Environment

Freisetzung genmanipulierten Materials in der Umwelt (G-SIG: 11050815)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 1987

Plastic Pollution Control Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1987

Plastic Pollution Control Act of 1987 - Title I: Amendments to the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships - Amends the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (concerning the disposal of plastics and other garbage at sea). References the MARPOL Protocol of 1978 relating to the Convention. Applies such Act to all U.S. vessels, ships on U.S. waters, including its exclusive economic zone, and U.S. ports or terminals. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations for determining the adequacy of reception facilities for garbage at ports and terminals. Provides a certification procedure for complying facilities. Permits U.S. inspection of ships within its navigable waters, and also in the exclusive economic zone of the U.S. for Annex V enforcement purposes. Requires U.S. vessels to maintain logbooks, develop shipboard waste management plans, and display placards outlining Annex V requirements. Requires a report to the Congress within two years on the implementation of this requirement. Establishes civil penalties for violations of such Annex and violations under the Refuse Act. Title II: Studies and Report - Directs the Coast Guard to report to the Congress every two years on compliance with Annex V. Requires other Federal agencies operating or contracting for the operation of ships to also report to the Congress. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on how to mitigate the adverse effects on the environment, including fish and wildlife, of discarding and dumping plastics. Requires the study to include the impact of plastics in the solid waste stream, the availability of packaging alternatives, and the feasibility of recycling. Requires the Administrator, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretaries of Transportation and the Interior to educate the public about the environmental threat posed by the improper disposal of articles, including plastic, through public service announcements, citizen pollution patrols, and other means. Title III: Regulation of Plastic Ring Carriers - Directs the Administrator to require that plastic ring carriers (such as those on canned beverage six-packs) be made of naturally degradable material. Title IV: Bight Restoration Plan - Directs the Administrator to prepare and submit to the Congress a plan to control pollution in the New York bight (an area of ocean waters off the New York and New Jersey shores), including preliminary reports and schedules on pollutant inputs and dumping alternatives. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title V: Relation to Other Law - States that this law does not preempt other Federal or State laws unless particularly specified.

A bill to promote intergovernmental and interagency cooperation in the development of groundwater policy.

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1987

Directs the President to coordinate groundwater related activities conducted by Federal agencies, including the dissemination of information. Directs the President to establish an Interagency Committee on Groundwater Protection to coordinate research, and development, demonstration, technology transfer, training, and information dissemination activities related to groundwater activities conducted by Federal agencies, including establishing priorities. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Congress. Directs the President to establish the Advisory Committee on Groundwater Protection to ensure that the programs carried out by the member agencies of the Interagency Committee on Groundwater Protection meet the needs of State and local governments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through FY 1992.

Global Environmental Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1987

Global Environmental Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to add a new title III, the Atmosphere Protection Act of 1987, to require the Federal Government to make and implement policies and programs so as to minimize environmental contamination and modification of the atmosphere.

Umweltgutachten 1987 (G-SIG: 11001728)

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 December 1987

Allgemeine Umweltpolitik: Grundbegriffe, Umweltbewußtsein und Umweltverhalten, Handeln zum Schutz der Umwelt, ökonomische Aspekte, Emittentenstruktur; Sektoren des Umweltschutzes: Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege, Bodenschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Gewässerschutz, Verunreinigungen in Lebensmitteln, Lärmschutz; Umweltschutz in ausgewählten Politikfeldern: Umwelt und Gesundheit, Umwelt und Energie, Umwelt und Verkehr, Umwelt und Raumordnung, Umwelt, Freizeit und Fremdenverkehr

A bill to provide for the establishment of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987

Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Oklahoma. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands within such Preserve by purchase with consent, donation, or exchange, including limited lands in Pawhuska. Requires the Secretary to develop a fire protection plan for such lands. Leaves any mineral interests in such lands in trust for the Osage Tribe. Permits owners of acquired improved property to retain a right of use and occupancy to such property for residential purposes for a definite term of not more than 25 years or for life, whichever is later. Limits land acquisition within a designated Easement Area to that needed to ensure uses consistent with the nature of the Preserve. Authorizes land acquisition outside the Preserve to facilitate the process. Entitles property owners within the Preserve to reasonable access. Permits grazing, hunting, and fishing according to plan. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for an Osage tribal museum. Continues current law as it pertains to oil and gas activities on such lands. Directs the Secretary to establish and operate a research facility for the management of tallgrass prairie flora and fauna. Permits research within the Preserve by qualified institutions and individuals. Requires the Secretary to submit within three years to the appropriate congressional committees a management plan for the Preserve which includes interpretation of its natural and cultural resources, a resources management plan, and access. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Commission to assist the Secretary in the management of the Preserve. Establishes the Range Management Committee to assist the Secretary in developing a livestock grazing plan for such Preserve. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of the Treasury to compensate the Osage County government and local school districts for loss of taxes. Authorizes appropriations for grants to operators of oil and gas facilities for barriers to protect the Osage mineral estate from liability claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with Osage County for roads, Preserve interpretation, and the provision of municipal services. Prohibits the Secretary from subordinating the Osage Tribe mineral rights. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Pawhuska for the use of Blue Stream Lake as a recreational facility. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to provide for the establishment of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987

Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Oklahoma. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands within such Preserve by purchase with consent, donation, or exchange, including limited lands in Pawhuska. Requires the Secretary to develop a fire protection plan for such lands. Leaves any mineral interests in such lands in trust for the Osage Tribe. Permits owners of acquired, improved property to retain a right of use and occupancy to such property for residential purposes for 25 years or life, as specified. Limits land acquisition within a designated Easement Area to that needed to ensure uses consistent with the nature of the Preserve. Authorizes land acquisition outside the Preserve to facilitate the process. Entitles property owners within the Preserve to reasonable access. Permits grazing, hunting, and fishing according to plan. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for an Osage Tribal museum. Continues current law as it pertains to oil and gas activities on such lands. Directs the Secretary to establish and operate a research facility for the management of tallgrass prairie flora and fauna. Permits research within the Preserve by qualified institutions and individuals. Requires the Secretary to submit within three years to the appropriate congressional committees a management plan for the Preserve which includes interpretation of its natural and cultural resources, a resources management plan, and access. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Commission to assist the Secretary in the management of the Preserve. Establishes the Range Management Committee to assist the Secretary in developing a livestock grazing plan for such Preserve. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of the Treasury to compensate the Osage County government and local school districts for loss of taxes. Authorizes appropriations for grants to operators of oil and gas facilities for barriers to protect the Osage mineral estate from liability claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with Osage County for roads. Preserve interpretation, and the provision of municipal services. Prohibits the Secretary from subordinating the Osage Tribe mineral rights. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Pawhuska for the use of Blue Stream Lake as a recreational facility. Authorizes appropriations.

