A
bill to amend the wetlands
program under the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act
to provide credit for the
low wetlands loss rate in
Alaska and recognize the significant
extent of wetlands conservation
in Alaska property owners,
and to ease the burden on
overly regulated Alaskan cities,
boroughs, municipalities,
and villages.
A bill
to designate the headquarters
building of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development
in Washington, District of
Columbia, as the "Robert
C. Weaver Federal Building".
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to authorize
the use of State revolving
loan funds for construction
of water conservation and
quality improvements.
A
bill to amend title 23, United
States Code, to provide for
a national standard to prohibit
the operation of motor vehicles
by intoxicated individuals.
A
bill to amend the Clean Air
Act to permit the exclusive
application of California
State regulations regarding
reformulated gasoline in certain
areas within the State.
A
bill to amend the Solid Waste
Disposal Act to direct the
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to give
highest priority to petroleum
contaminants in drinking water
in issuing corrective action
orders under the response
program for petroleum.
A
bill to specify the effective
date of and require an amendment
to the final rule of the Environmental
Protection Agency regulating
exhaust emissions from new
spark-ignition gasoline marine
engines.
A bill
to amend the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 to require
that Federal agencies consult
with State agencies and county
and local governments on environmental
impact statements.
A bill
to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse
located at West 920 Riverside
Avenue in Spokane, Washington,
as the "Thomas S. Foley
Federal Building and United
States Courthouse", and
the plaza at the south entrance
of that building and courthouse
as the "Walter F. Horan
Plaza".
A bill
to designate the United States
courthouse under construction
at 338 Las Vegas Boulevard
South in Las Vegas, Nevada,
as the "Lloyd D. George
United States Courthouse."
A bill
to designate the United States
courthouse located at 401
South Michigan Street in South
Bend, Indiana, as the "Robert
K. Rodibaugh United States
Bankruptcy Courthouse".
A bill
to require the Secretary of
the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, to evaluate,
develop, and implement pilot
projects in Maryland, Virginia,
and North Carolina to address
problems associated with toxic
microorganisms in tidal and
non-tidal wetlands and waters.
A bill
to provide for the conservation
and development of water and
related resources, to authorize
the Secretary of the Army
to construct various projects
for improvements to rivers
and harbors of the United
States.
Chafee
A bill to authorize the President
to enter into agreements to
provide regulatory credit
for voluntary early action
to mitigate potential environmental
impacts from greenhouse gas
emissions.
A bill
to amend the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to authorize
programs for predisaster mitigation,
to streamline the administration
of disaster relief, to control
Federal costs of disaster
assistance.
A bill
to amend Public Law 89-108
to increase authorization
levels for State and Indian
tribal, municipal, rural,
and industrial water supplies,
to meet current and future
water quantity and quality
needs of the Red River Valley,
to deauthorize certain project
features and irrigation service
areas, to enhance natural
resources and fish and wildlife
habitat.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to waive the oxygen content
requirement for reformulated
gasoline that results in no
greater emissions of air pollutants
than reformulated gasoline
meeting the oxygen content
requirement.
A bill
to impose certain limitations
on the receipt of out-of-State
municipal solid waste, to
authorize State and local
controls over the flow of
municipal solid waste.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to establish requirements
concerning the operation of
fossil fuel-fired electric
utility steam generating units,
commercial and industrial
boiler units, solid waste
incineration units, medical
waste incinerators, hazardous
waste combustors, chlor-alkali
plants, and Portland cement
plants to reduce emissions
of mercury to the environment.
A bill
to require the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency to conduct a feasibility
study for applying airport
bubbles as a method of identifying,
assessing, and reducing the
adverse environmental impacts
of airport ground and flight
operations and improving the
overall quality of the environment.
A bill
to encourage the restoration
of estuary habitat through
more efficient project financing
and enhanced coordination
of Federal and non-Federal
restoration programs.
A bill
to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse
located at 18 Greenville Street
in Newman, Georgia, as the
"Lewis R. Morgan Federal
Building and United States
Courthouse".
A bill
to amend the Solid Waste Disposal
Act to require a refund value
for certain beverage containers,
to provide resources for State
pollution prevention and recycling
programs.
