Authorities United States

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority was established in 1972 with the purpose of developing affordable housing programs for the rural areas of the state of Nevada. NRHA is comprised of a Board of Commissioners that are appointed by the Nevada League of Cities ...

FORA implements this legislatively mandated mission by overseeing replacement land use; assuring compliance with adopted measures; removing physical barriers to reuse; financing and constructing major components of the required infrastructure and basewide ...

South Brunswick is served by Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike and State Routes 1, 27 and 130. Route 522, The main east-west artery through town, is now open from Route 27 to Route 130. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line traverses the community and train ...

USEPA has also found that burning hazardous waste in cement kilns increases the volume of CKD produced by an average of 75 to 104 percent over that of conventionally-fired kilns. Emissions of airborne particulates increased by 66 percent when hazardous ...

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) provides consumers with vehicle safety information, primarily front and side crash test results, and more recently rollover ratings, to aid consumers in their vehicle purchase decisions. The test results are relayed ...

At present, the DOT is focused entirely on reducing the VMT rate from its current level of 1.48 deaths per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled to 1.00, by the year 2008. Yet given that the number of vehicles and the total mileage traveled each year in the ...

NSA employs the U.S.'s premier codemakers and codebreakers. It is said to be the largest employer of mathematicians in the United States and perhaps the world. Its mathematicians contribute directly to the two missions of the Agency: designing cipher systems ...

Army takes older recruits 21 Jun 2006 The U.S. Army, aiming to make its recruiting goals amid the Iraq war, raised its maximum enlistment age by another two years [to 42] on Wednesday, while the Army Reserve predicted it will miss its recruiting target ...

The Holocaust Commission serves as an Educational Resource Center for students and teachers to learn the lessons about the Holocaust, racism, and the dangers of prejudice. To help students apply the lessons of the Holocaust and other historical events ...

The MCMUA has been designated by the freeholders in a Plan amendment to be the implementation agency of the Solid Waste Management Plan. As such, the MCMUA provides a recommendation on the proposed facility and Plan amendment to the freeholders. The applicant ...

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is an independent government agency created in January 2003 to improve the transportation system in Williamson and Travis Counties. Our mission is to implement innovative multi-modal transportation solutions ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural ...

The mission of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science and efficient management. The USDA further supports production ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protects people's health and safety by preventing and controlling diseases and injuries; enhances health decisions by providing credible information on critical health issues; and promotes health living ...

The EIA is the statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Energy. In products trade, May heating oil (HOK3) was 75.10 cents a gallon, up 0.03 cent, while May gasoline (HUK3) was 84.90 cents per gallon, up 0.09 cent. On the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, benchmark ...

The Tampa Sports Authority was created May 28, 1965 by Governor Hayden Burns for the purpose of planning, developing, and maintaining a comprehensive complex of sports and recreational facilities for the Tampa Bay area. Although the Tampa Sports Authority's ...

Washington State Public Stadium Authority's official center for information about the public football and soccer Stadium and Exhibition Center to be built in Seattle, Washington. Information provided about the PSA Board's meetings, the design and construction ...

The Association of Bay Area Governments is one of more than 560 regional councils of government across the nation working to help solve problems in areas such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development. Founded in 1961, ABAG ...

USACE provides quality, responsive engineering services to the nation, including civil works projects, construction of military facilities, and design and construction management support for other defense and federal agencies. In addition, USACE has key ...

The Expressway Authority operates a violation enforcement system to photograph toll cheats and issue tickets. Click here if you want to know more! This new interactive toll rate calculator allows you to compute the toll to travel from any entry point on ...

As CALEA prepares to celebrate its twentieth anniversary in Atlanta, Georgia, in November, it can reflect with satisfaction on a legacy rich with accomplishment. The great strides of the early-to-mid 90s laid the foundation for more recent expansion and ...

The American Association of Port Authorities was founded in 1912 and today represents 160 of the leading public port authorities in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, the Association represents 300 sustaining and associate ...

The Scott County Regional Authority (SCRA) is a non-profit corporation which provides funding to educational institutions, government/civic and not-for profit organizations through a grant process. These funds are generated from gaming receipts received ...

The Prince William County Park Authority, founded in 1977 by the Board of Supervisors, provides the residents and visitors with first quality recreational programs, parks and facilities. The Park Authority is an autonomous organization governed by an eight ...

The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has hundreds of Partner organizations ...