HR 4883
100th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Estuaries
Massachusetts
Ocean
Water and Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Massachusetts Bay Protection Act of 1988
Introduced: June 21, 1988
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Everywhere this bill has been
17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 1988
See H.R.4030.
Sep 29, 1988
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-1005 (Part I).
Aug 4, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Aug 4, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 2, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Aug 2, 1988
Joint Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by the Subcommittee on Oceanography and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Aug 2, 1988
Joint Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment and by the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Jul 26, 1988
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Oceanography and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jul 26, 1988
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment and by the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Jul 5, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jul 5, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB.
Jun 30, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Jun 30, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jun 30, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, EPA.
Jun 21, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jun 21, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jun 21, 1988
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Massachusetts Bay Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to the inclusion of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, in the National Estuary program. Supplements program financing for Massachusetts Bay conservation efforts with funds derived from fines, penalties, or settlements paid in conjunction with Massachusetts' effort to comply with the Act.
What's happening now
See H.R.4030.
Cosponsors
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