A bill
to impose certain limits on
the receipt of out-of-State
municipal solid waste, to
authorize State and local
controls over the flow of
municipal solid waste.
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to permit
grants for the national estuary
program to be used for the
development and implementation
of a comprehensive conservation
and management plan, to reauthorize
appropriations to carry out
the program.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to remove flammable fuels
from the list of substances
with respect to which reporting
and other activities are required
under the risk management
plan program.
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to require
that discharges from combined
storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the Combined Sewer
Overflow Control Policy of
the Environmental Protection
Agency.
A bill
to authorize the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency to make grants to State
agencies with responsibility
for water source development,
for the purposes of maximizing
the available water supply
and protecting the environment
through the development of
alternative water sources.
A bill
to amend title 23, United
States Code, to provide for
national minimum sentences
for individuals convicted
of operating motor vehicles
under the influence of alcohol.
A bill
to amend the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 to provide that
the designation of critical
habitat for endangered and
threatened species be required
as part of the development
of recovery plans for those
species.
A bill
to conserve global bear populations
by prohibiting the importance,
exportation, and interstate
trade of bear viscera and
items, products, or substances
containing, or labeled or
advertised as containing,
bear viscera.
A bill
to protect children and other
vulnerable subpopulations
from exposure to environmental
pollutants, to protect children
from exposure to pesticides
in schools, and to provide
parents with information concerning
toxic chemicals that pose
risks to children.
A bill
to improve the environmental
quality and public use and
appreciation of the Missouri
River and to provide additional
authority to the Army Corps
of Engineers to protect, enhance,
and restore fish and wildlife
habitat on the Missouri River.
A bill
to terminate the exemption
of certain contractors and
other entities from civil
penalties for violations of
nuclear safety requirements
under Atomic Energy Act of
1954.
A bill
to direct the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency to establish an eleventh
region of the Environmental
Protection Agency, comprised
solely of the State of Alaska.
A bill
to amend the Federal Power
Act to ensure that certain
Federal power customers are
provided protection by the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
A bill
to amend the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965 to
add Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis,
Perry and Wayne counties,
Tennessee, to the Appalachian
region.
A bill
to amend the Marine Protection,
Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972 to clarify the
limitation on the dumping
of dredged material in Long
Island Sound.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to ensure that adequate actions
are taken to detect, prevent,
and minimize the consequences
of accidental releases that
result from criminal activity
that may cause substantial
harm to public health, safety,
and the environment.
A bill
to amend the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980
to clarify liability under
that Act for certain recycling
transactions.
A bill
to designate the United States
Courthouse at 401 West Washington
Street in Phoenix, Arizona,
as the "Sandra Day O'Connor
United States Courthouse."
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to authorize
funding to carry out certain
water quality projects for
Lake Ponchartrain Basin, Louisiana.
A bill
to amend the National Highway
System Designation Act of
1995 to remove a restriction
on the eligibility of certain
activities for funding from
the Highway Trust Fund.
A bill
to designate the Old Executive
Office Building located at
17th Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, in Washington,
District of Columbia, as the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive
Office Building.
A bill
to amend the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to authorize
programs for predisaster mitigation,
to streamline the administration
of disaster relief, to control
the Federal costs of disaster
assistance.
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to exclude
from stormwater regulation
certain areas and activities,
and to improve the regulation
and limit the liability of
local governments concerning
co-permitting and the implementation
of control measures.
An
original bill to amend the
Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to provide that certain
environmental reports shall
continue to be required to
be submitted.
A bill
to amend the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century
to authorize the State of
Georgia to participate in
the State infrastructure bank
pilot program.
A bill
to amend the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to establish
a grant program for assisting
small business and agricultural
enterprises in meeting disaster-related
expenses.
A
bill to amend the Clean Air
Act to permit the Governor
of a State to waive the oxygen
content requirement for reformulated
gasoline, to encourage development
of voluntary standards to
prevent and control releases
of methyl tertiary butyl ether
from underground storage tanks.
