WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Biological diversity

S. 3314, The National Oceans Protection Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3314 would protect the oceans and for other purposes....

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S. 3288, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $377.00

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3288 would make appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 4174, The Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.75

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4174 would establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....

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H.R. 6189, The Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6189 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands....

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H.R. 5891, To adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5891 would adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve....

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H.R. 5881, The Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5881 would direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and it would direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences....

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H.R. 5453, The Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5453 would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change....

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H.R. 2337, The Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $28.18

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2337 would promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon capture and climate change mitigation....

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H.R. 906, The Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.50

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 906 would promote and coordinate global change research....

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H.R. 2635, The Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $20.40

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2635 would reduce the Federal Government's contribution to global warming through measures that promote efficiency in the Federal Government's management and operations....

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H.R. 2854, The New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone Act of 2007

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2854 would restore, protect, and preserve the natural, chemical, physical, and biological integrity, and the economic potentialities, of the New York/New Jersey Bight through designation and establishment of the New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone and the regulation of various activities therein....

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S. 919, The Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 919 would reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, and it would modify the operation and administration of these programs....

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H.R. 1551, The Iraq Reconstruction Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1551 would reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, and it modify the operation and administration of these programs....

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S. 791, The Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 791 would establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes....

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H.R. 1350, The Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1350 would establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes....

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S. 725, The National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 725 would amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act....

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S. 485, The Global Warming Reduction Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 485 would amend the Clean Air Act to establish an economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap-and-trade program to assist the economy in transitioning to new clean energy technologies, it would protect employees and affected communities, and protect companies and consumers from significant increases in energy costs....

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H.R. 672, The Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 672 would protect the critical aquifers and watersheds that serve as a principal water source for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and it would protect the tropical forests of the Karst Region of the Commonwealth....

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H.R. 5522, The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $219.09

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5522 spends money on the operations and activities of the Agency for International Development; Department of Defense: Foreign Military Financing Program, International Military Assistance and Training; Department of State: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, International Organizations and Programs (voluntary contributions), Migration and Refugee Assistance, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs, Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary contributions),...

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H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...

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S. 1165, The James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.28

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1165 would establish a statutory boundary for the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. S. 1165 would expand the boundary of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, which was established administratively in 1976, to include a total of about 1,100 acres. The act would authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to acquire land within the new boundary, subject to the availability of appropriated funds....

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H.R. 2875, The Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2875 would authorize the appropriation of funds for fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for implementing restoration, conservation, and fire-prevention projects in national parks. Under the bill, the Public Land Corps would administer the projects, and youth conservation organizations would carry out the projects....

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S. 363, The Ballast Water Management Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.83

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 363 would amend current law to require the U.S. Coast Guard (USGC) to establish new standards and procedures for controlling the spread of aquatic invasive species through ballast water....

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