Indoor Air Quality Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987

Indoor Air Quality Act of 1987 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a national research, development, and demonstration program to assure the quality of indoor air, including coordinating and accelerating efforts related to the causes, detection, and correction of contaminated air. Requires such program to include information collection and dissemination, cooperative research, grants, studies, development of techniques, facility construction, and conferences. Requires that research focus on human health effects and the identification of types and levels of contaminants likely to cause harm, including the development of methodology and techniques for detection and control. Authorizes the Administrator to assist technology demonstration activities based on a technology's potential to cost effectively control sources of contaminants which pose the greatest risk. Limits Federal funding to 75 percent of costs. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress by the start of FY 1989 on activities conducted under this Act. Directs the Administrator to publish and biennially revise a list of contaminants known to occur in indoor air. Provides for additions to such list upon application of a State Governor. Requires the Administrator to publish advisory materials addressing the human health effects of listed contaminants which describe the properties, effects, risks, and concentrations of such contaminants. Directs the Indoor Air Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board to assist in the listing and advisories. Requires that advisories be updated every five years. Directs the Administrator to develop and publish a national indoor air quality response plan to meet applicable clean air standards, including the dissemination of information and education and the provision of technical assistance. Requires the response plan to identify the contaminant, the basis for the action, the nature of the response, the responsible Federal authority, and the necessary financial resources. Requires such plan to include a specific response plan for Federal buildings which lists buildings and the reduction and response actions to be taken, and identifies those buildings likely to exceed applicable standards. Exempts specified buildings for national security, demolition, or special use purposes. Requires response plans to be submitted to the Congress on a biennial basis. Authorizes grants to States for the development of management strategies and indoor air quality assessment and response programs similar to those of the Federal program. Directs the Administrator to establish the Office of Indoor Air Quality within EPA's Office of Air and Radiation to implement agency responsibilities of this Act. Directs the President to establish a National Indoor Air Quality Council within the Executive Office to coordinate Federal activities and advise the President. Requires that the Council report to the Congress on a biennial basis. Directs the Administrator to conduct an indoor air contaminant reduction demonstration program in new Federal buildings, including the development of design, purchasing, and management guidelines. Requires the Administrator to establish a national indoor air quality clearinghouse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992.

Les conséquences de l'accident de la centrale de Tchernobyl et sur la sûreté et la sécurité des installations nucléaires

France · Senate · 17 December 1987

Les conséquences de l'accident de la centrale de Tchernobyl et sur la sûreté et la sécurité des installations nucléaires

A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to commence an administrative enforcement action under such Act against any Federal entity or employee responsible for the disposal or management of solid waste.

A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve compliance by Federal facilities with the requirements of subtitle C of that Act.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a Special Environmental Counsel as an independent counsel to enforce compliance with such Act and other environmental laws concerning hazardous waste management at Federal facilities. Empowers the Counsel to issue orders, bring civil actions, and collect civil penalties. Requires the President to request funds for compliance with such orders in the annual budget submission if such funds are not otherwise available. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve compliance with hazardous waste laws at Federal facilities, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to state that a permit issued to a Federal facility for hazardous waste management shall be deemed to be issued jointly to the United States and the operator, but that sovereign immunity does not extend to such operator. Prohibits Federal procurement from persons convicted of an offense under such Act. Permits exemptions as specified. Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of this section. Prohibits Federal payment of an operator's fine. Permits payment of attorneys fees only if awarded pursuant to other authority.

DOE Waste Cleanup Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987

DOE Waste Cleanup Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the DOE Hazardous Waste Management and Cleanup Account, which shall be credited with appropriations for hazardous waste activities under the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund). Establishes within the Department of Energy the Office of Waste Management and Cleanup to implement the Secretary's hazardous waste disposal functions under the Solid Waste Disposal Act and Superfund. Directs the Secretary to pay the charges imposed by State authorities for hazardous waste disposal permit services on lands which are under the Secretary's jurisdiction to the same extent that non-governmental entities are required to pay for such services. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements on a reimbursable basis with any other governmental entity (or agency) for assistance related to waste management and cleanup carried out by the Director of Waste Management and Cleanup (established under this Act). Requires the Secretary to identify in each annual authorization and appropriations request the portion intended for Office support. Requires the President to set forth separately in budget proposals the amount requested for hazardous waste activities under the Solid Waste Disposal Act and for hazardous substances cleanup activities under the Superfund Act. Cites the budget details which must be included in the Secretary's annual budget submission. Requires the Comptroller General to report annually to the Congress the results of an annual mandatory audit of the Office.

Motor Vehicle Emission Control Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987

Motor Vehicle Emission Control Act of 1987 - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish emission standards for light-duty and heavy duty vehicles and engines, including diesels, for: (1) carbon monoxide; (2) oxides of nitrogen; (3) particulates; and (4) hydrocarbons. Sets emissions standards for hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide for motorcycles. Requires onboard hydrocarbon control technology to recover emissions from the fueling of light-duty vehicles. Requires the regulation of formaldehyde emissions from non-gasoline fueled vehicles. Prohibits the manufacture or sale of engines requiring leaded gasoline. Requires the regulation of carbon monoxide emissions over a specified temperature range. Doubles the life of light-duty vehicles and engines for purposes of standards established by this Act. Requires each of a manufacturer's vehicles and engines, not the average, to meet each of the emissions standards of this Act. Requires certificates of conformity to be suspended or revoked if fewer than 90 percent of new vehicles or engines tested in a sampling period conform with applicable regulations. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use State information when making determinations of nonconformity. Requires the Administrator to establish an additional testing center at high altitude conditions to ascertain conformance with emissions standards throughout a vehicle's useful life. Revises civil penalties for violations of this Act, including those for tampering with environmental control devises. Requires States with vehicle inspection and maintenance programs to adopt quality control audits. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on significant repeated or common defects and actions taken to remedy such defects. Requires motor vehicles to be labeled with the full warranty costs under the Clean Air Act's emissions requirements. Prohibits high altitude emission standard exemptions. Limits the sulfur content of diesel fuel. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on the adequacy of such standards for achieving particulate emission standards. Limits the Reid vapor pressure of gasoline. Regulates fuel sales in nonattainment areas for oxygen content. Requires the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the use of such fuels. Modifies civil penalties for violations of fuel and additives requirements.

Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1987

Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act of 1987 - Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to include in the Coastal Barrier Resources System those coastal barriers of the Great Lakes that are recommended by the Secretary of the Interior to the Congress for review under the Act. Directs the Secretary to recommend to the Congress undeveloped coastal barriers along the Great Lakes that are appropriate for inclusion in the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Prohibits the Secretary from recommending any area which is publicly owned and protected by Federal or State law, or held by a qualified organization primarily for wildlife refuge, sanctuary, recreational, or natural resource conservation purposes. Directs the Secretary, before making the recommendations, to consult with Federal agencies, States bordering on the Great Lakes, and the public. Gives the Congress 90 days after the Secretary submits the boundaries of the coastal barriers to review the boundaries. Declares that, after those 90 days and subject to modification by law, the barriers designated by the Secretary shall be included in the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Directs the Secretary to review the System maps at least once every five years and make modifications to reflect changes occurring as a result of natural forces. Requires that reviews be made in consultation with appropriate States, coastal zone management agencies, Federal agencies, and the public. States that limitations on Federal expenditures under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act shall not apply to highways located within Michigan if the Congress adds new units to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, and those units include portions of U.S. or State highways in Michigan.

A bill to provide for an eight-month extension of sanctions under the Clean Air Act.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1987

Delays the imposition of sanctions under the Clean Air Act for eight months (until August 31, 1988). Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate nonattainment areas by such date.

