to: (1) support peace and the development of democratic institutions and to meet economic, political, and security needs in the Near East; (2) meet immediate threats to international peace and security posed by regional and internal conflicts through collective defense efforts; and (3) enhance the ability of countries willing to share the burden of collective security efforts to maintain international peace and security. (Sec. 3303) Declares that the President, in providing such assistance, should take into account the desirability of shifting resources away from the provision of defense articles to economic development purposes as rapidly as is warranted by the easing of threats to regional peace and the need to maintain ongoing defense relations. Chapter 4: International Narcotics Trafficking, Terrorism and Crime Prevention - Authorizes assistance to be provided to: (1) control narcotics and other controlled substances; (2) enhance the rule of law and the ability of law enforcement and defense personnel to combat international criminal activity; (3) enhance anti-terrorism skills of foreign law enforcement and defense personnel; (4) provide anti-crime, -terrorism, and -narcotics assistance to friendly countries; and (5) promote international criminal justice. (Sec. 3403) Incorporates certain existing anti-narcotics assistance and agreement authorities. (Sec. 3404) Prohibits Department of State employees from engaging in the training of law enforcement personnel for anti-terrorism programs, with a specified exception. (Sec. 3405) Makes provisions of law which prohibit assistance to countries in arrears on certain loan commitments to the United States inapplicable with respect to narcotics control assistance. Title IV: Providing Humanitarian Assistance - Chapter 1: Refugee Assistance - Lists purposes of refugee assistance. Incorporates existing provisions of law that provide for the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. Chapter 2: Disaster Assistance - Incorporates existing provisions of law that authorize international disaster assistance. Expands the source of funding from which the disaster account can borrow. Authorizes funds to be used to respond rapidly to reconstruction and institution-building needs arising from natural or manmade disasters. Chapter 3: Emergency Food Assistance - Sets forth U.S. policy regarding emergency food assistance. Title V: Promoting Growth Through Trade and Investment - Chapter 1: Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Incorporates certain existing provisions regarding the purpose and guidelines of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Raises the ceiling on: (1) per capita income of countries required to receive preferential consideration for OPIC projects; and (2) the maximum contingent liability pursuant to insurance issued. (Sec. 5104) Authorizes OPIC to commit investment financing for direct lending in an amount of up to $5 billion for FY 1995 through 1999. Extends OPIC's authority to carry out investment insurance and financing through FY 1999. (Sec. 5201) Directs the Corporation to refuse to insure, reinsure, or finance an investment for purposes of establishing in a foreign country any export processing zone or area in which the tax, tariff, labor, environment, and safety laws of that country do not apply to activities carried out in the area unless the assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the United States. Chapter 2: Trade and Development Agency - Incorporates certain existing provisions of law regarding the Trade and Development Agency. Chapter 3: Role of Related Programs - Sets forth policy regarding food security and Export-Import Bank programs. Title VI: Advancing Diplomacy - Sets forth policy regarding the advancement of diplomacy. Title VII: Special Authorities, Restrictions on Assistance, and Reports - Chapter 1: Special Authorities - Revises existing provisions regarding the President's authority to transfer funds between foreign assistance accounts. (Sec. 7102) Sets forth presidential special waiver authorities similar to those under existing law. Raises annual ceilings on the amounts that can be authorized for arms sales or leases or foreign assistance or for the use of foreign currencies under such authorities. (Sec. 7103) Raises the annual ceiling on the amount the President can use for unanticipated contingencies. (Sec. 7104) Provides for assistance for certain law enforcement functions. (Sec. 7106) Provides that restrictions contained in any Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental or international organizations. (Sec. 7108) Authorizes the functions of this Act to be performed without regard to specified provisions of the Neutrality Act of 1939. (Sec. 7110) Incorporates certain existing provisions regarding the President's authority to conduct reimbursable programs. (Sec. 7111) Raises the ceiling on the amount of defense and services authorized to be drawn down in unforeseen emergencies or special circumstances. (Sec. 7113) Authorizes the use of sustainable development assistance funds to support development education programs. (Sec. 7114) Authorizes assistance to nongovernmental organizations to strengthen their capacity to carry out development programs. (Sec. 7115) Permits the use of certain funds under this Act to support activities of international tribunals, commissions, or panels to investigate or prosecute persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, and other violations of international humanitarian law. Authorizes the President to draw down Federal property or services for such purposes. Chapter 2: Restrictions on Assistance - Incorporates and revises certain existing provisions to prohibit assistance to: (1) Communist countries; (2) human rights violators; (3) countries whose governments have expropriated U.S. property; (4) countries whose elected head of government is deposed by a military coup; (5) terrorist or major illicit drug producing or transit countries; and (6) countries in arrears to the U.S. Government for more than one year on any interest or principal on a loan or credit extended under this Act, the Arms Export Control Act, or the former authorities of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (Sec. 7201) Provides for waivers of such restrictions if the President submits a certain report and the assistance: (1) is important to the national interest; (2) will directly benefit the needy; (3) is for refugees and displaced persons; or (4) will promote human rights and democracy. Requires the President to designate Communist countries. Prohibits the following with respect to human rights violators: (1) sales of defense articles and services and the issuance of export licenses under the Arms Export Control Act; and (2) the issuance of export licenses required for crime control and detection equipment under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Bars assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, the Peace Corps Act, and the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to terrorist countries. Prohibits arms sales under the Arms Export Control Act, the provision of agricultural commodities other than food under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, and assistance under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to major illicit drug producing and transit countries. (Sec. 7202) Prohibits the use of funds to provide: (1) any financial incentive to a business for purposes of inducing it to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of employees in the United States; (2) assistance for developing an export processing zone or other designated area in which a country's tax, tariff, labor, environment, and