US Congress House Bill 4739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Impaired Waters Improvement Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to reduce the discharges of nitrogen, phosphorus, or sediment (pollutants) in an area that is subject to a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for those pollutants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Makes eligible for grants the owners and operators of: (1) publicly owned treatment works or storm water management practices serving areas subject to the TMDLs, or (2) privately owned farms implementing methods to reduce discharges of those pollutants in those areas. Directs the Administrator to increase by 5% the civil penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act. Establishes the Impaired Waters Improvement Fund for making expenditures to carry out the grant program. Transfers for each of FY2015-FY2019 the amount attributable to the penalty increase or $100 million, whichever is less, to the Fund.

Impaired Waters Improvement Act

Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2014-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4739/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4739/BILLS-113hr4739ih.pdf