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Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production of Methamphetamines Act or the CLEAN-UP of Methamphetamines Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out environmental cleanup and remediation programs involving specified lands that are contaminated with hazardous substances associated with illegal methamphetamine manufacture. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate as hazardous certain byproducts of the methamphetamine production process and expand penalties against laboratory operators; (2) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to list byproducts likely to cause long-term environmental harm; (3) the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air pollution, Budgets, Business, Chemicals, Chronically ill, Community health services, Community organization, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Demography, Education, Employee training, Environmental health, Environmental justice, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmentally induced diseases, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Health planning, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Job training, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Preventive medicine, Public health personnel, Public-private partnerships, Science policy, Solid wastes, Strategic planning, Water pollution
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4207-4208) Bill TextA bill to promote healthy communities. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Healthy Communities Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Advisory Committee on Environmental Health to review environmental health data and studies to: (1) assess the impact of federal laws, policies, and practices on environmental health and justice; and (2) identify and recommend ways to change or ensure compliance with federal laws, address gaps in federal environmental health research, and prevent or mitigate harm from federal policies, programs, and practices that may adversely affect environmental health or justice. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prepare a biennial Environmental Health Report Card for the nation and for each state. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the Health Action Zone Program to award grants to at-risk communities [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4210-4211) Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the use of fuels with low lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, to establish a greenhouse gas performance standard for motor vehicle fuels, to require a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Clean Fuels and Vehicles Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a process for determining the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a fuel; and (2) determine the average quantity of lifecycle GHG emissions per unit of energy delivered to a motor vehicle, or the fuel emission baseline.Requires the Administrator to include in regulations procedures by which the Administrator shall: (1) determine the lifecycle GHG emissions of a fuel and the fuel emissions baseline; (2) make such determinations and related information available to consumers; (3) label fuels with low [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Bill TextTo assure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in ways that protect water resources and respect the rights of the surface owners, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require operators producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane) to: (1) replace water supplies affected by drilling; and (2) submit water management plans along with their lease applications. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on lands where title to oil and gas resources is owned by the United States but the surface estate is owned by a non-federal entity unless: (1) an agreement has been reached with the surface owner (with the possibility of arbitration); or (2) the operator has made a good faith attempt to secure such an agreement and meets other specified requirements. Permits the Secretary to authorize such operations,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 - Prohibits road construction and road reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest System. Specifies exceptions, including because: (1) there is threat of a catastrophic event; (2) a natural resource restoration action is necessary; or (3) a federal-aid highway project is in the public interest or is consistent with the purposes for which the land was reserved or acquired. Prohibits timber from being cut, sold, or removed in an inventoried roadless area. Permits various exceptions, including for specified environmental reasons, if the responsible official determines that the cutting, sale, or removal of timber is expected to be infrequent.Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to make modifications to roadless area maps to [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Bill TextTo provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Program Establishment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemistry; and (3) mercury levels in plants and animals. Establishes the Scientific Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment, site selection, and operation of the program.
Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural education, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural machinery, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Cellulose, Curricula, Data banks, Diesel motor, Education, Electric power production, Electric vehicles, Emissions trading, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Government procurement, Government vehicles, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Groundwater, Habitat conservation, Higher education, Natural resources, Public contracts, Research and development, Research grants, Rural affairs, Science policy, Soil conservation, Technology, Transportation, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources
Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10155-10156) Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve agricultural energy programs, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 - Extends: (1) federal procurement of biobased products; (2) biorefinery development grants; (3) the biodiesel fuel education program; (4) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (5) the biomass research and development program; (6) assistance for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, including pyrolysis and thermochemical conversion systems; (7) cooperative research and extension projects; (8) the bioenergy program, including establishment of feedstock residue management and transition assistance programs; (9) research, extension, and educational programs on biobased technologies and products; (10) the environmental quality incentives program; and (11) high-priority research and extension initiatives.Establishes: (1) a biochar [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Engergy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (June 14, 2007). Bill TextTo enhance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of biofuels related technologies, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a technology transfer center to disseminate information on research, development, and commercial application of technologies related to specified biofuels and biorefineries, including: (1) biochemical and thermochemical conversion technologies to make fuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks; (2) biotechnology processes that emphasize enzyme-based processing systems; (3) biogas technologies; and (4) other advances to enable biofuel development. (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to instruct the Secretary to implement a biofuels research, development, and demonstration program related to existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. 3/12/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemistry; and (3) mercury levels in plants and animals. Establishes the Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment and operation of the program.
