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H.R. 4275 — what changed

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program reauthorization

(a)
added Review of comprehensive management plan— Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended—
(1)
added in subsection (c)—
(A)
added in paragraph (5), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
added in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(7) ensure that the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accordance with section 320 not less often than once every five years, beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph.”

(2)
added in subsection (d), by striking “recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 320” and inserting “identified in the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320”.
(b)
added Definitions— Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is amended by striking “, a 5,000 square mile”.
(c)
added Authorization of appropriations— Section 121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended—

removed Section 121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended—

(1)
renumbered was (3) in paragraph (1), by striking “2001 through 2012 and the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017” and inserting “2020 through 2024”; and
(2)
renumbered was (4) by adding at the end the following:

“(3) Administrative expenses—The Administrator may use for administrative expenses not more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section.”