safety laws do not apply to activities in the areas, unless the President certifies that such assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the United States; or (3) assistance for any project that contributes to the violation of workers' rights. (Sec. 7203) Incorporates existing prohibitions on the use of funds to coerce a person to practice abortions or to perform, or undergo, involuntary sterilization. (Sec. 7204) Declares that the President, in determining whether to provide assistance under this Act, should take into consideration whether assistance would be furnished to support an activity that is specifically designed to increase exports of any agricultural, textile, or apparel commodity from a developing country where such exports: (1) would be in direct competition with U.S. exports; and (2) can reasonably be expected to cause substantial injury to U.S. exporters of the same or a similar commodity. (Sec. 7205) Incorporates restrictions on nuclear enrichment and reprocessing transfers and illegal nuclear exports similar to those under existing law. Retains a requirement that conditions assistance for Pakistan on a certification that Pakistan does not possess a nuclear explosive device. (Sec. 7206) Sets forth prohibitions on assistance to major illicit drug producing and transit countries. Authorizes (current law requires) the President to withhold up to 50 percent of the assistance allocated to such a country until the country has taken adequate steps to control cultivation, smuggling, trafficking, and abuse of illegal drugs. (Sec. 7208) Permits the President to waive a limitation on participation in combatant duties by the armed forces in carrying out assistance programs if such limitation is not in the national interest. (Sec. 7209) Prohibits the use of development assistance for military or paramilitary purposes, with exceptions for military participation in training activities, conferences, and other sustainable development programs. (Sec. 7210) Incorporates certain existing provisions concerning the impact of development assistance programs on the environment. Urges (current law requires) the President to prepare and take into account environmental assessments of proposed programs. Chapter 3: Reports and Notifications to Congress - Sets forth requirements for: (1) congressional presentation documents for programs under titles I, II, and III of this Act; (2) human rights, international narcotics control, and annual allocation reports; (3) notification of program changes; and (4) the establishment of a program within the Agency for International Development (AID) to evaluate and monitor development program performance. Title VIII: General Provisions - Chapter 1: Exercise and Coordination of Functions - Incorporates existing provisions concerning delegation of authorities by the President and the roles of the Secretaries of State and Defense concerning foreign assistance. (Sec. 8104) Requires AID to be under the foreign policy guidance and subject to the supervision of the Secretary of State. Chapter 2: Administrative Authorities - Subchapter A: General Authorities - Incorporates certain existing provisions regarding the allocation of funds and reimbursement among Federal agencies. (Sec. 8202) Authorizes the President to charge fees for guarantees and loans issued in connection with assistance under this Act. Incorporates certain existing general assistance authorities. Authorizes any agency administering assistance under this Act to establish a working capital fund to be used for expenses related to the training of foreign nationals. Removes certain ceilings on the amount of assistance funds available for entertainment expenses, the acquisition of living quarters, schools, and hospitals for personnel, and the education of dependents. Subchapter B: Department of Defense Administrative Authorities - Incorporates certain existing provisions that make funds available for administrative expenses incurred in furnishing assistance through the Department of Defense (DOD). (Sec. 8212) Provides that no prior consent for transfer by a foreign country of defense articles sold by the United States shall be required if: (1) such articles constitute components incorporated into a foreign defense article; (2) the recipient is the government of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) country, Australia, or Japan; (3) the U.S.-origin components were not significant military equipment and are not Missile Technology Control Regime items; and (4) the foreign country or persons transferring the items provide notification to the United States within 30 days following the transfer. Chapter 3: Special Requirements and Authorities Relating to Appropriations and Local Currencies - Subchapter A: Provisions Relating to Appropriations - Incorporates certain existing provisions that require authorization before funds appropriated for foreign assistance are expended. (Sec. 8302) Authorizes funds to remain available until expended. Subchapter B: Local Currencies - Incorporates certain existing provisions concerning the use of, and interest on, local currencies. Chapter 4: Procurement and Disposition of Articles - Requires the President to: (1) carry out assistance programs through private channels to the maximum extent practicable; (2) utilize the products and services of the U.S. private sector to operate projects in cases in which direct private investment is not readily encouraged; and (3) utilize goods and services of private enterprise on a contract basis in providing technical assistance. (Sec. 8403) Incorporates and revises certain existing authorities concerning shipping on U.S. vessels and the use of excess property in furnishing assistance. (Sec. 8405) Sets forth conditions on the transfer of excess defense articles. (Sec. 8407) Authorizes the President to designate countries in which a stockpile may be located. Chapter 5: Personnel and Administrative Expenses - Subchapter A: General - Authorizes the President to appoint 12 officers in AID. (Sec. 8502) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the employment of personnel; (2) the use of experts and consultants; and (3) the detail of personnel to foreign governments and international organizations. (Sec. 8511) Authorizes AID to expend funds in advance of appropriations in an amount sufficient to maintain operations at posts abroad for up to three days. Subchapter B: Overseas Management of Assistance and Sales Programs Administered Through the Department of Defense - Authorizes the President to detail members of the armed forces to foreign countries to perform certain functions for the management and sales programs administered through DOD under this Act and the Arms Export Control Act. (Sec. 8521) Requires advisory and training assistance by members of the armed forces to be kept to an absolute minimum. Subchapter C: Administrative Provisions for the Trade and Development Agency - Incorporates certain existing provisions concerning the Trade and Development Agency. Subchapter D: Administrative Provisions for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Incorporates certain existing administrative provisions for OPIC. Subchapter E: Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth specified definitions. Title IX: Technical and Conforming Provisions - States that this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1994. (Sec. 9103) Incorporates certain existing provisions concerning: (1) the Federal Act of State doctrine; (2) accounting and valuation of foreign currencies and expropriated property; and (3) participation in foreign police actions. (Sec. 9104) Makes conforming amendments and repeals specified laws.

