Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-50
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-24
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Marine pollution

Water quality

Wetlands
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Became Public Law No: 118-152.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill revises the National Estuary Program to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give priority consideration to selecting the Pensacola and Perdido Bays in Florida and Alabama as estuaries of national significance. Under the existing program, the EPA protects and restores the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance.</p>

action_date: 2024-03-12
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024</b></p> <p>This bill revises the National Estuary Program to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give priority consideration to selecting the Pensacola and Perdido Bays in Florida as estuaries of national significance. Under the existing program, the EPA protects and restores the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance.</p> <p>The EPA may not use any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program for the Pensacola and Perdido Bays (1) in FY2024, nor (2) in FY2025 unless the total amount appropriated to carry out the program for FY2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for FY2023.</p>

action_date: 2024-12-17
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This act revises the National Estuary Program to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give priority consideration to selecting the Pensacola and Perdido Bays in Florida as estuaries of national significance. Under the existing program, the EPA protects and restores the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance.</p><p>The EPA may not use any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program for the Pensacola and Perdido Bays (1) in FY2024, nor (2) in FY2025 unless the total amount appropriated to carry out the program for FY2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for FY2023.</p>

tv_txt: One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four S. 50 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024 . 2. Pensacola and Perdido Bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida . 3. Ineligibility with respect to fiscal years 2024 and 2025 With respect to the amendment made by section 2, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 )— (1) any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year 2024; or (2) unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2023, any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 50 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024 . 2. Pensacola and Perdido Bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida . 3. Ineligibility with respect to fiscal years 2024 and 2025 With respect to the amendment made by section 2, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 )— (1) any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year 2024; or (2) unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2023, any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025.

Passed the Senate March 12, 2024. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 50 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023 . 2. Pensacola and Perdido Bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida and Alabama .