Einhaltung des Beschlusses des Deutschen Bundestages für den Betrieb des Kraftwerks Buschhaus (G-SIG: 11001396)

Germany · German Bundestag · 11 December 1987

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion DIE GRÜNEN, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

Outdoor America Conservation Fund Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1987

Outdoor America Conservation Fund Act of 1987 - Title I - Establishes in the Treasury the Outdoor America Conservation Fund, to be composed of amounts equivalent to the tax on documents of real property conveyances, together with funds from oil and gas revenues from the Outer Continental Shelf, conservation bond revenues, and if necessary, revenues from the disposal of surplus real and related property required to reach the $1,000,000,000 target for a fiscal year. Makes 40 percent of such Fund available to the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture for acquisition projects for national parks, wildlife refuges, wetlands, forests, and other significant natural resources. Requires appropriate agency officials to prepare and submit to certain congressional committees a priority list of acquisition projects based on the money and information available, and on the potential adverse impacts if such land is not acquired. Provides for direct allocation of monies from the Fund if the Appropriations Committees fail to do so. Makes 55 percent of such Fund available to States, 50 percent of which must go to local governments, for open space preservation planning or land or water acquisition. Limits the Federal share of such activities to 50 percent of acquisition and 35 percent of planning costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax of 2.5 percent on documents of real property conveyances exceeding $5,000,000. Exempts security for debt, State and local government conveyances, and corporate and railroad reorganization. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, to issue conservation bonds. Title II - Establishes a National Endowment for the Preservation of Open Space, with a Chairperson, and a National Council for the Preservation of Open Space to advise the Chairperson. Authorizes the Chairperson to contract with or make grants-in-aid to conservation and outdoor recreation organizations and institutions and government agencies to increase participation and support for their activities. Requires the Chairperson to develop a national information and data collection system on the preservation of open space. Requires the Chairperson to report annually to the Congress and to the President and to conduct post-award project evaluations from audits and recipient-provided information. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for five fiscal years.

Great Lakes Pollutant Discharge Inventory Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1987

Great Lakes Pollutant Discharge Inventory Act - Directs the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, to inventory the categories and quantities of pollutants entering the Great Lakes during a two-year period. Lists the categories of pollutants and sources of pollution that must be included in such inventory. Authorizes agreement with Canada to obtain pollutant information. Requires that such inventory be made public upon completion. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989.

Great Lakes Pollutant Discharge Inventory Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1987

Great Lakes Pollutant Discharge Inventory Act - Directs the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, to inventory the categories and quantities of pollutants entering the Great Lakes during a two year period. Lists the categories of pollutants and sources of pollution that must be included in such inventory. Authorizes agreement with Canada to obtain pollutant information. Requires that such inventory be made public upon completion. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989.

Neue Chemie-Unfälle am Rhein - Nichteinhaltung von Versprechen der Chemischen Industrie (G-SIG: 11001288)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 December 1987

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion DIE GRÜNEN, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall take no action delaying the requirement imposed on certain States to attain and maintain a national ambient air quality standard for ozone and carbon monoxide.

United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1987

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Environmental Protection Agency should not extend the time within which a State must attain and maintain a national ambient air quality standard for ozone and carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act.

Clean Air Standards Attainment Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1987

