House Resolution 470 is an open rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 3039, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Speaker, the Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and is an important commercial, recreational, and historical center for thousands of residents in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. The Chesapeake Bay is protected and promoted under a unique voluntary partnership under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, first adopted in 1983.
Kim Reynolds: “House Resolution 470 is an open rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 3039, a bill to amend the Federal Water…”
On the recordApril 12, 2000
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Discussing House Resolution 470 related to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.
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