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The Airborne Laser Anti-Missile Program

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 18, 2000

In its FY1999 defense appropriations Act, Congress instructed the Air Force to accelerate testing of its AOS. … While the Air Force has delayed initiating systems integration activities by a year, the time period for completing systems integration activities remains essentially the same.

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

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 9, 2011

For new projects, the airport would have to provide for a notice and comment period for carriers operating at the airport and a public notice and comment period before filing the PFC status report. … The Air Tour Management Program The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Title VIII, P.L. 106-181, hereinafter “Air Tour Act”) regulates commercial air tours over most units of the National

FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 2, 2020

The Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 (P.L. 112-25) was intended to reduce spending by $2.1 trillion over the period FY2012-FY2021, compared to projected spending over that period. … Humphreys and Mary Tiemann; and CRS Report R45998, Contaminants of Emerging Concern under the Clean Water Act, by Laura Gatz.

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): EPA and State Actions

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · May 7, 2020

Recent legislative proposals—S. 2754, the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019, and H.R. 5544, the American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act of 2020—would establish a schedule to … HFCs are referred to as “substitute refrigerants” under Clean Air Act (CAA) Title VI regulations, because EPA approved HFCs as replacements for CFCs and other more potent ozone depleting substances (ODS

NEPA and Hurricane Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding Efforts

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 24, 2006

The need to comply with another environmental law, such as the Clean Water Act or Endangered Species Act, may be identified within the framework of the NEPA process, but NEPA itself is not the source of … Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Historic

Reid Vapor Pressure Requirements for Ethanol

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · May 18, 2017

Air Act (CAA) requirement that gasoline meet strict limits on volatility. … RVP Requirements Under the Clean Air Act The CAA authorizes the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate fuels and fuel additives .

Potential Implications of U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Apr 5, 2019

This may refer to an assertion that PA obligations could prevent the federal government from rescinding or modifying its domestic regulations or risk litigation under the Clean Air Act. … Thus far, references to commitments in the PA have not featured in litigation challenging the Clean Power Plan or comments submitted on EPA’s proposal to revise vehicle GHG emission standards.

Animal Rendering: Economics and Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 17, 2004

Incineration would cause major air pollution. … air and water laws are in place to address possible adverse environmental impacts.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 10, 2023

-12) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-615) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. … Clothes washers, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, water heaters, lighting, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, air conditioners, caulking/weather-stripping, duct/air sealing, building insulation, windows, roofs,

Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 112th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 24, 2012

On June 26, 2009, the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), that would have established a greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program. … The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) (Waxman/Markey) which passed the House would have established capand-trade programs.60 The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733

DOE’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Removal Programs

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Nov 29, 2024

Section 5001 also establishes Air Capture Prize Competitions for two classes of DAC. … Most of the supplemental appropriations for CCS are administered by DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.

Mercury in Products and Waste: Legislative and Regulatory Activities to Control Mercury

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 12, 2003

For example, RCRA and the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401) have provisions intended to reduce or control releases of hazardous constituents to the environment, including mercury. … Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7401 (1970) Establishes emission limits for selected sources of mercury emissions, such as medical waste and solid waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, and chlor-alkali

Supreme Court Opinions: October 2000 Term

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 17, 2001

Ct. 903, 69 USLW 4136 (2-27-01) Clean Air Act; delegation; deference to agency interpretation: Section 109(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, which directs the EPA Administrator to set primary ambient air quality … Air Act cost considerations impermissible in setting primary standards . . . . . . . . . 41 Clean Water Act migratory bird rule, Corps of Engineers lacks jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Compensation

Appropriations for FY2002: Transportation and Related Agencies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 15, 2002

The revenue collected from this air carrier fee is limited to the amount air carriers paid in calender year 2000 for screening services. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 107-38). … The FY2002 Act provides $320 million. Actual purchases of nearly $10 billion are anticipated over a 20-year period beginning in FY2002.

The Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak: State and Federal Response and Oversight

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 9, 2016

The Emergency Powers provisions of Section 303 of the Clean Air Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7603, authorizes EPA to bring suit, issue orders, or take other action as necessary—in consultation with appropriate … Additional enforcement authorities to respond to an actual or threatened accidental release of a regulated substance from a stationary source are provided under Section 112(r)(9) of the Clean Air Act,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY2024 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Apr 4, 2024

Recent appropriations acts have included funding for EPA in these policy areas, such as for air and climate research, developing and implementing regulations, and financial and technical assistance to … For FY2024, P.L. 118-42 provided $534 million within the S&T and EPM accounts for clean air and climate-related programs, a $23 million (4.2%) decrease compared with FY2023 appropriations of $557 million

Salton Sea Restoration

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 28, 2021

air quality mitigation costs under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 74 In its FY2021 budget justification, Reclamation compared the sort of mitigation efforts that may be required in the Salton … Congressional Research Service 19 Salton Sea Restoration Owens Lake Air Quality Mitigation Program. 75 That program is conducting compliance actions under the Clean Air Act and reports that air quality

Issues in the Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 29, 2015

After FAA gives notice of its proposed approval of the final application and lease agreement in the Federal Register, there is a 60-day public review and comment period. … During these portions of flight, pilots use their radios to provide periodic position reports to air traffic facilities.

Climate Change: The Role of the U.S. Agriculture Sector

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 9, 2009

Agricultural activities may also release other types of air emissions, some of which are regulated under the federal Clean Air Act, including ammonia, volatile organic compounds, hydrogen sulfide, and … , hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter that are regulated under the federal Clean Air Act.

Appropriations for FY1999: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 1, 1998

As will be discussed, TEA21 greatly limits the role of the appropriations process in core highway and transit programs because the Act sets the limitation on obligations level for the period FY1999 through … devices, which would include air bags.