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
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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 or State administrative or judicial proceedings under Federal environmental laws. Authorizes waivers of such privilege 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
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BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2094, BEACHES, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE AND HEALTH ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Cosponsored by Delahunt (D-MA), Dixon (D-CA), Farr (D-CA), Shays (R-CT)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & 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
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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
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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
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
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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
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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
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BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2556, WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
REFERRALS:
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
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
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BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2670, FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
REFERRALS:
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
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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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BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.1213, OCEANS ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)
REFERRALS:
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
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
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