Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2010
Latest action · Mar 3, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to establish a Delaware River Basin Restoration Program, under which the Director shall: (1) work in consultation with existing management structures to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the Delaware Basin (defined as including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania located in the Delaware River watershed); (2) adopt a single plan that includes a shared set of priorities for implementation of the Program; (3) establish the Delaware River Basin Restoration Grant Program; and (4) provide technical assistance to other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and community organizations, universities, and others to carry out the Restoration Program.
Requires the Grant Program to provide competitive matching grants to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, community organizations, universities, and others to carry out Restoration Program purposes. Requires the Director to develop criteria to ensure that funded activities: (1) restore or protect fish and wildlife species and their habitats; (2) improve or protect water quality by reducing nonpoint and point source pollutants; (3) reduce or improve management of water volume and flooding; (4) address priority needs or actions identified in the single plan adopted; and/or (5) include activities with multiple benefits in the Basin, including habitat, water quality, and flood protection. Limits the federal share of the total cost of a funded project to 75%. Authorizes the Director to contract with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or another organization with the expertise to manage the Grant Program.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2010 to Jul 28, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Feb 25, 2010 |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Original | Feb 25, 2010 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Feb 25, 2010 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Feb 25, 2010 |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 28, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2010 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2010 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2010 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
- Feb 26, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 25, 2010Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2010Referred to House Natural Resources
- Feb 25, 2010Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 25, 2010Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build upon and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts at the Federal, regional, State, and local level for the four-State Delaware Basin, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, located in the Delaware River watershed, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2010Introduced in House
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