WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Estuaries

H.R. 1907, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.20

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1907 would authorize the acquisition of land and interests in land from willing sellers to improve the conservation of, and to enhance the ecological values and functions of, coastal and estuarine areas to benefit both the environment and the economies of coastal communities....

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S. 3036, The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $13471.51

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3036 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....

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S. 2707, The Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2707 would amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network....

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H.R. 5540, The Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5540 would amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network....

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S. 2191, The America's Climate Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $18676.96

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2191 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....

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H.R. 5451, The Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5451 would reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972....

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H.R. 4226, The Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4226 would accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances....

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H.R. 3883, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, in selecting estuaries of national significance and convening management conferences under the national estuary program

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3883 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, in selecting estuaries of national significance and convening management conferences under the national estuary program....

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H.R. 3723, The Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3723 would establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative....

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P.L. 110-114, The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $193.54

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1495 would provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and it would authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States....

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H.R. 3166, To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3166 would reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003....

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H.R. 2641, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $273.56

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2641 would make appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 2381, The Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2381 would promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin....

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S. 1248, The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $69.09

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1248 would provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and it would authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States....

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S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $4.68

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1142 would authorize the acquisition of interests in undeveloped coastal areas in order better to ensure their protection from development....

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H.R. 1564, The National Estuary Protection Act

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1564 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide additional protection to estuaries of national significance....

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S. 425, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the resources eligible for the renewable energy credit to kinetic hydropower, and for other purposes

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 425 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the resources eligible for the renewable energy credit to kinetic hydropower....

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H.R. 617, The Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2007

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 617 would authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon-South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida....

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S. 353, The Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2007

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 353 would authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon-South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida....

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H.R. 250, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 250 would provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....

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H.R. 16, The Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 16 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program....

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H.R. 21, The Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 21 would establish a national policy for our oceans, strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure....

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H.R. 4126, The Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $2.16

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4126 would extend the authorization of appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Chesapeake Bay Program through 2011. That authorization terminated in 2005. The legislation would authorize the appropriation of funds annually through 2011 to fund general program activities associated with the Chesapeake Bay Program. In addition, H.R. 4126 would authorize the appropriation of funds annually through 2011 to provide grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations ...

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H.R. 5340, The Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.29

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5340 would direct the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a network to monitor sediments and nutrients in the upper Mississippi River Basin. The bill also would require the agency to create an inventory of existing monitoring efforts at federal, state, and local levels. The authority of the agency to carry out the monitoring program would terminate 10 years after the bill's enactment. Finally H.R. 5340 would authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Research Counc...

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H.R. 5427, The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $205.84

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5427 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense - Civil, the Department of the Army, the Corps of Engineers - Civil, the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Utah Project, and related agencies such as the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the Delta Regional Authority, the Denali Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Waste Technical Review B...

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