A bill
to redesignate the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
as the "Federal Fire
and Emergency Management Agency",
and to amend the Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act
of 1974 to authorize the Director
of the Federal Fire and Emergency
Management Agency to make
grants to local fire departments
for the purpose of protecting
the public and firefighting
personnel against fire and
fire-related hazards.
A
bill to enhance the services
provided by the Environmental
Protection Agency to small
communities that are attempting
to comply with national, State,
and local environmental regulations.
A bill
to amend title 23, United
States Code, to require consideration
under the congestion mitigation
and air quality improvement
program of the extent to which
a proposed project or program
reduces sulfur or atmospheric
carbon emissions, to make
renewable fuel projects eligible
under that program.
A bill
to amend the National Environmental
Education Act to redesignate
that Act as the "John
H. Chafee Environmental Education
Act", to establish the
John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship
Program, to extend the programs
under that Act.
A bill
to designate the Federal building
located at 501 I Street in
Sacramento, California, as
the "Joe Serna, Jr. United
States Courthouse and Federal
Building".
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to exempt
discharges from certain silvicultrual
activities from permit requirements
of the national pollutant
discharge elimination system.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
and titles 23 and 49, United
States Code, to provide for
continued authorization of
funding of transportation
projects after a lapse in
transportation conformity.
A bill
to amend the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century
to ensure that full obligation
authority is provided for
the Indian reservation roads
program.
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to exempt
agricultural stormwater and
silviculture operation discharges
from the requirement for a
permit under the pollutant
discharge elimination system.
A bill
to direct the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to require, as a condition
of any financial assistance
provided by the Agency on
a nonemergency basis for a
construction project, that
products used in the project
be produced in the United
States.
A bill
to require the Secretary of
the Army to conduct studies
and to carry out ecosystem
restoration and other protective
measures within Puget Sound,
Washington, and adjacent waters.
A bill
to provide assistance for
efforts to improve conservation
of, recreation in, erosion
control of, and maintenance
of fish and wildlife habitat
of the Missouri River in the
State of South Dakota.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to direct the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency to consider risk assessments
and cost-benefit analyses
as part of the process of
establishing a new or revised
air quality standard.
A bill
to designate the Federal Building
located at 500 Pearl Street
in New York City, New York,
as the "Daniel Patrick
Moynihan United States Courthouse".
A bill
to direct the Secretary of
Transportation to require
the use of dredged material
in the construction of federally
funded transportation projects.
A bill
to designate the Federal building
located at 2201 C Street,
Northwest, in the District
of Columbia, which serves
as headquarters for the Department
of State, as the "Harry
S. Truman Federal Building".
A bill
to provide for the conservation
and development of water and
related resources, to authorize
the Secretary of the Army
to construct various projects
for improvements to rivers
and harbors of the United
States.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to authorize States to regulate
harmful fuel additives and
to require fuel to contain
fuel made from renewable sources,
to amend the Solid Waste Disposal
Act to require that at least
85 percent of funds appropriated
to the Environmental Protection
Agency from the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund be
distributed to States to carry
out cooperative agreements
for undertaking corrective
action and for enforcement
of subtitle I of that Act.
A bill
to amend the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to include
airplane and rail accidents
within the meaning of the
term "major disaster".
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to prohibit the use of methyl
tertiary butyl ether, to provide
flexibility within the oxygenate
requirement of the reformulated
gasoline program of the Environmental
Protection Agency, to promote
the use of renewable ethanol.
A bill
to provide for the fair and
equitable treatment of the
Tennessee Valley Authority
and its ratepayers in the
event of restructuring of
the electric utility industry.
A bill
to amend the Pittman-Robertson
Wildlife Restoration Act and
the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act to enhance
the funds available for grants
to States for fish and wildlife
conservation projects, and
to increase opportunities
for recreational hunting,
bow hunting, trapping, archery,
and fishing, by eliminating
chances for waste, fraud,
abuse, mal-administration,
and unauthorized expenditures
for administration and implementation
of those Acts.
A bill
to amend the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980
to promote the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields, to provide
financial assistance for brownfields
revitalization, to enhance
State response programs.
