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Wet verzelfstandiging Staatsbosbeheer

Netherlands · Dutch statute book · 1 January 2020

Eerstverantwoordelijke: Economische Zaken · Rechtsgebied: Ruimtelijke ordening en milieu, Milieurecht · Geldig vanaf 2020-01-01

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage423/Jschriftliche anfrage

Abschuss einer Kuh durch das Einsatzkommando COBRA

Austria · National Council · 20 December 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten David Stögmüller, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Abschuss einer Kuh durch das Einsatzkommando COBRA

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage425/Jschriftliche anfrage

die tödlichen Hundebisse in einer niederösterreichischen Kaserne

Austria · National Council · 20 December 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Faika El-Nagashi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung betreffend die tödlichen Hundebisse in einer niederösterreichischen Kaserne

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage426/Jschriftliche anfrage

Umsetzung der Empfehlungen und Beschlüsse des Tierschutzrates

Austria · National Council · 20 December 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Faika El-Nagashi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz betreffend die Umsetzung der Empfehlungen und Beschlüsse des Tierschutzrates

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage424/Jschriftliche anfrage

die tödlichen Hundebisse in einer niederösterreichischen Kaserne

Austria · National Council · 20 December 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Faika El-Nagashi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend die tödlichen Hundebisse in einer niederösterreichischen Kaserne

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage375/Jschriftliche anfrage

Tödliche Hundebisse in Wiener Neustädter Flugfeld-Kaserne

Austria · National Council · 19 December 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung betreffend Tödliche Hundebisse in Wiener Neustädter Flugfeld-Kaserne

Question· Written questionUIN 18answered

High Speed 2 Line: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many potential breaches of (a) wildlife and (b) environmental protection legislation have been reported against (i) HS2 Ltd and (ii) their contractors in each of the last five years; and what steps have bee

Bill· HRH.R. 5519 (116th)open

Atmospheric Climate Intervention Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

Atmospheric Climate Intervention Research Act This bill expands the directive of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to include climate intervention research, including research regarding the effects of proposed interventions in the stratosphere and in cloud aerosol processes.

Bill· HRH.R. 5493 (116th)referred

To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding grants to entities that fund or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

This bill prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding specified wildlife conservation grants to entities that fund or support certain persons or entities that are credibly alleged to have committed gross human rights violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5513 (116th)referred

Affordable Safe Drinking Water Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

Affordable Safe Drinking Water Act of 2019 This bill revises the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) program and the drinking water SRF program. Both programs provide financial assistance for water infrastructure. The bill removes the 30-year term limits for loans under the SRF programs. Thus, new loans under the programs may have terms up to the projected useful life of the projects. Loan terms for existing loans may, on agreement of the parties to the loan, be extended. In addition, the bill allows states to use a percentage of SRF funds to replace pipes, plumbing fittings, and fixtures that carry water contaminated with lead or perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) at certain state, municipal, or tribal facilities (e.g., schools, parks, and senior centers) that provide the public or employees with drinking water. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.

Bill· HRH.R. 5505 (116th)referred

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to carry out a grant program for establishing consortia to enhance U.S. economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic research and commercial application of clean technologies and advanced manufacturing processes. Clean technology means technologies, production processes, or methodologies that produce energy from renewable energy sources; transmit, distribute, or store energy more efficiently; enhance energy efficiency for buildings and industry; enable the development of a Smart Grid; produce an advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications; improve energy efficiency for transportation; or enhance water security through improved water management, conservation, distribution, or end use applications.

Bill· HRH.R. 5498 (116th)referred

Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019 This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill exempts foreign-flag vessels transporting merchandise on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements. The bill sets forth other requirements, including (1) labor standards, (2) minimum requirements for vessels engaging in the transportation of cargo or merchandise in domestic coastwise trade, (3) environmental standards, and (4) requirements for certain non-citizens that irregularly engage in domestic coastwise trade.

Bill· SS. 3140 (116th)referred

American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to issue as a final rule the proposed rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife . This bill exempts the rule from judicial review.

Bill· SS. 3135 (116th)referred

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to carry out a grant program for establishing consortia to enhance U.S. economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic research and commercial application of clean technologies and advanced manufacturing processes. Clean technology means technologies, production processes, or methodologies that produce energy from renewable energy sources; transmit, distribute, or store energy more efficiently; enhance energy efficiency for buildings and industry; enable the development of a Smart Grid; produce an advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications; improve energy efficiency for transportation; or enhance water security through improved water management, conservation, distribution, or end use applications.

