S. 596: San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
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S. 596: San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-26 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1165; text of measure as introduced: CR S1165-1166)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1165; text of measure as introduced: CR S1165-1166) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
Plain summary
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funding for prioritized activities, studies, or projects that advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive management plan for the San Francisco estuary. Funding may be provided through cooperative agreements, grants, or other means. Funding may not be used for the administration of a management conference for the San Francisco estuary under the National Estuary Program. Funding amounts provided under this Act may not exceed 75% of the total cost of eligible activities to be carried out using those amounts. This bill authorizes appropriations for the funding program through FY2019.
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Official text
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s596.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s596 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114