3.0.0 909 2023-01-11T20:00:30Z 2023-01-11T20:00:30Z House H HR 2007-02-08 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-09T17:37:17Z Referred to 2007-02-08T15:00:15Z 2007-02-09 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2007-02-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 N K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2007-02-15 False P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2007-02-15 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2007-02-16 False S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2007-02-28 False H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2007-02-28 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2007-05-02 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-05-02 False Environmental Protection Authorization Beaches Coastal zone Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Pollution measurement Environmental Protection 00 2007-02-08 Introduced in House 2007-03-23T18:42:07Z Safe Water Improvement and Modernization Act of 2007 - Extends through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) grants by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to states and local governments for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs; and (2) carrying out the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000.

Requires the Administrator to study the benefits of using molecular diagnostics for monitoring and assessing the quality of coastal recreation waters, including by: (1) evaluating the full range of available rapid indicator technologies; and (2) comparing the use of molecular diagnostics to culture testing of same source water. Authorizes the Administrator to award a grant or cooperative agreement to an organization to assist the Administrator in carrying out the study.

]]> Safe Water Improvement and Modernization Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for activities to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Safe Water Improvement and Modernization Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Safe Water Improvement and Modernization Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr909ih/xml/BILLS-110hr909ih.xml 2007-02-09 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.