3.0.0 5266 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z House H HR 2014-07-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LoBIONDO:H.R. 5266.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States of America[Page H7127]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Discharged from 2014-09-17T17:37:50Z Referred to 2014-07-31T19:14:58Z Reported by 2014-11-12T19:28:28Z Markup by 2014-09-17T17:42:58Z Referred to 2014-07-30T14:02:25Z H. Rept. 113-612 Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act 113 5117 HR 2014-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2014-11-13 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2014-11-12 16:36:01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2014-11-12 16:35:59 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7911-7912) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2014-11-12 16:35:59 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7911-7912) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-12 16:24:49 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5266. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2014-11-12 16:24:47 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7911-7913) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2014-11-12 16:24:37 Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2014-11-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00454 2014-11-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-612. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-11-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-612. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-09-17 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2014-09-17 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-09-17 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. Committee 2014-07-31 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 N L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2014-07-30 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2014-07-30 True M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-07-30 True J000296 Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL 13 2014-09-08 False Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive agency funding and structure Floods and storm protection Lakes and rivers Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Pest management Water quality Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2014-07-30 Introduced in House 2014-11-13T13:33:18Z Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize and revise the National Estuary Program for FY2014-FY2018.

Requires 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,
  • jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons,
  • flooding which may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, or
  • low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters.

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.

]]> 36 2014-11-12 Passed House amended 2015-02-18T17:59:26Z Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize and revise the National Estuary Program for FY2014-FY2018.

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency 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,
  • jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons,
  • flooding which may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, or
  • low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters.
]]> To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. Display Title To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Received in Senate 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5266rds/xml/BILLS-113hr5266rds.xml Reported in House 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5266rh/xml/BILLS-113hr5266rh.xml Engrossed in House 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5266eh/xml/BILLS-113hr5266eh.xml Introduced in House 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5266ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5266ih.xml 2014-11-13 Received in the Senate. 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.