US HB1651 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2011 - 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) develop and implement the Save the Chesapeake Bay Home program, which shall designate property owners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as program participants if such owners perform a specified number of actions on a list of actions developed by the Administrator to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Bay, and (2) determine an appropriate amount of credit for compliance with total maximum daily load requirements to award to a state based on the number of property owners in the state who have been designated as program participants.
Title
Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2011
Sponsors
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-04-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
2011-04-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2011-04-15 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E756) |
Subjects
Aquatic ecology
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Environmental protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Maryland
New York State
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Water quality
Watersheds
West Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Environmental protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Maryland
New York State
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Water quality
Watersheds
West Virginia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1651/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1651/BILLS-112hr1651ih.pdf |