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Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Jul 16, 2012
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Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program to: (1) limit grants by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to no more than 75% of project costs; and (2) authorize the appropriation of $20 million or the lowest amount appropriated to carry out such Program for any of the preceding five fiscal years, whichever is less, for each of FY2013-FY2017.
People & committees
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R–LA
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-185.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-185.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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