Paleontology Protection Act

These files date from 1989 through 1994. Materials include memos, newspaper articles, newsletters, brochures, correspondence, reports, statistics, testimonies, schedules, calendars, and journals. This series serves to track legislation on the domestic issues. It also tracks public opinion, the concerns of legislators, and current events. Coverage can be divided into three major areas: energy, health care, and the environment. Energy files contain information concerning legislation on the reduction of emmissions, specifically the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), which sought higher fuel standards and higher fuel efficiency on cars; Maine power conservation; the National Energy Security Act of 1991 (Energy Bill S1220) and its amendments, which dealt with the reduction of consumption of energy, the reduction of dependence on foreign oil, and the promotion of energy conservation; new technology for hydro-electric power in Quebec; the National Energy Security Act of 1992 (HR776); and other emerging energy production technologies.

Health care files include information on the Republican and Democratic Health Care proposals; the Denver Conference of 1991, which covered all major health care reform issues such as federal involvement in health care, Medicaid reform, and health insurance coverage; and the 103rd Congress legislation, specifically the Mitchell proposal, medical research, effects on small businesses, universal coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and women's health issues.

Files regarding the environment include information on seafood inspection legislation of 1990 through 1992; safe drinking water legislation in 1990 through 1994; pesticides; poisons and minerals; clean water in the wetlands and coastal states; the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; and Maine Mammals protection. Other issues in the series include telecommunications legislation such as increasing the number of frequencies to promote the usage of new technology; technical improvement Loring Air Force Base information; verteran compensations; Republican tax proposals; information on the Senate Ethics Study Commission such as recommending revisions to procedures, the first public hearing in 1993, and various notes from meetings; mining reform; reform of Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA); labor appropriations; and dam legislation on the Sandy River Dam, Moxie Dam, and Cataract Dam. Some files concern congressional internal affairs. Most files were maintained by Paul Carliner. Steve Hart dealt with issues about energy and Bob Carolla maintained the files on seafood inspection.