To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize funding to carry out certain water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin, Louisiana, and for other purposes.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program within EPA. Describes duties of the Administrator under such Program, including to: (1) provide assistance and support to the management conference convened for the Basin under the national estuary program; (2) support environmental monitoring of the Basin and research; (3) develop a comprehensive research plan to address Program technical needs; (4) coordinate related grant, research, and planning programs; and (5) collect and make publicly available information relating to Basin environmental quality.
Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for: (1) restoration projects and studies recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin; (2) public education projects recommended by such conference; and (3) the inflow and infiltration project sponsored by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Authorizes appropriations.
Expresses the sense of Congress that all recipients of grants pursuant to this Act shall abide by the Buy American Act. Requires the Administrator to give notice of Buy American Act requirements to grant applicants.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-594.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-594.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 484 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2957 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 484 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 484. (consideration: CR H2462-2467)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2957 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
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House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 484 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Doug Ose to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2957.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2957.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 6 (Roll no. 138).(text: CR H2464-2465)
Roll Call #138 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 6 (Roll no. 138). (text: CR H2464-2465)
Roll Call #138 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.