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HR 2670 105th Congress House Environmental Protection Authorization Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Estuarine area conservation Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Planning

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management…

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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 23, 1997
See H.R.2207.
Oct 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Clean Water Act to require grants made under the National Estuary Program to be used for assisting activities necessary for the development and implementation of conservation and management plans (currently, for research and other technical work necessary for the development of such plans).

Reauthorizes appropriations for the Program for FY 1998 through 2003.

What's happening now October 23, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2207 Procedurally related Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of 1997
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 7, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 6, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 24, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 9, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2670: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2670/
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"H.R. 2670: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2670/.
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H.R. 2670, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2670/.
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[H.R. 2670: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2670/)
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