Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004--H.R. 1588 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session: Readiness Subcommittee Hearings on Title III--Operation and Maintenance, Division B--Military Construction Authorizations, Hearings Held March 13, 18, 18, 20 and 25, 2003, Volume 4 |
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Page 230 - President determines that there may be an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or the environment because of an actual or threatened release of a hazardous substance from a facility...
Page 209 - harassment" means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which — (i) has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild; or (ii) has the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering.
Page 462 - STATEMENT OF HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS, RANKING MEMBER, MILITARY READINESS SUBCOMMITTEE Mr. ORTIZ. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in welcoming our witnesses to this hearing today.
Page 245 - Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 USC 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531 et seq.) also pertain to human interactions with whales.
Page 145 - take'' means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine mammal.
Page 2 - Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act as an alternative to creating a wetland for mitigation on Federal property for construction projects.
Page 186 - Secretary may exclude any area from critical habitat if he determines that the benefits of such exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying such area as part of the critical habitat, unless he determines, based on the best scientific and commercial data available, that the failure to designate such area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species concerned.
Page 558 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a couple of questions that I would like to ask Dr.
Page 63 - Limit regulation of munitions on operational ranges under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), if and only if those munitions and their associated constituents remain there, and only while the range remains operational.
Page 429 - Brigadier General Clyde A. Vaughn Brigadier General Clyde A. Vaughn assumed duties as the Deputy Director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Washington, DC in September 2002. As Deputy Director, he is responsible for assisting the Director, Army National Guard in formulating, developing and coordinating all programs, policies, and plans affecting the Army National Guard and its more than 350,000 citizen-soldiers. Bom in Columbia, Missouri, Brigadier General Vaughn enlisted in the Missouri...