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Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) (H.R. 701) and a Related Initiative in the 106th Congress

This report compares existing law with H.R. 701, as passed by the House(HP) and H.R. 701, as reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (SCR). Both versions, also known as the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA), would have created a new fund, the CARA Fund. Both bills would have created and funded a new coastal energy impact assistance program, amended and funded the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), funded the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program and the H… more

Date: January 17, 2001

Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Corn, M. Lynne

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Clean Water Act Issues in the 106th Congress

In the 106th Congress, no comprehensive activity on reauthorizing the Clean Water Act occurred, although a number of individual clean water bills were enacted. Other issues have been debated recently, such as reforming the law to provide regulatory relief for industry, states and cities, and individual landowners. The debate over many of these issues highlights differing views of the Act and its implementation by some who seek to strengthen existing requirements and others who believe that cost… more

Date: February 23, 2001

Creator: Copeland, Claudia