Clean Air Standards Attainment Act of 1987 - Title I: Requirement for Nonattainment Areas - Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize States to submit a revised implementation plan for nonattainment areas unable to attain the national primary ambient air quality standard for photochemical oxidants (ozone) and/or carbon monoxide, requiring compliance no later than the end of 1992. Requires such revised plan to include: (1) a vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance program; (2) gasoline vapor recovery of hydrocarbon emissions in certain ozone nonattainment areas; (3) a schedule for implementing the use of alternative fuels or power sources; (4) emissions reductions through the adoption of reasonably available control technology in ozone nonattainment areas; and (5) compliance with the lowest achievable emission rate by new or modified major stationary sources. Requires States to develop an implementation plan for nonattainment areas where ozone exceeds the national primary ambient air quality standard by more than 50 percent and the extended compliance schedule cannot be met by the implementation of the additional requirements. Requires this implementation plan to require the identification and adoption of specific enforceable strategies and transportation control measures, including: (1) restricted vehicle use in emission concentration areas; (2) high occupancy vehicle limitations; (3) improved public transit; (4) the use of cleaner fuels by fleet vehicles; and (5) other traffic flow and ridesharing measures. Requires such ozone nonattainment areas to achieve a specified percent total emissions reduction annually, including major stationary sources. Permits a State to substitute a percentage that will achieve the national primary ambient air quality standard within ten years. Requires per ton fees and excess emissions penalties. Requires monies collected to be used to fund air pollution control programs under this Act. Requires compliance reports at least every three years. Requires offsetting emission reductions in such area to be at least twice as great as the amount of allowable emissions from proposed sources. Requires that the use of technology or emission reduction methods in nonattainment areas should reflect the highest ten percent achieved for the same class or category of source when meeting the lowest achievable emission rate for new or modified sources. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish and revise control technique guidelines for specified categories of sources, including wood furniture coating and hazardous waste facilities. Establishes ozone transport regions and commissions within each region to facilitate the attainment of the national air quality standard for ozone in nonattainment areas affected by emissions in other areas. Requires such commissions to identify controllable sources and other measures to attain the ozone air quality standard. Prohibits the construction or modification of a major stationary source or the award of certain Department of Transportation grants in any nonattainment area which remains a nonattainment area or which is not in compliance with plan implementation requirements. Prohibits the introduction of any pollutant into a publicly owned sewage treatment works with a Clean Water Act permit by a source not utilizing such treatment works prior to a plan implementation violation in a nonattainment area, except when the applicable implementation plan provides for an offset. Permits ozone nonattainment areas to delay compliance with the primary national ambient air quality standard for up to three years if all good faith efforts to attain such standard have been made. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to facilitate the implementation of revised standards and plans. Requires activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act performed on the Outer Continental Shelf to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act as they would apply to the adjacent State. Authorizes States to control emissions from vessels within their jurisdiction. Title II: Acid Deposition Control - Amends the Clean Air Act to require each State to adopt Administrator-approved enforceable measures to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in three stages between 1993 and 2000, and to reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions by 1996. Requires covered stationary sources in each State to certify the means of compliance and to be in compliance by specified dates. Prohibits emission increases from newer sources without a corresponding net reduction not otherwise required. Authorizes States with actual utility emissions at specified levels to substitute other standards and enforceable measures. Requires States to submit to the Administrator electric load forecasts and emission reduction contingency plans. Sets emissions limitations for States without enforceable measures. Sets forth methods which may be used, including: (1) energy conservation as the first priority; (2) least emissions dispatch; (3) source retirement; (4) trading of reduction requirements within State; and (5) precombustion cleaning of fuels. Prohibits interstate trading of emissions reductions except in areas served by a utility service territory in more than one State. Directs the Secretary of Energy, acting jointly with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to carry out a program of construction and operation of facilities to develop experience in the commercial deployment of clean coal technologies which significantly reduce air emissions of sulfur dioxide or oxides of nitrogen from the generation of electricity or industrial process steam. Includes within such program the solicitation, selection, supervision, monitoring, and dissemination of information about results of proposed projects to deploy such technologies. Requires project selection to be based on applicability to existing coal-fired sources of emission, reductions achievable, and cost-effectiveness, including the ability to use feedstock coal mined in the United States. Prohibits the application of reductions achieved through this program to reductions required under a State implementation plan. Limits Federal funds to 50 percent of costs over a two-year period. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to establish a Clean Coal Technologies Advisory Committee to select projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992. Requires primary nonferrous smelters to be in compliance with applicable emission standards by 1988. Directs the President to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to establish cooperative efforts in controlling transboundary air pollution, including uniform standards of performing to control air pollutant emissions. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on a system of tariffs on emissions to encourage reductions. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate and report to the Congress on research priorities for sources and the long-range transport of air emissions. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility and effectiveness of acid deposition standards to protect sensitive and critically sensitive aquatic and terrestrial resources, including an identification of such resources and impediments to implementing such a control program. Title III: Mobile Source and Other Federal Controls - Sets emission standards for light-duty vehicles and engines: (1) for hydrocarbons after model year 1992; (2) for oxides of nitrogen after model year 1990; and (3) for particulates after model year 1989. Sets emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles and engines for oxides of nitrogen during and after model year 1991 and model year 1995. Sets standards for particulates from heavy-duty diesel vehicles and engines for model years 1991 and 1994. Sets emission standards for light-duty trucks and engines during and after model year 1990 for oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons, particulates, and carbon monoxide. Requires motorcycles and motorcycle engines to comply with the standards for light-duty vehicles during and after model year 1992. Requires onboard hydrocarbon control technology for light-duty vehicles during and after model year 1991. Requires the Administrator to regulate formaldehyde emissions. Directs the Administrator to prohibit the manufacture and sale of engines requiring leaded gas. Requires additional regulation of carbon monoxide emissions. Doubles the useful life of light-duty vehicles and engines for purposes of standards established by this Act. Requires each of a manufacturer's vehicles and engines, not the average, to meet each of the emission standards of this Act. Directs the Administrator to add an idle test mode to the Federal Test Procedure for light-duty vehicles. Requires certificates of conformity to be suspended or revoked if fewer than 90 percent of new vehicles or engines tested in a sampling period conform with applicable regulations. Requires the Administrator to use State information when making determinations of nonconformity. Requires the Administrator to establish a testing center for high altitude conditions. Prohibits the sale of devices designed to be installed in a motor vehicle to defeat pollution control and other devices required by this Act. Sets forth procedures for determining civil penalties. Requires States with vehicle inspection and maintenance programs to adopt quality control audits. Requires new vehicles to be labeled with pollution control warranty costs. Sets standards for sulfur content in diesel fuel after July 1, 1990. Sets standards for Reid vapor pressure of gasoline sold during warm weather months following April 1, 1990. Requires the sale of oxygenated fuels in nonattainment areas. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the use of such fuels. Sets forth procedures for determining civil penalties. Prohibits the use of fuels or additives in a motor vehicle not designed for such fuels or additives. Requires the Administrator to establish emission limitations, or standards of performance, composition, or application for hydrocarbon emissions associated with specified categories of sources, including solvents, coatings, and pesticide application. Increases criminal penalties for the knowing violation of certain provisions of this Act, including provisions relating to applicable implementation plans, and for the making of false statements. Directs the Administrator to promulgate performance standards for emission of specified air pollutants, including particulate matter, oxides of sulfur, and lead, from new or modified municipal waste incineration units. Requires such standards to reflect the best level of emission limitation achieved in practice by similar units under optimal conditions. Makes available specified technologies, including dry and wet scrubbing, fabric filtration, and source reduction and source separation. Establishes specific, minimum requirements for degree of thermal destruction of combustibles, reductions of emissions of certain pollutants, and outlet gas concentrations of certain pollutants. Requires jurisdictions served by a municipal incineration unit to have an enforceable solid waste management plan before a State program may issue a permit for a new or modified unit. Requires such plan to reflect the operation of the new or modified unit. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring existing units to meet the emissions standards promulgated under this Act according to a timetable which requires compliance within six years. Requires the shutdown of units which fail to meet certain outlet gas concentration limitations by specified dates. Requires owners or operators of municipal waste incineration units to monitor emissions at the point such emissions move into the ambient air and at other points as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Requires such owners or operators to pay for a program to detect impacts of the unit on humans or the environment, including the testing for and reporting of significant levels of contaminants. Requires such owners or operators to comply with certain reporting requirements under Superfund. Sets monitoring standards, including continuous and periodic monitoring. Requires unit permits to be reviewed every five years after their issuance for compliance with emissions and other requirements of this Act. Permits States to submit for Administrator approval a State program of enforcement, treating the State as an enforcing entity under this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to withdraw such authority if the State is not adequately enforcing these requirements. Directs the Administrator to establish a model State program for the training and certification of municipal waste incinerator personnel. Requires operating personnel to pass such training or be certified by an authorized State program. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator to develop and promulgate criteria and testing procedures for managing municipal incinerator bottom and fly ash controlled by flue gas emissions control equipment which presents a substantial hazard to human health or the environment. Requires the installation of liners, a leachate collection system, and groundwater monitoring. Requires such criteria and procedures to determine leaching, total chemical analysis, respirability, and toxicity. Requires owners or operators of each such unit to separately test the bottom and fly ash, if possible. Authorizes corrective action for releases of hazardous constituents from such facilities, including post-closure monitoring. Title IV: Ambient Air Quality Standards - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator to periodically review and revise criteria and standards for each pollutant to reflect the latest available research. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on such review process. Directs the Administrator to promulgate additional national primary ambient air quality standards for ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, fine particles, and acid aerosols based upon concentrations over different time periods and different conditions. Authorizes a substitution of standards for particulate matter. Requires the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on high-altitude concentrations of carbon monoxide. Title V: Hazardous Air Pollutants - Requires the Administrator to promulgate, review, and revise emission standards for listed categories of pollutants every three years. Provides for the addition and deletion of substances to and from such list. Directs the Administrator to list categories of sources emitting listed toxic pollutants. Requires emission standards for such pollutants from such sources to be at least equivalent to the most stringent levels achieved in practice. Directs the Administrator to promulgate leak detection and correction requirements to protect human health and the environment which may require annual audits and safety inspections. Sets forth a schedule for promulgating such emission standards based upon quantities and toxicity. Requires the Administrator to list and report to the Congress on categories of area sources of air pollutants subject to control under these requirements to require reductions of emissions according to a prescribed schedule. Revises the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. Expands the scope of hazardous air pollutants to include air pollutants which may have adverse environmental as well as human health effects. Requires the Administrator's list of such pollutants to include categories of the source emitting such pollutants. Directs the Administrator to develop criteria to assess air pollutants or classes of pollutants for addition to such list. Requires that decisions to list or not to list a pollutant be subject to public comment. Requires a final determination within five years of an initial determination that insufficient information exists to judge a pollutant as hazardous or nonhazardous. States that the emitters of such pollutant may be required to finance the research to determine its status. Requires such standards to protect human health with an ample safety margin unless a more stringent standard is required to protect the environment. Prohibits consideration of cost and technological feasibility when setting such standards. Permits more stringent interim standards for suspected carcinogens. Grants existing sources up to three years to meet applicable standards (current law allows 90 days). Permits an exemption for up to eight years for a source emitting a pollutant for which there is no health effects threshold where the owners or operators would experience extraordinary economic hardship. Requires such sources to comply with an alternative emission limitation resulting from the application of the best available technology. Imposes emissions standards and other requirements for stationary sources through permits. Authorizes each State to develop and submit to the Administrator for approval programs for control of emissions of toxic and hazardous air pollutants from stationary sources or for the prevention and mitigation of releases of extremely hazardous air pollutants from facilities in such State. Authorizes States to assume the Administrator's authorities to control such pollutants, either in whole or in part. Directs the Administrator to publish guidance for such programs within one year. Includes procedures and standards for emissions control as well as registration of all facilities handling any listed extremely hazardous air pollutant. Directs the Administrator to establish an air toxics clearinghouse to provide information and assistance to States. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States to assist in program development. Offers States an opportunity to modify unapproved programs. Requires the Administrator to withdraw approval of any State program which is not administering or enforcing its program. Requires the Administrator to list extremely hazardous substances which may cause acute or chronic adverse human health effects as a result of non-sudden or episodic events. Requires owners or operators of facilities or devices where such releases might take place to carry out hazardous assessments. Establishes within EPA the Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board, an independent safety board to investigate and report on chemical accidents, evaluate hazard assessment techniques, and make recommendations to the Administrator on the safety of chemical production, handling, and storage. Requires the Administrator to explain any refusal to implement such a recommendation. Authorizes the Board to hold hearings, secure data and written reports from any person handling chemicals, and conduct inspections where extremely hazardous substances are produced, handled, or stored. Grants the Board an independent budget. Requires that Board-collected information, other than trade secrets, be made available to the public. Requires the Board to report annually to the President and the Congress on accidents, recommendations, and priorities for research and investigations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992. Authorizes the Administrator to promulgate release prevention, detection, and correction requirements for extemely hazardous air pollutant facilities. Includes monitoring, recordkeeping, and other design, equipment, and operational practices. Authorizes the Administrator to secure injunctive or other relief when an extremely hazardous air pollutant from a facility poses an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or the environment. Establishes per day civil penalties for violations of such orders. Directs the Administrator to publish guidance for the coordination of such authority with the relevant authorities under other Federal environmental laws. Authorizes the Administrator to require owners or operators of facilities emitting hazardous or toxic air pollutants or producing or handling extremely hazardous listed air pollutants to monitor emissions from the source and in the vicinity, maintaining records of the results. Directs the Administrator to assess and report to the Congress on hazards associated with emissions of hydrogen sulfide, benzene, and aromatic hydrocarbons.

