Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization: An Overview of Legislative Action in the 112th Congress (open access)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization: An Overview of Legislative Action in the 112th Congress

This report looks at issues faced by the 112th Congress in regards to reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. The House has passed a bill which would authorize programs through FY2014, while the Senate's bill would only last until FY2011. The Senate's bill also proposes an increase in jet fuel tax for general aviation and a new jet fuel surcharge for fractionally owned air crafts. The report covers key issues that need to be addressed for reconciliation between the two bills.
Date: April 29, 2011
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wave, Tidal, and In-Stream Energy Projects: Which Federal Agency Has the Lead? (open access)

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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quartermaster operations. (open access)

Quartermaster operations.

Describes the organization and functions of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for improvements in baling presses "in which the necessary motion may be imparted to the plunger in a rapid and effective manner, and which shall be productive of considerable saving of labor and power" (lines 15-19)
Date: April 29, 1890
Creator: Anderson, Zachariah J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the combination of the draw-heads provided with projections, a coupling-link, an operating-rod loosely connected to each of its ends, and a suitable support or guide through which these rods move . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a car-coupling in which the two cars are coupled together by means of a link which is provided with an operating rod at each end, both of the rods and the link being attached to one of the cars only" (lines 14-26).
Date: April 29, 1890
Creator: Campbell, Neil Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standards, the longitudinal bars connecting the same, the driving-shaft journaled on the upper bars, the counter-shaft journaled on the lower bars and provided with a crank-disk at one end, gearing between the driving-shaft and the counter-shaft, the balance-wheel on the counter-shaft, the rock-shaft journaled on the upper bars and provided with the oppositely-extending crank-arms between the said bars, the crank arm depending from the end of the rock-shaft, [and] the pitman" (lines 88-99).
Date: April 29, 1890
Creator: Anderson, Henry C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 948, Chapter 5 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 948, Chapter 5

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the definition of an agricultural business for the purposes of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.
Date: April 29, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 36, Number 17, Pages 2631-2792, April 29, 2011 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 36, Number 17, Pages 2631-2792, April 29, 2011

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 29, 2011
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 22, Number 32, Pages 3759-3857, [April 29], 1997 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 22, Number 32, Pages 3759-3857, [April 29], 1997

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 29, 1997
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 19, Number 31, Pages 3195-3291, April 29, 1994 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 19, Number 31, Pages 3195-3291, April 29, 1994

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 29, 1994
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 10 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 10

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to declaring April Child Abuse Prevention Month in Texas.
Date: April 29, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 141 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 141

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commemorating the opening of the Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal Elementary School in Zapata County and honoring the memory of Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal.
Date: April 29, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 142 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 142

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating Coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson and the Baylor Lady Bears for winning the 2005 NCAA Women's National Basketball Championship.
Date: April 29, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0318 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0318

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether certain members of the Commission of State Emergency Communication are entitled to receive compensatory per diem (RQ-0288-GA)
Date: April 29, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0319 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0319

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Application of Transportation Code chapter 253 to a subdivision road located partially within a city’s boundaries and partially within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (RQ-0290-GA)
Date: April 29, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1049 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1049

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The legality of issuing a motor vehicle certificate of title to "John Doe or Mary Doe" or "John Doe and/or Mary Doe."
Date: April 29, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-110 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-110

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the property acquired and owned by the Sabine River Authority for the purpose of constructing the Iron Bridge Lake is exempt from taxation. And related questions.
Date: April 29, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 8, Number 30, Pages 1363-1438, April 29, 1983 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 8, Number 30, Pages 1363-1438, April 29, 1983

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 29, 1983
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 11, Number 33, Pages 1955-2024, April 29, 1986 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 11, Number 33, Pages 1955-2024, April 29, 1986

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 29, 1986
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commercial Buildings Characteristics, 1992 (open access)

Commercial Buildings Characteristics, 1992

Commercial Buildings Characteristics 1992 presents statistics about the number, type, and size of commercial buildings in the United States as well as their energy-related characteristics. These data are collected in the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS), a national survey of buildings in the commercial sector. The 1992 CBECS is the fifth in a series conducted since 1979 by the Energy Information Administration. Approximately 6,600 commercial buildings were surveyed, representing the characteristics and energy consumption of 4.8 million commercial buildings and 67.9 billion square feet of commercial floorspace nationwide. Overall, the amount of commercial floorspace in the United States increased an average of 2.4 percent annually between 1989 and 1992, while the number of commercial buildings increased an average of 2.0 percent annually.
Date: April 29, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Packaging design criteria for the MCO cask (open access)

