HR 3112
104th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Authorization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Dredging
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental technology
Federal aid to water pollution control
Government Operations and Politics
Harbors
Hazardous waste disposal
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
New Jersey
New York City
Recycling of waste products
Science, Technology, Communications
Sedimentation
Technology assessment
Transportation and Public Works
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 relating to sediments decontamination technology.
Introduced: March 19, 1996
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 21, 1996
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Prior to Referral.
Mar 19, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 19, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to specify that the goal of the program to assess the effectiveness of selected technologies in rendering sediments acceptable for unrestricted ocean disposal or beneficial reuse, or both, shall be to make possible the development, on an operational scale, of one or more sediment decontamination technologies, each of which demonstrates a sediment decontamination capacity of at least 5,000 cubic yards per day.
Sets forth reporting requirements regarding progress toward meeting that goal.
Increases and extends the authorization of appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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