Environmental Technologies Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Policy Coordination and Technology Programs Subtitle A: Policy Coordination and Program Planning Subtitle B: Environmental Technology Innovation Initiative Subtitle C: Other Research Activities Title III: Performance Measurements Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations Title I: General Provisions - Environmental Technologies Act of 1994 - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes. Title II: Policy Coordination and Technology Programs - Subtitle A: Policy Coordination and Program Planning - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) ensure the coordinated, interagency promotion of the research, development, integration, and deployment of environmental technologies; and (2) develop priorities for Federal environmental technology efforts. (Sec. 202) Requires the Director to coordinate Federal activities and resources that are applied to life-cycle assessment in order to maximize the contribution of such assessments to the efficient design, development, and use of such technologies and to sustainable economic development. (Sec. 203) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to include goals for sustainable economic development within technology innovation programs. Includes such goals in other existing programs under specified Acts. Subtitle B: Environmental Technology Innovation Initiative - Establishes an Environmental Innovation Initiative, to be administered by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to promote the research, development, integration, and deployment of technologies that will contribute to sustainable economic development. Includes programs established under this Act in the Initiative. Provides assistance to eligible entities. (Sec. 211) Requires the Administrator to encourage the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and entities located in economically depressed areas in carrying out the Initiative. (Sec. 212) Directs the Administrator to conduct an interagency innovative environmental technology program to develop or demonstrate advanced precommercial environmental technologies. Makes U.S. companies and partnerships eligible for financial assistance for projects subject to certain conditions. (Sec. 213) Establishes the President's Total Environmental Quality Award to be awarded periodically to companies and other organizations which have benefited the United States through environmental technologies. Establishes a National Environmentally Sound Technology Award for individuals who have pioneered the development and use of a highly innovative environmental technology. (Sec. 214) Directs the Administrator to use existing information network capabilities to provide access to data on environmental technologies developed, tested, or verified by programs under this Act and by other appropriate sources. (Sec. 215) Requires the Administrator to establish a program to demonstrate the performance of environmental technologies at Federal laboratories and facilities. (Sec. 216) Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to study the influences on technological innovation in environmental technologies of economic, governmental, and other incentives and barriers. Subtitle C: Other Research Activities - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research activities that will advance the integration of engineering practices and environmental protection in the development of advanced technologies. (Sec. 222) Directs the Administrator to submit a strategic plan for interagency coordination of Federal programs related to innovative environmental control and remediation technologies. Title III: Performance Measurements - Requires the Secretary of Commerce, through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to establish a program that provides for performance measurements for environmental technology products. (Sec. 302) Authorizes the Administrator to designate entities to perform environmental technology verification. (Sec. 303) Requires the President to establish a program for evaluating and approving the purchase by the Federal Government of environmental technology products. Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.

