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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 5, 1999
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for the water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development project for Jackson County, Mississippi, and provide a project for the elimination or control of combined sewer overflows for the County; (2) decrease the authorization of appropriations for the water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development project for Elizabeth, New Jersey; and (3) increase the authorization of appropriations for such a project for North Hudson, New Jersey, and modify such project to provide for the elimination or control of combined sewer overflows for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority (currently, for such overflows in North Hudson).
People & committees
Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R–PA
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 106-109.
Became Public Law No: 106-109.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H 11915-11916)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H 11915-11916)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion.
Mr. Boehlert moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H11915-11916)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S14310)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S14310)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 2773 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 2773 proposed by Senator Grassley for Senator Warner.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14310-14311)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-183.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-183.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7433)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7433)
Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7433-7434)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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