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Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1991

Introduced: February 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Feb 18, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Feb 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Feb 15, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, DOD, Interior, DOT, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Feb 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Feb 6, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain within EPA a Chesapeake Bay Liaison Office to support the Chesapeake Executive Council in the following areas: (1) supporting and coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to improve the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay; (2) assisting Bay program signatories in implementing specific action plans to carry out responsibilities under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement; (3) collecting and making available information on the Bay's environmental quality and living resources; and (4) coordinating the monitoring and data collection program to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Bay.

Requires the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to implement science, research, monitoring, and data collection activities supporting the Chesapeake Bay Program. Sets forth responsibilities of the Administrator of NOAA with respect to the Chesapeake Bay. Directs the Administrators to ensure that projects for which funds are requested have undergone peer review. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the EPA Administrator to implement the Comprehensive Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy to achieve a multijurisdictional approach for reducing toxic inputs to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Directs the Administrator to: (1) undertake research and monitoring to improve understanding of intermedia transfers and the eventual fate and biological effects of toxics within the Bay watershed; and (2) implement toxics reduction and prevention programs. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the EPA Administrator to expedite the development of a Chesapeake Bay watershed land use data base to provide information to plan for and manage growth and development and associated impacts on the Chesapeake Bay system. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a demonstration program to address problems associated with urban and suburban runoff. Sets forth program requirements. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the EPA Administrator, the Administrator of NOAA, and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a living resources program for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed to meet commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the EPA Administrator to study and report to the Congress on the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, Chesapeake Bay Program management strategies, and the Chesapeake Bay restoration program. Authorizes appropriations.

Extends the authorizations of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Program and related interstate development plan grants through FY 1994.

What's happening now February 26, 1991

Executive Comment Requested from Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.

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