HR 1842

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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes.
Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D) MI
 
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3/29/2007--Introduced.Amends Safe Drinking Water Act provisions regarding regulations governing state underground injection programs to prohibit: (1) the issuance of a permit for any underground injection associated with the mining of a sulfide ore body within 20 miles of any of the Great Lakes unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the state that the mining activity will not result in acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes; and (2) the promulgation of a program rule that authorizes such an underground injection.
 
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HR 1842 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1842

To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 1, 2009

Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business


A BILL

To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009’.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ‘(g) Management and Direction-

      ‘(1) PLAN FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION STRATEGY- The Administrator shall develop and submit to Congress a plan for using the Small Business Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs as a catalyst for job creation for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. The plan shall include the Administration’s plan for drawing on existing programs, including Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, Native American Outreach, and other appropriate programs. The Administrator shall identify a strategy for each Administration region to create or retain jobs through Administration programs. The Administrator shall identify, in consultation with appropriate personnel from entrepreneurial development programs, performance measures and criteria, including job creation, job retention, and job retraining goals, to evaluate the success of the Administration’s actions regarding these efforts.

      ‘(2) DATA COLLECTION PROCESS- The Administrator shall develop and implement a consistent data collection process to cover all entrepreneurial development programs. Such data collection process shall include data relating to job creation, performance, and any other data determined appropriate by the Administrator with respect to the Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs.

      ‘(3) COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT OF SBA ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS- The Administrator shall submit annually to Congress, in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, a report on opportunities to foster coordination, limit duplication, and improve program delivery for Federal entrepreneurial development programs.

      ‘(4) DATABASE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS- The Administrator shall establish a database of providers of entrepreneurial development services and make such database available through the Administration’s Web site. The database shall be searchable by industry, geography, and service required.

      ‘(5) COMMUNITY SPECIALIST- The Administrator shall designate not less than one staff member in each Administration district office as a community specialist who has as their full-time responsibility working with local entrepreneurial development service providers to increase coordination with Federal resources. The Administrator shall develop benchmarks for measuring the performance of community specialists under this subsection.

      ‘(6) ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PORTAL- The Administrator shall establish a Web-based portal that provides comprehensive information on the Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs. The Administrator shall--

        ‘(A) integrate under one Web portal, Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, the Administration’s distance learning program, and other programs as appropriate;

        ‘(B) revise the Administration’s primary Web site so that the Web portal described in subparagraph (A) is available as a link on the main Web page of the Web site;

        ‘(C) increase consumer-oriented content on the Administration’s Web site and focus on promoting access to business solutions, including marketing, financing, and human resources planning;

        ‘(D) establish relevant Web content aggregated by industry segment, stage of business development, level of need, and include referral links to appropriate Administration services, including financing, training and counseling, and procurement assistance; and

        ‘(E) provide style guidelines and links for visitors to the Administration’s Web site to be able to comment on and evaluate the materials in terms of their usefulness.

      ‘(7) PILOT PROGRAMS- The Administrator may not conduct any pilot program for a period of greater than 3 years if the program conflicts with, or uses the resources of, any of the entrepreneurial development programs authorized under section 8(b)(1)(B), 21, 29, 32, or any other provision of this Act.’.


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3/29/2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3/30/2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
 
Titles:

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes.
 
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Referral, In Committee
Referral
 
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