United States · Bill · S
S. 1491 (109th)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act
Introduced
26 July 2005
Last action
26 July 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8954-8955)
Sponsors
Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to states and municipalities to upgrade municipal wastewater treatment plants of a specified capacity and located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed with nutrient removal technologies.
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Timeline
26 July 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8954-8955)
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8951-8953)
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 26 July 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 July 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 July 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 July 2005
Sponsors
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2005
- related to → Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005
- related to → Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Pilot Program Act
- related to → Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2005
- related to ← NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Monitoring, Education, Training, and Restoration Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1491
- us · 109-s-1491 · source updated 15 August 2025