H.R. 944 · 114th Congress
To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
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- House Introduced Feb 12, 2015
- House Passed Jun 1, 2015
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including:
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jun 1, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including:
- extensive seagrass habitat losses resulting in significant impacts on fisheries and water quality,
- recurring harmful algae blooms,
- unusual marine mammal mortalities,
- invasive exotic species that may threaten wastewater systems and cause other damage,
- jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons,
- flooding that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and
- low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2020 grants to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries. A certain portion of the allocation of appropriations must be used for the competitive awards.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Jun 2, 2015): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 12, 2015
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- House Introduced Feb 12, 2015
- House Passed Jun 1, 2015
No recorded floor vote found.