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51 records in 2022
United States · United States Congress · 30 December 2022
Developing Robust Investments in Vehicle Education for Roadway Safety Act or the DRIVERS Act This bill addresses statewide efforts to improve traffic safety for teen drivers. Specifically, the bill authorizes states to use highway safety program funding for affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction to prepare teens for state graduated driving license requirements.
Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 2022
Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 2022
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche Konsequenzen zieht die Bundesregierung aus den angekündigten Kürzungen von Seiten der Kommunen im Bereich der sozialen/öffentlichen Infrastruktur (www.merkur.de/politik/umfrage-kommunen-wollen-sparen-weniger-beleuchtung-und-schwimmbaeder-schliessen-91972518.html) insbesondere im Bereich der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe sowie Seniorenarbeit, wo jede sechste Kommune trotz steigender Bedarfe infolge der Corona-Krise, Ukraine-Krise und Inflation Kürzungen vornehmen möchte, und wird die Bundesregierung über die getroffenen Maßnahmen hinaus weitere Schritte unternehmen, um eine Verschlechterung der Angebote mit den entsprechenden gravierenden Konsequenzen abzuwenden?
France · National Assembly · 23 December 2022
United States · United States Congress · 23 December 2022
Blocked Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act of 2021 This bill addresses safety and congestion along railroad right-of-way and highway-rail grade crossings. For example, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to (1) assist state, local, and tribal governments in funding the cost of highway-rail grade crossing separation projects; and (2) help nonprofit organizations carry out public information and education programs to help prevent and reduce rail-related pedestrian, motor vehicle, and other incidents, injuries, and fatalities, and to improve awareness along railroad right-of-way and at highway-rail grade crossings. Additionally, the bill prohibits railroad carriers from obstructing travel at public highway-rail crossings for more than 10 minutes, except under limited circumstances (e.g., safety issues). Further, DOT must (1) establish a national blocked crossings database for the public to report blocked crossing incidents; (2) conduct a comprehensive review of the national highway-rail crossing inventory; and (3) revise its regulations, guidance, or other relevant agency documents to include the number of suicides on a railroad crossing or railroad right-of-way in the total number of rail fatalities it reports each year.
Germany · German Bundestag · 23 December 2022
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Sieht die Bundesregierung den Bedarf der europäischen Harmonisierung der Instrumente zum Schutz der 5G-Infrastruktur?
Germany · German Bundestag · 23 December 2022
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Wie ist nach Kenntnis der Bundesregierung der Stand und die weitere zeitliche Planung (einzelne Bauschritte, Fertigstellung) des Pilotprojekts zur Überdachung von Autobahn-Infrastruktur mit Photovoltaikmodulen an der A 81 an der Rastanlage "Hegau Ost" bei Engen (www.heise.de/news/Solardaecher-ueber-Autobahnen-Deutsches-Pilotprojekt-beginnt-demnaechst-7273829.html)?
Germany · German Bundestag · 23 December 2022
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Aus welchem Haushaltstitel stammen die 14 Mio. US-Dollar – umgerechnet ca. 13,5 Mio. Euro – für den Transport von Getreide per Schiff zur Hungerbekämpfung in Äthiopien, welche die Bundesregierung an das Welternährungsprogramm (WFP) leistet, und welches Bundesministerium ist für die Umsetzung dieses Projekts federführend zuständig (https://de.wfp.org/pressemitteilungen/deutschland-unterstuetzt-ukrainische-getreidespende-fuer-hungernde-aethiopien)?<br /> <br /> Wer sind nach Kenntnis der Bundesregierung die Empfänger der 13,5 Mio. Euro, die Deutschland für den Transport des ukrainischen Getreides zur Verfügung stellt (bitte nach Namen und Adressen der Empfänger sowie empfangenem Geldbetrag aufschlüsseln, vgl. Frage 84)?<br /> <br /> Wie berechnen sich nach Kenntnis der Bundesregierung die Transportkosten für das verladene Getreide (bitte in Euro pro Tonne für die Transportkosten vom Lieferanten bis zum Frachthafen Odessa, die Transportkosten von Odessa nach Dschibuti und die Transportkosten von Dschibuti in die Hungergebiete in Äthiopien und evtl. Somalia aufschlüsseln), und welche Transportmittel werden dafür nach Kenntnis der Bundesregierung genutzt (bitte für den Transport vom Lieferanten bis zum Frachthafen Odessa, den Transport von Odessa nach Dschibuti, von Dschibuti in die Hungergebiete in Äthiopien und evtl. Somalia aufschlüsseln; vgl. Frage 84)?<br /> <br /> Ist der Bundesregierung bekannt, dass die Kosten für Getreidetransporte mit Schiffen bei einer Entfernung von ca. 6.000 Kilometern von einem Getreidehändler aus Rostock mit ca. 40 bis 50 Euro pro Tonne angegeben werden, und wenn ja, wie erklärt die Bundesregierung die Gesamtkosten in Höhe von 13,5 Mio. Euro für den von ihr finanzierten Transport des ukrainischen Getreides nach Äthiopien (vgl. Frage 84)?