Urban Watershed Restoration Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1994

Urban Watershed Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a National Urban Watershed Restoration Program to be administered by each State which has a demonstrated successful urban river restoration program or by the Regional EPA Administrator in States without such programs. Allocates at least 25 percent of funds made available for nonpoint source pollution management to the Program. Provides for grants and technical assistance for projects meeting this Act's requirements. Limits the Federal share of a project's cost to 60 percent of the total cost. Sets forth conditions for project selection. Gives priority to projects that assist in the: (1) meeting of municipal stormwater discharge and combined sewer overflow permit program requirements; (2) implementation of national estuary plans; and (3) development and implementation of stream protection measures and monitoring. Establishes other factors with respect to priority consideration, including that a project will be carried out in a low-income area and will correct a problem which contributes to economic, social, and environmental degradation. Lists projects eligible for funding under the Program.

94/157/EC: Council Decision of 21 february 1994 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention as revised in 1992)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 21 February 1994

94/156/EC: Council Decision of 21 February 1994 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area 1974 (Helsinki Convention)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 21 February 1994

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide for the clean up of municipal waste landfill Superfund sites, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1994

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize States to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval programs for the remediation of qualified municipal waste landfills. Defines a "qualified municipal waste landfill" as a landfill on the National Priorities List (NPL) which is owned by a municipality or a county or is a privately-owned site which has a record of receiving municipal waste. Makes CERCLA provisions inapplicable to releases or threatened releases at landfills covered under approved programs. Directs the President to promulgate regulations governing response actions for State programs that provide for a presumptive remedy based on streamlined site characterization using EPA's Model Municipal Landfill Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Guidance and for closure of the site consistent with Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Includes within such remedy: (1) waste consolidation where feasible if multiple discrete disposal sites can be more economically contained in one unit; (2) final cover; (3) landfill gas and surface water controls; (4) control of leachate where feasible; (5) groundwater monitoring or treatment under specified conditions; (6) controls to prevent future exposure to waste; (7) site security to prevent access; and (8) a post-closure care plan that ensures the integrity of the remedy. Authorizes additional protections as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Provides for reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance Superfund for remediation expenses incurred by States with approved programs. Limits total reimbursement to $5 billion. Permits reimbursement for remediation commenced before approval of a program if activities were not completed before January 1, 1994, and the remediation provides protection equivalent to that specified by this Act. Exempts any person who is otherwise liable under CERCLA or other Federal law with respect to a release of a hazardous substance from liability if the State has an approved remediation program. Bars such exemption in cases where: (1) remediation was completed before January 1, 1994; or (2) a person violated any Federal, State, or local law relating to the generation, transportation, or disposal of solid waste which is present at the facility concerned.

