Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner's basic financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Department of Economic Development (TxED) accurately represented its assets, liabilities, and fund reserve balances in its annual financial report for fiscal year 2003; and whether information in TxED's internal accounting system is accurate and reliable and if it corresponds to the information maintained in the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS).

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Permanent School Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether entities that are required to pay benefits proportionally by fund (1) complied with the Comptroller of Public Accounts' Accounting Policy Statement (APS) 011 requirements to complete Benefits to be Proportional by Fund reports and (2) processed adjustments to achieve proportionality.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the statewide turnover rate for full-time classified employees, which is used to monitor total employee loss to the State. Retention strategies are provided to monitor and curb excessive turnover, which can affect an organization's ability to meet its mission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the State of Texas's basic financial statements and on the State's compliance with requirements from Federal programs.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing the format of the Department of Public Safety's seized assets report to ensure all elements required in DPS Rider 11 are included, and to identifying areas for further clarification.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State's basic financial statements accurately reflect the balances and activities for the State of Texas for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.

This report is a research aid, which lists the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bills (Table 1) and appropriations bills (Table 2).

This report is an inventory of the profiles of the Environmental Justice Small Grants awarded for FY 2003. It shows each regions grants awards depending on socioeconomic balance, diversity of recipients, and sustainability of benefits.

Bimonthly publication of the Texas Veterans Commission discussing specific topics of relevance to veterans in Texas. This pamphlet outlines the expenditures of the VA in Texas by county for fiscal year 2003.

The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab or LBNL) is a multi-program national research facility operated by the University of California for the Department of Energy (DOE). As an integral element of DOE's National Laboratory System, Berkeley Lab supports DOE's missions in fundamental science, energy resources, and environmental quality. Berkeley Lab programs advance four distinct goals for DOE and the nation: (1) To perform leading multidisciplinary research in the computing sciences, physical sciences, energy sciences, biosciences, and general sciences in a manner that ensures employee and public safety and protection of the environment. (2) To develop and operate unique national experimental facilities for qualified investigators. (3) To educate and train future generations of scientists and engineers to promote national science and education goals. (4) To transfer knowledge and technological innovations and to foster productive relationships among Berkeley Lab's research programs, universities, and industry in order to promote national economic competitiveness. In FY03, Berkeley Lab was authorized by DOE to establish a funding ceiling for the LDRD program of $15.0 M, which equates to about 3.2% of Berkeley Lab's FY03 projected operating and capital equipment budgets. This funding level was provided to develop new scientific ideas and opportunities and …

Annual financial report of the Municipal Retirement System documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2003.

This document is a summary of the larger report, PNNL-14548. It describes the groundwater monitoring results for FY 2003 at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington State. The Hanford Site, a facility in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons complex, encompasses {approx}1,517 square kilometers northwest of the city of Richland along the Columbia River in southeast Washington State. The federal government acquired the site in 1943, and until the 1980s it was dedicated primarily to the production of plutonium for national defense and the management of resulting waste. In 1995, all unrestricted discharge of radioactive liquid waste to the ground was discontinued. Today, DOE's mission on the Hanford Site is to restore the Columbia River corridor and transition the central portion of the site toward its long-term waste management role. DOE has monitored groundwater on the Hanford Site since the 1940s to help determine what chemical and radiological contaminants have made their way into the groundwater. As regulatory requirements for monitoring increased in the 1980s, there began to be some overlap between various programs. DOE established the Groundwater Performance Assessment Project (groundwater project) in 1996 to ensure protection of the public and the environment while improving the efficiency …

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This report presents results obtained from detailed hydrologic characterization of the unconfined aquifer system conducted at the Hanford Site.

This report presents the results of groundwater and vadose zone monitoring and remediation for fiscal year 2003 (October 2002 through September 2003) on the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site, Washington. The most extensive contaminant plumes in groundwater are tritium, iodine-129, and nitrate, which all had multiple sources and are very mobile in groundwater. The largest portions of these plumes are migrating from the central Hanford Site to the southeast, toward the Columbia River. Concentrations of tritium, nitrate, and some other contaminants continued to exceed drinking water standards in groundwater discharging to the river in some locations. However, contaminant concentrations in river water remained low and were far below standards. Carbon tetrachloride and associated organic constituents form a relatively large plume beneath the central part of the Hanford Site. Hexavalent chromium is present in smaller plumes beneath the reactor areas along the river and beneath the central part of the site. Strontium-90 exceeds standards beneath all but one of the reactor areas, and technetium-99 and uranium are present in the 200 Areas. Uranium exceeds standards in the 300 Area in the south part of the Hanford Site. Minor contaminant plumes with concentrations greater than standards include carbon-14, cesium-137, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, cyanide, …

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The Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessors have conducted research and development (R&D) in geothermal energy since 1971. To develop the technology needed to harness the Nation's vast geothermal resources, DOE's Office of Geothermal Technologies oversees a network of national laboratories, industrial contractors, universities, and their subcontractors. The following mission and goal statements guide the overall activities of the Office. The goals are: (1) Reduce the levelized cost of generating geothermal power to 3-5 cents per kWh by 2007; (2) Double the number of States with geothermal electric power facilities to eight by 2006; and (3) Supply the electrical power or heat energy needs of 7 million homes and businesses in the United States by 2010. This Federal Geothermal Program Research Update reviews the accomplishments of DOE's Geothermal Program for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. The information contained in this Research Update illustrates how the mission and goals of the Office of Geothermal Technologies are reflected in each R&D activity. The Geothermal Program, from its guiding principles to the most detailed research activities, is focused on expanding the use of geothermal energy. balanced strategy for the Geothermal Program.

Annual report of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2003.

A biennial report of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for fiscal years 2003 and 2004 outlining the agencies activities and accomplishments in the past two years.

This report describes bridges and their conditions in Texas. The report provides information on the types of bridges, integrity of them, and prioritizes their need for upgrade.

Report on the activities of the Health Professions Council for fiscal year 2003, highlighting the organization's accomplishments and budget.

Annual report of the Texas Racing Commission describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2003