3.0.0 16 2021-09-29T15:03:43Z 2021-09-29T15:03:43Z House H HR 2007-01-04 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2007-01-05T22:11:51Z Referred to 2007-01-04T17:21:00Z 2007-01-05 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2007-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 N V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2007-01-04 True D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2007-01-04 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2007-01-04 True D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2007-01-04 True H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 2007-01-04 True C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2007-01-04 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2007-01-04 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2007-01-04 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2007-01-04 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2007-01-04 True H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2007-01-04 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2007-01-04 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2007-01-04 True D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2007-01-04 True W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-01-04 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2007-01-04 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2007-01-04 True S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2007-01-04 True S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2007-01-10 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-01-10 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2007-01-11 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2007-01-12 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-01-16 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2007-01-18 False Environmental Protection Accounting Agricultural conservation Agricultural subsidies Agriculture and Food Animals Authorization Chesapeake Bay Congress Congressional reporting requirements Delaware District of Columbia Droughts Ecological research Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Environmental Protection Agency Environmental technology Estuaries Eutrophication Federal aid to water pollution control Federal-local relations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Habitat conservation Law Licenses Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Maryland New York State Nitrogen Nonpoint source pollution Nonprofit organizations Pennsylvania Performance measurement Phosphorus Public Lands and Natural Resources Rain and rainfall Restoration ecology Revolving funds Rivers Science, Technology, Communications Sediment control Sedimentation Sewage treatment Social Welfare Virginia Water Resources Development Water quality Watersheds West Virginia Environmental Protection 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in House 2007-02-01T23:33:49Z Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise requirements for implementation and monitoring grants under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and for reporting on federally-funded projects under such Agreement.

Requires federal agencies that carry out activities within the watershed to: (1) participate in planning and restoration programs; and (2) ensure that such activities comply with the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and the Federal Agencies Chesapeake Ecosystem Unified Plan.

Requires the President to submit as part of the annual federal budget information regarding each federal agency involved in Chesapeake Bay restoration.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report on progress in achieving and maintaining nutrient and sediment reduction goals for each tributary basin. Sets forth the baseline for the report and reporting requirements.

Requires the states of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia and the District of Columbia to submit to the Administrator information relating to nutrient and sediment reduction for each Chesapeake Bay tributary basin. Prohibits the Administrator from making a grant to any state which fails to provide required information.

Requires the Administrator to request the Local Government Advisory Committee to report to EPA on measurable goals for local governments for nutrient and sediment reduction.

Requires the Administrator: (1) to establish an implementation assistance program to support tributary strategies and other projects toward achievement of Chesapeake Bay Agreement goals; (2) to assist local governments and nonprofit organizations to implement tributary strategies and other complementary cooperative, locally based protection and restoration programs or projects under the technical assistance and assistance grants program; (3) in cooperation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide capacity building assistance to enhance local governments' capabilities to carry out protection and restoration programs or projects within a tributary basin; and (4) to provide grants to implement tributary strategies that accelerate the reduction of nonpoint source nutrient and sediment pollution.

Requires specified load allocations to be incorporated into discharge permits until applicable total maximum daily loads are established.

Updates reporting deadlines for the study of the Chesapeake Bay Program.

Authorizes appropriations through FY2012.

]]> Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 Display Title Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program. Introduced in House 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr16ih/xml/BILLS-110hr16ih.xml 2007-01-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.