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Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress
This report reviews the history and trends of oil spills in the United States; identifies the legal authorities governing oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup; and examines the threats of future oil spills in U.S. coastal waters.
Date:
April 23, 2009
Creator:
Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape
The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress. The policymakers, including some in Congress, have long called for varying degrees and types of reform to the FCC. Most proposals fall into two categories: (1) procedural changes made within the FCC or through congressional action that would affect the agency's operations or (2) substantive policy changes requiring congressional action that would affect how the agency regulates different services and industry sectors.
Date:
April 11, 2008
Creator:
Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues
This report discusses the history, current posture, and outlook for federal energy tax policy. It also discusses current energy tax proposals and major energy tax provisions enacted in the 109th Congress.
Date:
April 1, 2008
Creator:
Lazzari, Salvatore
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mining on Federal Lands: Hardrock Minerals
This report discusses the mining of hardrock minerals on fedearl lands, which is governed by the claim-patent system under the General Mining Law of 1872. It gives an overview the issues involved with the current system, such as competing land uses, and discusses proposed legislation meant to reform the claim-patent system.
Date:
April 30, 2008
Creator:
Humphries, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regulation of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration Pipelines: Jurisdictional Issues
This report reviews the history of pipeline regulation, including the limited history of interstate CO2 pipeline regulation, and examines the regulatory missions of FERC, the STB, and other agencies. The report discusses possible responses to perceived jurisdictional uncertainties under existing law as well as potential legislative steps intended to address any potential regulatory “gap” in interstate CO2 pipeline jurisdiction.
Date:
April 15, 2008
Creator:
Vann, Adam & Parfomak, Paul W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training Program
This report discusses laws related to the protection of marine mammals when using mid-frequency active sonar including the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The report discusses each of the laws generally, and then reviews the litigation surrounding the Navy's compliance with these laws in the context of using the sonar for training purposes off California's coast.
Date:
April 15, 2008
Creator:
Alexander, Kristina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSR): Program Overview and Issues
This report discusses the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996, which authorized a drinking water state revolving loan fund (DWSRF) program. The program was intended to help public water systems finance infrastructure projects that were needed to comply with federal drinking water regulations and to meet the Act's health objectives. It includes an overview of funding, allotments and set-asides, drinking water infrastructure needs, program issues, and legislative activity.
Date:
April 10, 2009
Creator:
Tiemann, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wave, Tidal, and In-Stream Energy Projects: Which Federal Agency Has the Lead?
This report describes wave, tidal, and in-stream energy generation technologies — also referred to as hydrokinetic or marine energy. It discusses the recent changes in law aimed to clarify the federal role in ocean wave and renewable energy.
Date:
April 29, 2008
Creator:
Lane, Nic
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): President's Budget Request for FY2009
The report discusses the FY2009 budget, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce.
Date:
April 28, 2008
Creator:
Morrissey, Wayne A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
Bea, Keith
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance: 2007 Farm Bill Issues
None
Date:
April 9, 2008
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
This report provides an overview of an omnibus energy legislation (H.R. 6), including revisions made and a history of the legislation.
Date:
April 19, 2005
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress’s Contempt Power: A Sketch
This report outlines the source of the contempt power, reviews major developments on the case law, and analyzes the procedures associated with each of the three different types of contempt proceedings. The report also discusses the recent investigation by the House Judiciary committee that has resulted in votes for criminal contempt of Congress and the filing of a civil lawsuit to enforce congressional subpoenas.
Date:
April 15, 2008
Creator:
Tatelman, Todd B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment: Current Issues
None
Date:
April 27, 2007
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food Price Inflation: Causes and Impacts
This report discusses multiple factors that attribute to rising food prices in the United States of America.
Date:
April 10, 2008
Creator:
Capehart, Tom & Richardson, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A History of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes
This report details the history of the three federal transfer taxes, tracing their development from their eighteenth century roots to the present.
Date:
April 9, 2003
Creator:
Luckey, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legal Challenges to the Client Communication Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
This report describes the relevant BAPCPA provisions and discusses the recent court decisions.
Date:
April 24, 2008
Creator:
Pettit, Carol A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Title I Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493
None
Date:
April 25, 2008
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Earmark Disclosure Rules in the Senate: Member and Committee Requirements
None
Date:
April 29, 2008
Creator:
Lynch, Megan Suzanne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deflation: Economic Significance, Current Risk, and Policy Responses
This report discusses the economic policy that contain or mitigate the negative effects of a deflation caused by a negative demand shock. It also points out the Policy Response to Deflation.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franking Privilege: An Analysis of Member Mass Mailings in the House, 1997-2007. April 2008
This report provides an analysis of House Member mass mailings.
Date:
April 16, 2008
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Perspectives on the Top 20 Emitters and Developed Versus Developing Nations
This report uses the data compiled by WRI to examine a pivotal and long-running issue surrounding U.S. climate change policy, the appropriate roles of developed and developing countries in addressing climate change.
Date:
April 27, 2007
Creator:
Parker, Larry & Blodgett, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude
This report provides background information and analysis of the U.S.-EU economic relationship.
Date:
April 15, 2005
Creator:
Cooper, William H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Export Tax Benefits and the WTO: Foreign Sales Corporations and the Extraterritorial Replacement Provisions
None
Date:
April 22, 2003
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library