Summary: Cooperative Conservation Enhancement Act - Sets forth this Act's findings and purposes.Working Landscape Projects Act of 2007 - Sets forth provisions for the funding and reimbursement of landscape project partners for administrative, governance, and information dissemination activities necessary for the implementation of landscape projects. Conservation Bank Program Act - Sets forth provisions for the establishment, use, and operation of conservation banks.Sets forth provisions regarding the promotion of partnerships between the Department of the Interior and other public and private entities. Sets forth provisions regarding cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to: (1) the promotion of customer service and efficiency; and (2) involving the use of funds among specified agencies under their jurisdiction. Authorizes: (1) the Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program; and (2) Cooperative Conservation Challenge Cost-Share Agreements. Bureau of Reclamation Water Management Improvement Act - Authorizes grants and cooperative agreements for funding up to 50% of the costs of planning, designing, or constructing improvements for water conservation and use purposes. Establishes within the Department an Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolutions.

cooperative conservation enhancement_act sets forth act findings purposes working landscape projects act sets forth provisions funding reimbursement landscape project partners administrative governance information dissemination activities necessary implementation landscape projects conservation bank program act sets forth provisions establishment use operation conservation banks sets forth provisions promotion partnerships department_of_the_interior public private entities sets forth provisions cooperation secretary interior secretary agriculture respect promotion customer service efficiency involving use funds specified agencies jurisdiction authorizes fish_and_wildlife_service coastal program cooperative conservation challenge cost share agreements bureau_of_reclamation water management improvement act_-_authorizes grants cooperative agreements funding costs planning designing constructing improvements water conservation use purposes establishes department office collaborative action dispute resolutions


Summary: Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008 - Prohibits cruise vessels calling on U.S. ports from discharging sewage, graywater, or bilge water into U.S. waters unless: (1) the treated effluent meets specified effluent limits and management standards; (2) the vessel is proceeding at not less than six knots; (3) the vessel is not less than 12 nautical miles from shore; and (4) the vessel is not in a no discharge zone. Prohibits the discharge of sewage sludge, incinerator ash, or hazardous waste into U.S. waters and requires it to be off-loaded at appropriate land-based facilities. Prescribes exceptions for: (1) discharges solely to secure the safety of a vessel or to save a life at sea; and (2) Alaskan vessels until 10 years after enactment.Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate such effluent limits that: (1) are consistent with the capability of the best available technology to treat effluent; (2) require compliance with state and federal water quality standards; (3) take into account the best available scientific information on environmental effects; and (4) require treated discharges to meet specified standards for minimum effluent quality, fecal coliform, and residual chlorine. Requires the EPA Administrator to implement a sampling and testing program, and requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to implement an inspection program, sufficient to verify that such vessels are in compliance with this Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and other applicable federal laws and international agreements. Requires the Commandant to establish a program for the placement of trained independent observers on vessels to monitor and inspect vessel operations, equipment, and discharges. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out a pilot program to develop and promote commercialization of technologies to provide federal agencies data regarding discharges from vessels and functioning of vessel components relating to fuel consumption and air and water pollution control.Calls for enactment of standards for: (1) ballast water; and (2) air quality regarding incineration and engine activities of vessels.Establishes the Cruise Vessel Pollution Control Fund. Requires the Commandant to collect fees from vessels for paying passengers to be deposited in such Fund for use in carrying out this Act.

clean cruise ship act prohibits cruise vessels calling ports discharging sewage graywater bilge water waters treated effluent meets specified effluent limits management standards vessel proceeding vessel nautical miles shore vessel discharge zone prohibits discharge sewage sludge incinerator ash hazardous waste waters requires loaded appropriate land based facilities prescribes exceptions discharges solely secure safety vessel save life sea alaskan vessels years enactment requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa promulgate effluent limits consistent capability best available technology treat effluent require compliance state federal water quality standards account best available scientific information environmental effects require treated discharges meet specified standards minimum effluent quality residual requires epa administrator implement sampling testing program requires commandant_of_the_coast_guard implement inspection program sufficient verify vessels compliance act federal_water_pollution_control_act applicable federal laws international agreements requires commandant establish program placement trained independent observers vessels monitor inspect vessel operations equipment discharges requires administrator national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa carry pilot program develop promote commercialization technologies provide federal agencies data discharges vessels functioning vessel components relating fuel consumption air water pollution control calls enactment standards ballast water air quality engine activities vessels establishes cruise vessel pollution control fund requires commandant collect fees vessels paying passengers deposited fund use carrying act


