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HR 1651 112th Congress House

Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to create a designation for property owners who take actions to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the C… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to create a designation for property owners who take actions to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Aquatic ecologyChesapeake BayDelawareMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Marine pollutionMarylandNew York StatePennsylvaniaVirginiaWater qualityWatershedsWest Virginia
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E756)
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) develop and implement the Save the Chesapeake Bay Home program, which shall designate property owners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as program participants if such owners perform a specified number of actions on a list of actions developed by the Administrator to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Bay, and (2) determine an appropriate amount of credit for compliance with total maximum daily load requirements to award to a state based on the number of property owners in the state who have been designated as program participants.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1651: Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1651/
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"H.R. 1651: Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1651/.
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H.R. 1651, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1651/.
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