WATERWAYS

Amendments

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), S6923 [31OC]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4974, H4975, H4977, H4978, H4980, H4981, H4983, H4984, H4986 [13JY]

Analyses

Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (H.R. 2018): EPA, H4968 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

Cancer Study Triggers Fears in Crestwood, H4976 [13JY]

Let Us Eat Fish, E771 [2MY]

More Deer Ticks, Fewer Loons—Climate Change on the Great Lakes, H5623 [27JY]

Muddy Waters—EPA, Army Corps Seek To Define More Jurisdiction as Federal, S4844 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3388), H7397 [4NO]

BLM: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and renewable energy development in California desert areas (see S. 138), S125 [25JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (see S. 1047), S3224 [23MY]

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: anniversary of opening (see S. Res. 294), S6600 [17OC]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (see S. 324), S642 [10FE]

Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (see H.R. 1651), H2913 [15AP]

———require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see S. 760), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 258), H135 [7JA]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: provide for continuing authorization (see H.R. 1649), H2913 [15AP]

———reauthorize (see S. 1740), S6764 [19OC]

Chicago, IL: provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System (see S. 1197), S3812 [15JN] (see H.R. 2432), H4671 [6JY]

Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (see S. 1620), S5903 [22SE] (see H.R. 3113), H6624 [5OC]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

Conservation of natural resources: recognize John W. Weeks' contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (see H. Res. 84), H681 [10FE]

Corps of Engineers: conduct levee system evaluations and certifications on receipt of requests from non-Federal interests (see S. 806), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1157), H1982 [17MR]

———modify criteria used to dredge small ports (see S. 1927), S8067 [30NO]

———modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 1652), H2913 [15AP]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding (see S. 1795), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 2942), H6231 [15SE]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to reprioritize certain authorized purposes (see H.R. 2993), H6342 [21SE]

———study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see S. 471), S1218 [3MR] (see H.R. 892), H1573 [3MR]

———take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations (see S. 1377), S4640 [18JY] (see H.R. 2579), H5149 [18JY]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (see H.R. 2060), H3805 [31MY]

Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 594), H599 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2983), H6341 [21SE]

———eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see S. 899), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1829), H3217 [11MY]

———establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 1266), S4075 [23JN] (see H.R. 2325), H4526 [23JN]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (see S. 893), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1828), H3217 [11MY]

———provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (see H.R. 2490), H4851 [11JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of inclusion of land and waters in the greater Salem Sound and Salem, MA, area in the Salem Maritime National Historic Site (see H.R. 1500), H2603 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish comprehensive program to control and treat polluted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads (see S. 898), S2731 [5MY]

———promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]

District of Columbia: deauthorize a portion of Potomac River, Washington Channel navigation project (see H.R. 723), H922 [15FE]

———promote development of southwest waterfront (see H.R. 2297), H4456 [22JN]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see S. 1669), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 2738), H5883 [1AU]

———reauthorize the National Estuary Program (see S. 1313), S4292 [30JN]

———reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 711), S2046 [31MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify maintenance exemption regarding removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures (see H.R. 2427), H4671 [6JY]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 1582), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 3690), H9430 [15DE]

FEMA: suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 898), H1573 [3MR]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (see S. 147), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 425), H469 [25JA]

Gulf of Mexico: clarify applicability of certain maritime laws with respect to Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (see S. 183), S127 [25JA]

———ensure Government access to independent, peer-reviewed scientific data to assess health of oil spill clean-up workers and vulnerable residents resulting from Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 832), H1390 [28FE]

———establish programs to aid in recovery of Gulf States from the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and resulting degradation of the Gulf over time (see H.R. 480), H508 [26JA]

———provide for a comprehensive restoration plan (see S. 862), S2507 [14AP]

———provide for payments to certain natural resource trustees to assist in restoring natural resources damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 662), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 1228), H2037 [29MR]

———restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 1140), S3428 [26MY] (see H.R. 56), H34 [5JA]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 1400), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 3096), H6624 [5OC]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine habitats, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 861), S2507 [14AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S871 [17FE] (see H.R. 104), H36 [5JA]

———ensure that annual expenditures to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), H8880 [13DE]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2484), H4850 [11JY]