A bill
to provide additional authority
to the Army Corps of Engineers
to protect, enhance, and restore
fish and wildlife habitat
on the Missouri River and
to improve the environmental
quality and public use and
appreciation of the Missouri
River.
A bill
to authorize the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency to make grants to the
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
and other appropriate agencies
for the purpose of improving
water quality throughout the
marine ecosystem of the Florida
Keys.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to permit the Governor of
a State to waive oxygen content
requirement for reformulated
gasoline, to encourage development
of voluntary standards to
prevent and control releases
of methyl tertiary butyl ether
from underground storage tanks,
to establish a program to
phase out the use of methyl
tertiary butyl ether.
A bill
to direct the Secretary of
the Army to carry out an assessment
of State, municipal, and private
dams in the State of Vermont
and to make modifications
to the dams.
A bill
to direct the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Secretary of the
Army, the Secretary of Agriculture,
and the Secretary of the Interior
to participate constructively
in the implementation of the
Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration
and Lake Mead Water Quality
Improvement Project, Nevada.
A bill
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to establish
a National Clean Water Trust
Fund and to authorize the
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to use amounts
in the Fund to carry out projects
to promote the recovery of
waters of the United States
from damage resulting from
violations of that Act.
A bill
to provide for the conservation
and development of water and
related resources, to authorize
the Secretary of the Army
to construct various projects
for improvements to rivers
and harbors of the United
States.
A bill
to provide for management
and leadership training, the
provision of assistance and
resources for policy analysis,
and other appropriate activities
in the training of Native
American and Alaska Native
professionals in health care
and public policy.
A bill
to provide for the assessment
of an increased civil penalty
in a case in which a person
or entity that is the subject
of a civil environmental enforcement
action has previously violated
an environmental law or in
a case in which a violation
of an environmental law results
in a catastrophic event.
A bill
to clarify that certain penalties
provided for in the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 are the exclusive
criminal penalties for any
action or activity that may
arise or occur in connection
with certain discharges of
oil or a hazardous substance.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to phase out the use of methyl
tertiary butyl ether in fuels
or fuel additives, to promote
the use of renewable fuels.
A bill
to assure that recreation
and other economic benefits
are accorded the same weight
as hurricane and storm damage
reduction benefits as well
as environmental restoration
benefits.
A bill
to designate the United States
courthouse located at 1010
Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington,
as the "William Kenzo
Nakamura United States Courthouse".
A bill
to transfer administrative
jurisdiction over land of
the Tennessee Valley Authority
within the Daniel Boone National
Forest to the Secretary of
Agriculture and compensate
the Authority for the transfer.
A bill
to amend the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 to ensure the
recovery of the declining
biological diversity of the
United States, to reaffirm
and strengthen the commitment
of the United States to protect
wildlife, to safeguard the
economic and ecological future
of children of the United
States, and to provide certainty
to local governments, communities,
and individuals in their planning
and economic development efforts.
A bill
to amend the Clean Air Act
to exclude beverage alcohol
compounds emitted from aging
warehouses from the definition
of volatile organic compounds.
A bill
to amend the Delta Development
Act to expand the area covered
by the Lower Mississippi Development
Commission to include Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana.
To designate
the Federal building and United
States courthouse located
at 251 North Main Street in
Winston Salem, North Carolina,
as the "Hiram H. Ward
Federal Building and United
States Courthouse".
To designate
the Federal building located
at 300 Recinto Sur Street
in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico,
as the "Jose V. Toledo
United States Post Office
and Courthouse".
To authorize
the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to make
grants to the Florida Keys
Aqueduct Authority and other
appropriate agencies for the
purpose of improving water
quality throughout the marine
ecosystem of the Florida Keys.
To amend
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act to authorize a program
for predisaster mitigation,
to streamline the administration
of disaster relief, to control
the Federal costs of disaster
assistance.
To designate
the Federal building and United
States courthouse located
at 504 Hamilton Street in
Allentown, Pennsylvania as
the "Edward N. Cahn Federal
Building and United States
Courthouse."
