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H.R. 5081 (100th)

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to ocean discharge criteria.

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Introduced

14 July 1988

Last action

18 November 1988 · Committee

Status

See S.2030.

Sponsors

Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11]

Subjects

Environment

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include estuaries and estuarine zones within the pollutant discharge permit program. Requires that ocean and estuary pollutant discharge guidelines take into account the need for a proposed discharge.

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Timeline

  1. 14 July 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 July 1988

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 July 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 July 1988

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  5. 20 July 1988

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, EPA.

    Source: Committee

  6. 28 July 1988

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

    Source: Committee

  7. 18 November 1988

    Committee

    See S.2030.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

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