Iuka, MS: approve transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties (see S. 1735), S6764 [19OC]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see S. 1851), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see S. 2018), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 3717), H9926 [16DE]

———improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 2110), H4034 [3JN]

Lower Merced River: clarify definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of a certain project (see H.R. 869), H1523 [2MR]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H508 [26JA]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5945 [23SE]

New Hampshire: delay enforcement and establishment of certain water quality standards within the Great Bay Estuary (see H.R. 1480), H2603 [12AP]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 1650), H2913 [15AP]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act: reauthorize (see S. 962), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1858), H3277 [12MY]

Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research (see H.R. 3757), H10015 [20DE]

Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see S. 766), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1413), H2533 [7AP]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 765), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1414), H2533 [7AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1523 [2MR]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (see S. 1810), S7155 [7NO] (see H.R. 433), H469 [25JA]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 29), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 486), H508 [26JA]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see S. 97), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 3034), H6413 [22SE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (see H.R. 1837), H3218 [11MY]

Ships and vessels: provide immunity for reporting and responding to suspicious transactions, activities, and occurrences that involve a vessel, facility, port, or waterway (see H.R. 2846), H5964 [7SE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see S. 140), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 977), H1664 [9MR]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H3754 [26MY]

———preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), consideration (see H. Res. 347), H4944 [12JY]

Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 1964), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 1533), H2854 [14AP]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 1436), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 3736), H9945 [19DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H6781 [11OC]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

Letters

Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: Arvin Ganesan, EPA, H4967 [13JY]

———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H4964 [13JY]

———Mike Strain, Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry, H4965 [13JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4965 [13JY]

———several business organizations, H4964 [13JY]

———Stephen Haterius, National Association of State Depts. of Agriculture, H4965 [13JY]

Federal disaster declarations for Louisiana farms and towns along the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Floodway: Senator Landrieu, S5972 [26SE]

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Gene Schmidt, National Association of Conservation Districts, H2084 [30MR]

———several agricultural organizations, H2084 [30MR]

Require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations: Representative Connolly, H4982 [13JY]

Lists

Deepwater Horizon oil spill damage statistics, S2535 [14AP]

Watersheds and States covered by the Connolly amendment to H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, requiring watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4983 [13JY]

Motions

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4992 [13JY]

Petitions and memorials

Pennsylvania: EPA enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4970 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Arkansas: Norfolk and Greers Ferry National Fish Hatcheries funding, H2023 [29MR]

Bucks County Conservation District (organization): anniversary, E1692 [22SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: Lewis and Clark Rural Water System funding, H7336 [4NO]

Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (H.R. 1651), E756 [15AP]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: provide for continuing authorization (H.R. 1649), E756 [15AP]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 2111), E1051 [3JN]

Conservation of natural resources: recognize John W. Weeks' contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (H. Res. 84), E199 [10FE]

Corps of Engineers: allow issuance of regulations that clarify what waters fall under Federal protection, H4811-H4815 [11JY]

———assess reauthorization of continued Federal participation in expiring beach and coastal projects prior to the end of their original authorizations, H4816 [11JY]

———conduct and publish study regarding flooding of the Missouri River, H4815, H4816 [11JY]

———construction and operation and maintenance funding, H4800-H4803 [11JY]

———emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5033-H5044 [14JY], E1302 [12JY], E1327, E1328, E1330 [14JY], E1401 [25JY]

———Everglades Restoration Plan funding, H4803 [11JY]

———levee and navigation channel flood damage repair funding, H5092 [15JY]

———Lower Mississippi River deep draft navigation channel maintenance dredging funding, H4805, H4806 [11JY], E271 [18FE]

———Lower Mississippi River infrastructure and levee system funding, H4866 [12JY]

———modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (H.R. 1652), E756 [15AP]

———operation and maintenance funding through reductions in construction funding, H4804 [11JY]

———operation and maintenance funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program funding, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation or enforcement of the McNary Shoreline Management Plan, Lake Wallula, WA, H5058, H5059 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H5073 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan study, H5074, H5075 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for removal or associated mitigation of dams along the Columbia or Snake Rivers, H5061 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund projects, H5076 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study funding, H1314, H1315 [18FE]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding (H.R. 2942), H6224 [15SE], H7059 [25OC]

