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Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs (open access)

Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs

This report provides background information on the types of water supply and wastewater treatment projects traditionally funded by the federal government and the several existing programs to assist communities with water supply and wastewater recycling and treatment.
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: Copeland, Claudia; Carter, Nicole T.; Cody, Betsy A.; Stubbs, Megan & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban (open access)

Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban

This report explains what earmarks are and discusses their use in surface transportation finance. It then discusses how federal transportation funding is distributed with a ban in place and how Members of Congress might influence the distribution.
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.; Mallett, William J. & Peterman, David R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aliens' Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief (open access)

Aliens' Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief

This report provides an overview of the various legal authorities governing aliens' right to counsel--as that term is broadly understood--in removal proceedings. It does not address aliens' right to counsel in criminal proceedings, the outcomes of which could potentially affect their ability to remain in the United States under immigration law.
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0070 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0070

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Senate Bill 374, requiring state agency participation in the E-Verify program, supersedes Executive Order RP-80 (RQ-0055-KP).
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0071 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0071

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of Senate Bill 1876, relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem, guardians ad litem, mediators, and guardians (RQ-0060-KP).
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0072 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0072

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a school district, municipality, or county may reduce or repeal the local option homestead exemption from the amount that was adopted for the 2014 tax year through the 2019 tax year (RQ-0082-KP).
Date: March 17, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History