States

Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs (open access)

Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs

This report discusses the United States pipeline networks and their security. The Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 (S. 184) would require federal plans for critical pipeline security and incident recovery, and would mandate pipeline security inspections and enforcement.
Date: February 26, 2007
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type: Report
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

This report will identify and discuss oversight issues and legislation introduced in the 110th Congress to address specific concerns related to how ESA is implemented and how endangered species are managed, and will be updated periodically to reflect legislative action.
Date: April 9, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L.; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
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

This report will identify and discuss oversight issues and legislation introduced in the 110th Congress to address specific concerns related to how ESA is implemented and how endangered species are managed, and will be updated periodically to reflect legislative action.
Date: May 2, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L.; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

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

This report discusses fish and marine mammals which are important resources in open ocean and near shore coastal areas. It also discusses many federal laws and regulations that guide their management.
Date: October 10, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conservation and the 2007 Farm Bill (open access)

Conservation and the 2007 Farm Bill

Conservation is playing a prominent role in the development of a farm bill by the 110th Congress. This report introduces some of the issues that are influencing the development of a conservation title. It then reviews the contents of the House-passed bill, H.R. 2419.
Date: August 27, 2007
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Action has focused on legislation to increase funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Date: May 1, 2007
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Gillis, Anne & Gurevitz, Mark
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Gasoline Prices: Issues for the 110th Congress

This report discusses potential issues regarding gasoline prices for the 110th Congress. As prices continued to surge, the continuing crisis renewed attention on some issues that were dropped or compromised in the debate over P.L. 109-58, as well as to a number of initiatives to reduce the impact of high prices on consumers.
Date: February 6, 2007
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Corps of Engineers Project Authorization Issues (open access)

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Corps of Engineers Project Authorization Issues

WRDA is the main legislative vehicle for Corps civil works authorizations. This report considers the current status of WRDA and major issues shaping WRDA consideration in the 110th Congress, including changes to Corps project development practices and policies, coastal Louisiana wetlands restoration activities, Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) investments, and Everglades restoration projects.
Date: October 4, 2007
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Hughes, H. S.; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues

This report discusses major policy approaches, provides a conceptual framework for categorizing energy policy proposals, and briefly describes energy issues that remain current in the debate after the enactment of EPACT.
Date: December 6, 2006
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
Object Type: Report
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: May 6, 2008
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
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: June 7, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress. August 2007 (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress. August 2007

This report provides an overview of U.S. relations with Latin American and the Caribbean, focusing on the role of Congress and congressional concerns.
Date: August 31, 2007
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.; Cook, Colleen W.; Hornbeck, J.F.; Olhero, Nelson; Ribando, Clare M.; Veillette, Connie et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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: June 13, 2008
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS): Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS): Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: May 17, 2007
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Vincent, Carol Hardy; Humphries, Marc & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress (open access)

Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress

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Date: May 9, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Becker, Geoffrey S.; Capehart, Tom; Chite, Ralph M.; Cowan, Tadlock; Gorte, Ross W. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Non-discrimination in Employment: A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress (open access)

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

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Date: May 2, 2007
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
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: October 8, 2008
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report discusses the state of judicial security in the United States and the legislation introduced in the 110th Congress that would enhance judicial security.
Date: July 11, 2007
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Legislation and Taxes in the 110th Congress (open access)

Farm Legislation and Taxes in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 22, 2008
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding (open access)

Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding

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Date: February 7, 2008
Creator: Gish, Melinda & McCallion, Gail
Object Type: Report
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 summarizes progress in developing legislation, especially in the 109th Congress, in three areas of emergency communications: communications among first responders and other emergency personnel; emergency warnings and alerts; and 911 call centers and systems.
Date: April 24, 2007
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FDA Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Guide to S. 1082 and H.R. 2900 (open access)

FDA Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Guide to S. 1082 and H.R. 2900

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Date: August 6, 2007
Creator: Williams, Erin D.; Thaul, Susan & Porter, Donna V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library