3.0.0 5117 2023-01-11T13:25:59Z 2023-01-11T13:25:59Z House H HR 2014-07-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POSEY:H.R. 5117.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H6296]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-16T21:11:53Z Referred to 2014-07-15T14:01:00Z To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. 113 5266 HR 2014-11-13 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2014-07-16 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2014-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 N M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-07-15 True Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Lakes and rivers Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Pest management Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2014-07-15 Introduced in House 2014-11-14T18:59:44Z Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, and jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons.

Requires the EPA to give priority to national estuary programs that are not part of the Geographic Programs as described in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014.

]]> Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act Display Title Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act Official Title as Introduced To make competitive awards to national estuary programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act Introduced in House 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5117ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5117ih.xml 2014-07-16 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.