Sentences with phrase «under federal control»

Likewise, repeal would be responsive to the specific concerns of voices in the West, where vast acreages are under federal control.

Today, 87 percent of offshore acreage under federal control remains off limits to energy development.

Unless they are called into active duty, they wouldn't be under federal control for a situation like this.

In fact, there are many aspects of immigration that have been poorly handled under federal control.

Areas beyond security checkpoints are under federal control.

The process of branding cannabis businesses is further slowed by marijuana's classification under the federal Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule 1 drug (along with heroin, LSD and other hallucenogens).

David Monson, a third - generation farmer and veteran Republican state representative from the northeastern corner of the state, and Wayne Hauge, also a third - generation farmer from the northwestern corner of the state, filed suit in Bismarck in June, in essence asking a federal judge to tell the DEA that its power to enforce drug prohibition (under the federal Controlled Substances Act) does not give it the power to regulate a purely agricultural endeavor to cultivate hemp, the nonnarcotic cousin of marijuana.

Cannabis is currently an illegal substance (with the exception of authorized medical use) under the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act... [more]

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Under federal law, marijuana remains listed as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled SubstanceUnder federal law, marijuana remains listed as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substanceunder the Controlled Substance Act.

«We've operated under price controls, we've had 52 % federal taxes applied to our earnings... we've had regulations come along,» Buffett said says, «I will predict that if either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton become president Berkshire will do fine.»

More than an engrossing collection of historical true - crime stories, though, the book functions as an unlikely financial history of the young United States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.»

Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker — a known proponent for raising rates and a non-voting member of the FOMC this year — said Tuesday there was a strong case for raising interest rates, arguing that borrowing costs may need to rise significantly to keep inflation under control.

«Public - sector spending — a strong, steady contributor to the economy over the past decade — is now being curtailed as federal and provincial governments try to bring deficits under control,» the Conference Board of Canada noted in a recent forecast.

Doug Parker, American Airlines chairman & CEO, weighs in on privatizing air traffic control versus keeping it under the control of the Federal Aviation Administration.

At the federal level, marijuana remains classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, where Schedule I substances are considered to have a high potential for dependency and no accepted medical use, making distribution of marijuana a federal offense.

People who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federal law.

This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy.

The payments and benefits provided under his executive agreement in connection with a change in control may not be eligible for a federal income tax deduction for the company pursuant to Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.

Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Commission shall issue final rules that require each resource extraction issuer to include in an annual report of the resource extraction issuer information relating to any payment made by the resource extraction issuer, a subsidiary of the resource extraction issuer, or an entity under the control of the resource extraction issuer to a foreign government or the Federal Government for the purpose of the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals...

The sporting goods store, under fire for refusing to sell rifles to anyone under the age of 21, is now officially lobbying Congress for gun control, according to federal lobbying activity records.

Dick's Sporting Goods, under fire for refusing to sell rifles to anyone under the age of 21, is now officially lobbying Congress for gun control, according to federal lobbying activity records.

Republicans are under intense pressure to pass a tax bill or face ending a year of near - complete control over the federal government without a a single major legislative achievement to bring voters and donors.

If our friends at Deutsche Bank are right in forecasting the US unemployment rate to decline from the current 17 year low of 4.1 per cent to 3.2 per cent by - late 2019, the US Federal Reserve are going to have a delicate balancing act as they lift the cash rate in trying to keep inflationary expectations under control.

It also seems at odds with the federal government's strategy on cloud computing — the purchase of digital storage from third parties — that says all «sensitive or protected data under government control will be stored on servers that reside in Canada.»

Now, the short - term yields are up because they are under the control or heavy influence of the Federal Reserve.

The federal government now swept past all the barriers that once had put up resistance — as in extending controls on local schools or bringing under the review of federal courts the decisions made on hiring and firing in private businesses, even small colleges.

The amendment was intended to safeguard the right of individuals to exercise freedom of conscience in religious matters against encroachment by the federal government, and to ensure that such concerns would remain under the control of the several states.

