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The 2010 Oil Spill: Criminal Liability Under Wildlife Laws
This report highlights the possible ways to prosecute those who caused the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The report suggests that prosecution can be done under laws such as the ESA (Endangered Species Act) or the MMPA (Marine Mammal Protection Act) both of which provide for civil and criminal punishment. However, the most likely law to be used will be the MBTA (Migratory Bird Treatment Act) which makes it a crime to kill migratory birds. The report suggests that the MBTA would be the best method to prosecute for criminal liability.
Date:
August 31, 2010
Creator:
Alexander, Kristina
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Angelina & Neches River Authority Communication to the Board: 2016
Annual financial report of the Angelina & Neches River Authority containing independently-audited financial information for fiscal year 2016, including statements of assets, expenses, revenues, and cash flows, with supplementary notes and information.
Date:
August 31, 2016
Creator:
Angelina & Neches River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Angelina & Neches River Authority Financial Statements: 2015 and 2016
Annual financial report of the Angelina & Neches River Authority containing independently-audited financial information for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, including statements of assets, expenses, revenues, and cash flows, with supplementary notes and information.
Date:
August 31, 2016
Creator:
Angelina & Neches River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recommendations for New Stream and Rain Gages in Texas
Report recommending 42 new full range real-time stream gages across the state of Texas.
Date:
December 31, 2016
Creator:
Aqua Strategies
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Debt Limit Since 2011
This report discusses the federal debt increase, which can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date:
January 31, 2017
Creator:
Austin, D. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
This report covers concerns that Congress has expressed over U.S. acquisition of rare earth elements, particularly those used in various components of defense weapon systems. Specific concerns are the acquisition of these elements, especially from foreign sources such as China; how dependence of foreign sources affects national security; and methods for decreasing the relationship between reliance on foreign sources and national security.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NATO: Response to the Crisis in Ukraine and Security Concerns in Central and Eastern Europe
This report addresses the NATO and U.S. military response to the crisis in Ukraine. It does not discuss political, economic, or energy policy responses.
Date:
July 31, 2014
Creator:
Belkin, Paul; Mix, Derek E. & Woehrel, Steven
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: January 31, 2014
Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the State Board of Education implementation of House Bill 5 and the Graduation Requirement.
Date:
January 31, 2014
Creator:
Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
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Date:
May 31, 2013
Creator:
Beth, Richard S. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform: An Overview of Proposals in the 112th Congress
This report gives an overview of tax reform issues. The President and leading members of Congress have stated that fundamental tax reform is a major policy objective for the 112th Congress. Some Members have said that fundamental tax reform is needed in order to raise a large amount of additional revenue, which is necessary to reduce high forecast budget deficits and the sharply rising national debt. Congressional interest has been expressed in both a major overhaul of the U.S. tax system and the feasibility of levying a consumption tax.
Date:
May 31, 2012
Creator:
Bickley, James M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Countering Violent Extremism in the United States
This report provides examples of recent Administration "combating violent extremism" (CVE) activity and examines some of the risks and challenges evident in the Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States' (SIP's) three objectives. The report also diagrams and briefly discusses the "future activities and efforts" outlined in the SIP for each of these three objectives.
Date:
May 31, 2012
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Countering Violent Extremism in the United States
In August 2011, the Obama Administration announced its counter-radicalization strategy. It is devised to address the forces that influence some people living in the United States to acquire and hold radical or extremist beliefs that may eventually compel them to commit terrorism. This is the first such strategy for the federal government, which calls this effort “combating violent extremism” (CVE). This report provides examples of recent Administration CVE activity and examines some of the risks and challenges evident in the SIP's three objectives. The report also diagrams and briefly discusses the “future activities and efforts” outlined in the SIP for each of these three objectives. A number of areas may call for oversight from Congress. These include the following: picking partners and establishing "rules of the road," intervention with at-risk individuals, identifying programs to assist grassroots CVE efforts, countering extremist ideas, the lack of a lead agency, and transparency.
Date:
May 31, 2012
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements
This report identifies two types of labor enforcement issues: those that relate to the free trade agreements (FTA) provisions themselves, including their definitions and their enforceability, and those that relate to executive branch responsibilities, such as resource availability and determining dispute settlement case priorities.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): An Overview
This report provides a basic description of the RFS, including some of the widely discussed policy issues related to it.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reallocation of Water Storage at Federal Water Projects for Municipal and Industrial Water Supply
Report that analyzes the legal and policy issues associated with reallocation of water under the Water Supply Act of 1958 (WSA) and industrial (M&I) water supply use at Lake Lanier as an example.
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia & Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil Export Policy: Background and Considerations
The crude oil export policy debate has multiple dimensions and complexities. As U.S. light tight oil (LTO) production has increased--along with additional oil supply from Canada--certain challenges have emerged that affect some oil producers and refiners. While the economic arguments both for and against U.S. crude oil exports are quite complex and dynamic, there are some fundamental concepts and issues that may be worth considering during debate about exporting U.S. crude oil. This report provides background and context about the crude oil legal and regulatory framework, discusses motivations that underlie the desire to export U.S. crude oil, and presents analysis of issues that Congress may choose to consider during debate about U.S. crude oil export policy.
Date:
December 31, 2014
Creator:
Brown, Phillip; Pirog, Robert; Vann, Adam; Fergusson, Ian F.; Ratner, Michael & Ramseur, Jonathan L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Aquifers Study: Groundwater Quantity, Quality, Flow and Contributions to Surface Water
Report documenting information on the geology and hydro-geology of the confined and unconfined aquifers of Texas, including the quantity and quality of the groundwater that they contain. Information about the volume of flows from the aquifers to the surface waters of the state and volume of the flows between the aquifers.
Date:
December 31, 2016
Creator:
Bruun, Bech; Jackson, Kathleen; Lake, Peter & Walker, Jeff
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
This report describes non-indigenous Asian carp species migrating to the United States, the economy at risk, federal response, and litigation.
Date:
March 31, 2010
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Upton, Harold F.; Stern, Charles V. & Nicholas, James E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress
This report explores the history of the Purple Heart and changes in eligibility over time as well as several current issues facing Congress.
Date:
December 31, 2015
Creator:
Burrelli, David F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Methods to Add Freshwater to the Nueces Delta
Studying the Environmental flow needs for Texas Rivers and Estuaries as part of the adaptive management phase
Date:
August 31, 2017
Creator:
Buzan, David & To, Ernest
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Financial Statements: 2019
Financial statements from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) documenting financial statements of government activities and fund of CPRIT, as well as related notes, for fiscal year 2019.
Date:
August 31, 2019
Creator:
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Policy Issues in the General Motors Vehicle Recall
This report discusses the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) process by which vehicle safety defects are identified and vehicles are recalled, as well as the impact that the 2009 GM bankruptcy may have on liability for this defect.
Date:
March 31, 2014
Creator:
Canis, Bill; Peterman, David Randall & Pettit, Carol A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Involvement in Flood Response and Flood Infrastructure Repair: Storm Sandy Recovery
Report regarding congressional efforts to structure federal actions and programs so they provide incentives to reduce flood risk without unduly infringing on private property rights or usurping local decision making.
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The World Trade Organization (WTO): U.S. Participation at Risk?
This report discusses the possibility that the U.S. will withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO), after the Trump Administration expressed doubt over its value to the U.S. economy.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library