Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize and revise the National Estuary Program for FY2014-FY2018.
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including:
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[H.R. 5266 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5266
To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2014
Mr. LoBiondo (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Posey, and Mr.
Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.
Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Competitive awards.--
``(A) In general.--Of the amount made available
under subsection (i)(2)(B), the Administrator shall
make competitive awards under this paragraph.
``(B) Application for awards.--The Administrator
shall solicit applications for awards under this
paragraph from State, interstate, and regional water
pollution control agencies and entities, State coastal
zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other
public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions,
organizations, and individuals.
``(C) Selection of recipients.--In selecting award
recipients under this paragraph, the Administrator
shall select recipients that are best able to address
urgent and challenging issues that threaten the
ecological and economic well-being of coastal areas.
Such issues shall include--
``(i) extensive seagrass habitat losses
resulting in significant impacts on fisheries
and water quality;
``(ii) recurring harmful algae blooms,
unusual marine mammal mortalities;
``(iii) invasive exotic species which can
threaten wastewater systems and cause other
damage;
``(iv) jellyfish proliferation limiting
community access to water during peak tourism
seasons;
``(v) flooding which may be related to sea
level rise or wetland degradation or loss; or
``(vi) low dissolved oxygen conditions in
estuarine waters and related nutrient
management.
``(D) Priority.--The Administrator shall give
priority for the competitive awards described in
subparagraph (A) to national estuary programs that are
not part of the Geographic Programs as described in the
explanatory statement referred to in section 4 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-
76; 128 Stat. 7 and printed on page H978 of the
Congressional Record on January 15, 2014).''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1330) is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the
following:
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Administrator $27,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018 for--
``(A) expenses relating to the administration of
grants or awards by the Administrator under this
section, including the award and oversight of grants
and awards, except that such expenses shall not exceed
5 percent of the amount appropriated under this
subsection; and
``(B) making grants and awards under subsection
(g).
``(2) Allocations.--
``(A) Conservation and management plan.--The
Administrator shall provide not less than 80 percent of
the amounts made available for this section for each
fiscal year referred to in paragraph (1) for the
development, implementation, and monitoring of each
conservation and management plan eligible for grant
assistance under subsection (g)(2).
``(B) Competitive awards.--The Administrator shall
provide not less than 15 percent of the amounts made
available for this section in each fiscal year to make
competitive awards described in subsection (g)(3).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-612.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-612.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454.
Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7911-7913)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5266.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7911-7912)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7911-7912)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.