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H.R. 2917 102nd Congress House

Brownsville Wetlands Research and Policy Act of 1991

Official title: To establish a Wetlands Research and Policy Center at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 1991 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Environmental educationEnvironmental researchFederal advisory bodiesHigher education
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International environmental cooperationMexicoMinority educationResearch centersResearch grantsTechnology transferTexasWetland conservationWetlands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 1991
Executive Comment Received From GAO.
Sep 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Aug 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jul 30, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Jul 30, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jul 29, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jul 23, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jul 23, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, State, Army Corps of Engineers, GAO, EPA.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 16, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 1991

Executive Comment Received From GAO.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Brownsville Wetlands Research and Policy Act of 1991 - Authorizes the establishment of a wetlands research and policy center to be maintained by the Port of Brownsville, Texas, and a consortium of institutions of higher education in the Brownsville Navigation District. Requires the center to utilize the wetlands property at the Port of Brownsville to focus on wetlands matters, including: (1) environmental research and development of graduate and undergraduate programs of research on wetlands environmental matters; (2) a U.S.-Mexican research initiative; (3) wetlands pollution abatement and technology for pollution control; (4) business outreach programs to encourage the industrial community to study, protect, and restore wetlands in south Texas and in other southeastern and southwestern States; and (5) a structure for identifying, preserving, and studying the significance of U.S. wetlands.

Requires the Center to establish a Board of Directors and an Academic Executive Committee. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers), and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to advise the committee on the curriculum of the Center. Provides for the establishment of an Advisory Committee.

Requires the Director to make grants to the Center. Authorizes appropriations.

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  • HR 5874 Text similarities Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1992
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