Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 1992: Environmental Protection Agency

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Page 264 - wetlands' means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
Page 1072 - Nation ; (5) to conduct investigations, studies, surveys, research, and analyses relating to ecological systems and environmental quality; ( 6 ) to document and define changes in the natural environment, including the plant and animal systems, and to accumulate necessary data and other information for a continuing analysis of these changes or trends and an interpretation of their underlying causes...
Page 1072 - It shall be the duty and function of the Council (1) to assist and advise the President in the preparation of the Environmental Quality Report required by section 201 ; (2) to gather timely and authoritative information concerning the conditions and trends in the quality of the environment...
Page 1026 - CEQ was represented on the US delegation at that negotiating session and will continue to play a significant role in the US effort to negotiate an international framework on global climate issues.
Page 448 - Nebraska is suing the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
Page 10 - This legislation isn't just the centerpiece of our environmental agenda. It is simply the most significant air pollution legislation in our nation's history, and it restores America's place as the global leader in environmental protection.
Page 879 - Federal organizations that develop recommendations for toxic substances include the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Page 4 - Chairman and members of the committee: I want to thank the members of the committee for the opportunity to present the President's 1993 Budget Request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Page 445 - ... submitted by the States and recommend modifications so that such activities and programs are consistent with and assist the States in implementation of such management programs. (n) SET ASIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.— Not less than 5 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (j) for any fiscal year shall be available to the Administrator to maintain personnel levels at the Environmental Protection Agency at levels which are adequate to carry out this section in such year.
Page 1026 - UN negotiating session in Chantilly. I also had the honor of delivering the welcoming remarks to the conference delegates and articulating the US policy on the President's behalf. CEQ was represented on the US delegation at that negotiating session and will continue to play a significant role in the...