San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
Latest action · Sep 2, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to state and local agencies, and public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations, for ecosystem restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, in accordance with priorities described in the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the San Francisco estuary.
Limits such a grant to 75% of the total cost of eligible activities to be carried out using grant funds. Requires the non-federal share of the total cost of activities carried out using funds to be no less than 25%.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2020. Limits to no more than 5% the amount of funding that may be used to pay administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jun 25, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2010Markup Jun 30, 2010Reported Sep 2, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 2, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2010 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-284.
- Sep 2, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555.
- Jun 30, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 25, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5461-5462)
- Jun 25, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5462)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6045 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Jul 21, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5461Text printed S5462 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | Jun 25, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 3, 2010S. 3539, San Francisco Bay Restoration Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 30, 2010</p>
- Aug 3, 2010S. 3539, San Francisco Bay Restoration ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 30, 2010
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40098 | Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 11, 2011 |
| R41517 | Water Quality Bills in the Lame Duck Session of the 111th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 23, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to assist in the restoration of San Francisco Bay.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 2, 2010Reported to Senate
- Jun 25, 2010Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
