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Union Calendar No. 326

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1237

[Report No. 106–596]

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for

the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to

reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 23, 1999

Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GILCHREST, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.

PALLONE, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

MAY 2, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. FORBES, Mr.

DELAHUNT, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́

, Mr. FARR of California, Mr.

FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. WU, Mr. METCALF,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GOSS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. MALONEY of

Connecticut, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. BROWN of

Florida, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. WEINER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.

FOLEY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr.

FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.

MICA, and Mrs. TAUSCHER

MAY 2, 2000

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit

grants for the national estuary program to be used for

the development and implementation of a comprehensive

conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.

4 (a) GRANTS.—Section 320(g) of the Federal Water

5 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by

6 striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the fol7 lowing:

8 ‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—Grants under this subsection

9 shall be made to pay for assisting activities nec10 essary for the development and implementation of a

11 comprehensive conservation and management plan

12 under this section.

13 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a

14 grant to any person (including a State, interstate, or

15 regional agency or entity) under this subsection for

16 a fiscal year—

17 ‘‘(A) shall not exceed—
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1 ‘‘(i) 75 percent of the annual aggre2 gate costs of the development of a com3 prehensive conservation and management

4 plan; and

5 ‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the annual aggre6 gate costs of the implementation of the

7 plan; and

8 ‘‘(B) shall be made on condition that the

9 non-Federal share of the costs are provided

10 from non-Federal sources.’’.

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

12 320(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

13 U.S.C. 1330(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 per

14 fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989,

15 1990, and 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of

16 fiscal years 2000 through 2004’’.

17 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

18 this section take effect on October 1, 1999.

19 SECTION 1. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.

20 (a) ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.—

21 Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Con22 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting

23 ‘‘Lake Ponchartrain Basin, Louisiana and Mississippi;

24 Mississippi Sound, Mississippi;’’ before ‘‘and Peconic Bay,

25 New York.’’.
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1 (b) GRANTS.—Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pol2 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by strik3 ing paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:

4 ‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—Grants under this subsection

5 shall be made to pay for activities necessary for the

6 development and implementation of a comprehensive

7 conservation and management plan under this sec8 tion.

9 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a

10 grant to any person (including a State, interstate, or

11 regional agency or entity) under this subsection for a

12 fiscal year—

13 ‘‘(A) shall not exceed—

14 ‘‘(i) 75 percent of the annual aggregate

15 costs of the development of a comprehensive

16 conservation and management plan; and

17 ‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the annual aggre18 gate costs of the implementation of the plan;

19 and

20 ‘‘(B) shall be made on condition that the

21 non-Federal share of the costs are provided from

22 non-Federal sources.’’.

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

24 320(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

25 U.S.C. 1330(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 per
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1 fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,

2 and 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal

3 years 2000 through 2004’’.
Union Calendar No. 326

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1237

[Report No. 106–596]

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation andmanagement plan, to reauthorize appropriationsto carry out the program, and for other purposes.

MAY 2, 2000

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,

and ordered to be printed