Acid Deposition Control Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1987

Acid Deposition Control Act of 1987 - Title I: Stationary Sources - Amends the Clean Air Act to require each Governor to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for approval a two-phased plan establishing emission limitations and compliance schedules for sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen emissions from fossil fuel fired electric utility steam generating units in the State. Requires reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions by 1994 (phase I) and reductions in oxides of nitrogen and further reductions in sulfur dioxide by 1999 (phase II). Directs each Governor to submit to the Administrator for approval an emissions limitations plan for such units, other than electric utilities' units, requiring both sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen emissions reductions by 1999. Requires the Administrator to identify the total statewide potential reductions in such emissions and to transmit such information to the State. Requires each Governor to submit to the Administrator a plan for establishing emission limitations from stationary sources of industrial process emissions to achieve such State's potential reductions by 1999. Requires the Administrator to study and report to the Congress by June 30, 1994, on the reductions achieved during phase II, granting the Congress an opportunity to legislate by the start of 1995 against the implementation of phase II. Grants States an opportunity to modify disapproved plans. Establishes emissions standards and Administrator-promulgated plans for States without an approved plan. Requires units in such States to submit a compliance plan and schedule to the Administrator. Sets forth emission reduction alternatives for use in addition to enforceable continuous emission reduction standards. Terminates exemptions for primary nonferrous smelter emissions. Requires the Administrator to revise oxides of nitrogen emissions standards for new units. Directs the Secretary of Energy to give priority assistance to clean coal technology projects with the greatest and most cost-effective emissions reduction potential.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to recover damages for the injury to or destruction of national marine sanctuary resources.

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1987

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to recover in a civil action damages for the destruction of or injuries caused to national marine sanctuary resources. Requires that recovered monies be used to restore or manage such resources.

Ergebnisse des Waldschadenberichts 1987 (G-SIG: 11001070)

Germany · German Bundestag · 6 November 1987

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion DIE GRÜNEN, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

Berücksichtigung der Umweltschutz- und Arbeitsplatzsicherungsaspekte bei der Verlagerung der Stückgutabfertigung in Landsberg a.Lech auf die Straße (G-SIG: 11050618)

Germany · German Bundestag · 6 November 1987

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exempt tactical military vehicles and engine driven military equipment from certain regulations under the Clean Air Act.

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1987

Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt tactical military vehicles and any engine driven military equipment from requirements under such Act, except those in effect for model year 1984.

A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of Environmental Protection Agency programs established to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1987

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior jointly to study the economic impact of any change in pesticide regulations which may be proposed in compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and report to the chairmen of specified congressional committees on the results. Directs the Administrator and Secretary jointly to inform affected persons of requirements which may be imposed under such Act. Prohibits the Administrator from cancelling or suspending a pesticide registration or finding a pesticide misbranded on the basis of noncompliance with such Act for a period commencing on enactment and ending on January 31, 1989.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to ratification of the Montreal Protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1987

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the ozone "hole" that forms over Antarctica poses a threat to public health and the world environment; (2) the United States should take steps toward ratification of the Montreal Protocol To Control Ozone Depleting Substances as soon as possible; (3) the President should immediately transmit the Protocol to the Senate for prompt ratification; and (4) the President should immediately call upon a sufficient number of countries to move toward ratification so that the Protocol will enter into force as soon as possible.

Shore Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1987

Shore Protection Act of 1987 - Title I: Vessel Identification - Requires vessels carrying municipal or commercial waste within U.S. waters to obtain a vessel identification number (permit) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sets the permit term at a renewable five years and authorizes EPA to collect administrative costs from a vessel owner/operator. Title II: Waste Tracking System - Requires that a manifest be completed for municipal or commercial wastes transported by vessel and a copy returned to the EPA regional office. Title III: Waste Handling Practices - Requires that owners/operators of waste source facilities make sure that waste material is properly loaded, secured, and offloaded. Title IV: Enforcement - Requires other Federal agencies to assist in the administration of this Act. Establishes civil penalties for violations, authorizing doubling for second violations. Authorizes the Administrator of EPA to revoke vessel identification numbers for egregious or multiple violations. Establishes criminal penalties for the willful and knowing violation of this Act. Title V: EPA Responsibilities - Requires the Administrator to make manifest and vessel identification number forms available and to establish a recordkeeping system for such applications. Title VI: Tracking Study - Directs the Administrator to study the effectiveness of additional tracking systems for vessels to ensure that nonhazardous municipal and commercial waste is not disposed of at sea or in coastal waters. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study the effectiveness and costs of tracking systems that might be applicable to vessels carrying nonhazardous municipal or commercial waste. Title VII: Coast Guard Responsibilities - Directs the Secretary to make periodic checks for vessel permits and compliance with the applicable Federal environmental laws, including the installation of tracking devices if required. Title VIII: Relation to Other Laws - States that other Federal and State laws remain unaffected by this Act. Title IX: Authorization - Authorizes appropriations. Title X: Savings Clause - Authorizes actions by other than Federal entities for violations of this Act.

National Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1987

Title I: Findings and Definitions - National Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1987 - Sets forth congressional findings and definitions. Title II: Resource Exploration Within the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Authorizes the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (the Director) to permit oil and gas exploratory drilling and seismic exploration within the Arctic National Refuge Coastal Plain (the coastal plain). Prohibits such drilling within a specified "Protective Management Zone." Sets forth environmental guidelines and restrictions for such drilling. Requires the Director to promulgate exploratory drilling regulations. Delineates the content of such regulations with respect to fish and wildlife protection. Requires the Director to update such regulations periodically and to submit detailed environmental baseline studies and exploratory drilling environmental impact analyses. Authorizes the submission of exploratory drilling permit applications after regulations have been promulgated. Precludes the Director from approving any drilling plan submitted by the U.S. Geological Survey unless no other person has submitted a complete plan meeting Federal regulations. Prescribes drilling plan contents and the administrative procedure for approval. Establishes a Scientific Advisory Panel for the Arctic Refuge to advise the Director regarding a comprehensive regulatory program for the coastal plain which will ensure avoidance of adverse impact upon fish and wildlife. Retains ultimate administrative responsibility for Arctic Refuge management with the Director. Requires the Director to: (1) publish for public comment a revised update of a certain natural resource assessment report (to be accompanied by a final Environmental Impact Statement); and (2) contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an independent study regarding specified aspects of the coastal plain oil and gas potential. Title III: Oil and Gas Leasing on National Wildlife Refuges - Mandated that all oil and gas leasing receipts from national wildlife refuges be deposited into the Refuge Revenue Sharing Fund. Cites circumstances under which: (1) the Secretary shall recommend to the President approval or disapproval of oil and gas leases on the coastal plain; and (2) areas shall be leased to the highest responsible bidder by competitive bidding. Mandates that oil and gas lessees submit for the Secretary's approval separate plans of operation for exploration, development, and production, accompanied by an environmental analysis. Provides for confidentiality of lessees' geological and geophysical data. Precludes the Secretary from issuing any oil or gas lease until the State of Alaska agrees to adopt conditions negotiated with the Director regarding: (1) joint environmental controls; (2) fair market values of sand and gravel extractions; and (3) the marketing of sand and gravel by the Secretary. Provides for an escrow account for sand and gravel sales proceeds. Sets forth conditions for: (1) lease suspension; (2) lease financial terms; (3) lease cancellation due to environmental hazards; and (4) rents or royalties reduction. Provides for judicial review of administrative actions. Details the environmental stipulations that must be included in the environmental regulations promulgated by the Director. Requires the Director to reconvene the Arctic Refuge Scientific Advisory Panel within two months of the oil and gas leasing authorization date. Terminates such Panel two years after the first oil or gas production date on the coastal plain. Outlines the Panel's environmental and wildlife advisory functions. Mandates that comprehensive oil and gas leasing development regulations include right-of-way provisions for transportation or utility systems across the coastal plain. Prohibits such rights-of-way across a certain "Protective Management Zone." Mandates that the right-of-way standards for oil and gas pipelines across the coastal plain be consistent with the remainder of the pipeline out of the Arctic Refuge. Prohibits the construction of more than one new port facility necessitated by oil or gas development that affects the Arctic Refuge along a specified coastal area. Grants the Director enforcement powers for violations of this Act, including power to issue compliance orders and assess civil and criminal penalties. Imposes joint, several, and strict liability for pollution and damages to wildlife and the environment caused by discharge or development activities involving oil, gas, or hazardous substances. Grants the Director the right to accomplish control and removal at the expense of the responsible party. Requires the Director to: (1) revise a specified Arctic Refuge conservation plan to include the Arctic Refuge coastal plain; (2) consult closely with affected State, Native Villages, Regional Corporations, and Canada in evaluating the impact of oil and gas exploration upon fish and wildlife; and (3) report biannually to congressional committees regarding the status of the oil and gas leasing program and its impact upon wildlife and the environment. Amends the National Wildlife Refuge Revenue Sharing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to segregate oil and gas leasing revenues on Alaskan units of the National Wildlife Refuge System (including sand or gravel) from all other revenues deposited into the Refuge Revenue Sharing Fund. Outlines the manner in which such revenues shall be apportioned. Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to segregate excess oil and gas leasing revenues from all other monies within the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. Amends the Migratory Bird Conservation Act to authorize approval by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission of any acquisition recommendation made by the Secretary of the Interior relating to: (1) the North American Waterfowl Plan (signed with Canada in 1986); and (2) land and water interests which would be acquired out of segregated oil and gas leasing revenues (including sand or gravel sales) on certain Alaskan units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Outlines the manner in which such funds shall be allocated. Establishes the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust Fund to promote fish and wildlife conservation. Provides for an initial endowment of such Fund from oil and gas leasing revenues, (including sand or gravel sales on Alaskan units of the National Wildlife Refuge System). Requires the Director to submit annual summaries of trust fund expenditures to the appropriate congressional committees. Establishes as a National Wildlife Refuge and as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System the Teshekpuk-Utukok National Wildlife Refuge. Requires the Director to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan for such Refuge. Sets forth a limited oil and gas leasing moratorium within such Refuge. Repeals certain statutory prohibitions applicable to subsurface coastal plain property interests owned by the Inupiat Eskimo people. Precludes the authorization of surface disturbance related to oil or gas production until final regulations establishing environmental stipulations have been published. Applies such stipulations to coastal plain subsurface property interests owned by the Inupiat Eskimo people. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Refuge Administration Act and the Refuge Recreation Act to increase the penalties for violations. Amends the Migratory Bird Conservation Act to provide that lease terms shall, at a minimum, address the same wildlife conservation and protection matters that are applicable to the access and development of reserved non-Federal mineral interests in National Wildlife Refuge System areas. Amends the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for each fiscal year through FY 1997 for the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Authorizes the Secretary to designate significant habitat areas for migratory birds in accordance with the Convention between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Conservation of Migratory Birds and Their Environment. Amends the Refuge Administration Act to provide that specified Federal criminal law does not preclude the use of aircraft and motor vehicles in implementation of approved management plans on national wildlife refuges.

Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1987

Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to add an additional title, the Federal Building Asbestos Control Act of 1987. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations, within 360 days of enactment, for asbestos hazard abatement in Federal and other buildings. Requires such regulations to address: (1) building inspections; (2) appropriate response actions based upon potential or actual degree of significant damage; (3) notification and implementation of response actions; (4) an operations and maintenance and repair program; (5) periodic surveillance needs; (6) the transportation and disposal of asbestos-containing waste material; and (7) management plans for each covered building requiring periodic inspections by accredited personnel, response actions when appropriate, and warning labels on any asbestos-containing material still in routine maintenance areas. Requires that such plans be approved by the Administrator and be available to the public. Requires notices in occupied buildings where asbestos abatement activities will occur. Sets forth guidelines and a compliance schedule should the Administrator fail to promulgate regulations within the prescribed period. Requires individuals who inspect, manage, abate, and analyze asbestos problems to be accredited by a State or pursuant to an Administrator-approved course. Requires all Federal buildings to be inspected for asbestos within 730 days of the enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Federal leasing of any building not inspected for asbestos. Prohibits discrimination against whistleblowers. Sets forth the duties of an Asbestos Ombudsman, including receiving and responding to requests for information and grievances and making recommendations. Adds an additional title to such Act, the Asbestos Information Act of 1987. Requires asbestos or asbestos-containing material manufacturers to report to the Administrator the years of manufacture, the type or classes of products, and other identifying characteristics. Requires the Administrator to publish such information.

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1987 - Title I: Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation - Imposes joint, several, and strict liability for specified removal costs and damages upon the party responsible for a vessel or facility from which oil is either discharged into certain waters, or which poses a substantial threat of such a discharge. Exempts from such liability certain discharges permitted under Federal law. Defines conditions under which a mobile offshore drilling unit will be treated as either a tanker or a facility for purposes of determining responsibility or excess liability. Sets forth defenses to liability under this Act. Sets forth limits to liability under this Act, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to establish by regulation a maximum liability limit. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress from time to time regarding liability adjustments. Defines circumstances under which liability for injury to natural resources shall be to either: (1) the United States; (2) the affected State; or (3) a foreign government. Sets forth recovery and indemnification procedures. Sets forth the uses of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (the Fund) including: (1) payment of removal costs and administrative expenses; and (2) contributions to the International Fund. Sets forth defenses to liability for such Fund and a specified maximum amount which may be paid from the Fund. Confers rights of subrogation upon the United States for payment of any claim by the Fund. Sets forth a claims procedure for removal costs or damages. Requires the Secretary to designate the source of a discharge (or potential discharge), and to immediately notify the responsible party or guarantor of such designation. Sets forth the advertisement procedures to be followed by such a designee or guarantor. Grants subrogation rights to any person (including the Fund) who pays compensation under this Act to any claimant for costs or damages. Requires the party responsible for certain vessels over 300 gross tons to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility to meet maximum liability limits. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to withhold or revoke the clearance of any vessel which fails to certify such financial responsibility. Sets forth circumstances under which such vessels may have entry into U.S. ports or waters denied, or have their oil cargo seized. Imposes a civil penalty for failure to comply with the financial responsibility requirement. Restricts judicial review of any regulation promulgated under this Act to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Grants the district courts original jurisdiction over all actions arising under this Act. Sets forth a limitation period for actions for removal costs, damages, or contribution. Title II: Conforming Amendments - Sets forth conforming amendments to certain related statutes. Title III: Implementation of International Conventions - States that during any period in which the Civil Liability Convention and the Fund Convention are in force with respect to the United States, owner liability for pollution damage arising from a ship-related incident shall be determined according to such Conventions. Grants recognition to the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund as a legal person under Federal law, and deems the Director of such Fund to have irrevocably appointed the Secretary of State as the Fund's agent for service of process for legal proceedings involving the Fund within the United States. Exempts such Fund and its assets from all direct taxation in the United States. Provides that certain required contributions with respect to oil received in the United States shall be paid to the International Fund from the Oil Spill Compensation Fund. Grants recognition of any final judgment of a court of any country which is a party to either the Civil Liability Convention or the Fund Convention. Sets forth the financial responsibility requirements of ship-owners whose vessels are subject to the Civil Liability Convention. Imposes specified sanctions and civil penalties upon persons violating the financial responsibility requirements. Waives all U.S. defenses based upon sovereign immunity with respect to any controversy arising under the Civil Liability Convention or the Fund Convention relating to any ship owned by the United States and used for commercial purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to implement this Act and all Federal obligations under the specified Oil Pollution Conventions.

Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987

Infectious Waste Regulation Act of 1987 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations for the management of infectious waste which: (1) define infectious waste; (2) establish handling, treatment, storage, and disposal requirements; and (3) include other necessary requirements to protect human health and the environment. Requires the Administrator to consult with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control on matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) when promulgating such regulations. Authorizes exemptions for small quantities of such waste. Requires that facilities where such waste is handled be open for Federal inspection and that handlers of such waste provide information and samples as necessary.

A bill to regulate certain transportation of solid waste and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the transportation of solid waste in excess of a specified amount across State lines unless the person transporting the waste has a written agreement that the owner or operator of the receiving facility is authorized and willing to accept such waste. Establishes civil penalties, including administrative orders, for violations. Requires that facility owners or operators make facilities, records, and samples available to representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency for inspection. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1992 for solid waste management, planning, and program assistance for States.

A bill to authorize appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1987

Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to direct the Council on Environmental Quality to promulgate regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act for all Federal agencies, including independent regulatory commissions. Requires each Federal agency to review on a continuing basis and report to the Council on a statistically significant random sample of environmental impact statements prepared by such agency in which measures were specified for the mitigation of the adverse impact on natural resources, including fish and wildlife populations and habitat, that was predicted to result from the action. Requires each review to assess the implementation of mitigation measures and the accuracy and effectiveness of projected adverse impacts and their mitigation. Directs each Federal agency to comply with requirements for an initial review within 24 months of this Act's enactment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for the operations of the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality. Grants a State or interstate water pollution control agency another year in which to satisfy certain certification requirements of the Clean Water Act for hydroelectric projects.

Rio Grande Clean Water Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1987

Rio Grande Clean Water Act of 1987 - Title I: Establishment of the Special Committee on Rio Grande River Water Quality - Directs the President to establish the United States Special Committee on Rio Grande River Water Quality. Specifies the composition of the committee membership. Title II: Discussion and Planning with Representatives of the Government of Mexico - Directs the President to request the Secretary of State to instruct the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to propose to the Mexican Commissioner the formation of a similar Mexican Special Committee to assist in attaining the objectives of the U.S. committee and to assist in the formation of a Special Joint Committee on Rio Grande River Water Quality. Title III: Mission and Responsibilities of the Special Committee - Requires the U.S. Committee to: (1) conduct a study of the water pollution problem in the Rio Grande River; (2) provide opportunities for community comment and participation; (3) identify known and suspected sources of pollution in the Rio Grande River; (4) coordinate its activities with appropriate Federal and State agencies; (5) review existing information and documentation relating to pollution in the Rio Grande River; (6) report to the President and to the Congress, within three months after appointment of the Chairman of the Committee, on the Committee's activities; and (7) submit within 12 months of such appointment, a plan to abate such pollution, including a description of the facilities required, a cost estimate, and alternative means of financing the project. Title IV: Submission of Remedial Legislation by the President - Requires the President to submit to the Congress a proposal for legislation based on the findings of the Special Committee. Title V: Existing International Agreements - Directs that the activities of the Special Committee be conducted in accordance with the requirements of existing agreements, such as the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty and Protocol of 1944 and the Agreement of Cooperation for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area of 1983. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.

