To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to make modifications to the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program.
Latest action · Dec 3, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to eliminate the pilot program status of the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program. Permits the nonfederal share of project costs of a local cooperation agreement to include in-kind services. Treats funds provided for a project by a federal agency other than the Corps of Engineers as nonfederal funds for purposes of cost sharing requirements.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects under the program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with the goal of carrying out projects in Delaware, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia (currently the Secretary is required to establish at least one project in each of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania).
Directs the Secretary to establish a program, to be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to provide small watershed grants for technical and financial assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations in the Chesapeake Bay region. Permits the use of grant funds only for implementation of cooperative tributary basin and other Chesapeake Bay-wide strategies that address storm water management or the establishment, restoration, protection, or enhancement of natural habitat associated with the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Cheasapeake Bay program.
Directs the Secretary to develop at federal expense and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to prioritize projects within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2009 to Dec 3, 2009, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Dec 3, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Dec 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Dec 2, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2872)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
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- Dec 2, 2009Introduced in House
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