Le contrôle de la sûreté et de la sécurité des installations nucléaires - Annexes, comptes rendus des auditions

France · Senate · 10 February 1994

Le contrôle de la sûreté et de la sécurité des installations nucléaires - Annexes, comptes rendus des auditions

Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994

Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to provide capitalization loans to States to establish or expand a State revolving loan fund for purposes of providing loans for voluntary environmental cleanups of eligible facilities. Defines "eligible facilities" as facilities or property that are determined by a State to have environmental contamination that: (1) could prevent the timely use, development, or reuse of the facility or property; and (2) is limited in scope and can be comprehensively and readily evaluated. Sets forth loan application requirements, including: (1) evidence that the State is carrying out a voluntary cleanup program for eligible facilities and will provide a matching share of at least 20 percent of the costs of such cleanup from either new or existing sources of State funding; (2) a description of the State's proposed revolving loan program and capability to manage the program; and (3) a statement that the State will begin repayment of the loan within five years (and evidence of the State's ability to repay) and that a loan from the revolving loan fund will not be used to pay for new construction, environmental fines or penalties, or for speculative assessments or rehabilitation at facilities with little or no potential for economic development. Directs the Administrator to determine the distribution of funds among the eligible States. Limits the amount of a capitalization loan made by the Administrator under this Act to a State to 15 percent of the amount available each year to all the eligible States. Authorizes appropriations.

Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994

Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish certification criteria for State voluntary cleanup programs at eligible facilities; and (2) certify qualified States to carry out cleanup programs at eligible facilities in lieu of any Federal program that addresses the cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 or the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Defines "eligible facility" as a facility that is determined by a State to have environmental contamination that: (1) could prevent the timely use, development, or reuse; and (2) is limited in scope and can be readily evaluated. Requires the Administrator to ensure that State programs continue to meet the terms of certification by conducting biennial audits. Sets procedures for withdrawal of certification where deficiencies are not resolved. Directs the Administrator to require a State program, to be certified, to provide: (1) that only eligible facilities may paraticipate; (2) adequate opportunities for public participation in the development and implementation of cleanup plans; (3) technical assistance throughout each voluntary cleanup; (4) adequate oversight and enforcement authority to ensure that the voluntary cleanups comply with Federal and State laws; and (5) for State certification to the owner or prospective purchaser of an eligible facility that the cleanup is complete. Prohibits requiring a Federal, State, or local permit for any cleanup conducted under and in compliance with a certified State voluntary cleanup program.

To permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative research and development agreements for environmental protection.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, subject to specified limitations, to enter into cooperative research and development agreements with colleges and universities, State environmental protection agencies, and nonprofit organizations to participate in a cooperative research unit to develop research and training programs relating to environmental protection.

134 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the request from the local Community Council for Town Commission status for Maynooth, County Kildare; if he expects to respond positively to this request with a view to holding Town Commission elections in June 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

134 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the request from the local Community Council for Town Commission status for Maynooth, County Kildare; if he expects to respond positively to this request with a view to holding Town Commission elections in June 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

133 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent press statement to the effect that urban status will be granted to the towns of Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge, County Kildare, in the not too distant future; if, as indicated, extra funding to the extent of £9 million will be incorporated in such a proposal; if he intends making such funds available for the administration of the towns in question; if further funds have to be raised locally; if the proposals are likely to be implemented on time for the urban elections in June 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

133 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent press statement to the effect that urban status will be granted to the towns of Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge, County Kildare, in the not too distant future; if, as indicated, extra funding to the extent of £9 million will be incorporated in such a proposal; if he intends making such funds available for the administration of the towns in question; if further funds have to be raised locally; if the proposals are likely to be implemented on time for the urban elections in June 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

131 Mrs. Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment whether the ministerial committee appointed to consider the question of local government at sub-county level has completed its deliberations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

131 Mrs. Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment whether the ministerial committee appointed to consider the question of local government at sub-county level has completed its deliberations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

104 Miss Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

104 Miss Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

102 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

102 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

100 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to review the rates support grant scheme for county councils for 1995 in view of the adverse effects suffered by counties such as Kerry under the present scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

100 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to review the rates support grant scheme for county councils for 1995 in view of the adverse effects suffered by counties such as Kerry under the present scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

98 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

98 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

96 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

96 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

95 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

95 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

94 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alteration of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

94 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alteration of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

92 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

92 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

89 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alternations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

89 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alternations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

87 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

87 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

86 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for the Environment his views on whether existing fire safety regulations are adequate in view of the recent fire in a house on the North Circular Road, Dublin 7, in which two people died, and reports that some windows in the house were barred; if he has sought or received any report on the fire; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

86 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for the Environment his views on whether existing fire safety regulations are adequate in view of the recent fire in a house on the North Circular Road, Dublin 7, in which two people died, and reports that some windows in the house were barred; if he has sought or received any report on the fire; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

85 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alteration of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

85 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alteration of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.

84 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

84 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

82 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 1994

82 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.