A bill in Congress introduced by Rep. John Faso, R - Kinderhook, would address this by changing the absolute liability standard, which mandates that employers are on the hook for injuries, regardless of worker negligence, by allowing
projects receiving federal funds to be exempt.
Not exact matches
As we describe in our 2014 report for the National Marriage
Project, «Facilitating Forever,» community organizations
receiving federal funding approved by both Democrat and Republican administrations have attempted to foster stable marriages and families in at - risk populations for over a decade.
Despite efforts by Trump to block
federal funding for Gateway, a new train link under the Hudson River, the
project could
receive as much as $ 540 million from a spending bill Congress hammered out — much less than the $ 900 million that previously had been intended, but not the shutout the president had been pushing.
The
project has
received additional
funding from the Empire State Development Corp., as well as a $ 1.2 million
federal grant.
The
project also
received $ 1.6 million from Housing Trust
Fund Corp., $ 1.4 million from HOME
funds, $ 660,000 from the Community Investment
Fund, $ 1.3 million in
federal and historic tax credit equity, and $ 451,000 in developer equity.
With
federal funding for community
projects dwindling again this year, the Southold Town Board is setting aside most of the money it
receives for renovations at the Fishers Island Theater, according to town documents.
The fiscal year 2016 spending of $ 1.7 billion is equal to 8 percent of City's spending on salaries.5 The New York City Comptroller reported that, as of June 2017, overtime spending for fiscal year 2017 was
projected to be $ 1.8 billion, a 4.5 percent increase over the prior year.6 (A portion of this overtime expenditure is attributable to security at Trump Tower with the City expected to
receive Federal funds to cover the expense in part.7)
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. today announced that Oneida County has
received re-designation under the Military Airport Program (MAP) so that Griffiss Airport can
receive federal funding set aside for capital
projects that are transforming former military facilities.
Overall, four of the ten
projects submitted by New York State in the individual
projects category have
received funding from the
federal government.
Schachte was also a lobbyist for FastShip, a firm that recently announced it was
receiving $ 40 million in
federal funding for one of its
projects.
Oneida County and Griffiss Airport
received news of the
federal funding through the Airport Improvement Program last year, and since then, the County has put out bids for the construction of the runway
project.
The Buffalo and Erie County Standing Committee is
funded by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) as part of a settlement agreement related to the 50 - year
federal operating license
received by NYPA for the Niagara Power
Project in 2007.
This
project receives funding from the following sources:
Federal: Yes State: Yes Local: No This
project falls within the geographical boundaries of the following legislative districts:
McGill
receives over $ 235 million in research
funding annually; currently the university is involved in more than 100 international
projects worth in excess of $ 70 million,
funded by
federal and provincial government agencies, foreign governments, international financial institutions, and private foundations.
Perhaps that's why Southern Co., has announced it will no longer
fund a proposed
project to use such amines to capture CO2 at a coal - fired power plant in Alabama, despite securing $ 295 million from the
federal government to do so (or roughly 100 times what UTC
received).
HBP, the brainchild of neuroscientist Henry Markram of the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of two so - called flagship
projects, chosen to
receive up to $ 1 billion in
funding from the European Commission and E.U. member states.
«While certain basic research
projects that
receive federal funding certainly have silly - sounding titles, further examination may reveal the true scientific merit and potential broader impacts of the work,» Peters said.
This
project received $ 785,959 in
federal funds (KL2 TR000126) which
funded 100 percent of the
project.
Lamberth stated, «If one step or «piece of research» of an E.S.C. research
project results in the destruction of an embryo, the entire
project is precluded from
receiving federal funding.»
Queensland
Federal Coalition MPs are hopeful their shortlisted proposal for a fast rail project between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast will receive federal f
Federal Coalition MPs are hopeful their shortlisted proposal for a fast rail
project between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast will
receive federal f
federal funding.
California
received a total of $ 333.8 billion in
federal funds in 2010 - 11, most of which went directly to Californians without passing through the state budget, an analysis by the California Budget
Project shows.
The school relies on loans and
federal grants to
fund some of its building
projects, and
receives Title 1
funding to assist with programs for low - income students.
The
project received $ 400 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
funding via the
Federal Railroad Administration for Phase 1 to build the train box below ground.
-» (1) ESTABLISHMENT. - The Secretary shall establish a rolling application process under which
projects that are eligible to
receive credit assistance under subsection (a) shall
receive credit assistance on terms acceptable to the Secretary, if adequate
funds are available to cover the subsidy costs associated with the
Federal credit instrument.»
These training opportunities and technical assistance improve DOT's ability to achieve EJ within the Department as well as in DOT
projects that
receive Federal funds.
The
federal share for urban
projects must not exceed 80 percent of total
project cost; this does not pertain to rural
projects, which may
receive up to 100 percent
federal funding.
These training opportunities and technical assistance initiatives improve DOT's ability to achieve EJ within the Department as well as within DOT
projects that
receive Federal funds.
The
project received full
Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation in January 2017 and is now under construction.
It is important to note that a
project's inclusion on the Permitting Dashboard does not imply
Federal endorsement of or support for the
project or create a presumption that a covered
project will be approved, favorably reviewed by any agency, or
receive Federal funding.
Founded through a private initiative in 1996, the Berlin Biennale has been
receiving exclusive
funding as a lighthouse
project from the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German
Federal Cultural Foundation) since 2004.
The NFPF
receives federal money through the Library of Congress to distribute as grants but raises operating and
project funding from other sources.
The California Energy Commission's Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) and
Federal Stimulus Program (Ad Hoc) Committees will conduct a joint workshop to discuss clean technology innovation efforts
funded through U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) competitive solicitations with a focus on
projects receiving cost - share
funding from the Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research and Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Programs.
2/8/18 — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development just announced that states
receiving federal funding for recovery following last year's three major hurricanes must take into account
projected rises in sea level when building in flood - prone areas.
Anna Skarbek is CEO of ClimateWorks which
receives funding from The Myer Foundation and Monash University, and has undertaken
projects funded by various
federal and state government departments and agencies, peak industry bodies, corporations and philanthropic foundations.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 13
projects to
receive approximately $ 60 million in
federal funding for cost - shared research and development for advanced nuclear technologies.
A solar and wind powered green substation isn't the only
project in Portland to
receive federal funds.
Peter Neufeld, co-founder of the Innocence
Project, says such scandals are definitely more «observable» thanks to the passage of the Innocence Protection Act in 2004, which requires states that
receive federal funding for DNA databanks to certify the existence of an independent entity to investigate labs against which serious allegations of misconduct or negligence have been raised.
... There also appears to be a
funding imbalance between NTRBs and the NNTT and
Federal Court who have just
received increased levels of Commonwealth operational
funding whilst the NTRBs have not
received finding to deal with current let alone
projected workloads (Parts 8.4 and 8.5).