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Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural education, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural machinery, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Cellulose, Curricula, Data banks, Diesel motor, Education, Electric power production, Electric vehicles, Emissions trading, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Government procurement, Government vehicles, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Groundwater, Habitat conservation, Higher education, Natural resources, Public contracts, Research and development, Research grants, Rural affairs, Science policy, Soil conservation, Technology, Transportation, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources
Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10155-10156) Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve agricultural energy programs, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 - Extends: (1) federal procurement of biobased products; (2) biorefinery development grants; (3) the biodiesel fuel education program; (4) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (5) the biomass research and development program; (6) assistance for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, including pyrolysis and thermochemical conversion systems; (7) cooperative research and extension projects; (8) the bioenergy program, including establishment of feedstock residue management and transition assistance programs; (9) research, extension, and educational programs on biobased technologies and products; (10) the environmental quality incentives program; and (11) high-priority research and extension initiatives.Establishes: (1) a biochar [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, Automobile engines, Biochemistry, Biomass energy, Biotechnology, Budgets, Cellulose, Commercialization, Congressional reporting requirements, Diesel motor, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Enzymes, Federal aid to research, Feedstock, Food, Food supply, Forest conservation, Fuel consumption, Gasoline, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Hydrogen, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Laboratories, Motor vehicle pollution control, Natural gas vehicles, Natural resources, Oils and fats, Pollution control, Refuse as fuel, Research and development, Research centers, Research grants, Science policy, Service stations, Soil conservation, Solid wastes, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable development, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Transportation, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water resources
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Engergy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (June 14, 2007). Bill TextTo enhance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of biofuels related technologies, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a technology transfer center to disseminate information on research, development, and commercial application of technologies related to specified biofuels and biorefineries, including: (1) biochemical and thermochemical conversion technologies to make fuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks; (2) biotechnology processes that emphasize enzyme-based processing systems; (3) biogas technologies; and (4) other advances to enable biofuel development. (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to instruct the Secretary to implement a biofuels research, development, and demonstration program related to existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Alaska, Animals, Biological diversity, Budgets, Camping, Cultural property, Emergency management, Endangered species, Energy, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Federal aid to transportation, Fire prevention, Flood damage prevention, Forest ecology, Forest fires, Forest roads, Habitat conservation, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Humanities, Infrastructure, Land transfers, Landscape protection, Logging, Mining leases, National forests, Natural resources, Oil pollution, Outdoor recreation, Potable water, Public lands, Religion, Restoration ecology, Road construction, Soil conservation, Solid wastes, Sports, Timber sales, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water supply
Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 - Prohibits road construction and road reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest System. Specifies exceptions, including because: (1) there is threat of a catastrophic event; (2) a natural resource restoration action is necessary; or (3) a federal-aid highway project is in the public interest or is consistent with the purposes for which the land was reserved or acquired. Prohibits timber from being cut, sold, or removed in an inventoried roadless area. Permits various exceptions, including for specified environmental reasons, if the responsible official determines that the cutting, sale, or removal of timber is expected to be infrequent.Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to make modifications to roadless area maps to [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air pollution, Budgets, Business, Chemicals, Chronically ill, Community health services, Community organization, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Demography, Education, Employee training, Environmental health, Environmental justice, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmentally induced diseases, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Health planning, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Job training, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Preventive medicine, Public health personnel, Public-private partnerships, Science policy, Solid wastes, Strategic planning, Water pollution
