Great Lakes Water Quality and Restoration Efforts: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, May 20 and 21, 2004U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005 - 156 pages |
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Page 114 - It is further agreed that the waters herein defined as boundary waters and waters flowing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of health or property on the other.
Page 94 - Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, the Community Services Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Small Business Administration, and the Veterans...
Page 114 - ... be observed among the various uses enumerated hereinafter for these waters, and no use shall be permitted which tends materially to conflict with or restrain any other use which is given preference over it in this order of precedence: 1. Uses for domestic and sanitary purposes; 2. Uses for navigation, including the service of canals for the purposes of navigation; 3. Uses for power and for irrigation purposes.
Page 37 - DIRECTOR, GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON...
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Page 50 - The working lands in this nation provide many opportunities to address substantial improvements on a broad range of emerging conservation challenges faced by farmers and ranchers, including soil erosion, wetlands conservation, wildlife habitat improvement, and farm and ranchland protection. Private landowners will benefit from a portfolio of voluntary assistance, including cost-share, land rental, incentive payments, and technical assistance. The...
Page 38 - Federal Research and Development Funding: FY 2007," RL33345 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, March 13, 2007), 21. 10. The mission of NOAA is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation's economic, social, and environmental needs.
Page 139 - Agency; (D) coordinate actions of the Agency (including actions by headquarters and regional offices thereof) aimed at improving Great Lakes water quality; and (E) coordinate actions of the Agency with the actions of other Federal agencies and State and local authorities...
Page 63 - Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The...
Page 135 - ... develop environmental indicators and a monitoring system for the Great Lakes Basin that can be used to measure overall restoration progress and require these indicators to be used to evaluate, prioritize, and make funding decisions on the merits of alternative restoration projects. Principal Findings Many Federal and State Programs Fund Restoration Activities in the Great Lakes Basin About 200 programs — 148 federal and 51 state — fund restoration activities within the Great Lakes Basin....