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Administrative Agencies and Claims of Unreasonable Delay: Analysis of Court Treatment

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 21, 2013

SUWA, the Supreme Court stated that “when an agency is compelled by law to act within a certain time period ... a court can compel the agency to act.”7 The United States Court of Appeals for the District … Air Act.

The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 108th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 19, 2004

The Clean Water Act and Prevailing Wage In 1961, Congress passed federal water quality legislation that would emerge as what is now popularly known as the Clean Water Act (CWA). … Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program under the Clean Water Act, by William G.

Clean Water State Revolving Fund Allotment Formula: Background and Options

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 15, 2023

Allotment Formula: Background and Options In 1987, Congress amended the Clean Water Act (CWA) to establish the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. … Water Restoration Act (P.L. 89- 753) for an annual report on “the economics of clean water.” 6 For more details, see EPA, “Clean Watersheds Needs Survey,” https://www.epa.gov/cwns. 7 See EPA, Clean Watersheds

India-Russia Relations and Implications for U.S. Interests

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 24, 2022

missiles; and 20 S-400 Triumf SAM systems with 650 surface-to-air missiles. … Finally, the Indian Air Force’s fighter/ground attack fleet is 75% Russian-origin, and all six of the service’s air tankers are Russian-made (The Military Balance 2022 (Routledge), 2022). 68 This includes

Energy Storage for Power Grids and Electric Transportation: A Technology Assessment

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 27, 2012

These factors culminated in congressional passage of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-620) restricting use of oil and gas in new power plants.11 During this period utilities … For example, shifting wind power supply from periods of low demand to periods of high demand is fundamentally the same as energy arbitrage.

The National Broadband Plan

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 9, 2010

to over-the-air TV viewers. … .138 Comments are due July 15, 2010, and reply comments are due by August 12, 2010.

Wastewater Infrastructure Funding: Background and Affordability Issues

Congressional research report · Reports · Jun 10, 2025

Congressional Research Service 3 Wastewater Infrastructure Funding: Background and Affordability Issues Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program Through amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972 … accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42) and Clean Water Act formula found in 33 U.S.C. §1285(c)(3) as modified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Restoring Congressional Power over VA After Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type TE · Dec 18, 2024

Air Act, set out a two-part test: First, always, is the question whether Congress has directly spoken to the precise question at issue. … Air Act—“are still subject to statutory stare decisis despite [the Court’s] change in interpretive methodology.”74 The Court explained that “reliance on Chevron,” by itself, “cannot constitute a ‘special

The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests—2014

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 15, 2014

Army and Air Force, Navy SEALS, and Psychological Operations. … Naval Base at Subic Bay and to shift key naval and air assets there.

Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Proliferation in India and Pakistan: Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 31, 2000

of 1961 and the Export Import Bank Act of 1945. … The 106th Congress granted the President authority, in the national security interest, to extend these waivers for an indefinite period (P.L. 106-79).

Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA): Overview and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · Reports · Feb 19, 2026

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500; also known as the Clean Water Act) also were enacted in the early 1970s. 3 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA … EPA directed states to allocate a portion of their Clean Water Act Section 319 funding towards the implementation of CZMA Section 6217 starting in FY2025 (EPA, Nonpoint Source Program and Grants Guidelines

Wetlands: An Overview of Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 5, 2017

The Clean Water Act Section 404 Program The principal federal program that provides regulatory protection for wetlands is found in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). … They are issued for periods of no longer than five years.

What’s on Television? The Intersection of Communications and Copyright Policies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 20, 2016

Large systems earn more than $527,000 during a six-month period. 68 U.S. … Retransmission Consent and Copyright Laws Cable Operators Prior to the 1992 Cable Act, with the brief exception of a four-year period between 1968 and 1972, cable operators were not required to seek the

The Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve in the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (H.R. 6)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 4, 2007

This would yield a combined total of $14 billion for the Reserve over a 10-year period. 4 The CBO estimates show that the total annual revenue flow would vary annually over the 10-year period, ranging … H.R. 6, CLEAN Energy Act of 2007. (Letter to Chairman Nick Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources.)

Selected Legal and Policy Issues Related to Coalbed Methane Development

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 9, 2004

It is typically of low quality and has recently been held to constitute a pollutant that must be regulated under the Clean Water Act. … The Clean Water Act. State water quality standards established pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act, set water quality goals for a specific waterbody and are 53 Pennaco Energy Co., 266 F.

United States/Soviet Military Balance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 4, 1982

U.S. amphibious ships include 1 2 helicopter carriers. figures count 50 air cushion vehicles. Soviet LEGISLATION Department o f Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 198%. … P.L. 97-86, S. 815 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982.

Where a Suit Can Proceed: Court Selection and Forum Shopping

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · Mar 21, 2024

For instance, a provision of the Clean Air Act requires that challenges to certain administrative actions under the Act proceed in the D.C. Circuit. … While nationwide injunctions have existed for decades, many commentators argue that in recent years courts have become more willing to issue farreaching injunctive relief.

Australia: Background and U.S. Relations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 5, 2023

Australia and Indonesia’s bilateral relationship has experienced periods of tension. … H.R. 3373, the Honoring OCEANIA Act, and H.R. 3524, the EAGLE Act.

Appropriations for FY2002: Energy and Water Development

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 5, 2002

Act of 1990, and current program authorizations. … The House Appropriations Committee also commented on the accusations that Corps officials were improperly trying to expand the civil works program; the report states “[t]he Committee finds this criticism

Antarctica: Overview of Geopolitical and Environmental Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 10, 2021

Air National Guard crews provide air support for the Antarctic research bases, flying from Christchurch, New Zealand, and the U.S. … A Comment on Cox et al.,” Journal of Crustacean Biology, vol. 39, no. 3 (2019), pp. 316-322.