[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5540 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5540

 To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the 
continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails 
                                Network.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2008

  Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mr. Wittman of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the 
continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails 
                                Network.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Gateways and 
Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 502 of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 
461 note; Public Law 105-312) is amending by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
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