Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 701 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 7, 2019 Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau- thorize the Chesapeake Bay Program, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Pro- 4 gram Reauthorization Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Mar 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S701.IS S701 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 701 IS SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY PRO- 1 GRAM. 2 Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 3 Act (33 U.S.C. 1267) is amended by striking subsection 4 (j) and inserting the following: 5 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec- 7 tion— 8 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2020, $90,000,000; 9 ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2021, $90,500,000; 10 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2022, $91,000,000; 11 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2023, $91,500,000; and 12 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2024, $92,000,000.’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Mar 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S701.IS S701 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS