Save Florida Bay Act of 1993 - Requires the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to establish and coordinate an interagency committee to develop a program for facilitating the restoration of Florida Bay and to define the roles and responsibilities of each agency in facilitating that restoration.
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the Chairman should include Florida Bay in the Coastal America program.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to add Florida Bay, Florida, to the list of areas mandated for priority consideration as an estuary of national significance.
Mandates a study of Florida Bay problems, including those resulting from Hurricane Andrew. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1762-1763)
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
RE-REFERRAL OF H.R. 1564 - Mr. Studds asked unanimous consent that the bill H.R. 1564 be re-referred to the Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Natural Resources, and Public Works and Transportation. Agreed to without objection.
Rereferred jointly to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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