Summary: Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of real property. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agreements with states to include any non-federal lands in a state in such cadastre. Limits the federal share of any such agreement to 50% of the total cost to a state for the development of the cadastre of the non-federal lands in the state. Requires the Secretary to submit a report on: (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre; (2) consolidation of inventories and components; (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre; (4) the cost savings that will be achieved; and (5) recommendations for legislation.

federal land asset inventory reform_act directs secretary interior develop multipurpose cadastre federal real property inventory real property federal_government assist federal land management resource conservation environmental protection use real property authorizes secretary enter cost sharing agreements states include non federal lands state cadastre limits federal share agreement total cost state development cadastre non federal lands state requires secretary submit report existing real property inventories components cadastre consolidation inventories components use existing inventories components cadastre cost savings achieved recommendations legislation


Summary: Amends the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 to establish a 35% non-federal matching requirement for specified federal funds made available to: (1) the San Gabriel Water Quality Authority; and (2) the Central Basin Municipal Water District. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the San Gabriel Restoration Fund. Sets aside a specified sum to carry out the Central Basin Water Quality Project.

amends miscellaneous appropriations act establish non federal matching requirement specified federal funds available san water quality authority central basin municipal water district increases authorization appropriations san restoration fund sets aside specified sum carry central basin water quality project


Summary: Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) project future water supply and demand; (2) study current water management programs of federal, interstate, state, and local agencies and private sector entities directed at increasing water supplies and improving the availability, reliability, and quality of freshwater resources; and (3) consult with representatives of such agencies and entities to develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy. Requires that such strategy: (1) identify incentives intended to ensure an adequate and dependable water supply to meet U.S. needs for the next 50 years; (2) suggest strategies that avoid increased mandates on state and local governments, considering all available technologies; and (3) suggest financing options.

century water commission act establishes century water commission project future water supply demand study current water management programs federal interstate state local agencies private sector entities directed increasing water supplies improving availability reliability quality freshwater resources consult representatives agencies entities develop recommendations comprehensive water strategy requires strategy identify incentives intended ensure adequate dependable water supply meet needs years suggest strategies avoid increased mandates state local governments considering available technologies suggest financing options


Summary: Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act - Establishes the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado to conserve and protect the unique and nationally important values of certain public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties and the water resources of area streams that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-range protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (2) establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.Designates certain lands in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.

dominguez escalante national conservation_area dominguez canyon wilderness area act establishes dominguez escalante national conservation_area colorado conserve protect unique nationally important values certain public land mesa montrose delta counties water resources area streams necessary support aquatic riparian terrestrial species communities directs secretary interior develop comprehensive management plan long range protection management conservation_area establish dominguez escalante national conservation_area advisory_council advise secretary preparation implementation management plan designates certain lands mesa montrose delta counties wilderness component national_wilderness_preservation_system known dominguez canyon wilderness area


Summary: Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.

national heritage area act establishes national heritage area colorado designates national heritage area board_of_directors management entity heritage area requires board prepare submit management plan heritage area


Summary: North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, contingent upon a finding of feasibility and acting through a cooperative agreement with the state of California or a subdivision thereof, to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities in the North San Pablo Bay watershed located in Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties for the planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse facilities and recycled water conveyance and distribution systems. Directs the Secretary and such an entity to use the design work and environmental evaluations initiated by non-federal entities and the Corps of Engineers in that watershed to the maximum extent practicable.Requires any such cooperative agreement to require the program to be carried out in two phases, during which the Secretary and an entity shall complete the planning, design, and construction of: (1) the main treatment and main conveyance systems; and (2) the sub-regional distribution systems. Limits the federal share to 25% of the total cost of the first phase of the project. Allows the non-federal share to be in the form of in-kind services that the Secretary determines would contribute substantially toward the completion of the water reclamation and reuse project. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation and maintenance of the project.

