HR 3852 · 111th Congress · Environmental Protection

Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-10-20· Sponsored by Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.(2009-10-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) revise and expand definitions under the Chesapeake Bay Program; (2) expand the implementation and monitoring grant programs; and (3) require that at least 10% of funds for implementation grants be made available to the states of Delaware, New York, and West Virginia, and that at least 20% of such funds be made available to Chesapeake Bay States (i.e., Delaware, Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the District of Columbia) to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers and foresters. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) make public by March 31 of each year a Chesapeake Bay action plan to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay; (2) establish a Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Grants Program; (3) establish minimum criteria for watershed implementation plans; (4) establish by December 31, 2010, a Chesapeake Bay-wide TMDL (total maximum daily load for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loading to the waters in the Chesapeake Bay); (5) establish by May 12, 20…

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Cosponsors (17)

16 Democrats1 Republican