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 23 December 2022
Verslag Energieraad, specifiek marktcorrectiemechanisme
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 23 December 2022
Schriftelijke antwoorden op de vragen die gesteld tijdens de tweede termijn van het Commissiedebat Maritiem van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat op 8 december 2022
France · Senate · 22 December 2022
France · National Assembly · 22 December 2022
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 2022
Rare disease Advancement, surveillance Research, and Education Act of 2022 or the RARE Act of 2022 The bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the National Institutes of Health Rare Disease Regional Centers of Excellence and expands activities to facilitate research and increase awareness of rare diseases and conditions. (Rare diseases and conditions are those with a prevalence of fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States.) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of up to four rare diseases and conditions and incorporate this information into a National Rare Disease or Condition Surveillance System. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must expand its activities to increase health care providers' awareness of rare diseases and conditions. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, or another appropriate entity, must update the 2010 report Rare Diseases and Orphan Products: Accelerating Research and Development.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 22 December 2022
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 22 December 2022
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 December 2022
Beantwoording vragen commissie over wijziging van de stimuleringsfactoren in de Regeling energie vervoer
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 December 2022
Groen van Prinstererzaal
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Aviation Workforce, Opportunity, Recruiting, Knowledge, and Supply Act or the Aviation WORKS Act This bill extends through FY2028 and expands aviation workforce development programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Specifically, the bill directs DOT to establish an aviation manufacturing development grant program to develop the aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce. It also requires DOT to develop and support the education of workers who design or produce any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, or a component, part, or system thereof, that (1) is produced under a production approval issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (2) has been issued a design approval by the FAA, or (3) has an active application for a design approval. Additionally, DOT must establish a program to provide grants for eligible projects to plan, establish, and expand workforce development partnership programs in the aviation and aerospace industry sector.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
This bill establishes bonding requirements for the recipient of a water infrastructure construction loan under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. A borrower must secure the financed project with payment and performance bonds in minimum amounts set out in the bill.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Light Rail Transit Act This bill directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish a grant program to provide grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the design and implementation of light rail projects, including for the redesign, retrofit, renovation, update, and repair of existing light rail systems. As condition of receiving a grant, eligible entities must certify that fares for riding the light rail transit system shall not increase solely due to improvements carried out with grant funds and for any reason for at least one year after completion of a project funded by the bill. In carrying out the program, the FTA must prioritize projects located in economically disadvantaged communities.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Bus Rapid Transit Act This bill directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish a grant program to provide grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the design and implementation of bus rapid transit systems, including for the redesign, retrofit, renovation, update, and repair of existing bus systems. As a condition of receiving a grant, eligible entities must certify that fares for riding the bus rapid transit system shall not increase solely due to improvements carried out with grant funds and for any reason for at least one year after completion of a project funded by the bill. In carrying out the program, the FTA must prioritize projects located in economically disadvantaged communities.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2022 This bill addresses the implementation and administration of offshore renewable energy projects, including by establishing the Offshore Power Administration to (1) construct, finance, facilitate, plan, operate, maintain, acquire, and study covered transmission infrastructure; and (2) support construction, financing, facilitation, planning, operation, maintenance, acquisition, and study of covered transmission infrastructure.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Local Infrastructure Funding & Technical Assistance Act or the LIFT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for predevelopment projects—measures required to be completed before construction of resilient climate infrastructure occurs—and related technical assistance. Grants may be provided to economic development districts, states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, individuals, and other organizations as specified by the bill.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
School Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act or the SIFIA Act This bill allows a new tax credit for the issuance of school infrastructure finance and innovation bonds (SIFIA bonds). The bill defines SIFIA bonds as any bond issue if 100% of the project proceeds of such issue are to be used for the design, construction, expansion, renovation, furnishing, or equipping of qualified school facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022 This bill revises provisions related to passenger vessel security and safety. The bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints, (2) determine whether any of the enumerated rights in the international cruise line passenger bill of rights (adopted by the members of the Cruise Lines International Association) are enforceable under federal law, and (3) establish an advisory committee for passenger vessel consumer protection. Vessel owners must ensure that a vessel is staffed with sea marshals and medical staff. DOT must designate a director of victim support services, establish a 24-hour telephone number for crime victims, develop a written summary of rights for crime victims, maintain a statistical compilation of reported incidents, and study the feasibility of having an individual on board each vessel to provide victim support and related services. The Department of Homeland Security may withhold or revoke the clearance of, and the Coast Guard may deny entry into the United States to, any vessel owner who commits an act or omission for which a penalty is imposed under this bill or fails to pay the penalty.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 December 2022
