Sentences with phrase «on federal permits»

The Army Corps has final word on federal permits.

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In mid-2013, federal regulations imposed stiff new limits on the hours truck drivers are permitted to spend behind the wheel, rules designed to improve highway safety.

Ryan also said Republicans were working on changes that would allow federal block grants to states for Medicaid and permit states to impose a work requirement for able - bodied Medicaid recipients.

A spokesman for the governor also blamed federal officials for allowing protesters to camp without a permit on federal property.

They argue that small bodies of water on their property expose them to undue regulation and could require them to obtain federal permits that dictate how they use their own land.

SpaceX received a Federal Aviation Administration permit to launch Musk's electric car on Friday.

The company building the Dakota Access Pipeline turned to a federal judge late on Monday for a permit to finish the job after the federal government ruled against the controversial pipeline.

The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.»

When the Federal Reserve hiked short - term interest rates on December 16, 2015, it announced that it may make further «gradual increases» when economic conditions permit.

Why should banks ever be permitted to use peoples» bank deposits — insured by the federal government — to place risky bets on the banks» own behalf?

When environmental groups succeeded in getting a federal judge to grant a February 24 order that temporarily halted work in the Atchafalaya Basin while a permit for the pipeline is being challenged, Rosinski wondered whether construction could still legally move forward on her land.

However, on July 1, 2018, with the enactment of the federal Cannabis Act, Canadians will be authorized to possess, sell or distribute cannabis, provided they are permitted to do so in the province in which they reside or operate

A more immediate barrier for Constellation is that pot is still illegal under federal law, and as an alcohol seller, the company relies on the federal government for permits and licenses.

Appoint a new executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, who would report directly to the director of the National Economic Council and be responsible for regularly updating the President and Cabinet on the status of major energy projects.

President Obama suggested recently that he does not plan to change an executive order that permits some faith - based organizations that receive federal funding to discriminate in hiring based on applicants» religious beliefs.

For example, in case number 87 C 10746, Gutzmacher v. Public Building Commission, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District ofIllinois, Eastern Division, Senior Federal District Judge James B. Parson ruled on Dec. 4, 1989 that the Public Building Commission was enjoined from discriminating against all forms of religious expression and ordered the Public Building Commission to permit Gutzmacher to erect a nativity scene display during the Christmas season,» added Scholten.

Although the Federal Aviation Administration permits children under age 2 to ride on an adult's lap on an airplane, they are best protected by riding in an age - and size - appropriate restraint.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

In addition, the Mayor called for legislation to permit «no - excuse» absentee voting and the use of electronic poll books, and to consolidate federal and state primaries on the same day; Kavanagh co-sponsors each of these bills.

A situation in which a gentleman who was neither a contestant or running - mate in the substantive election on November 22 was permitted by INEC, the APC and the federal government, represented by the Attorney General of the Federation to usurp the candidacy of the deceased Alhaji Abubakar Audu when a running - mate was alive and willing to sustain the ticket was pure gerrymandering by certain interests to produce a desired outcome.

Long Island veterans are awaiting a decision from Cuomo on whether he will sign a bill permitting medical marijuana to help combat PTSD, a treatment option not recommended by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs but supported by many former service members and their advocates.

Although interstate gas pipelines are largely the purview of the federal government, the state DEC is hedging on the water - quality permits the developers need to begin construction.

Meanwhile, a U.S. District Court is expected to rule soon on whether the Republican challengers will be permitted to intervene in the federal lawsuit that argues the challenge / fee system violates the U.S. Read more»

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tried to pigeonhole Gibson as a Tea Party believer — he campaigned on eliminating the federal departments of education and homeland security, and thinks pistol permits should be reciprocally recognized among states the same way a driver's license is — but he stiff - armed the label.

Federal regulators have signed off on an initial permit for a proposed pipeline that would feed a natural gas - fired power plant caught up in U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's latest probe.

Percoco, whose sources of income after he left government are a key question in the federal probe, left the public payroll just as he and his wife were undertaking upgrades on their Westchester home, and has a permit to construct a home theater.

We would have been obligated to reapply to the Federal Communications Commission for our license and we might well have lost our grandfather status on the tower which permits us to reach so many of our listeners.

«A primary on the last Tuesday in June would permit these various scenarios to play out with enough time to prepare for the November general election and to send overseas absentee ballots in accordance with federal law.

Eligible counties must be included in Federal disaster declarations · An additional $ 20 million included in federal disaster declarations distributed on an as needed basis · Permitting local government to let taxpayers impacted by the storms to pay their property taxes in instaFederal disaster declarations · An additional $ 20 million included in federal disaster declarations distributed on an as needed basis · Permitting local government to let taxpayers impacted by the storms to pay their property taxes in instafederal disaster declarations distributed on an as needed basis · Permitting local government to let taxpayers impacted by the storms to pay their property taxes in installments

In a federal criminal court complaint filed on Monday by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, prosecutors claimed that in 2014 Reichberg already had the connections to get gun permits upgraded in a single day, not the months it usually takes, and had already gotten Grant a coveted post in Manhattan that would fast - track him to the upper echelons of the department.

