PUGET SOS Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 28, 2015)
Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act or the PUGET SOS Act
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide for the coordination of federal Puget Sound recovery efforts with state, local and tribal recovery efforts, including by establishing:
- conditions for approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for the Puget Sound region;
- a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office within the EPA;
- a Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;
- a Save America's Puget Sound Fund in the Department of the Treasury for certain Puget Sound recovery and protection efforts that are included in the Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda; and
- reporting requirements on the status of Puget Sound's recovery.
The Puget Sound is an estuary in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington.
What just happenedSep 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 28, 2015
- Sep 29, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Sep 29, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1386)
- Sep 28, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Sep 28, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6293)
- Sep 28, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House