———take action on the Chicago waterway system to prevent migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michigan, H1104 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, H5250 [20JY]

Dept. of Commerce: promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, E771 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 2983), H7046 [25OC]

———Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement funding for stream buffer rule implementation, H1279, H1280 [18FE], H4686 [7JY]

———provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (H.R. 2490), E1291 [12JY]

District of Columbia: deauthorize a portion of Potomac River, Washington Channel navigation project (H.R. 723), E231 [15FE]

———promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 2297), H8160, H8161 [6DE], E1165 [22JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H5408 [25JY]

Egypt: call on new Egyptian Government to fulfill its commitment to the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty and to freedom of navigation of the Suez Canal, H1060 [16FE]

EPA: Chesapeake Bay Watershed restoration plan implementation funding, H1282-H1284 [18FE], E321 [28FE]

———clarify application of regulatory requirements to permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4980, H4981 [13JY]

———clarify authority to determine and regulate water quality standards of water passing through several States, H4960 [13JY]

———enforcement authority to cleanup and protect waterways funding, H5453 [25JY]

———Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H6444, H6445 [23SE], H6866 [13OC], E1521 [16AU]

———Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding through reductions in BLM funding, H5544, H5545 [26JY]

———Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding through reductions in EPA climate change programs funding, H5622-H5625 [27JY]

———Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding through reductions in Office of the Sec. of the Interior funding, H5570, H5571 [26JY]

———impact of overregulation on the economy, H698-H700 [11FE], H2025 [29MR]

———maintain authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards, H4975 [13JY]

———preserve authority to limit arsenic and perchlorate pollution in water, H4992-H4994 [13JY]

———preserve authority to regulate pipelines that cross streambeds, H4983, H4984 [13JY]

———preserve authority to regulate waters in areas that the President has declared a disaster due to flooding and to other waters that contributed to the flooding, H4986 [13JY]

———preserve authority to regulate waters that provide flood protection, are fish and wildlife habitats which provide economic benefits, or are coastal recreation areas, H4984-H4986 [13JY]

———preserve authority to set water quality standards for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit programs, H4977, H4978 [13JY]

———require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4981-H4983 [13JY]

———submit report on increases in harmful pollutants in waters regulated by a State, H4980 [13JY]

FEMA: allow for a possible fourth and fifth year suspension of mandatory purchase of flood insurance coverage for certain communities making adequate progress in construction of flood protection systems, H4899, H4900 [12JY]

Fish and fishing: California salmon industry funding, H1202 [18FE]

Great Lakes: close Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Dam and Chicago River Controlling Works to prevent migration of Asian carp, H1104-H1106 [17FE], E291 [18FE]

———establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (H.R. 425), H5570 [26JY]

———impact of Ohio legislation allowing withdrawal of a large volume of water from Lake Erie, H5028 [14JY]

Great Swamp Watershed Association: anniversary, E973 [27MY]

Gulf of Mexico: Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion, H2095 [30MR]

———impact of oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on granting of drilling permits to BP P.L.C., H1897-H1899 [16MR]

———restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 56), H3136 [10MY]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 3096), H6665 [6OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H4809, H4810 [11JY]

———ensure that annual expenditures to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects (H.R. 3648), E2243 [13DE]

Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging funding, E1293 [12JY]

Louisiana: coastal wetlands restoration funding, H5030 [14JY]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H3190 [11MY]

———implement recommendations on blowout prevention and well designs, H3136, H3137 [10MY]

———report, H660 [10FE], E121 [26JA]

Natural resources: management, H4194 [15JN]

NOAA: Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico fisheries catch-share programs funding, H1313, H1314 [18FE]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 1650), E756 [15AP]

Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research, E1173 [23JN]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, H5404 [25JY]

———clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), H2024, H2026, H2028 [29MR], H2083-H2091 [30MR], H4358 [21JN], H6539 [4OC], H6568 [5OC], H7168, H7191, H7192 [1NO], H7422 [14NO], E578, E589 [31MR], E597 [1AP], E617 [4AP]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, H4764 [8JY]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns, H5593 [27JY]

———restoration program funding, H5064, H5065 [14JY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4376 [22JN], H4956, H4963-H4995 [13JY], H7338 [4NO], E1319, E1322 [14JY], E1359 [19JY], E1370 [20JY]

———preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4957-H4963 [13JY]

———preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), motion to recommit, H4992-H4994 [13JY]

Tampa Bay Estuary Program (organization): anniversary, E2262 [14DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 3145), E1815 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

BLM: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and renewable energy development in California desert areas (S. 138), S206-S209 [25JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S3227 [23MY]

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: anniversary of opening (S. Res. 294), S6620 [17OC]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (S. 324), S645 [10FE]

Chesapeake Bay: EPA Chesapeake Bay Program funding, S1344 [8MR]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (S. 1740), S6768 [19OC]

Corps of Engineers: allow issuance of regulations that clarify what waters fall under Federal protection, S4844 [22JY]

———prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries, S8756 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (S. 899), S2738 [5MY]

———Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery Program funding, S7601 [16NO]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (S. 893), S2735 [5MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish comprehensive program to control and treat polluted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads (S. 898), S2737 [5MY]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (S. 1669), S6338 [6OC]

———impact of overregulation on the economy, S668 [14FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: enforce, S2724 [5MY]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (S. 1582), S5774 [20SE]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (S. 147), S222, S223 [25JA]

Gulf of Mexico: provide for a comprehensive restoration plan (S. 862), S2536 [14AP]

———restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 1140), S3448 [26MY]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 1400), S6366-S6368 [11OC]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine habitats, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 861), S2534, S2535 [14AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (S. 412), S909 [17FE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (S. 1851), S7378 [10NO]

National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 281), S5934 [23SE]

Oceans: address marine degradation to promote healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems, S4543 [13JY]

Ohio River Way (organization): anniversary of Ohio River Way Paddlefest, S4022 [22JN]

Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (S. 766), S2277 [7AP]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 765), S2277 [7AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), S4671 [19JY], S7014 [2NO]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (S. 1810), S7156 [7NO]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (S. 29), S149 [25JA]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (S. 97), S187 [25JA]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), S4621 [14JY], S4623 [18JY]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission: anniversary, S611 [7FE]

Reports

Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species Summary: Frank Millerd, Transportation Research Board, H5624 [27JY]

Reports filed

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 258) (H. Rept. 112-245), H6975 [14OC]

Clean Estuaries Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1313) (S. Rept. 112-41), S5017 [28JY]

Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 112-139), H4792 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 112-144), H4944 [12JY]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2484) (H. Rept. 112-333), H9925 [16DE]

Nutria Eradication and Control Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 899) (S. Rept. 112-94), S7451 [15NO]

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 872), S3970 [21JN]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 112-43), H2036 [29MR]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 112-43), H2036 [29MR]

Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourists Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1400) (S. Rept. 112-100), S8460 [8DE]

Statements

Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: Executive Office of the President, H4967 [13JY]

Tables

Arsenic contamination in water by congressional district, H4993 [13JY]

California 2006 causes of impairment for California waters, H2088 [30MR]

California impaired waters, cause of impairment group—pesticides, H2088 [30MR]

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) State program status, H4976 [13JY]

Perchlorate contamination in water by congressional district, H4993 [13JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, H4958 [13JY]

H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, H2083 [30MR]

H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, H4974 [13JY]

H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion, H8160 [6DE]

S. 29, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act, S150 [25JA]

S. 97, San Francisco Bay Restoration Act, S187 [25JA]

S. 138, California Desert Protection Act, S209-S221 [25JA]

S. 147, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S222 [25JA]

S. 324, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission extension, S645 [10FE]

S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act, S909 [17FE]

S. 806, Rural Community Flood Protection Act, S2448 [13AP]

S. 862, Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration, and Resiliency Act, S2536-S2539 [14AP]

S. 899, Nutria Eradication and Control Act, S2739 [5MY]

S. 1047, Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act, S3228 [23MY]

S. 1669, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act, S6338 [6OC]

S. 1740, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network reauthorization, S6768 [19OC]

S. 1810, Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act, S7157 [7NO]

S. 1851, Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act, S7378-S7382 [10NO]

S. Res. 281, National Estuaries Day, S5935, S5951 [23SE]

S. Res. 294, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal opening anniversary, S6605, S6620 [17OC]