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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Major Proposals (open access)

Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Major Proposals

This report provides a side-by-side comparison of the HEA reauthorization proposals in the Senate-passed version of S. 1642 and the House committee-passes version of H.R. 4137 to current law.
Date: December 13, 2007
Creator: Mercer, Charmaine; Naughton, Blake A.; Skinner, Rebecca R.; Smole, David P.; Kuenzi, Jeffrey J. & Apling, Richard N.
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: July 13, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
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: November 13, 2008
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Vincent, Carol Hardy; Humphries, Marc & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress

This report presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provisions of those bills and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress (open access)

Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress

This report provides an overview of Smart Grid, a distribution system that allows for flow of information from a customer's meter in two directions. It discusses both regulatory and technological barriers that have limited the implementation of Smart Grid technology.
Date: February 13, 2008
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress (open access)

Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress

This report discuses the periodic omnibus farm bill, which is renewed about every five years, and governs federal farm and food policy. The report contains congressional actions and a summary of the conference agreement provisions.
Date: June 13, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Richardson, Joe; Marples, Donald J. & Jickling, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library