Sentences with phrase «public entities make»

«Therefore the choice that public entities make when procuring services or buildings is important in reducing their carbon footprint.»

«The Gaming Commission is a public entity making decisions that will profoundly affect this state's economy, and that means the public has a basic right to see how those decisions were made,» the Oneida Indian Nation said in a statement.

Not exact matches

The company's ultimate valuation will depend on decisions that are expected to be made by Saudi authorities in coming months, including the tax rate that Aramco will pay as a public company, and the portion of Aramco's huge and diverse array of assets that is included in the listed entity.

The partners had the help of leaks from staffers inside the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the entity created by Congress more than a decade ago to make sure auditors are doing work that meets regulatory standards.

Amazon isn't so much interested in taking over what's called the «last mile» of the delivery trek as it is in making the process more efficient for the company and public entities that aid in delivery.

It's unclear whether the locally developed digital asset will eventually be made available to the public, and whether it will be issued by Post Bank (51 percent of which is owned by the government), by an arm of the government itself, or by some other entity.

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The underlying assumption is that tax exemption is a public subsidy, a form of federal financial assistance, and that other taxpayers must make up the taxes not exacted from an exempt entity.

«Although those two operations are separate budget entities, there is profit - sharing in the sense that anything we make on the restaurant and pub side from the general public goes to support student programming on the club side,» Davy says.

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Large donations are frequently made by entities whose managers or addresses are not disclosed in any public records.

When, after the gazetting, pursuant to section 38, of a notice stating places (which must include the offices of the Electoral Commission) at which the public may inspect, without charge, a description of the boundaries of the proposed districts, the Commission makes a determination relating to the boundaries of any district, the Surveyor - General must communicate the details of that determination to the Electoral Commission and such other entities or persons directly concerned with the administration of this Act as have been specified by the Representation Commission by name or by position or by the functions they perform.

Such arrangements are sometimes referred to as «pay - to - play» schemes, in which private entities receive favorable treatment, such as lucrative government contracts, only if they first pay the public officials who make the decisions.

The administration has made it clear to me that they have zero tolerance for any violation of the public trust from any actor or entity and I should follow the facts,» Schwartz said in a statement.

The plan would also require digital platforms to maintain a public file of political ads in order to make sure fact - checkers have access to them and make reasonable efforts to ensure foreign entities aren't purchasing the ads.

For the first time, entities with 501 (c) 4 tax status will have to make public the names of donors who give $ 5,000 or more.

Lanza's proposal might help the public identify some of the obscure entities that make political contributions, though it appears that the requirements could be circumvented if a company making donations is legally distinct from the one receiving a contract.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is proposing legislation that would require the entities administering tax check off funds to improve efforts to spend dedicated contributions within the year they were made and report how the money was spent to the public and state officials.

Cuomo's proposed budget legislation contains numerous non-budgetary matters, including changes to state Freedom of Information Law that would, among other things, make the state Legislature subject to the same level of disclosure as the Executive Chamber, state agencies and other public entities.

In a separate statement, Schwartz said the governor has made it clear he has a «zero tolerance» policy «for any violation of the public trust from any actor or entity,» and he has been told to «follow the facts.»

«The administration has made it clear to me that they have zero tolerance for any violation of the public trust from any actor or entity and I should follow the facts.»

Higgins made clear he's not necessarily saying Trump has any ties to Russia but at this point he believes the only way to gain the general public's confidence back is to bring in an independent entity to investigate.

The members of the public were spurred on by an op - ed piece published on an internet news source that implied town officials had already made a back - door deal with another entity to run the shelter, and by a letter sent to other animal service organizations soliciting proposals by a woman who has long been an opponent of the League's presence at the shelter, ostensibly at the urging of a member of the Town Board.

Katko says his bill also requires U.S. airlines to make public any contracts with Cuban government - controlled entities requiring the airlines to hire employees for airline operations.

The administration has made it clear to me that they have zero tolerance for any violation of the public trust from any actor or entity and I should follow the facts,» Mr. Schwartz continued.

In addition, the LLC loophole makes it difficult, if not impossible, for the public to identify the actual donor behind many of these contributions since LLCs do not have to list the individual or entity that controls it.