north bay water reuse program act amends reclamation_wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize secretary interior contingent finding feasibility acting cooperative agreement state california subdivision thereof enter cooperative agreements eligible entities north san bay watershed located counties planning design construction water reclamation reuse facilities recycled water conveyance distribution systems directs secretary entity use design work environmental evaluations initiated non federal entities corps_of_engineers watershed maximum extent practicable requires cooperative agreement require program carried phases secretary entity shall complete planning design construction main treatment main conveyance systems sub regional distribution systems limits federal share total cost phase project allows non federal share form kind services secretary determines contribute substantially completion water reclamation reuse project prohibits secretary providing funds operation maintenance project


Summary: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to protect important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values and that are threatened by conversion from their natural, undeveloped, or recreational state to other uses or that could be managed or restored to effectively conserve, enhance, or restore ecological function. Requires the program to be administered by the National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Authorizes the Secretary to make Program grants to coastal states with approved coastal zone management plans or National Estuarine Research Reserve units for the purpose of acquiring property that will further the goals of an approved Coastal Zone Management Plan or Program, a National Estuarine Research Reserve management plan, a regional or state watershed protection or management plan, or a state coastal land acquisition plan. Provides that grant awards may be used to purchase land, including an easement, only from a willing seller. Provides that grant funds under the Program shall require a 100% match from nonfederal sources, subject to a waiver. Reserves 15% of program funds for acquisitions benefiting the National Estuarine Research Reserve.

coastal estuarine land conservation program act_-_amends coastal_zone_management_act authorize secretary commerce conduct coastal estuarine land conservation program protect important coastal estuarine areas significant conservation recreation ecological historical values threatened conversion natural undeveloped recreational state uses managed restored effectively conserve enhance restore ecological function requires program administered national ocean service national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa office ocean coastal resource management authorizes secretary program grants coastal states approved coastal zone management plans national estuarine research reserve units purpose acquiring property goals approved coastal zone management plan program national estuarine research reserve management plan regional state watershed protection management plan state coastal land acquisition plan provides grant awards purchase land including easement willing seller provides grant funds program shall require match nonfederal sources subject waiver reserves program funds acquisitions benefiting national estuarine research reserve


Summary: Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require certain vessels operating in U.S. waters to have invasive species management plans; (2) direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish vessel performance requirements, including provisions for ballast water exchange, treatment, and discharge, and civil and criminal penalties for violations; (3) require federal agencies to restrict the importation of live aquatic organisms of species not in trade without screening and approval; and (4) declare importation of such species to be unlawful and prescribe civil and criminal penalties for violations. Renames the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 as the Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and Control Act of 1990.National Invasive Species Council Act - Prohibits federal agencies from authorizing, funding, or carrying out any action that would promote the introduction or spread of invasive species unless the benefits of the action outweigh the harm. Establishes the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) as an independent entity in the executive branch to lead and coordinate efforts to minimize the negative effects caused by invasive species and to reduce the threat of further invasions. Requires NISC to develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan and to establish an Invasive Species Advisory Committee.Reauthorizes and modifies the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990.Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding for wastewater assistance to certain municipalities and small publicly-owned treatment works; (2) authorize states to provide additional subsidization to benefit certain municipalities or state agencies that already receive assistance from the water pollution control revolving fund or to implement certain alternative techniques; (3) replace each reference to "navigable waters of the United States" with a reference to "waters of the United States"; (4) require the Great Lakes National Program Office to provide grants to reduce the quantity of mercury in the Great Lakes; and (5) require the President include a joint Great Lakes research plan in the annual budget submitted to Congress.Authorizes funding for the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants for Great Lakes research and monitoring activities.Requires: (1) the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish a system that detects and predicts changes in the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environment that impact certain U.S. systems; and (2) the Council to establish an interagency program office to be known as OceanUS to be responsible for program planning and coordination of such system.Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Program Office to develop specified science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance for certain restoration or remediation projects; and (2) restore and remediate waterfronts and related areas.Establishes: (1) the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, as established by Executive Order 13340, as a task force within EPA; (2) a Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee to hold meetings and make recommendations and reports on Great Lakes restoration goals and progress; and (3) the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to develop a restoration and protection strategy for use in Great Lakes program implementation and funding decisions, to serve as a forum for addressing regional issues relating to ecosystem restoration and protection of the Great Lakes, and to establish an oversight forum to coordinate and enhance implementation of Great Lakes programs.Provides funding for a variety of Great Lakes programs.

