HR 3309 · 104th Congress · Environmental Protection
To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.(1996-05-06)
Plain Language Summary
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Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects. Requires any project receiving such assistance to be publicly owned, operated, and maintained. Requires local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests before the provision of such assistance. Places at 75 percent the Federal share of total project costs. Requires the Secretary to establish at least one project for the receipt of such assistance in each of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Requires a report on program results. Authorizes appropriations.…
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