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4207-4208) Bill TextA bill to promote healthy communities. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Healthy Communities Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Advisory Committee on Environmental Health to review environmental health data and studies to: (1) assess the impact of federal laws, policies, and practices on environmental health and justice; and (2) identify and recommend ways to change or ensure compliance with federal laws, address gaps in federal environmental health research, and prevent or mitigate harm from federal policies, programs, and practices that may adversely affect environmental health or justice. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prepare a biennial Environmental Health Report Card for the nation and for each state. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the Health Action Zone Program to award grants to at-risk communities [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4210-4211) Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the use of fuels with low lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, to establish a greenhouse gas performance standard for motor vehicle fuels, to require a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Clean Fuels and Vehicles Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a process for determining the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a fuel; and (2) determine the average quantity of lifecycle GHG emissions per unit of energy delivered to a motor vehicle, or the fuel emission baseline.Requires the Administrator to include in regulations procedures by which the Administrator shall: (1) determine the lifecycle GHG emissions of a fuel and the fuel emissions baseline; (2) make such determinations and related information available to consumers; (3) label fuels with low [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air pollution, Animals, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Hazardous substances, Mercury, Plants, Pollution measurement, Science policy, Water pollution, Water quality, Watersheds
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Bill TextTo provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Program Establishment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemistry; and (3) mercury levels in plants and animals. Establishes the Scientific Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment, site selection, and operation of the program.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air pollution, Algae, Animals, Bioaccumulation, Birds, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Fisheries, Fishes, Hazardous substances, Marine resources, Mercury, Reptiles, Water pollution
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. 3/12/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemistry; and (3) mercury levels in plants and animals. Establishes the Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment and operation of the program.
Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Agriculture, Business, Civil liberties, Commercial arbitration, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Contracts, Department of the Interior, Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Farm lands, Federal-Indian relations, Federal-state relations, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Groundwater, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Indian lands, Indians, Infrastructure, Interstate commissions, Landowners, Law, Legal fees, Liability for environmental damages, Licenses, Methane, Minorities, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil well drilling, Planning, Pollution control, Prospecting, Public contracts, Public lands, Reclamation of land, Right of property, Right-of-way, Solid wastes, State and local government, State laws, Surety and fidelity, Transportation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water rights, Water supply, Water use, Wells
Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Bill TextTo assure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in ways that protect water resources and respect the rights of the surface owners, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require operators producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane) to: (1) replace water supplies affected by drilling; and (2) submit water management plans along with their lease applications. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on lands where title to oil and gas resources is owned by the United States but the surface estate is owned by a non-federal entity unless: (1) an agreement has been reached with the surface owner (with the possibility of arbitration); or (2) the operator has made a good faith attempt to secure such an agreement and meets other specified requirements. Permits the Secretary to authorize such operations,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air pollution, Budgets, Canada, Chemicals, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Continuing education, Criminal justice, Criminal statistics, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Drugs, Drugs and youth, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Export controls, Farm lands, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to law enforcement, Fines (Penalties), Food, Food safety, Foreign policy, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Higher education, Imports, International affairs, International cooperation, Labor, Laboratories, Law, Legal education, Local employees, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Methamphetamine, National forests, National parks, Natural resources, Police training, Public lands, Public prosecutors, Recreation, Recruiting of employees, Refuse and refuse disposal, School health programs, Science policy, Searches and seizures, Smuggling, Solid wastes, Sports, State and local government, State employees, Trade, Transportation, Transportation of hazardous substances, Water pollution
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production of Methamphetamines Act or the CLEAN-UP of Methamphetamines Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out environmental cleanup and remediation programs involving specified lands that are contaminated with hazardous substances associated with illegal methamphetamine manufacture. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate as hazardous certain byproducts of the methamphetamine production process and expand penalties against laboratory operators; (2) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to list byproducts likely to cause long-term environmental harm; (3) the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational [...] show full description
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