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H.R. 6028 (102nd)

Save Florida Bay Act of 1992

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Introduced

24 September 1992

Last action

30 October 1992 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

26 August 2025

Environment

Summary

Save Florida Bay Act of 1992 - Requires the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to establish and coordinate an interagency committee to develop a program for facilitating the restoration of Florida Bay and to define the roles and responsibilities of each agency in facilitating that restoration. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the Chairman should include Florida Bay in the Coastal America program. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to add Florida Bay, Florida, to the list of areas mandated for priority consideration as an estuary of national significance. Mandates a study of Florida Bay problems, including those from Hurricane Andrew. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 24 September 1992

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 September 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 September 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 October 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.

    Source: Committee

  5. 8 October 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.

    Source: Committee

  6. 30 October 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

    Source: Committee

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