WATER POLLUTION related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5518, H5519, H5520, H5521, H5522, H5523, H5525, H5526, H5527, H5529 [26JY]

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]

Mining and the Canyon, H5406 [25JY]

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

Republicans Should Quit Trying To Roll Back Uranium Mining Moratorium, H5406 [25JY]

Sink the Badger, E2086 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: reduce regulatory burden on the agricultural sector of the national economy (see H.R. 3323), H7256 [2NO]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: reform offshore drilling for oil and gas and repeal limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (see H.R. 1393), H2410 [6AP]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 592), S1750 [16MR]

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]

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

Courts: facilitate ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress (see S. 594), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 2386), H4574 [24JN]

Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (see S. 1372), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3342 [23MY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H5488 [25JY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1932), S8067 [30NO] (see H.R. 3537), H8075 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in Hermiston, OR, water recycling and reuse project (see S. 1033), S3171 [19MY]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 917), S2777 [9MY]

———require companies conducting oil and gas operations off of Cuba to submit an oil spill response plan and provide recommendations on a multinational spill response agreement (see S. 405), S871 [17FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1701), S6505 [13OC]

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

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 272), S543 [3FE]

———clarify authority to disapprove specifications of dredged or fill material disposal sites and clarify procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested (see S. 468), S1218 [3MR] (see H.R. 960), H1619 [8MR]

———eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see H.R. 517), H509 [26JA]

———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see S. 1115), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2030), H3755 [26MY]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 1369), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2541), H5085 [14JY]

———extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (see H.R. 395), H433 [24JA]

———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]

———remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers (see H.R. 457), H507 [26JA]

———require closure of oil storage and processing facilities that have spilled oil multiple times near residential neighborhoods (see H.R. 3426), H7626 [15NO]

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 oil and hazardous substance liability by fining violators based on the higher amount between the number of barrels or number of days of the incident (see S. 870), S2621 [3MY]

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

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 350), S747 [15FE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Government regulations: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (see H.R. 2765), H5884 [1AU]

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 Coast Restoration Fund: establish (see H.R. 1762), H3107 [5MY]

Gulf of Mexico: allow damage payments from BP P.L.C., in connection with the Deepwater Horizon blowout and explosion, to be included in gross income ratably over a certain number of years (see H.R. 2821), H5919 [16AU] (see H.R. 2821), H5931 [30AU]

———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]

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

Hazardous substances: ban use of dispersants in oil spill cleanup efforts until it is determined that it is safe to use such dispersants (see H.R. 3562), H8135 [5DE]

———ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 661), S1933 [29MR]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 432), S1119 [2MR]

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]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1983 [17MR]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1119), S3427 [26MY]

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

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 973), S2928 [12MY] (see S. 1991), S8602 [14DE]

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: research special circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in Arctic waters (see S. 203), S272 [26JA]

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]

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 54), H34 [5JA]

———permit Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund use by Federal agencies to research, prevent, and respond to oil spills, for environmental studies, and grants for affected communities (see S. 204), S272 [26JA]

———require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 214), S338 [27JA] (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (see H.R. 1664), H2913 [15AP]

———require applicants for oil drilling and production operations to submit an oil spill containment and clean-up plan capable of handling a worst-case scenario oil spill (see H.R. 1890), H3279 [12MY]

———require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 1520), H2665 [13AP]

Pesticides: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see S. 718), S2087 [4AP]

Petroleum: impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), H7398 [4NO]

———provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see S. 1836), S7294 [9NO]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H3278 [12MY]

Public utilities: limit citizens suits against publicly owned water treatment works, provide for defenses, extend period of a permit, and limit attorneys fees (see H.R. 3544), H8075 [1DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H2533 [7AP]

———repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see S. 587), S1677 [15MR] (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

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

San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund: extend authorization period for certain uses of funds (see H.R. 3132), H6672 [6OC]

Ships and vessels: regulate discharges from commercial vessels (see H.R. 2840), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2840), H5939 [6SE]

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: deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 53), H34 [5JA]

———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1814), H3159 [10MY]

———disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see S. 983), S2928 [12MY]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 939), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 1802), H3159 [10MY]

———require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 215), S338 [27JA]

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see S. 2011), S8733 [16DE] (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]

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

———prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 999), S2992 [16MY]

———require a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (see S. 79), S124 [25JA]

