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HR 1564 110th Congress House Environmental Protection Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy storage Estuaries Federal aid to water pollution control Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Natural gas Offshore structures Water pollution control

National Estuary Protection Act

Introduced: March 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Estuary Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to: (1) prohibit as a matter of national policy the construction or use of a floating storage regasification unit in an estuary of national significance; and (2) require national estuary grant program applicants to certify to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that they will not construct or use a floating storage regasification unit on an estuary of national significance, unless ordered to do so by a federal agency or court.

What's happening now March 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1564: National Estuary Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1564/
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"H.R. 1564: National Estuary Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1564/.
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H.R. 1564, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1564/.
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