Antrag auf Herbeirufung des Bundesministers für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (G-SIG: 11001084)

Germany · German Bundestag · 16 October 1987

Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1987

Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1987 - Prohibits the use on a vessel 25 meters or less in length of organotin-based antifouling paint, except as specified. Prohibits the sale of antifouling paint containing organotin or its application to a vessel unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency certifies that the release rate of such paint is below a specified level. Prohibits the sale of organotin paint additives. Permits the use of existing stockpiles for no more than 180 days following enactment. Sets forth certification procedures. Directs the Administrator to monitor and report annually for seven years to specified congressional officials on the concentrations of organotin in representative estuaries. Requires the Secretary of the Navy to periodically test and report to the Administrator and the State Governor on organotin contamination in waters and harbors serving as the home port for any Navy vessel. Imposes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Administrator to study and report to specified congressional officials on alternative antifouling chemicals and systems. Requires sale and use prohibitions to continue until a final decision on the release of organotin into the aquatic environment through such paints takes effect.

A bill to require the President to take appropriate actions domestically and internationally to establish a Global Change Research Program aimed at understanding the cumulative impacts of man on his environment.

United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1987

Directs the President to support multidisciplinary research concerning man's impact on global change. Requires the President to report to the Congress on current Federal scientific activities that are components of such research and to report a plan to implement a National Global Change Program which identifies research objectives, domestic program management, and international scientific cooperation. Directs the President to establish a Commission to make recommendations on the international component of such Program. Requires the President to report to the Congress on January 1, 1992, and then annually for five years.

A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of Environmental Protection Agency programs established to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1987

Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from cancelling or suspending a pesticide registration or finding a pesticide misbranded on the basis of noncompliance with the Endangered Species Act for a period ending after January 1989. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly study the economic impact of any change in pesticide regulations which may be proposed in compliance with such Act and report to the chairmen of specified congressional committees on the results. Directs the Administrator and Secretary to jointly inform affected persons of requirements which may be imposed under such Act.

A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1977 to ban the dumping of medical waste in ocean and navigable waters and to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate medical waste to protect public health and the environment.

United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1987

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1977 to prohibit the dumping of medical wastes into the ocean and navigable waters. Establishes a maximum fine for violations at least twice as high as that imposed for dumping other kinds of waste. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of medical waste as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Excludes waste already regulated as hazardous. Requires persons handling such waste to submit information and permit inspection of handling facilities, including providing samples. Establishes civil penalties for violations.

A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of Environmental Protection Agency pesticide regulations issued to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1987

Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from cancelling or suspending a pesticide registration or finding a pesticide misbranded on the basis of noncompliance with the Endangered Species Act for a period ending after January 1989. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly study the economic impact of any change in pesticide regulations which may be proposed in compliance with such Act and report to the chairmen of specified congressional committees on the results. Directs the Administrator and Secretary to jointly inform affected persons of requirements which may be imposed under such Act.

A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study regarding the management of infectious and pathologic waste.

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1987

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on the necessity of regulating the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of any infectious or pathologic waste, including a determination of types and characteristics of such wastes requiring regulation to protect human health and the environment.

Shore Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1987

Shore Protection Act of 1987 - Title I: Vessel Identification - Requires vessels carrying municipal or commercial waste within U.S. waters to obtain a vessel identification number (permit) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sets the permit term at a renewable five years and authorizes EPA to collect administrative costs from a vessel owner/operator. Title II: Waste Tracking System - Requires that a manifest be completed for municipal or commercial wastes transported by vessel and a copy returned to the EPA regional office. Title III: Waste Handling Practices - Requires that owners/operators of waste source facilities make sure that waste material is properly loaded, secured, and offloaded. Title IV: Enforcement - Requires other Federal agencies to assist in the administration of this Act. Establishes civil penalties for violations, authorizing doubling for second violations. Authorizes the Administrator of EPA to revoke vessel identification numbers for egregious or multiple violations. Establishes criminal penalties for the willful and knowing violation of this Act. Title V: EPA Responsibilities - Requires the Administrator to make manifest and vessel identification number forms available and to establish a recordkeeping system for such applications. Title VI: Tracking Study - Directs the Administrator to study the effectiveness of additional tracking systems for vessels to ensure that nonhazardous municipal and commercial waste is not disposed of at sea or in coastal waters. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study the effectiveness and costs of tracking systems that might be applicable to vessels carrying nonhazardous municipal or commercial waste. Title VII: Coast Guard Responsibilities - Directs the Secretary to make periodic checks for vessel permits and compliance with the applicable Federal environmental laws, including the installation of tracking devices if required. Title VIII: Relation to Other Laws - States that other Federal and State laws remain unaffected by this Act. Title IX: Authorization - Authorizes appropriations. Title X: Savings Clause - Authorizes actions by other than Federal entities for violations of this Act.

Bodenschutzkonzeption der Bundesregierung (G-SIG: 11000992)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Bodenschutz als Querschnittaufgabe des Umweltschutzes, Arbeitsgruppen beim Bodenschutz, Leitlinien und programmatische Grundlagen des Bodenschutzes, Informationsgrundlagen, Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaufgaben, Bodenschutzaspekte im geltenden Recht, stoffliche Einwirkungen auf den Boden, Veränderungen der Bodenstruktur und räumliche Einwirkungen auf den Boden, Schwerpunkte des Bodenschutzes und Lösungsansätze

Siebter Bericht und Empfehlung der Europa-Kommission zur Frage der Festlegung der europäischen Abgasnormen (G-SIG: 11000977)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Senkung der Abgasgrenzwerte, insbesondere auch im Bereich der Stickoxide, Herstellung der Vergleichbarkeit der Auswirkungen mit den US-Abgaswerten durch objektivierte Tests

Formaldehyd Ein gemeinsamer Bericht des Bundesgesundheitsamtes, der Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und des Umweltbundesamtes unter Beteiligung der Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung, der Biologischen Bundesanstalt und des Vorsitzenden der Senatskommission zur Prüfung gesundheitsschädlicher Arbeitsstoffe der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (G-SIG: 11000978)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Stoffbeschreibung, Analysenverfahren, Produktion und Anwendungsbereiche, Umweltbelastung durch Formaldehyd, Luftbelastung in Innenräumen, insbesondere durch Spanplatten, Toxizität, allergene Wirkung und Kanzerogenität, Vorsorgemaßnahmen gegen Gesundheitsrisiken durch Formaldehyd

Bericht der Bundesregierung über Vorschläge zur Verringerung von Emissionen aus Kleinfeuerungsanlagen (Einzelhaushalte, Zentralheizungen) (G-SIG: 11001046)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Bericht gem. Entschließung auf BT-Drs 10/870: Emissionen aus Kleinfeuerungsanlagen 1966 und 1982, Stand der Maßnahmen zur Emissionsverminderung, Rechtsvorschriften, Energieeinsparung, Forschung und Entwicklung, Möglichkeiten für eine weitere Verringerung der Emissionen, u.a. Ausbau der Fernwärme