3.0.0 760 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z Senate S S 2011-04-07 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-07T19:25:03Z Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 112 258 HR 2011-10-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161. Related bill CRS 2011-04-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2011-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2011-04-07 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquatic ecology Chesapeake Bay Congressional oversight Delaware District of Columbia Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Maryland New York State Pennsylvania Public participation and lobbying Virginia Water quality Water resources funding Watersheds West Virginia Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-12T15:52:08Z Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit annually to Congress a financial report containing: (1) an interagency crosscut budget for restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (2) an accounting of amounts received and obligated by each federal agency for restoration activities; (3) an accounting from each state of all amounts received and obligated from a federal agency for restoration activities; and (4) a description of each of the proposed federal and state restoration activities. Requires: (1) such report to describe only federal restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $100,000 and state recstoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $50,000; and (2) the Director to submit the report no later than 30 days after the submission of the President's annual budget to Congress.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, implement, and update every three years an adaptive management plan for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that includes: (1) a description of specific and measurable objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries; (2) a process for stakeholder participation; (3) monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and other research and evaluation practices; (4) a process for modification of restoration activities that have not attained or will not attain such objectives; and (5) a process for prioritizing restoration activities and programs to which adaptive management shall be applied. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires the Administrator to report annually to Congress on the Plan.

Requires an Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who shall review and report to Congress every three years on restoration activities and the use of adaptive management in such activities and any related topics that are suggested by the Council. Requires the Evaluator to be appointed by the Administrator from among nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive Council.

]]> Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 Display Title Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s760is/xml/BILLS-112s760is.xml 2011-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.