great_lakes collaboration implementation act_-_amends nonindigenous_aquatic_nuisance_prevention control act require certain vessels operating waters invasive species management plans direct secretary homeland_security establish vessel performance requirements including provisions ballast water exchange treatment discharge civil criminal penalties violations require federal agencies restrict importation live aquatic organisms species trade screening approval declare importation species unlawful prescribe civil criminal penalties violations renames nonindigenous_aquatic_nuisance_prevention control act nonindigenous aquatic invasive species prevention control act invasive species council act prohibits federal agencies authorizing funding carrying action promote introduction spread invasive species benefits action outweigh harm establishes national_invasive_species_council independent entity executive branch lead coordinate efforts minimize negative effects caused invasive species reduce threat requires develop national invasive species management plan establish invasive species advisory_committee reauthorizes modifies great_lakes fish wildlife restoration act federal_water_pollution_control_act authorize administrator environmental_protection_agency epa provide funding wastewater assistance certain municipalities small publicly owned treatment works authorize states provide additional subsidization benefit certain municipalities state agencies receive assistance water pollution control revolving fund implement certain alternative techniques replace reference navigable waters united_states reference waters united_states require great_lakes national program_office provide grants reduce quantity mercury great_lakes require president include joint great_lakes research plan annual budget submitted congress authorizes funding great_lakes environmental research laboratory requires national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa provide grants great_lakes research monitoring activities requires president acting national_ocean_research_leadership_council establish system detects changes ocean coastal great_lakes environment impact certain systems council establish interagency program_office known responsible program planning coordination system amends federal_water_pollution_control_act require program_office develop specified science based indicators water quality related environmental factors great_lakes authorizes secretary provide financial assistance certain restoration remediation projects restore remediate waterfronts related areas establishes great_lakes interagency_task_force established executive order task_force epa great_lakes regional collaboration executive committee hold meetings recommendations reports great_lakes restoration goals progress great_lakes regional collaboration develop restoration protection strategy use great_lakes program implementation funding decisions serve forum addressing regional issues relating ecosystem restoration protection great_lakes establish oversight forum coordinate enhance implementation great_lakes programs provides funding variety great_lakes programs


Summary: Carson City Vital Community Act of 2009 - Provides for the conveyance of specified Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land or interest in such land (the federal land) in Nevada by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior in exchange for specified non-federal land by Carson City Consolidated Municipality, Nevada. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to reserve a perpetual conservation easement to the Silver Saddle Ranch and Carson River Area. Releases the reversionary interest of BLM in certain of the conveyed federal land. Provides for the conveyance of such land by the City. Makes the non-federal land part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Provides for the conveyance of specified non-federal land administered by the City to the BLM. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain Forest Service land from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the City to be granted a right-of-way for maintenance of flood management facilities on such land. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct sales of specified BLM land to qualified bidders. Amends the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 to make amounts in the special account available to the City for the development of parks, trails, and natural areas and for the reimbursement of costs incurred by BLM local offices in arranging sales or exchanges under the Act. Makes the City eligible to nominate for expenditure amounts to acquire lands or interests for parks and natural areas and for conservation initiatives adjacent to and within the floodplain of Carson River. Provides for specified land to be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. Prohibits the use of such land for class II and class III gaming. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a cooperative agreement ensuring access by the Tribe's members and others in its community across National Forest System land from the City to Lake Tahoe for cultural and religious purposes. Requires the City to notify the Tribe of proposed ground disturbing activities to provide the Tribe with time for inventorying and collecting tribal artifacts.