———require a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (see S. 78), S124 [25JA]

———require additional monitoring of certain contaminants in drinking water (see S. 875), S2621 [3MY]

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]

EPA water quality standards implementation for inland waters in Florida funding: Adam H. Putnam, Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, H1290 [18FE]

New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation regulations regarding commercial vessels ballast water: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, and John R. Kasich, Governor of Ohio, H7372 [4NO]

North American-Made Energy Security Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1421 [27JY]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1420 [27JY]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5515 [26JY]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1420, E1421 [27JY]

———several labor unions, H5516 [26JY]

Regulate discharges from commercial vessels: several maritime, shipping, and manufacturing organizations, H7339 [4NO]

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

State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters: Curtis L. Fossum, California State Lands Commission, H7347 [4NO]

———R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, H7347 [4NO]

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

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5537 [26JY]

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

Remarks in House

Agriculture: reduce regulatory burden on the agricultural sector of the national economy (H.R. 3323), H7219 [2NO]

Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators: anniversary, E1348 [18JY]

BLM: leasing of Federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park for uranium mining, H5403-H5408 [25JY]

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

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: clarify procedures for approving applications for oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf, H5614-H5617 [27JY]

———funding through reductions in BLM Rangeland Management Fund funding, H5464, H5465 [25JY]

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]

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

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

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

Courts: facilitate ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress (H.R. 2386), E1205 [24JN]

Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (H.R. 2547), E1321 [14JY], E1687 [22SE]

Dept. of Energy: certify calculation of worst-case oil spill scenario prior to issuance of permit for construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5526 [26JY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H4855 [12JY], H7582, H7586, H7591, H7592 [15NO], H7629, H7633, H7639 [16NO]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5494, H5496, H5509-H5539 [26JY], H5666 [28JY], H7191, H7192 [1NO], H7261-H7263, H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268 [3NO], H8996 [15DE]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (H. Res. 370), H5504-H5507 [26JY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), motion to recommit, H5537 [26JY]

———extend deadline for permit decision on construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5525 [26JY]

———reauthorize pipeline safety legislation prior to expediting consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H4592 [6JY]

Dept. of State: consideration of permit approval for TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline construction, H804 [15FE], H2251 [1AP], H6088 [12SE]

———require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8008 [1DE], H8080 [2DE], H8297, H8298 [8DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8744, H8752-H8755, H8803, H8805-H8811, H8817 [13DE], H8911, H8912, H8913 [14DE], H8981, H8983, H8994-H8999 [15DE], H9956, H10006 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement funding for stream buffer rule implementation, H1279, H1280 [18FE], H4686 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to study the risks of transporting diluted bitumen and determine if current regulations are sufficient, H5521 [26JY]

Ecology and environment: review and reform government regulations, H400 [24JA]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H2024-H2029 [29MR], H5408 [25JY]

———job creation in the clean air, clean water, and alternative fuels industries, H5448 [25JY]

———reduce regulatory burden on the agricultural and small business sectors of the national economy, H8197 [7DE]

EPA: 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]

———Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H5441 [25JY], H5641 [27JY]

———eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site, E1319 [14JY]

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

———establish ceiling on principal forgiveness for loans from Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, H5641, H5642 [27JY]

———freeze current vessel discharge regulatory framework for certain vessels of historic significance, H7376 [4NO], E2086 [17NO]

———funding, H980 [16FE], H5626 [27JY]

———funding through reductions in Office of the Sec. of the Interior funding, H5573, H5574 [26JY]

———funding to implement, administer, or enforce a change to a rule relative to definition of waters under jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H979, H980 [16FE]

———Great Lakes States funding relative to implementation of ballast water rules, H5449 [25JY]

———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]

———prohibit funding to retroactively disapprove Corps of Engineers permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters, H1318, H1319 [18FE]

———remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers, H648 [10FE]

———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]

———water quality standards implementation for inland waters in Florida funding, H1290, H1291 [18FE]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules related to food, workplace, or consumer products safety, or air and water quality from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8228, H8229 [7DE]

———exempt regulations protecting public health, environment, and food and workplace safety from agency rule reform, H8095, H8096 [2DE]

Government regulations: exempt rules related to food, workplace, or consumer products safety, or air or water quality from requirement of complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities before implementation, H8046, H8047 [1DE]