Schwartz said the Cuomo administration «has made it clear to me that they have zero tolerance for any violation of the public trust from any actor or entity and I should follow the facts.»

The public bank would also make more affordable loans to small businesses, farmers, government entities, students, and home buyers.

«The administration has made it clear to me that they have zero tolerance for any violation of the public trust from any actor or entity and I should follow the facts,» Schwartz said in a statement at the time.

From the perspective of managing one of the world's largest private - public partnerships, Goldman says that teamwork among diverse entities can happen «if all parties agree to work toward common objectives, and if each partner is given a clear mission and is carefully evaluated to make sure they are adding value.»

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an environmental advocacy group, saw this as a federal entity taking the easy road in making a decision that actually warranted an EIS.

public health humiliation = huge private accumulation (profit)... because a chronic disease «managed» using chronic prescription drugs it's the best way to make money... but maybe i am a pessimistic guy and big pharma is really a good entity, they just did their job after all...

Seldom making a liveable income in films, Miller remained an unknown entity so far as the «big» studios were concerned — but his teenaged fans were legion, and he was besieged on the streets and in public places for autographs.

Proposed legislation, which initially prohibited for - profit education organizations, now would require that such entities make available to the public information on their profitability as well as their use of voucher funds.

The Indianapolis Public School District is one entity that has gone to great lengths to make sure youth are included in all aspects of the discussion around school reform.

Why not make the voucher programs and charter programs truly public entities?

DeArmond, Jochim, and Lake (2014) looked at how the issue of governance affects both charters and traditional public schools in high - choice cities and found nearly eight agencies — including school districts, charter authorizers, and other state and local entities — responsible for oversight in the typical municipality, «making patchwork governance the norm, rather than the exception» (p. 15).

... The governor also signed SB77, which requires many public entities to put audio recordings and meeting minutes online, and SB283, giving a board the duty of making recommendations for making public information accessible through a website.

The commissioner must contract with a third - party entity with appropriate research and evaluation expertise to administer the survey, and the commissioner must make the survey results public and provide them to school districts and campuses.

The so - called recovery school district within Milwaukee Public Schools - the entity made up of a handful of struggling schools which the state put under the control of Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele - has gotten much of the attention and headlines in recent months.

We request that public comments concerning the small entity impact of the rules be submitted to us early in the analysis year to help us in making our determinations.

(5) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new van with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, which is to be used to provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new van need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the entity can demonstrate that the system for which the van is being purchased or leased, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to such individuals equivalent to the level of service provided to the general public;

Where the public entity is undertaking an alteration that affects or could affect usability of or access to an area of the facility containing a primary function, the entity shall also make the alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, upon completion of such alterations, where such alterations to the path of travel or the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area are not disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope (as determined under criteria established by the Attorney General).

(7) the remanufacture by such entity of a rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, or the purchase or lease by such entity of such a rail car, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

(6) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation, and for which a solicitation is made later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; and

-- Subject to subsection (c)(1), it shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a public entity which operates a fixed route system to purchase or lease, after the 30th day following the effective date of this subsection, a used vehicle for use on such system unless such entity makes demonstrated good faith efforts to purchase or lease a used vehicle for use on such system that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

(1) that the initial solicitation for new buses made by the public entity specified that all new buses were to be lift - equipped and were to be otherwise accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;

(3) that the public entity seeking temporary relief has made good faith efforts tolocate a qualified manufacturer to supply the lifts to the manufacturer of such buses in sufficient time to comply with such solicitation; and (4) that any further delay in purchasing new buses necessary to obtain such lifts would significantly impair transportation services in the community served by the public entity.

(3) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new vehicle (other than an automobile, a van with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, or an over-the-road bus) which is to be used to provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new vehicle need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the new vehicle is to be used solely in a demand responsive system and if the entity can demonstrate that such system, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to such individuals equivalent to the level of service provided to the general public;

-- For purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), it shall be considered discrimination for a public entity that provides designated public transportation to fail, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, to make key stations (as determined under criteria established by the Secretary by regulation) in rapid rail and light rail systems readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.