[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 965 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 965

 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

                           February 10, 2009

 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
   Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Edwards of 
   Maryland, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Platts) 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 amended 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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