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.550 - NONPOINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative James Oberstar (D-MN)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of water pollution.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
02/04/97 -- In the HOUSE
Introduced by OBERSTAR (D-MN)
AMSA ACTIONS:
Carolyn Gabel, Senior Policy Advisor to Representative Oberstar, attended AMSA's March 6 Legislative Strategy Session to discuss H.R.550 and other priorities of the Congressman. Representative Oberstar is the Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill serves as the first effort this Congress to effectively address nonpoint source control. AMSA plans to closely track its progress and provide input when Association positions are finalized.
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.640 - AGRICULTURAL LANDS PROTECTION ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative John Hostettler (R-IN)
Cosponsored by COMBEST (TX), BARRETT (NE), GOODLATTE (VA) , SOUDER
(IN), MCINTOSH (IN), BURTON (IN), SMITH (MI), LEWIS (KY), BAKER
(LA), MCCRERY (LA), MCHUGH (NY), HERGER (CA), ROYCE(CA), BONILLA
(TX), RIGGS (CA), LATHAM (IA), BARR (GA), CHRISTENSEN (NE) AND
DOOLITTLE (CA), BRYANT (TN), EMERSON (MO), ROHRABACHER (CA), WHITFIELD
(KY), BURR (NC), BLUNT (MO), JOHNSON, SAM (TX), TIAHRT (KS)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
House Committee on Agriculture
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the wetland conservation provisions of the
Food Security Act of 1985 and the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to permit the unimpeded use of privately owned crop, range
and pasture lands that have been used for the planting of crops
or the grazing of livestock in a least five of the preceding ten
years.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
02/06/97 -- In the HOUSE
Introduced by HOSTETTLER
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
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)
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.1884 - VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-EVALUATION ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Joel Hefley (R-CO)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on the Judiciary
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Resources
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to establish limited privileges and immunities for certain
information relating to compliance with environmental laws, and
for other purposes. Provides that information contained in, and
testimony related to, voluntary environmental self-evaluations
shall not be admissible evidence or subject to discovery in Federal
of State administrative or judicial proceedings under Federal
environmental laws. Authorizes waivers of such privelege by the
entity concerned.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
06/12/97 -- In The HOUSE
Introduced by HEFLEY and referred to committees
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2094, BEACHES, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE AND HEALTH
ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve
the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
06/26/97 -- In The HOUSE
Introduced by PALLONE and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
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
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2222, FEDERAL FACILITIES CLEAN WATER COMPLIANCE ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation and 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:
S.971, BEACHES, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE AND HEALTH ACT
OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
REFERRALS:
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
06/26/97 -- In the SENATE
Introduced by LAUTENBERG and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
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