Legislation governing United States

Authority for protection of patents and copyrights is set out in the Constitution and is the exclusive province of the federal government. Eederal legislation to protect trademarks is based on the authority of Congress, under the commerce clause of the Constitution, to regulate interstate and foreign commerce of the United States protection afforded by individual states is based on their power to regulate intrastate commerce. 

In the United States, in particular, recent legislation has mandated sweeping improvements to urban air quality by limiting mobile source emissions and by promoting cleaner fuels. The new laws require commercial and government fleets to purchase a substantial number of vehicles powered by an alternative fuel, such as natural gas, propane, electricity, methanol or ethanol. However, natural gas is usually preferred because of its lower cost and lower emissions compared with the other available alternative gas or liquid fuels. Even when compared with electricity, it has been shown that the full fuel cycle emissions, including those from production, conversion, and transportation of the fuel, are lower for an NGV [2]. Natural gas vehicles offer other advantages as well. Where natural gas is abundantly available as a domestic resource, increased use... 

Ultimately, the responsibility for properly implementing these legislative actions fell upon the local governments of counties and incorporated cities, towns, boroughs, and so on. In total there are over 2,000 counties in the United States and over 40,000 independent units of local government that have some ability to adopt, implement, and enforce energy codes. 

United States Code of Federal Regulations. Title 21 Alcohol, Tobacco Products, and Firearms. 2 vols. Revised as of April 1, 2003. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003. This part of the U.S. Code embodies federal firearms legislation. 

Theodore Roosevelt, Republican president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Concerned about the impurity and misleading claims of patent medicines, he supported government efforts to improve the safety of drug use with the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. The legislation represented a modest first step but was followed by stronger efforts in decades to follow. 

This whole issue has become a political discussion point, and in countries like Canada there is legislation to ensure that the final price is more acceptable to the consumer. This may happen in the United States but at present there is no clear answer to the problem, especially if insurance or government agencies will not carry the cost. 

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