3.0.0 2080 2023-01-11T20:27:45Z 2023-01-11T20:27:45Z Senate S S 2007-09-20 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-24T23:53:47Z Markup by 2008-09-17T22:48:21Z Referred to 2007-09-20T22:30:36Z S. Rept. 110-497 Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act 110 2452 HR 2008-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS Related bill House Text similarities House 2008-09-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1075. Calendars 2008-09-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-497. Minority views filed. Committee 2008-09-24 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-497. Minority views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2008-09-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-09-20 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-09-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11859-11860) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-10-15 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-10-30 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-12-12 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-07-22 False 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z S. 2080, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20296 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008</p> 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z S. 2080, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20296 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008 Environmental Protection Drainage Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Environmental health Environmental monitoring Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Pollution measurement Revolving funds Sewage disposal Sewerage Waste water Water pollution control Environmental Protection 00 2007-09-20 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-30T20:36:15Z Sewage Overflow Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute an alert system for sewer overflows; (2) notify the public of such overflows in areas where human health is potentially affected within 24 hours; (3) immediately notify public health authorities and other affected entities; and (4) provide specified reports to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the state.

Makes the alert systems eligible for state water pollution control revolving fund assistance.

]]> 01 2008-09-24 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-01-09T19:52:25Z Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require owners or operators of publicly owned sewage treatment works to: (1) institute a monitoring program that alerts such owners or operators of sewer overflows; (2) notify the public of such overflows within 24 hours in areas where human health is potentially affected; (3) immediately notify public health authorities and other affected entities in the case of overflows that may imminently and substantially endanger public health; and (4) make specified reports on overflows, including the number of overflows in a calendar year, to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state.

Requires each state to provide the Administrator an annual summary of sewer overflows.

Authorizes a state to submit evidence to the Administrator that it has in place a legally enforceable sewage overflow notification program that is substantially equivalent to the notification requirements of this Act. Sets forth factors for determining substantial equivalency.

Authorizes funding from state water pollution control revolving funds to carry out the monitoring of sewer overflows.

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