Bill· SS. 3117 (116th)referred

Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 462 (116th)passed

A resolution designating January 2020 as "National One Health Awareness Month" to promote awareness of organizations focused on public health, animal health, and environmental health collaboration throughout the United States and to recognize the critical contributions of those organizations to the future of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2019

This resolution designates January 2020 as National One Health Awareness Month and recognizes the importance of the One Health approach to protecting the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment. One Health is a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.

Record· CJCELEX 62018CJ0592_SUMdecided

Rozsudek Soudního dvora (devátého senátu) ze dne 19. prosince 2019.#Darie BV v. Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu.#Řízení o předběžné otázce – Nařízení (EU) č. 528/2012 – Článek 3 odst. 1 písm. a) a c) – Pojem ‚biocidní přípravek‘ – Pojem ‚účinná látka‘ – Výrobek s obsahem bakterií, který obsahuje druh bakterie Bacillus Ferment – Působení, které není pouhým fyzickým nebo mechanickým působením – Nepřímé působení – Doba působení výrobku.#Věc C-592/18.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 19 December 2019

Record· CJCELEX 62018CJ0752_RESdecided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Freistaat Bayern.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Article 6, the first paragraph of Article 47 and Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Directive 2008/50/EC — Atmospheric pollution — Ambient air quality — Air quality plan — Limit values for nitrogen dioxide — Obligation to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that any exceedance period is very short — Obligation on the national courts to take any necessary measure — Refusal of a regional government to comply with an injunction — Coercive detention contemplated in respect of senior political representatives or senior officials of the region concerned — Effective judicial protection — Right to liberty of the person — Legal basis — Proportionality.#Case C-752/18.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 19 December 2019

Record· CJCELEX 62018CJ0752decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Freistaat Bayern.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Article 6, the first paragraph of Article 47 and Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Directive 2008/50/EC — Atmospheric pollution — Ambient air quality — Air quality plan — Limit values for nitrogen dioxide — Obligation to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that any exceedance period is very short — Obligation on the national courts to take any necessary measure — Refusal of a regional government to comply with an injunction — Coercive detention contemplated in respect of senior political representatives or senior officials of the region concerned — Effective judicial protection — Right to liberty of the person — Legal basis — Proportionality.#Case C-752/18.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 19 December 2019

Record· CJCELEX 62018CJ0592decided

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Darie BV v Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 — Article 3(1)(a) and (c) — Concept of ‘biocidal product’ — Concept of ‘active substance’ — Bacterial product containing the bacterial species Bacillus ferment — Mode of action other than mere physical or mechanical action — Indirect action — Period within which effect takes place.#Case C-592/18.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 19 December 2019

Bill· SS. 3100 (116th)open

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2019

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convey specified property in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for use in connection with health programs. Such conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortium or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. The consortium shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before such conveyance.

Bill· SS. 3099 (116th)open

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2019

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convey specified property in Sitka, Alaska, to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium for use in connection with health and social services programs. Such conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortium or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. The consortium shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before such conveyance.

Question· writtenPQ 635asked

635. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which childminders have been included in the consultation and development of the draft childminding action plan; the way in which the uniqueness of childminding in a non-centre based environment will be protected in the action plan; if changes can still be made to the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52642/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2019

635. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which childminders have been included in the consultation and development of the draft childminding action plan; the way in which the uniqueness of childminding in a non-centre based environment will be protected in the action plan; if changes can still be made to the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52642/19]

Bill· HRH.R. 5467 (116th)referred

LOCAL Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2019

Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2019 or the LOCAL Act of 2019 This bill provides statutory authority for conservation agreements involving threatened or endangered species, including by providing for the legal treatment of species included in conservation agreements, setting forth the requirements of certain conservation agreements, and establishing safe harbor provisions for these agreements.

Bill· HRH.R. 5445 (116th)referred

Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2019

Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019 This bill (1) requires specified power administrations to disclose all estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, such as costs for complying with environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife, (2) prohibits the Department of the Interior from designating critical habitat in certain water infrastructure areas, and (3) provides exemptions from environmental review requirements for certain electrical power projects or construction projects that may affect prairie dogs. Specifically, the bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billing statements sent to each customer estimates of all costs and factors affecting total power costs. The estimates must include the customer's share of such administration's costs for compliance with any relevant federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife. Each administration must report each year on (1) all estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, including estimates of its total compliance costs; and (2) sources of replacement power. The bill prohibits Interior from designating critical habitat for endangered or threatened species in certain water storage, diversion, or delivery facilities. In addition, the bill exempts projects to install or maintain electrical transmission poles or power lines from environmental review requirements. The bill also exempts from such review construction projects that include buffer areas if the projects would otherwise only require an environmental assessment because of the presence of prairie dogs in such buffer areas.

