Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act

3.0.0 1523 2023-09-05T17:28:33Z 2023-09-05T17:28:33Z Senate S 2015-06-08 114 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2016-06-24T14:26:00Z ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2015-08-05T22:21:28Z Markup by 2015-08-05T14:08:34Z Referred to 2015-06-08T20:17:23Z S. Rept. 114-161 Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act 114 573 HR 2015-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. 114 944 HR 2015-06-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2016-05-20 Became Public Law No: 114-162. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2016-05-20 Became Public Law No: 114-162. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-20 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2016-05-20 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-18 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2016-05-18 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-13 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2016-05-12 Senate Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S2794) ResolvingDifferences 2016-05-12 Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S2794) NotUsed 20500 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-27 Senate Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. Floor 2016-04-26 16:04:38 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-04-26 16:04:37 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1958) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2016-04-26 16:04:37 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1958) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-26 15:54:31 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1523. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-26 15:54:30 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1957-1959) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-26 15:54:18 Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-10-29 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 114-161. Floor 2015-10-29 By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 114-161. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2015-09-08 18:35:20 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2015-09-08 14:03:07 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2015-08-06 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2015-08-05 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6349-6350) Floor 2015-08-05 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6349-6350) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2015-08-05 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6349-6350) Floor 2015-08-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2015-08-05 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2015-08-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-06-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-06-08 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-08-05 False 2015-08-21T19:04:02Z S. 1523, an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50747 As passed by the Senate on August 5, 2015 Public Law 114-162 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 2015-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-07T19:32:39Z This bill 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 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 that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and
low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 a program of grants to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries.

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35 2015-08-05 Passed Senate amended 2015-08-26T21:38:25Z (Sec. 1) This bill 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 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 that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and
low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 a program of grants to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries.

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36 2016-04-26 Passed House amended 2016-07-20T17:12:15Z (Sec. 1) This bill 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,
jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons,
flooding that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and
low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.

(Sec. 2) The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 for: (1) EPA administrative expenses relating to a grant or award, and (2) making grants and awards. The bill allocates funding for conservation and management plans for estuaries and for competitive awards.

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49 2016-05-20 Public Law 2016-07-20T18:09:45Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 26, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill 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 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 that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and
low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.

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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS 2639 114 SAMDT To modify the authorization of appropriations. 2020-12-15T19:03:58Z 2015-08-05 Amendment SA 2639 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2639 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2639 W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Senate 114 S Senate S 1523 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. 2023-09-05T17:28:33Z 6 2015-08-05 0 Senate Amendment SA 2639 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2015-08-05 0 Senate Amendment SA 2639 proposed by Senator Whitehouse. (consideration: CR S6349; text: CR S6349) To modify the authorization of appropriations. Floor 2015-08-05 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2639 proposed by Senator Whitehouse.(consideration: CR S6349; text: CR S6349) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2015-08-05 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2639 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2015-08-05 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1523enr/xml/BILLS-114s1523enr.xml Engrossed Amendment House 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1523eah/xml/BILLS-114s1523eah.xml Engrossed in Senate 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1523es/xml/BILLS-114s1523es.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1523is/xml/BILLS-114s1523is.xml 2016-05-21T03:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-114publ162/uslm/PLAW-114publ162.xml Public Law 2016-05-20 Became Public Law No: 114-162. 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.