Packaging design criteria for the MCO cask

Approximately 2,100 metric tons of unprocessed, irradiated nuclear fuel elements are presently stored in the K Basins (including possibly 700 additional elements from PUREX, N Reactor, and 327 Laboratory). The basin water, particularly in the K East Basin, contains significant quantities of dissolved nuclear isotopes and radioactive fuel corrosion particles. To permit cleanup of the K Basins and fuel conditioning, the fuel will be transported from the 100 K Area to a Canister Storage Building (CSB) in the 200 East area. In order to initiate K Basin cleanup on schedule, the two-year fuel-shipping campaign must begin by December 1997. The purpose of this packaging design criteria is to provide criteria for the design, fabrication, and use of a packaging system to transport the large quantities of irradiated nuclear fuel elements positioned within Multiple Canister Overpacks.
Date: April 29, 1996
Creator: Edwards, W. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reactivity and efficiency trends vs operating trends for B, D, DR, and F Reactors, 1955--1959 (open access)

Reactivity and efficiency trends vs operating trends for B, D, DR, and F Reactors, 1955--1959

Changes in operation and corresponding changes in the reactivity status of Hanford reactors are the result of a continuing effort to improve operating efficiency. Trends data related to these changes in operation and reactivity have been published previously for the periods from 1950 through 1958. The purpose of this report is to include trends data for 1959. Bar graphs in the first part of the report show yearly averages of selected data, and tables in the last part of the report show maximum, average, and minimum values. This document presents trends data for B, D, DR, and F reactors while a second document, HW-64932, presents trends data for C, H, KE, and KW reactors. Data included in past years which have not been included in this report are trends in pile power level at shutdown omitted due to a security status change regarding power levels, and number of temporary poison columns per startup omitted due to virtual elimination of temporary poison startups at B, D, DR, and F Reactors; added were potential non-equilibrium gains and potential equilibrium gains. Notice that all reactivity values are listed in the unit per cent excess k.
Date: April 29, 1960
Creator: Clark, D. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
INEL cold test pit demonstration of improvements in information derived from non-intrusive geophysical methods over buried waste sites. Phase 2, Final report (open access)

INEL cold test pit demonstration of improvements in information derived from non-intrusive geophysical methods over buried waste sites. Phase 2, Final report

Under Contract between US DOE Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) and the Blackhawk Geosciences Division of Coleman Research Corporation (BGD-CRC), geophysical investigations were conducted to improve the detection of buried wastes. Site characterization is a costly and time consuming process with the most costly components being drilling, sampling, and chemical analysis of samples. There is a focused effort at US DOE and other agencies to investigate methodologies that reduce costs and shorten the time between characterization and clean-up. These methodologies take the form of employing non-invasive (geophysical) and minimal invasive (e.g., cone penetrometer driving) techniques of characterization, and implementing a near real-time, rational decision-making process (Expedited Site Characterization). Over the Cold Test Pit (CTP) at INEL, data were acquired with multiple sensors on a dense grid. Over the CTP the interpretations inferred from geophysical data are compared with the known placement of various waste forms in the pit. The geophysical sensors employed were magnetics, frequency and time domain electromagnetics, and ground penetrating radar. Also, because of the high data density acquired, filtering and other data processing and imaging techniques were tested. The conclusions derived from the geophysical surveys were that pit boundaries, berms between cells within the pit, and individual …
Date: April 29, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Establishment and maintenance of a Coal Sample Bank and Data Base. Project status report, January 9, 1993--April 8, 1993 (open access)

Establishment and maintenance of a Coal Sample Bank and Data Base. Project status report, January 9, 1993--April 8, 1993

During the period 1/9/93--4/8/93 a total of 39 samples (25 DOE Sample Bank samples and 14 other Penn State samples) of various sizes, not including DECS-17, were distributed. Twenty-two of these samples were provided to DOE contractors. During the current reporting period a total of 57 data printouts were distributed. In addition, 13 special data requests were fulfilled by either search/sort and printout or creation of a data disk, resulting in distribution of limited information on over 1130 samples. Several preliminary requests for Sample Bank and Data Base information and price quotations have also been handled.
Date: April 29, 1993
Creator: Davis, A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library