H.R. 6382 (111th): Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2010

Introduced:
Sep 29, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1651 (112th) on Apr 15, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 29, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 29, 2010
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Transportation and Infrastructure

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Full Title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to create a designation for property owners who take actions to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Sep 29, 2010.
3 pages

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9/29/2010--Introduced.
Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) develop and implement the Save the Chesapeake Bay Home program, which shall designate as program participants property owners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed who perform a specified number of actions on a a list of actions developed by the Administrator to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Bay; and (2) determine an appropriate amount of credit for compliance with total maximum daily load requirements to award to a state based on the number of property owners in the state who have been designated as program participants.

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  • Title 33: NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
  • Chapter 26: WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
  • Subchapter I: RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS
  • Section 1267: Chesapeake Bay