Clean Water Act Issues in the 109th Congress

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Environmental protection;    Environmental Law and legislation;    Water Law and legislation;    Water quality;   

RP-ID  :  IB10142
RP-ID  :  IB10142_2005Jan24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses various issues in the 109th Congress pertaining to water infrastructure and water quality standards. Legislative initiatives to comprehensively amend the Clean Water Act (CWA) have stalled for some time as interested parties have debated whether and exactly how to change the law. Congress has recently focused legislative attention on narrow bills to extend or modify selected CWA programs, rather than taking up comprehensive proposals.