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HR 3670 106th Congress House Environmental Protection Animals Authorization Commerce Construction industries Construction workers Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Estuarine area conservation Estuarine ecology Estuarine pollution Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to water pollution control Freshwater ecology Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Great Lakes Habitat conservation Infrastructure Labor and Employment

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Great Lakes program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 16, 2000 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 17, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 16, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding the Great Lakes to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States, Indian tribes, interstate agencies, and local governments for projects to improve water quality at areas of concern. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 60 percent. Authorizes appropriations.

Permits the Administrator to undertake projects to improve degraded fresh water estuary habitat (with respect to bodies of water having unimpaired natural connections with a Great Lake and within which the water from the Great Lake is measurably diluted with water from land drainage) for purposes of attaining self-sustaining systems integrated into the surrounding landscape. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 65 percent.

Reauthorizes the Great Lakes program for FY 2001 through 2005.

What's happening now April 12, 2000

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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