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- Disaster Tax Relief for the Midwest
- The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disaster relief provisions in other relevant legislation.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Illinois
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- Upper Mississippi River System: Proposals to Restore an Inland Waterway’s Ecosystem
- This report explains what is meant by restoration, the Corps' restoration plan, and some of the issues in the debate over federal investment in this restoration.
- Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
- This report describes non-indigenous Asian carp species migrating to the United States, the economy at risk, federal response, and litigation.
- Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
- This report describes non-indigenous Asian carp migrating to the United States, their potential impacts on the ecosystem, federal responses, and litigation.
- Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
- This report describes four species of non-indigenous Asian carp migrating to the United States, their potential impact, federal responses, and litigation.
- Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
- Report describing threats to waterways in the Great Lakes area by invasive carp species. It includes background about the various species, the potential negative impacts and federal responses, as well as litigation, international concerns (regarding Canada), and areas of interest for Congress.