Verslag van de formele Telecomraad 6 december 2022
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of alcohol and (b) that could be made via an alternative compliant purchasing route.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
Stop Airplane Seat Shrinking Act This bill prohibits air carriers from reducing the size of passenger seats on aircraft until the Federal Aviation Administration issues a final rule establishing minimum dimensions for passenger seats.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
Prompt Refunds for Cancelled Flights Act This bill provides that it shall be an unfair or deceptive practice for an air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent who sells a ticket for air transportation to fail to provide a refund with respect to such ticket if the air transportation is cancelled or significantly changed. It does not apply to a ticket holder who voluntarily accepts alternative transportation or other compensation offered in lieu of a refund.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund within the Department of Homeland Security to fund the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint technology.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act This bill allows states, tribes, territories, and localities to use certain COVID-19 relief funds for new categories of spending, including for natural disasters and infrastructure projects. It also makes changes to expenditure deadlines and other aspects of this funding. Specifically, recipients may use funds for emergency relief from natural disasters and associated negative economic impacts of natural disasters. In addition, recipients may use a portion of their COVID-19 relief funds for designated infrastructure projects, such as nationally significant freight and highway projects. Furthermore, the bill allows recipients to expend COVID-19 relief funds on these types of infrastructure projects until September 30, 2026. Under current law, recipients must expend the funds by December 31, 2024. Other changes in the bill include (1) modifying eligibility and allocation requirements for funding set aside for counties and Indian tribes that are near public lands, (2) allowing Indian tribes an additional year to expend their COVID-19 relief funds, and (3) establishing a process for government entities to decline COVID-19 relief funds and requiring any declined funds to be used to reduce the federal deficit.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
Aviation Workforce, Opportunity, Recruiting, Knowledge, and Supply Act or the Aviation WORKS Act This bill extends through FY2028 and expands aviation workforce development programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Specifically, the bill directs DOT to establish an aviation manufacturing development grant program to develop the aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce. It also requires DOT to develop and support the education of workers who design or produce any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, or a component, part, or system thereof, that (1) is produced under a production approval issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (2) has been issued a design approval by the FAA, or (3) has an active application for a design approval. Additionally, DOT must establish a program to provide grants for eligible projects to plan, establish, and expand workforce development partnership programs in the aviation and aerospace industry sector.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 20 22 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.
Austria · National Council · 19 December 2022
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Johannes Margreiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Drohnen in den Luftverkehrsregeln 2014
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight his Department has of the governance of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to bring forward legislative proposals on banning the live (a) sale and (b) transportation of crustaceans.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 19 December 2022
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 December 2022
Vervoerplan NS 2023 en addendum op het beheerplan ProRail 2023 maatregelen tegen hoge uitval in het treinvervoer
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 December 2022
Algemene vergadering van Aandeelhouders ProRail 25 november 2022
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 December 2022
Verslag Transportraad op 5 december 2022
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 December 2022
Stand van zaken toegankelijkheid openbaar vervoer
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Department’s publication of spend control approvals data for July to September 2022, what the nature and purpose are of the debt collection services approved for procurement on 27 September 2022
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 2022
Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act This bill permits the use of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to construct or improve municipal water treatment facilities to reduce and remove plastic waste, microplastics, and other post-consumer materials from wastewater. That fund provides low-cost financing to communities for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects.
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 December 2022
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Inwiefern unterstützt die Bundesregierung Kommunen beim Ausbau der Ladesäulen-Infrastruktur für Elektro- und Hybrid-Fahrzeuge?
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 December 2022
Voornaamste budgettaire mutaties van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat sinds de tweede suppletoire begroting 2022
Austria · National Council · 15 December 2022
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Vermisst: Parlament sucht Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
261. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the national disability inclusion strategy transport working group approved the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme at its meeting on 8 December 2022; when the final report will be published; and if submissions made by TWG members between September and October 2022 will be published. [63054/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
233. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) who has applied for a taxi service transport for school will receive this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62912/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
201. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing electric vehicle charging grants to businesses for their employees and customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62533/22]