S. 760 (112th): Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011

Introduced:
Apr 07, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 258 (same title)
Reported by Committee — Jul 20, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on April 7, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 07, 2011
Referred to Committee Apr 07, 2011
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Environment and Public Works

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Full Title

A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Apr 07, 2011.
10 pages

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4/7/2011--Introduced.
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit annually to Congress a financial report containing:
(1) an interagency crosscut budget for restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(2) an accounting of amounts received and obligated by each federal agency for restoration activities;
(3) an accounting from each state of all amounts received and obligated from a federal agency for restoration activities; and
(4) a description of each of the proposed federal and state restoration activities.
Requires:
(1) such report to describe only federal restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $100,000 and state recstoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $50,000; and
(2) the Director to submit the report no later than 30 days after the submission of the President's annual budget to Congress. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, implement, and update every three years an adaptive management plan for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that includes:
(1) a description of specific and measurable objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries;
(2) a process for stakeholder participation;
(3) monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and other research and evaluation practices;
(4) a process for modification of restoration activities that have not attained or will not attain such objectives; and
(5) a process for prioritizing restoration activities and programs to which adaptive management shall be applied.
Sets forth reporting requirements.
Requires the Administrator to report annually to Congress on the Plan. Requires an Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who shall review and report to Congress every three years on restoration activities and the use of adaptive management in such activities and any related topics that are suggested by the Council. Requires the Evaluator to be appointed by the Administrator from among nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive Council.

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