Bill· HRH.R. 5454 (116th)referred

Fairness for Landowners Facing Eminent Domain Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2019

Fairness for Landowners Facing Eminent Domain Act This bill addresses the use of eminent domain by the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to acquire land or property with respect to the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of eminent domain unless the holder (1) obtains all federal and state permits required by law for the construction and operation of pipeline facilities, and (2) complies with all environmental conditions appended to the certificate order; suspends eminent domain authority if (1) the holder requests a material amendment to the certificate, or (2) a federal or state permit held by the holder is vacated or remanded; and prohibits the use of eminent domain if the pipeline, land, or other property necessary for the construction and operation of the natural gas pipeline is attached to any facility that imports or exports natural gas from or to a foreign country.

Bill· SS. 3062 (116th)referred

FRAC Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2019

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act or the FRAC Act This bill revises requirements governing hydraulic fracturing operations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill repeals the exemption for such operations relating to oil and natural gas production activities under the act. The bill allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prescribe regulations that authorize a state to seek primary enforcement responsibility for hydraulic fracturing operations for oil and natural gas without seeking to assume primary enforcement responsibility for other types of underground injection control wells. The bill requires public disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The chemicals intended for use in underground injections must be disclosed before the operations commence. The chemicals actually used must be disclosed the end of the operations. In the event that the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such hydraulic fracturing is necessary for medical diagnosis, treatment, or emergency response, hydraulic fracturing operations must disclose the formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the EPA, a first responder, or a health care practitioner upon request, regardless of the existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement.

Record· COCELEX 62018CO0568decided

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2019.#Rogesa Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH v European Commission.#Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Article 4(2), first indent — Exceptions to the right of access — Protection of commercial interests of a natural or legal person — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Article 6(1) — Application of the exceptions concerning requests for access to environmental information — Documents drawn up by the European Commission under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Refusal of access — Subsequent transmission of the documents requested — Article 149 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — No further interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate.#Case C-568/18 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 December 2019

Record· COCELEX 62018CO0568_INFdecided

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2019.#Rogesa Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH v European Commission.#Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Article 4(2), first indent — Exceptions to the right of access — Protection of commercial interests of a natural or legal person — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Article 6(1) — Application of the exceptions concerning requests for access to environmental information — Documents drawn up by the European Commission under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Refusal of access — Subsequent transmission of the documents requested — Article 149 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — No further interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate.#Case C-568/18 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 December 2019

Bill· HRH.R. 5434 (116th)referred

RPM Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 2019

Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2019 or the RPM Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls for vehicles that are not legal for operation on a street or highway and are used solely for competition.

Bill· SS. 3052 (116th)referred

A bill to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 2019

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion.

Law· HRH.R. 5430 (116th)open

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2019

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion.

Question· writtenPQ 295asked

295. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers enrolled in the AEOS scheme whose contracts ceased on 31 December 2018, by county in tabular form; if he will consider permitting such farmers to apply to join GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52463/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2019

295. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers enrolled in the AEOS scheme whose contracts ceased on 31 December 2018, by county in tabular form; if he will consider permitting such farmers to apply to join GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52463/19]

Bill· SS. 3044 (116th)open

Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2019

Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2019 This bill permanently reauthorizes, and expands, the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program. Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to connect, expand, or repair existing public water systems that are on Indian reservations or off-reservation sites that serve tribes in the Columbia River Basin or its adjacent coastal river basins. Currently, only projects that are on Indian reservations in the Upper Missouri River Basin or the Upper Rio Grande Basin are eligible for the program.

Bill· HRH.R. 5416 (116th)referred

National Climate Bank Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2019

National Climate Bank Act This bill establishes the nonprofit National Climate Bank to finance renewable energy projects, industrial decarbonization, climate resilient infrastructure, zero-emission fleets, and similar projects.

Bill· SS. 3030 (116th)referred

Eviction Crisis Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2019

Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 This bill creates several grant programs to prevent at-risk tenants from being evicted and establishes consumer protections related to evictions. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for states and local jurisdictions to support landlord-tenant focused community courts that make social-service representatives available to assist tenants in becoming current on any debts owed to the landlord or in transitioning to a new, stable home environment; requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants for states and local and tribal governments to establish crisis-assistance programs to prevent extremely low-income households from experiencing housing instability during periods of crisis; and requires HUD to establish a grant program for local governments and nonprofit organizations to collect data from landlords on illegal evictions. The Government Accountability Office must study evictions and report to Congress on the grants awarded under the bill, including best estimates of any amounts saved and any additional revenues generated. Additionally, HUD must establish and maintain a database of data regarding various forms of eviction. A tenant who is denied rental housing on the basis of information in a consumer report must be notified of such adverse action. Further, a copy of any consumer report generated in connection with an application for tenancy in rental housing must be given to the consumer. Eviction judgments and related suits where a judgment is rendered in favor of the tenant may not be included in any consumer reports.

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