3.0.0 4739 2023-01-11T13:26:26Z 2023-01-11T13:26:26Z House H HR 2014-05-22 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REED:H.R. 4739.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4830]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2014-05-23T20:59:19Z Referred to 2014-05-22T13:02:30Z 2014-05-23 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2014-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 N M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-05-22 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2014-06-19 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-06-19 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2014-07-29 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Aquatic ecology Chesapeake Bay Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government trust funds Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Pollution liability Public utilities and utility rates Water quality Water storage Environmental Protection 00 2014-05-22 Introduced in House 2014-09-05T14:55:05Z Impaired Waters Improvement Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to reduce the discharges of nitrogen, phosphorus, or sediment (pollutants) in an area that is subject to a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for those pollutants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Makes eligible for grants the owners and operators of: (1) publicly owned treatment works or storm water management practices serving areas subject to the TMDLs, or (2) privately owned farms implementing methods to reduce discharges of those pollutants in those areas.

Directs the Administrator to increase by 5% the civil penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act. Establishes the Impaired Waters Improvement Fund for making expenditures to carry out the grant program. Transfers for each of FY2015-FY2019 the amount attributable to the penalty increase or $100 million, whichever is less, to the Fund.

]]> Impaired Waters Improvement Act Display Title Impaired Waters Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To provide assistance to communities affected by total maximum daily loads established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Impaired Waters Improvement Act Introduced in House 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4739ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4739ih.xml 2014-05-23 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.