FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3354, H3359, H3361, H3365, H3366, H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3374 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see S. 1816), S10570 [20OC] (see H.R. 3852), H11514 [20OC]

———reduce pollution resulting from impervious surfaces within the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 3265), H8409 [20JY]

Coastal zones: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 878), S4669 [23AP] (see H.R. 2093), H4733 [23AP]

EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean water programs (see S. 854), S4573 [22AP]

Federal aid programs: authorize additional assistance for projects to construct publicly owned treatment works that serve small and disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 4352), H15499 [16DE]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 54), H30 [6JA]

Gulf of Mexico: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems (see S. 1311), S6845 [19JN]

Hazardous substances: prohibit sale of household dishwashing detergent containing high levels of phosphorus (see H.R. 3946), H11868 [27OC]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 1777), S10362 [13OC]

Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see H.R. 4029), H12456 [5NO]

Puget Sound Program Office: establish (see S. 2739), S11205 [5NO]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see S. 936), S4963 [30AP]

———enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 2883), H6902 [16JN]

———ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H778 [28JA]

———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 937), S4963 [30AP]

———reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program (see H.R. 895), H1043 [4FE]

Territories: reserve funding for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1889), H4519 [2AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H2923 [3MR]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), consideration (see H. Res. 235), H3337 [11MR]

———extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (see H.R. 700), H601 [27JA]

———improve water and wastewater infrastructure (see S. 1005), S5281 [7MY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see S. 696), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

———remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see S. 933), S4963 [30AP]

Waterways: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see S. 787), S4310 [2AP]

Letters

Clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters: Senator Feingold, S4319 [2AP]

Water Quality Investment Act: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H3346 [12MR]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3346 [12MR]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3346 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Coastal zones: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2093), H8928-H8932 [28JY], H9038 [29JY]

OMB: study proposed Water Quality Investment Act programs using the Program Assessment Rating Tool, H3369 [12MR]

Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (H.R. 4029), E2729 [5NO]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works, H12419, H12422 [5NO]

Territories: reserve funding for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1889), E887 [2AP]

Water: allow wastewater utilities to use Clean Water State Revolving Funds to implement renewable energy production, H3351 [12MR]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3345-H3376 [12MR], H8028 [14JY], E671, E674 [16MR], E710 [18MR]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), consideration (H. Res. 235), H3341-H3345 [12MR]

———improve water and wastewater infrastructure, H7394 [25JN]

———municipality-wide stormwater management planning and response strategies funding, H3368 [12MR]

———prohibit earmarking of funds relative to State water pollution control revolving funds, H3367, H3368 [12MR]

———require States to use water pollution control revolving funds capital grants to provide assistance to certain smaller muncipalities, H3365 [12MR]

———require water treatment works be certified by a system operator that both water and energy conservation are components of the fiscal sustainability plan, H3369, H3370 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (S. 1816), S10573-S10575 [20OC]

Gulf of Mexico: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems (S. 1311), S6848 [19JN]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (S. 1777), S10367 [13OC]

Water: improve water and wastewater infrastructure (S. 1005), S9630 [22SE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (S. 696), S3789 [25MR]

Waterways: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S4317-S4319 [2AP], S6024 [3JN], S9926 [29SE]

Reports filed

Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2093) (H. Rept. 111-214), H8409 [20JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 111-36), H3337 [11MR]

Water Infrastructure Financing Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 111-47), S7555 [15JY]

Water Quality Investment Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. Rept. 111-26), H3103 [9MR]

Statements

Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act: Senator Mark Udall, S10367 [13OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 235, consideration of H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act, H3341 [12MR]

H.R. 2093, Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act, H8928 [28JY]

S. 696, Appalachia Restoration Act, S3789 [25MR]

S. 1777, Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S10368-S10372 [13OC]

S. 1816, Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act, S10575-S10581 [20OC]