Potential Clean Water Act Amendments and Region-Specific Initiatives
Legislative initiatives receiving consideration as amendments to
The Clean Water Act.
BILL NUMBER & TITLE
H.R.1290, WETLANDS RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)
Cosponsored by EHLERS (R-MI), SAXTON (R-NJ), TAUZIN (R-LA), GILCHREST
(R-MD), PARKER (R-MS)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to promote the restoration, conservation and enhancement
of wetlands through the establishment of responsible wetlands
mitigation banking program.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
04/10/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2138, MUNICIPAL BIOLOGICAL MONITORING USE ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Joel Hefley (R-CO)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide
for the use of biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity
tests in conjunction with publicly owned treatment works, municipal
separate storm sewer systems, and municipal combined sewer overflows,
including control facilities, and other wet weather control facilities,
and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
07/10/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by HEFLEY and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2207, FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning
a proposal to construct a deep ocean outfall off the coast of
Mayahuez, Puerto Rico.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
07/22/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by ROMERO-BARCELO and referred to committee
07/23/97 -- In The House
- Public mark-up held by House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Ordered reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
08/01/97 -- In The House
- Report filed by House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
11/13/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Passed, as amended
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2222, FEDERAL FACILITIES CLEAN WATER COMPLIANCE ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Cosponsored by STARK (D-CA)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating
to Federal facilities pollution control.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
07/23/97 -- In the HOUSE
- Introduced by DEFAZIO and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2415, FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Gary A. Condit (D-CA)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning
the effect of administrative orders on civil penalty actions.
This legislation would add a new clause to the FWPCA that protects
POTWs utilizing innovate or alternative technologies funded by
a construction grant from civil penalty actions if the technology,
despite due diligence, failed to meet design performance specifications
during a period in which additional funding authorization is being
sought, or design and construction are occurring pursuant to the
Administrator's authorization of additional funding or modification.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
09/05/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by CONDIT and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2547, OCEANS ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Sam Farr (D-CA)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Resources
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to develop and maintain a coordinated, comprehensive,
and long-range national policy with respect to ocean and coastal
activities that will assist the Nation in meeting specified objectives,
and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
09/24/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced and referred to committee
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2556, WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
REFERRED TO:
House Committee on Resources
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation
Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife Act.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
09/25/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by SAXTON and referred to committee
10/23/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Public hearing held by Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee
10/30/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Public mark-up held by Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee
- Cleared for full committee, with amendment in the nature of a substitute
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2670, FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
REFERRED TO:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit
grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development
and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management
plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program and
for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
10/09/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by SAXTON and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.1213, OCEANS ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)
REFERRED TO:
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to establish a National Ocean Council, a Commission on
Ocean Policy and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
09/24/97 -- In The SENATE
- Introduced by HOLLINGS and referred to Committee
11/04/97 -- In The SENATE
- Public mark-up held by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Ordered reported, as amended
11/08/97 -- In The SENATE
- Report filed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (S.Rept. 105-151)
11/13/97 -- In The SENATE
- Considered in the Senate
- Passed, as amended
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
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