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S 696 111th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Solid waste and recycling Water quality

Appalachia Restoration Act

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3789)
Mar 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3789)
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Appalachia Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean pollutants that: (1) replace a portion of the water of the United States with dry land; or (2) modify the bottom elevation of a body of water for any purpose. Excludes from such definition: (1) the disposal of excess spoil material resulting from coal surface mining and reclamation activities in waters of the United States; or (2) trash or garbage.

What's happening now March 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3789)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 8, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 6, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 19, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 12, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 29, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-696/
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"S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-696/.
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S. 696, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-696/.
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