Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2009
Latest action · Nov 6, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a Puget Sound Program Office, to be co-located with the Puget Sound Partnership in Washington; and (2) appoint a Director of the Office.
Requires the Administrator, acting through the Director, to: (1) assist and support the implementation of the Puget Sound Action Agenda; (2) provide funding and make grants for implementation of the Agenda and related projects; (3) promote methodologies and technologies that are cost-effective and consistent with the goals and objectives of the Agenda and the EPA permitting processes; (4) coordinate the major functions of the federal government relating to the implementation of the Agenda; (5) coordinate the research and planning projects authorized under this Act with federal and state agencies, tribes, universities, and the Puget Sound Partnership's Science Panel; (6) track progress toward meeting the identified goals and objectives of the Agenda; (7) coordinate projects, programs, and studies for the protection of Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Canadian authorities; (8) collect and make available to the public publications and information relating to the environmental quality of Puget Sound; and (9) implement projects, programs, and studies to implement the Agenda.
Requires the Administrator to establish a Puget Sound Program Advisory Council to provide advice on the implementation of the Agenda's goals and objectives.
Requires the Administrator and the Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership to a report, biennially, to Congress on implementation of the Agenda.
Allows the Administrator, acting through the Director, to make grants for projects, programs, and studies to implement the Agenda, including a comprehensive grant to the Partnership to manage such implementation.
Requires the President, as part of the annual budget, to submit information regarding expenditures and roles of each federal agency involved in Puget Sound protection and restoration.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 5, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Nov 5, 2009 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Nov 5, 2009 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Nov 5, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Nov 5, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Nov 5, 2009 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Nov 5, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Nov 5, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Nov 5, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2729)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2739 | Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2010 | Related bill | Sep 16, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advisory bodies
- Aquatic ecology
- Canada
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- International organizations and cooperation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Puget Sound
- Washington State
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2009Introduced in House
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