HR 5370 · 101th Congress · Water Resources Development

Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-07-25· Sponsored by Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: See H.R.5314.(1990-08-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to include environmental protection as one of the primary missions of the Corps of Engineers with respect to water resources projects. Establishes, as part of the Corps' water resources development program, an interim goal of no overall net loss of the Nation's remaining wetlands base and a long-term goal to increase the quality and quantity of the Nation's wetlands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a wetlands action plan to achieve such goals; (2) implement demonstration projects to restore and create wetlands and to determine the feasibility of mitigation banks as a means of achieving such goals and satisfying Federal wetland mitigation requirements; (3) establish and implement a program to evaluate and demonstrate the use of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment; (4) conduct research and pilot projects utilizing certain constructed wetlands to determine the feasibility of using constructed wetlands systems to treat wastewater; (5) establish an interagency working group on wetlands for wastewater treatment to oversee the program for using constructed wetlands for wastewater tr…

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