To amend
the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to require that
discharges from combined storm
and sanitary sewers conform
to the Combined Sewer Overflow
Control Policy of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
An act
to authorize the Secretary
of the Army, acting through
the Chief of Engineers and
in coordination with other
Federal agency heads, to participate
in the funding and implementation
of a balanced, long-term solution
to the problems of groundwater
contamination, water supply,
and reliability affecting
the San Gabriel groundwater
basin in California.
An act
to authorize the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency to make grants to State
agencies with responsibility
for water source development
for the purpose of maximizing
available water supply and
protecting the environment
through the development of
alternative water sources.
To designate
the Federal building and United
States courthouse located
at 18 Greenville Street in
Newnan, Georgia, as the "Lewis
R. Morgan Federal Building
and United States Courthouse".
To designate
the bridge on United States
Route 231 that crosses the
Ohio River between Maceo,
Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana,
as the "William H. Natcher
Bridge".
To amend
the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to permit grants
for the national estuary program
to be used for the development
and implementation of a comprehensive
conservation and management
plan, to reauthorize appropriations
to carry out the program.
To designate
the Federal building and United
States post office located
at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale,
Mississippi, as the "Aaron
E. Henry Federal Building
and United States Post Office".
An act
to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse
to be constructed at 10 East
Commerce Street in Youngstown,
Ohio, as the "Frank J.
Battisti and Nathaniel R.
Jones Federal Building and
United States Courthouse".
To provide
for the conservation and development
of water and related resources,
to authorize the United States
Army Corps of Engineers to
construct various projects
for improvements to rivers
and harbors of the United
States.
To designate
the Federal building and United
States courthouse located
at 402 North Walnut Street
in Harrison, Arkansas, as
the "J. Smith Henley
Federal Building and United
States Courthouse".
To catalyze
restoration of estuary habitat
through more efficient financing
of projects and enhanced coordination
of Federal and non-Federal
restoration programs.
To designate
the Federal building and United
States courthouse located
at 1300 South Harrison Street
in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as
the "E. Ross Adair Federal
Building and United States
Courthouse".
To assure
the long-term conservation
of mid-continent light geese
and the biological diversity
of the ecosystem upon which
many North American migratory
birds depend, by directing
the Secretary of the Interior
to implement rules to reduce
the overabundant population
of mid-continent light geese.
To amend
the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act to provide
for appointment of 2 additional
members of the North American
Wetlands Conservation Council.
To amend
the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to authorize funding
to carry out certain water
quality restoration projects
for Lake Pontchartrain Basin,
Louisiana.
To direct
the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a study to determine
ways of restoring the natural
wetlands conditions in the
Kealia Pond National Wildlife
Refuge, Hawaii.
To authorize
certain actions to address
the comprehensive treatment
of sewage emanating from the
Tijuana River in order to
substantially reduce river
and ocean pollution in the
San Diego border region.
To designate
the Federal building located
at 2201 C Street, Northwest,
in the District of Columbia,
currently headquarters for
the Department of State, as
the "Harry S. Truman
Federal Building.
To amend
the Acts popularly known as
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson
Sport Fish Restoration Act
to enhance the funds available
for grants to States for fish
and wildlife conservation
projects and increase opportunities
for recreational hunting,
bow hunting, trapping, archery,
and fishing, by eliminating
opportunities for waste, fraud,
abuse, maladministration,
and unauthorized expenditures
for administration and execution
of those Act.
To amend
the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to authorize funding
to carry out certain water
quality and barrier island
restoration projects for the
Mississippi Sound.
To amend
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act to provide for improved
Federal efforts to prepare
for and respond to terrorist
attacks.
To assist
in the conservation of great
apes by supporting and providing
financial resources for the
conservation programs of countries
within the range of great
apes and projects of persons
with demonstrated expertise
in the conservation of great
apes.
An act
to establish a commission
to promote awareness of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
among the American public
as the System celebrates its
centennial anniversary in
2003.
To amend
the Public Buildings Act of
1959 concerning the safety
and security of children enrolled
in childcare facilities located
in public buildings under
the control of the General
Services Administration.
To
designate the United States
courthouse located at 220
West Depot Street in Greeneville,
Tennessee, as the "James H.
Quillen United States Courthouse".
