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  2. United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ...

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    The Homestead Act of 1860, which would have benefited western settlers and migrants, was a result of jurisdiction of the Public Lands Committee. In 1849, the Department of the Interior was established, with the Public Lands Committee serving as legislative oversight. The committee became responsible for enacting legislation to conserve nature ...

  3. John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

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    The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 is an omnibus lands act that protected public lands and modified management provisions. The bill designated more than 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km 2) of wilderness area, expanded several national parks and other areas of the National Park System, and established four new national monuments while redesignating others.

  4. List of environmental laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Nature Protection Act; Protected Areas Act 1998 (State Gazette No 133/1998) Protection of Waters and Soil against Pollution Act; Regulation on the terms and conditions for carrying out Environmental Impact Assessment (SG 25/18.03.2003) Regulations for implementation of the Law for the forests; Water Act 1999 (State Gazette No. 67/27.1999)

  5. Airspace - Wikipedia

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    Prohibited areas contain airspace of defined dimensions within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited. Such areas are established for security or other reasons associated with the national welfare. Prohibited areas in the United States are published in the Federal Register and are depicted on aeronautical charts. The area is charted as a "P ...

  6. Aeronautical Information Publication - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation.

  7. United States National Radio Quiet Zone - Wikipedia

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    The Quiet Zone is an approximate rectangle of land, 107.0 miles (172.2 km) on the north edge, 109.6 miles (176.4 km) on the south edge and 120.9 miles (194.6 km) on the east and west edges, comprising approximately 13,000 square miles (34,000 km 2; 8,300,000 acres).

  8. Wind energy policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Production Tax Credits (PTC) were a part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (102nd Congress H.R.776.ENR, abbreviated as EPACT92) and are intended for wind and bioenergy resources. The purpose of the Production Tax Credit is to support renewable energy based upon the environmental, economic, and energy security benefits that renewable energy ...

  9. Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Wikipedia

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    The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58 (text)) is a federal law signed by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005, at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The act, described by proponents as an attempt to combat growing energy problems, changed US energy policy by providing tax incentives and loan guarantees for ...