3.0.0 3025 2023-01-11T13:16:31Z 2023-01-11T13:16:31Z Senate S S 2010-02-23 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-02-23T22:23:34Z Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 111 4652 HR 2010-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2010-02-23 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S707-709) IntroReferral 2010-02-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Lakes and rivers Oregon Washington State Water quality Watersheds Wetlands Environmental Protection 00 2010-02-23 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-03T15:45:45Z Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish within EPA a Columbia River Program Team, located within the Oregon Operations Office for EPA's Region 10; and (2) appoint a Team Leader who shall be highly qualified to support the development and implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to implement the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan developed by EPA and the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working Group in 2010.

Directs the Administrator, acting through the Team Leader, to: (1) assist and support the implementation of the Action Plan and the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan adopted by EPA and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999; (2) coordinate the implementation of, and the development of any updates to, those Plans, with programs and projects in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin; (3) make other appropriate updates; (4) provide funding and make grants for implementation consistent with Plan priorities; (5) promote innovative methodologies and technologies that are cost effective and consistent with Plan goals and objectives and EPA's permitting processes; (6) coordinate the major functions of the federal government related to Plan implementation; (7) coordinate authorized research and planning projects; (8) track progress toward meeting Plan goals and objectives; and (9) collect and make available to the public information regarding the environmental quality of the Lower Columbia River and Estuary.

Requires the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to carry out projects, programs, and studies to implement the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator to give special emphasis to those projects, programs, and studies identified as priorities by the Estuary Partnership in the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to make grants to implement the Plans. Sets forth requirements regarding grant allocations and the federal share of costs.

Directs the President, as part of his annual budget submission to Congress, to submit information regarding each federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River Basin.

]]> Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 Display Title Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-02-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3025is/xml/BILLS-111s3025is.xml 2010-02-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S707-709) 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.