03/12/09 12:04 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-36 to remove all Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions from the bill.
03/12/09 12:03 PM
On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
03/12/09 11:59 AM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.
03/12/09 11:58 AM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-36 to authorize tribal governments to be eligible for technical and management assistance for small publicly-owned sewerage agencies; amend an existing Clean Water Act authority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out pilot projects by ensuring that certain `green technology' activities are eligible for controlling stormwater runoff, and increase the authorization of appropriations for this authority to $100 million for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014; clarify the eligibility for construction of energy-efficient or renewable-energy generation technologies at publicly-owned sewerage agencies under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund; provide additional criteria for States to determine `affordability criteria' for waste-water infrastructure projects and activities, including factors related to per capita income and local unemployment rates; provide additional transparency and accountability for expenditures from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by requiring EPA to conduct, and make publicly available, an annual performance review of expenditures from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, including a review of the types and categories of projects and activities carried out using the fund, and an estimate of the number of jobs created from proceeds of the fund; strike a provision related to the collection of tonnage duties that was unnecessary; authorize additional studies on the water-related infrastructure needs along the United States-Mexican border region, and the condition of wastewater infrastructure on the Great Lakes; require States to set-aside 20 percent of combined sewer and sanitary sewer grants to communities that implement green infrastructure or other water and energy efficient improvements; and require the EPA Administrator to conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the waters of the United States.
03/12/09 11:58 AM
Amendment offered by Mr. Oberstar.
03/12/09 11:44 AM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with further general debate on H.R. 1262.
Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed H.R. 1127 without amendment.
03/12/09 11:44 AM
H.R. 1262:
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes
The Committee of the Whole rose informally to recieve a message from the Senate.
03/12/09 10:59 AM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1262.
03/12/09 10:58 AM
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Pastor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 235 and Rule XVIII.
03/12/09 10:57 AM
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 235.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1262 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation now printed in the bill.
