H.R. 739: Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
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H.R. 739: Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 335.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 335. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit to Congress a financial report containing: (1) an interagency crosscut budget for restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (2) an accounting of funds received and obligated by all federal agencies for restoration activities; (3) an accounting from each state of all funds received and obligated from a federal agency for restoration activities; and (4) a description of each of the proposed federal and state restoration activities. Requires such report to describe only federal or state restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $100,000 or $50,000, respectively. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and update biennially an adaptive management plan for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that includes: (1) a definition of specific and measurable objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries; (2) a process for stakeholder participation; (3) monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and other research and evaluation practices; (4) a process for modification of restoration activities that have not attained or will not attain such objectives; and (5) a process for prioritizing restoration activities and programs to which adaptive management shall be applied. Requires the Administrator to: (1) report annually to Congress on implementation of such plan, and (2) include such plan in the Annual Action Plan and Annual Progress Report. Requires appointment of an Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who shall review and report to Congress biennially on restoration activities and the use of adaptive management in such activities, from among nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive Council.
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Official text
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · 6 cosponsors
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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr739.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr739 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113