Potential Clean Water Act Amendments and
Region-Specific Initiatives
Legislative initiatives receiving consideration as amendments
toThe 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)
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
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