Gallivan is the co-sponsor of a bill expanding on 2013 legislation that allows the upstate gaming facilities to permit sports betting — should federal law allow it, which the Supreme Court essentially did yesterday.

Probation Officer Arrest Authority — Vote Passed (229 - 177, 24 Not Voting) Passage of the bill that would permit federal probation officers to arrest a third party individual without first obtaining a warrant when conducting activities related to an individual on probation or supervised release.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said he'll sign an executive order that will ban people on the federal watch lists from getting a permit to purchase firearms in the state.

WHITE PLAINS — Condemning him for having «corrupted the Democratic process,» a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Malcolm A. Smith, former majority leader of the New York State Senate, to seven years in prison for consenting to the payment of tens of thousands of dollars to Republican Party leaders to permit him, as a registered Queens Democrat, to run for mayor in 2013 on their party's line.

On Tuesday (Feb. 28), Faso released a statement applauding President Trump's executive order that day, saying, «Before it was correctly paused by the courts, WOTUS would have required local farmers to apply for federal permits for routine work involving drainage ditches or dry streambeds on their property, a costly and time - consuming process for a seasonal enterprise.&raquOn Tuesday (Feb. 28), Faso released a statement applauding President Trump's executive order that day, saying, «Before it was correctly paused by the courts, WOTUS would have required local farmers to apply for federal permits for routine work involving drainage ditches or dry streambeds on their property, a costly and time - consuming process for a seasonal enterprise.&raquon their property, a costly and time - consuming process for a seasonal enterprise.»

If state officials are granted access to federal government watch lists — including the no - fly list — Malloy said he will enact the proposal immediately through executive order, denying people on those lists a gun permit.

The lawyer for Daniel A. Lewis, a college librarian from Amherst, plans to file a lawsuit on Lewis» behalf in U.S. District Court claiming that his rights to possess property — his guns — and receive due process before his permit was suspended were violated along with federal privacy laws regarding his medical records, according to the Buffalo News.

On Monday, Gina McCarthy, the E.P.A. assistant administrator for air issues, told state environmental officials in a letter that if Texas would not regulate carbon emissions from smokestacks, the federal government would seize control of the state's permitting program on ThursdaOn Monday, Gina McCarthy, the E.P.A. assistant administrator for air issues, told state environmental officials in a letter that if Texas would not regulate carbon emissions from smokestacks, the federal government would seize control of the state's permitting program on Thursdaon Thursday.

In the last four years, you cut permits and licenses on federal land and federal waters in half.»

Federal policy requires FWS to consult state agencies and comply with their permitting processes when releasing endangered animals from captivity, even when releases are made on federaFederal policy requires FWS to consult state agencies and comply with their permitting processes when releasing endangered animals from captivity, even when releases are made on federalfederal land.

However on Friday officials cited uncertainty stemming from a dispute in Nebraska over the proposed route of the pipeline as reason to keep the federal agency comment period open longer, throwing into doubt the timing of a project that has been awaiting a U.S. permit for more than five years.

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing a permit to Montana allowing it to open the Stillwater State Forest to timber harvests in areas that would damage grizzly territory.

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Constitution, the Association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 (c) 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today released draft guidelines that permit federal funding for research on stem cells from human embryos set to be discarded by fertility clinics.

What's next for offshore wind developers partly depends on any changes the Trump administration makes to the federal government's policy on leasing and permitting for wind farms, said Fara Courtney, an independent offshore wind consultant and founder of the U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative.

Recent spikes in the price of uranium — perhaps due to renewed interest in nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels as global warming makes its presence felt — have led to a surge in applications for new uranium mining permits on otherwise protected federal lands.

On 9 August, President George W. Bush announced that federal funding of stem cell research is permitted, but only for that on cell lines already established from embryos discarded by fertility clinics by the time of his statemenOn 9 August, President George W. Bush announced that federal funding of stem cell research is permitted, but only for that on cell lines already established from embryos discarded by fertility clinics by the time of his statemenon cell lines already established from embryos discarded by fertility clinics by the time of his statement.

And because the federal government is not permitted to fund any research on human embryos, work on in vitro fertilisation has already moved to private laboratories.

They have leveled blistering criticism about Obama's efforts to slow down the Keystone Pipeline; they don't like his new auto emissions standards; they are unhappy with new EPA mercury emissions rules for boilers; and they don't like the fact that permits for drilling and fracking on federal lands have slowed.

Marijuana is illegal on the federal level, but medicinal marijuana is permitted in some states, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.