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HR 3611 103th Congress House Environmental Protection Armed Forces and National Security California Colleges Commerce Conferences Conversion of industries Data banks Ecology Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education Environmental education Environmental research Federal aid to higher education Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government paperwork Hazardous waste disposal

To establish the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center.

Introduced: November 21, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 11, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.
Dec 22, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.
Dec 7, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation.
Nov 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Nov 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 21, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3000)
Nov 21, 1993
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish the California Urban Environmental Research and Training Center; and (2) enter into a cooperative agreement with California State University, Hayward, to establish the Center if the university agrees and meets a specified matching fund requirement.

Authorizes universities in California to become members of the Center.

Requires the Center to: (1) develop an ongoing program of environmental research, education, and outreach to ensure that future government policies to encourage economic development in California are grounded on sustainable environmental and economic policies; (2) foster public-private partnerships to find solutions to the environmental problems of California; (3) bring together researchers to focus on the most important environmental problems related to sustainable economic development; (4) support specified activities, including collaborative university research, analysis of public policy implications of economic development programs, the conduct of seminars and conferences, the development of educational programs, the preparation of minority students for environmental professions, and the development of a repository of information on key environmental and economic development issues; (5) assist small businesses in meeting environmental regulations by providing short courses and conferences; (6) work on alternative uses for military installations to assist in planning the environmental aspects of conversion and clean-up; and (7) develop a plan to extend its activities throughout the State within two years.

Authorizes the Center to provide: (1) undergraduate scholarships for individuals studying in environmental fields at universities that are members of the Center; and (2) graduate assistantships and fellowships to encourage study in fields related to sustainable economic development and research grants to faculty.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now February 11, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1