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Appropriations for FY2004: Energy and Water Development

Description: This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: January 30, 2000
Creator: Behrens, Carl & Humphries, Marc
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: June 18, 2007
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2009 Appropriations

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Date: October 6, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2009 Appropriations

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Date: March 18, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2006 Appropriations

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Date: December 16, 2005
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Bamberger, Robert; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Cody, Betsy; Holt, Mark et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and Water Development: FY2007 Appropriations

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Date: May 2, 2007
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Cody, Betsy; Holt, Mark; Humphries, Marc et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Indian Reserved Water Rights: An Overview

Description: This report provides an overview of the legal issues surrounding Indian reserved water rights disputes.
Date: January 12, 2004
Creator: Brooks, Nathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Water Rights Related to Oil Shale Development in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Description: Concerns over fluctuating oil prices and declining petroleum production worldwide have revived interest in oil shale as a potential resource. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) identified oil shale as a strategically important domestic resource and directed the Department of the Interior to promote commercial development. Oil shale development would require significant amounts of water, however, and water supply in the Colorado River Basin, where several oil shale reserves are located,… more
Date: November 18, 2008
Creator: Brougher, Cynthia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species

Description: The arrival of zebra mussels in the Great Lakes and their subsequent damage to city water supplies and electric utilities has focused significant attention on ballast water discharge by cargo ships as a high-risk mechanism for species invasion. New management efforts attempt to address this concern. Congress is considering legislative proposals to amend and reauthorize the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act, including specific provisions that would modify how ballast wate… more
Date: October 1, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Desalination: Status and Federal Issues

Description: This report discusses desalination in the context of federal policy. Interest in desalination of seawater, brackish water, and contaminated freshwater has increased in the United States as the technology's costs have fallen and pressure to develop new water supplies has grown. Adoption of desalination, however, remains constrained by financial, environmental, and regulatory and social factors.
Date: December 30, 2009
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure

Description: This report discusses federal investment decisions on flood control infrastructure, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams. The report also analyzes flood risk as a composite of flood threat, consequence, and vulnerability. The report illustrates that federal policy focuses attention on only some aspects of flood risk and summarizes the options being discussed for addressing other aspects of flood risk in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls: Hurricane Damage Protection

Description: Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge breached floodwalls and levees surrounding New Orleans, causing widespread inundation and significant damage and hampering rescue and recovery efforts. Flooding from precipitation and storm surges flowing over levees and floodwalls was anticipated because the hurricane’s intensity
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Protecting New Orleans: From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls

Description: Report on the efforts to protect New Orleans from flooding with new security measures, including floodwalls, levees, better designs, lake projects, and more.
Date: December 13, 2005
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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