[25] However, under US federal organic standards, if pests and weeds are not controllable through management practices, nor via organic pesticides and herbicides, «a substance included on the National List of synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production may be applied to prevent, suppress, or control pests, weeds, or diseases.»

House Republicans initiated the block - grant proposals under the Personal Responsibility Act to return control of the schools and curriculum to the local level, cut costs and reduce federal bureaucracy, said Kristin Woltemuth, a legislative assistant to Rep. Harris Fawell (R., Naperville) a member of the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

Costs for the state's air pollution control system, which under federal law must be paid for by polluting industries, keep sinking under a rising tide of red ink that taxpayers keep bailing out.

Getting spending under control includes better oversight of federal agencies and programs and rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, and reforms to our important entitlement programs to strengthen them for future generations.

In addition to a federal investigation into whether Campaign for One New York donors, many of whom had business before the city, received anything for their donation, authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 violated campaign finance and election laws.

The appellate ruling is part of a multipronged court battle between Tinari forces and dissidents who say the party is still under the control of ex-Conservative chairman Edward Walsh, who is in federal prison after his conviction on corruption charges.

«The fund belongs to the Federal Government of Nigeria, which, at the material time, is under the control of Ambassador Ayodele Oke.

He's charged that Cuomo badly fumbled his handling of an anti corruption commission, - the panel is now under federal investigation, - and that the governor was too hasty in passing what Astorino says is flawed gun control legislation.

In both cases, state law puts the state guard under the control of the Governor, subject to compliance with federal law.

In this instance, street lights hitherto controlled by Local Government, Ministry of Works and Infrastructures, LAMATA and those of Federal Agencies like FERMA and FAAN are now under the management of Lagos State Government.

It caricatures true federalism that a constituent state in a Federation should be under the control and yoke of the Federal Government in the matter of its internal security.

Wildfire Funding and Environmental Reviews — Vote Passed (232 - 188, 12 Not Voting) Passage of the bill would allow for a presidential declaration of a major disaster with regard to wildfires, which would allow for the release of funding from Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund to fight major wildfires, and would modify the disaster cap under the Budget Control Act to account for expected wildfire funding needs.

Top Republicans, mindful of the hazards of relying on several octogenarians and a person under federal indictment to keep their razor - thin control, seems happy to have him.

The Federal Government, yesterday, deployed oral cholera vaccines to be administered under the supervision of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Ahead of the Nov. 8 election, when every seat in the Legislature is up for grabs, the Senate Democrats have found themselves linked to state and federal investigations examining whether New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies violated laws as part of an unsuccessful effort in 2014 to bring the chamber under Democratic control.

It is not the first time New York State has used the Clean Water Act to control energy infrastructure typically under federal jurisdiction.

Many House Republicans said such cuts were needed to keep federal spending under control.

The top investigator at the New York Correction Department resigned on Friday under pressure from city leaders who are facing a federal mandate to regain control of the Rikers Island jail complex, where widespread brutality and corruption by guards routinely go unpunished.

Seabrook is on trial in Manhattan Federal Court for allegedly steering City Council slush funds to nonprofits under his control to benefit himself, Jones - Grant and family members, including a teenage granddaughter.

Long before a deranged doctor opened fire inside Bronx - Lebanon Hospital, the place was under an ongoing federal corruption probe, mobsters controlled the construction of its new outpatient center, executives were enjoying million - dollar pay packages and fat bonuses, doctors were allegedly offered per - patient bounties to drum up clinic business, and whistleblowing staffers sounded the alarm about poor patient care but were ignored.

Gubernatorial front - runner Andrew Cuomo yesterday made a tentative bid toward establishing himself as a genuine Albany reformer — serving notice that he will not accept the nomination of the union - controlled, ethically challenged, under - federal - investigation Working Families Party.

The Urhobo Foundation added that, «to engender a fair territorial redistribution, Nigeria must revert to true federalism of the old federal system as enshrined in the 1960 Constitution where the federating units owned and controlled their resources to drive their developments under their respective constitution.

The Republicans have stayed true to their promises to fight for getting federal government spending under control.