Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues (open access)

Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues

This report discusses key drinking water issues in the 108th Congress involving water infrastructure funding and problems caused by specific contaminants, such as the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), perchlorate, and lead in drinking water. Congress last reauthorized the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1996, and although funding authority for most SDWA programs expired in FY2003, broad reauthorization efforts were not pursued as EPA, states, and water utilities continued implementing the 1996 amendments.
Date: December 8, 2004
Creator: Tiemann, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Provisions in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation Proposed During the 108th Congress (open access)

Environmental Provisions in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation Proposed During the 108th Congress

This report discusses significant legislative provisions regarding environmental issues in bills, passed by both the House and Senate during the 108th Congress, that the 108th Congress, that would have reauthorized surface transportation programs for FY2004-FY2009.
Date: December 8, 2004
Creator: Luther, Linda G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress

This report provides information about the Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress. fish and marine are important resources in the open ocean and nearshore coastal areas.
Date: January 8, 2004
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of the House and Senate ETI/Business Investment Bills (H.R. 4520 and S. 1637, 108th Congress) (open access)

Comparison of the House and Senate ETI/Business Investment Bills (H.R. 4520 and S. 1637, 108th Congress)

In fall 2004, Congress considered legislation that addresses both domestic and international business investment and the long-simmering controversy between the United States and the European Union over the U.S. tax code's extraterritorial income tax benefit for exporting. This report contains information on agreements between the U.S. and the European Union, impact on tax revenues, extraterritorial income benefit for exports, tax benefits restricted to domestic production, and more.
Date: November 8, 2004
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 108th Congress, 2nd Session (open access)

Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 108th Congress, 2nd Session

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Date: September 8, 2004
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: March 8, 2004
Creator: Maguire, Steven & Noto, Nonna A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress

This report discusses policy and legislation regarding fish and marine mammals. These animals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas. Commercial and sport fishing are jointly managed by the federal government and individual states. Many laws and regulations guide the management of these resources by federal agencies.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Attorneys’ Fees Provisions in Current Law and in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and Senate, 108th Congress (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Attorneys’ Fees Provisions in Current Law and in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and Senate, 108th Congress

This report discusses Congresses plans for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the amendments made to the due process and provision of free appropriate public education (FAPE). On November 21, 2003, the Senate agreed to limited consideration of S. 1248 to certain amendments such as attorney's fees.
Date: June 8, 2004
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library