Great Lakes: 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: anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E755 [15AP]

———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]

Kroeker, Nico: tribute to Ripple Effect project providing increased access to clean drinking water, E1777 [5OC]

``Last Mountain'': screening of documentary on battle between large coal corporations and local citizens over impact of mining practices in West Virginia, E1813 [11OC]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), E531 [17MR]

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]

Obama, President: Executive order to establish a comprehensive national ocean policy, H6561 [5OC]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling, E121 [26JA]

———modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (H.R. 1664), E755 [15AP]

———require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (H.R. 1520), E710 [13AP]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, and achieve lower emissions and cleaner air, water, and land, H50 [6JA]

———use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (H.R. 1861), H3227, H3228 [12MY], H4856 [12JY], H7045-H7051 [25OC]

Public utilities: limit citizens suits against publicly owned water treatment works, provide for defenses, extend period of a permit, and limit attorneys fees (H.R. 3544), H8007 [1DE]

Refuse disposal: establish a time frame for bringing existing coal combustion residual surface impoundments into compliance with revised critieria for design, groundwater monitoring, and corrective actions, H6947, H6948 [14OC]

———groundwater detection and assessment monitoring specific to coal combustion residuals, H6938-H6940 [14OC]

Ships and vessels: increase State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters, H7345-H7348, H7372, H7373 [4NO], E2051 [15NO]

———regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7337-H7340, H7344-H7349, H7374-H7376 [4NO], H7696 [16NO], E2050, E2051, E2052 [15NO]

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]

Supreme Court: review of case requiring forest roads used for timber management to have permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H9900 [16DE]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on the Ogallala aquifer including potential contamination of ground water and threats to drinking water and agriculture, H5519 [26JY]

———clarify pipeline safety history in the U.S., H5522, H5523 [26JY]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (S. 1372), S4612 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), S4971 [27JY], S4973 [28JY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S8470, S8473 [12DE], S8499, S8507 [13DE], S8567, S8570, S8574-S8579, S8582-S8586, S8596-S8598 [14DE], S8668 [15DE], S8697, S8700, S8706, S8711-S8717, S8721 [16DE], S8746, S8748, S8752 [17DE]

———require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1932), S8026, S8075 [30NO], S8079, S8081, S8118-S8120 [1DE], S8382-S8387, S8401 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in Hermiston, OR, water recycling and reuse project (S. 1033), S3178 [19MY]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 917), S2785 [9MY], S2823 [10MY]

———require companies conducting oil and gas operations off of Cuba to submit an oil spill response plan and provide recommendations on a multinational spill response agreement (S. 405), S907 [17FE]

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

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1701), S6507 [13OC]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (S. 272), S3082 [18MY], S4433 [7JY]

———clarify authority to disapprove specifications of dredged or fill material disposal sites and clarify procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested (S. 468), S1221, S1222 [3MR]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (S. 1369), S4610 [14JY]

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

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

———modify oil and hazardous substance liability by fining violators based on the higher amount between the number of barrels or number of days of the incident (S. 870), S2623 [3MY]

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

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (S. 350), S748 [15FE]

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]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (S. 432), S1121-S1128 [2MR]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 1119), S3440 [26MY]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 973), S2941 [12MY], S4544 [13JY]

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

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

Pesticides: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (S. 718), S2160 [6AP]

Petroleum: provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (S. 1836), S8023 [30NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, S7175-S7178 [8NO]

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]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (S. 983), S2983 [16MY]

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (S. 999), S2993 [16MY]

Reports filed

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]

Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2840) (H. Rept. 112-266), H7329 [3NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 112-181), H5488 [25JY]

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

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 350), S3170 [19MY]

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]

North American-Made Energy Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1938) (H. Rept. 112-140), H4792 [8JY], H5398 [22JY]

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

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]

Texts of

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

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 1938, North America-Made Energy Security Act, H5504 [26JY]

H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act, H5518 [26JY]

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

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

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

S. 350, Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act, S748 [15FE]

S. 405, Gulf Stream Protection Act, S907 [17FE]

S. 432, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S1123-S1128 [2MR]

S. 468, Mining Jobs Protection Act, S1221 [3MR]

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

S. 917, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, S2785-S2793 [9MY]

S. 1372, No Child Left Inside Act, S4613-S4615 [14JY]

S. 1701, address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events, S6507-S6510 [13OC]

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