H. Amdt. 33 - Amendment Requires That States, in the Development of Their Priority Methodology, Give Priority to Projects That Construct Bioswales That Filter and Naturally Store Stormwater Runoff and Floodwaters for Future Water Supply and Recharge of Natural Aquifers.

Water Quality Investment Act of 2009

H.R. 1262 — 111^th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords

Sewer, Storm Drains, Great Lakes, Ohio River, Stimulus, EPA

Summary

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
• Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
• Water Quality Investment Act of 2009

Sponsor

James Oberstar

Co-Sponsors

• Grace Napolitano
• Bob Filner
• Timothy Bishop
• Michael Arcuri
• Eleanor Norton
• Michael Capuano
• Jerry McNerney
• Ellen Tauscher
• Donna Edwards
• Steve Kagen
• Frank LoBiondo
• Donald Young
• Eddie Johnson
• William Pascrell

Subjects

• Environmental protection
• Advanced technology and technological innovations
• Buy American requirements
• Chesapeake Bay
• Congressional oversight
• Consumer affairs
• Emergency communications systems
• Energy efficiency and conservation
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
• Environmental technology
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Government information and archives
• Government investigations
• Government lending and loan guarantees
• Great Lakes
• Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
• Indian lands and resources rights
• Lakes and rivers
• Land transfers
• Latin America
• Marine and inland water transportation
• Mexico
• Oklahoma
• Research administration and funding
• Research and development
• Rural conditions and development
• Small towns
• Solid waste and recycling
• State and local finance
• Tariffs
• Water quality
• Water resources funding
• Water use and supply
• Watersheds

Related Bills

• H.Res. 235 (111^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1262) to Amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to Authorize Appropriations for State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	3/03/2009
Referred to Committee
Amendments (10 proposed)
Passed House	3/12/2009

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Markey (CO) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Miller (MI) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	House	On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Roskam amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Dahlkemper amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/12/2009	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1262	3/12/2009	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 140 voted YES 284 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 1262 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Authorization Amendments	3/12/2009	This bill PASSED the House 317 voted YES 101 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/03/2009
		3/03/2009	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
		3/04/2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
		3/04/2009	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		3/04/2009	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
		3/05/2009	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/05/2009	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
		3/09/2009	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-26.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/09/2009	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 9.
		3/11/2009	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 235 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1262 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation now printed in the bill.
		3/12/2009	Rule H. Res. 235 passed House.
		3/12/2009	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 235.
		3/12/2009	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1262 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation now printed in the bill.
		3/12/2009	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 235 and Rule XVIII.
		3/12/2009	The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Pastor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		3/12/2009	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1262.
		3/12/2009	The Committee of the Whole rose informally to recieve a message from the Senate.
		3/12/2009	Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
		3/12/2009	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with further general debate on H.R. 1262.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Oberstar.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Mack amendment.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Mack.
		3/12/2009	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mack amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr Mack demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey(CO) amendment.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Markey (CO).
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Markey (CO) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller(MI) amendment.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A004) offered by Mrs. Miller (MI).
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Miller (MI) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Flake.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Oberstar.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roskam amendment.
currently selected	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Roskam.
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Roskam amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A008) offered by Mrs. Dahlkemper.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dahlkemper amendment.
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Dahlkemper amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Wittman.
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Driehaus amendment.
		3/12/2009	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Driehaus.
		3/12/2009	Driehaus amendment (A010) modified by unanimous consent. The modification is technical in nature.
		3/12/2009	On agreeing to the Driehaus amendment (A010) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/12/2009	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debate earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
select this vote	Vote	3/12/2009	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1262
		3/12/2009	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1262.
		3/12/2009	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		3/12/2009	The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	3/12/2009	On Passage - House - H.R. 1262 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Authorization Amendments
		3/16/2009	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 28	Oberstar, James [D-MN8]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment authorizes tribal governments to be eligible for technical and management assistance for small publicly-owned sewerage agencies; amends an existing Clean Water Act authority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out pilot projects by ensuring that certain "green technology" activities are eligible for controlling stormwater runoff and increases the authorization of appropriations for this authority to $100 million for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014; clarifies eligibility for construction of energy-efficient or renewable-energy generation technologies at publicly-owned sewerage agencies under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund; provides additional criteria for States to determine "affordability criteria" for waste-water infrastructure projects and activities, including factors related to per capita income and local unemployment rates; provides additional transparency and accountability for expenditures from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by requiring EPA to conduct, and make publicly available, an annual performance review of expenditures from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, including a review of the types and categories of projects and activities carried out using the fund, and an estimate of the number of jobs created from proceeds of the fund; strikes a provision related to the collection.of tonnage duties that was unnecessary; authorizes additional studies on the water-related infrastructure needs along the United States-Mexican border region, and the condition of wastewater infrastructure on the Great Lakes; requires States to set-aside 20 percent of combined sewer and sanitary sewer grants to communities that implement green infrastructure or other water and energy efficient improvements; and requires the EPA Administrator to conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the waters of the United States. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 29	Mack, Connie [R-FL14]	March 12, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment sought to remove all Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions from the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 30	Markey, Betsy [D-CO4]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment requires states to use at least 15% (instead of 10% as required in the bill) of each capitalization grant for water pollution control to provide assistance to municipalities of less than 10,000 people to the extent that there are sufficient applications for assistance. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 31	Miller, Candice [R-MI10]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment directs the EPA to convene a task force (EPA, FDA, and others appointed by the Administrator of the EPA) to develop recommendations on the proper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals and a strategy to educate the public on those recommendations. It also permits, at the request of the head of the task force, any federal agency or department to detail personnel to the task force. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 32	Flake, Jeff [R-AZ6]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment prohibits earmarking of funds appropriated as a result of the reauthorization of the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Funds included in the bill. Show amendment details
currently selected	H. Amdt. 33	Oberstar, James [D-MN8]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment requires that States, in the development of their priority methodology, give priority to projects that construct bioswales that filter and naturally store stormwater runoff and floodwaters for future water supply and recharge of natural aquifers. Actions March 12, 2009, 12:49 pm ET - Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Oberstar. March 12, 2009, 12:52 pm ET - On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.
select this vote	H. Amdt. 34	Roskam, Peter [R-IL6]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment requires the Director of OMB to study programs authorized by the Act under the Program Assessment Rating Tool or a successor performance assessment tool developed by OMB. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 35	Dahlkemper, Kathleen [D-PA3]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment requires certification by a system operator that both water and energy conservation are components of their fiscal sustainability plan. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 36	Wittman, Rob [R-VA1]	March 12, 2009	Passed by voice vote on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment requires the OMB Director to submit to Congress a financial report containing an interagency crosscut budget for restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In addition, the EPA Administrator would be required to develop and update an adaptive management plan for Chesapeake Bay restoration activities. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 37	Driehaus, Steve [D-OH1]	March 12, 2009	Offered on March 12, 2009.
	Amendment as modified, increases from $1.8 billion to $2.5 billion the authorization level for the grant program that makes funds available for combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows. Show amendment details