Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress

Aquaculture — the farming of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants in a controlled environment — is expanding rapidly abroad, with more modest advances in the United States. This report discusses the federal laws and regulations that guide the management of resources in open ocean and near-shore coastal areas.
Date: March 7, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: March 7, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation (open access)

Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation

This report discusses issues surrounding the Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 and programs set up to meet the water quality standards that it outlined. The report focuses specifically on the legislative issues for the 110th Congress in relation to the CWA. It also includes a brief comparison of the expected appropriations for FY2007 and FY2008.
Date: March 15, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Employment: A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress (open access)

Genetic Nondiscrimination in Employment: A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress

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Date: March 12, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight

This report provides a brief overview of the climate change issue as well as other Clean Air Act issues of interest in the 110th Congress.
Date: March 7, 2008
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress (open access)

Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress

Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report discusses legislation addressing communications among first responders.
Date: March 19, 2008
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bills in the 110th Congress (open access)

Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bills in the 110th Congress

This report presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provisions of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date: March 29, 2007
Creator: Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding, 110th Congress (open access)

House Committee Funding, 110th Congress

This report summarizes requests from individual committees and funding levels reported by the Committee on House Administration, and compares 110th Congress-reported levels to authorizations for House committees in the 109th Congress.
Date: March 5, 2007
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses

This report provides statistical information on and selected analyses of the House committee party ratios for 14 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th through the 111th Congresses.
Date: March 30, 2009
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Proposals to Regulate Their Mortgage Portfolio Size in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Proposals to Regulate Their Mortgage Portfolio Size in the 110th Congress

This report analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of proposals to limit portfolio size.
Date: March 4, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act (open access)

Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act

This report discusses the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), which established a prevailing wage requirement for persons working under government contracts, and the Clean Water Act (CWA), which includes a related requirement for the construction of wastewater treatment plants. In particular, it considers the impact on state revolving loan funds (SRF), in which states contribute part of the needed funds for projects and would need to account for the prevailing wage requirement.
Date: March 26, 2008
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
System: The UNT Digital Library