HR 855 · 106th Congress · Environmental Protection
Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325.(2000-05-02)
Plain Language Summary
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Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to revise requirements for the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound. Declares that no dredged material from any Federal or non-Federal project containing constituents prohibited as other than trace contaminants may be dumped in Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound, except in cases demonstrated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (and certified by the Administrator in the Federal Register) where the dumping of such material will not cause significant undesirable effects, including the threat associated with the bioaccumulation of such constituents in marine organisms.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 855, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act
May 2, 2000Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 11, 2000
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (7)
4 Democrats3 Republicans