Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Facilities Newsletter, January 2000 (open access)

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Facilities Newsletter, January 2000

Monthly newsletter discussing news and activities related to the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program, articles about weather and atmospheric phenomena, and other related topics.
Date: February 16, 2000
Creator: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Going to Conference in the Senate (open access)

Going to Conference in the Senate

This report discusses the steps that the Senate must take, and one more step that it may take, as it arranges to send a bill to conference committee.
Date: February 1, 2000
Creator: Bach, Stanley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbitt (open access)

Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbitt

This report discusses new regulations on livestock grazing on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management became effective August 21, 1995. Many aspects of the new regulations were challenged in Public Lands Council v. Babbitt. A federal district court upheld many of the regulations, but struck down four of them and enjoined their implementation. At the appellate level, only the new regulation allowing conservation use to the exclusion of livestock grazing for the full term of a permit was held invalid. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case and argument has been set for March 1, 2000.
Date: February 1, 2000
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Health Care: The Issue of “Promised” Benefits (open access)

Military Health Care: The Issue of “Promised” Benefits

In the debate over the Department of Defense policy on military health care benefits, many military personnel and retirees say that they were promised “free health care for life” when they entered the armed forces. What benefits are available and who is eligible to receive these benefits are matters determined by Congress. This report discusses the issue of “promises” of lifetime health care benefits made to military retirees.
Date: February 10, 2000
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 8, February/March 2000 (open access)

TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 8, February/March 2000

Monthly bulletin issued to address topics related to law enforcement. This issue discusses "Contemporary Applications for Police Department Internet Web Pages" including topics such as website planning, designating a "Webmaster", and website usage.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Carter, David
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Airborne Laser Anti-Missile Program (open access)

The Airborne Laser Anti-Missile Program

This report summarizes the Air Force's program to build an airborne laser (ABL) to destroy ballistic missiles in their boost phase. Furthermore, the report considers the history of the impact small nations can have with warheads and of the Gulf War. The Air Force suggests that the ABL will be able to destroy missiles from tens to hundreds of Kilometers away.
Date: February 18, 2000
Creator: Davey, Michael E. & Martin, Frederick
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources (open access)

Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources

This report introduces selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. It includes telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest. Annotations describing each source's contents and organization are included so that researchers can select those that most closely fit their needs. Internet addresses usually provide information about the items, rather than access to them.
Date: February 15, 2000
Creator: Davis, Carol D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources (open access)

Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources

This report introduces selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. It includes telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest. Annotations describing each source's contents and organization are included so that researchers can select those that most closely fit their needs. Internet addresses usually provide information about the items, rather than access to them.
Date: February 15, 2000
Creator: Davis, Carol D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export Controls: Analysis of Economic Costs (open access)

Export Controls: Analysis of Economic Costs

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Date: February 10, 2000
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 0.38 Percent Across-the-Board Cut in FY2000 Appropriations (open access)

The 0.38 Percent Across-the-Board Cut in FY2000 Appropriations

This report outlines cuts made in the federal budget for FY2000. The 0.38% cut was expected to yield savings of $2.4 billion in budget authority and $1.4 billion in outlays for the fiscal year. Departments with cuts in excess of $100 million included the Departments of Defense, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Education.
Date: February 25, 2000
Creator: Keith, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Focus Newsletter, February-April 2000 (open access)

Focus Newsletter, February-April 2000

Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Project Summary: Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Summary describing the work completed at the Louisiana State University Center for Coastal Energy and Environmental Resources' Coastal Fisheries Institute for the seasonal and spatial variation in the biomass and size frequency of fish associated with oil and gas platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Louisiana State University. Center for Coastal Energy and Environmental Resources. Coastal Fisheries Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks (open access)

World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks

From Summary: This paper describes the operation of the UNESCO Convention and will be updated periodically.
Date: February 14, 2000
Creator: McHugh, Lois
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Beneficiary Access to Care: The Effects of New Prospective Payment Systems on Outpatient Hospital Care, Home Health Care, and Skilled Nursing Facility Care (open access)

Medicare Beneficiary Access to Care: The Effects of New Prospective Payment Systems on Outpatient Hospital Care, Home Health Care, and Skilled Nursing Facility Care

This report discusses the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97), which required that prospective payment systems replace retrospective cost-based reimbursement systems for Medicare beneficiaries receiving care in hospital outpatient departments, from home health care agencies, and in skilled nursing facilities.
Date: February 2, 2000
Creator: Merck, Carolyn L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (open access)

American Inventors Protection Act of 1999

After several years of consideration, on Friday, November 19, 1999, Congress gave final approval to a bill which makes major changes to the patent laws. On this day the Senate passed the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 as part of the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999, attached by reference to the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000. This report summarizes major provisions of the patent reform bill.
Date: February 28, 2000
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: The Role for Energy Efficiency (open access)

Global Climate Change: The Role for Energy Efficiency

This report reviews the role of energy efficiency in federal policies to curb CO2 emissions. In particular, it discusses targets for CO2 reductions, projected energy efficiency impacts, strategies for measuring impacts, and legislative proposals that would affect support for energy efficiency programs.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of the Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of the Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Research paper and results concerning fish assemblages at petroleum platforms, which serve as artificial reefs, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Results determined the scope of area size that the fish inhabited around petroleum platforms and what types of fish were most prevalent. Appendices provide data on the Current, Temperature, Salinity, and Oxygen Data Coincident for three locations: South Timbalier 54, Grand Isle 49, and Green Canyon 18.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Stanley, David R. & Wilson, Charles A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Real Estate Center Trends, Volume 13, Number 5, February 2000 (open access)

Texas Real Estate Center Trends, Volume 13, Number 5, February 2000

Monthly report of the Texas A & M University Real Estate Center on statistics, recent news, and developments related to real estate.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 24, Number 2, February 2000 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 24, Number 2, February 2000

Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, February 2000 (open access)

Round Up, February 2000

Magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winning, February 2000 (open access)

Winning, February 2000

Pamphlet containing information about Texas Lottery winners, scratch-off prizes, new games, and more.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Labor Market Review, February 2000 (open access)

Texas Labor Market Review, February 2000

Monthly newsletter documenting statistics related to employment in Texas including nonagricultural job trends, labor force numbers, and other relevant indicators as well as information on related topics.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission. Labor Market Information.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
TYC Journal, February 2000 (open access)

TYC Journal, February 2000

Newsletter of the Texas Youth Commission discussing information about the Commission as well as news, events, and other relevant information.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Texas Youth Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR 2000-0372 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR 2000-0372

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for copies of fee bills for the Central Heights Independent School District during the years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History