carson city vital community act provides conveyance specified forest_service bureau_of_land_management blm land interest land federal land nevada secretary agriculture secretary interior exchange specified non federal land carson city consolidated municipality nevada requires secretary interior reserve perpetual conservation easement silver saddle ranch carson river area releases reversionary interest blm certain conveyed federal land provides conveyance land city makes non federal land humboldt-toiyabe_national_forest provides conveyance specified non federal land administered city blm transfers administrative jurisdiction certain forest_service land secretary agriculture secretary interior requires city granted right way maintenance flood management facilities land directs secretary interior conduct sales specified blm land qualified bidders amends southern_nevada_public_land_management_act amounts special account available city development parks trails natural areas reimbursement costs incurred blm local offices arranging sales exchanges act makes city eligible nominate expenditure amounts acquire lands interests parks natural areas conservation initiatives adjacent floodplain carson river provides specified land held trust washoe tribe nevada california prohibits use land class class iii gaming directs secretary agriculture implement cooperative agreement ensuring access tribe members community national_forest_system land city lake tahoe cultural religious purposes requires city notify tribe proposed ground disturbing activities provide tribe time inventorying collecting tribal artifacts


Summary: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas. Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer among projects up to 10% of amounts made available for such additional projects. Authorizes appropriations for such additional projects.

lower rio_grande valley water resources conservation improvement act amends lower rio_grande valley water resources conservation improvement act authorize specified additional projects including projects water conservation improvement el_paso counties texas permits project secretary interior acting commissioner bureau_of_reclamation conducts participates include replacement irrigation canals lateral canals buried pipelines impervious irrigation canals lateral canals installation water level flow measurement pump control telemetry systems renovation replacement pumping plants activities result water conservation improved water supply authorizes secretary transfer projects amounts available additional projects authorizes appropriations additional projects


Summary: Open Space Preservation Promotion Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow installment sales treatment for land sold to a governmental unit or tax-exempt charitable organization for conservation purposes even though the purchase funds for such sale are held in a sinking or similar fund, as required by state law.

open space preservation promotion act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow installment sales treatment land sold governmental unit tax exempt charitable organization conservation purposes purchase funds sale held sinking similar fund required state law


Summary: Complete America's Great Trails Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails.

complete america great trails act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow tax credit fair market value national scenic trail conservation contribution requires secretary interior study report congress efficacy tax credit completing extending increasing number national scenic trails


Summary: Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to specify, in performance criteria for monitoring and assessing coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of interest (waters), available protocols for monitoring that are most likely to detect pathogenic contamination. Authorizes states or local governments, in carrying out coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs, to develop and implement a coastal recreation waters pollution source identification and tracking program for such waters that are used by the public and that are not meeting applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators. Authorizes appropriations for grants to states and local governments for developing and implementing monitoring and notification programs for FY2010-FY2014. (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 through FY2014. (Sec. 4) Requires a state recipient of a monitoring and notification program grant to report to the EPA Administrator on actions taken to notify state environmental agencies with authority to prevent or treat sources of pathogenic contamination in coastal recreation waters when water quality standards are exceeded. (Sec. 5) Requires state or local government grant recipients to identify: (1) the use of a rapid testing method to detect levels of pathogens or pathogen indicators that are harmful to human health; (2) measures for communicating the results of a water sample concerning pollutants within 24 hours of receipt to specified officials and all state agencies with authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of pollution in coastal recreation waters; (3) measures for an annual report to the Administrator on the occurrence, nature, location, pollutants involved, and extent of any exceeding of applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators; (4) the availability of a geographic information system database that a state or local government program shall use to inform the public about coastal recreation waters, that is publicly accessible and searchable, that is updated within 24 hours of the availability of revised information, that is organized by beach, and that identifies applicable water quality standards, monitoring protocols, sampling plans and results, and the number and causes of beach closures and advisory days; and (5) measures to ensure that closures or advisories are made within two hours after the receipt of the results of a water quality sample that exceeds applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators. Defines "rapid testing method" as a method of testing the water quality of coastal recreation waters for which results are available as soon as practicable and not more than six hours after its commencement in the laboratory. Requires the Administrator to: (1) include a revised list of rapid testing methods in the publication of new or revised water quality criteria; (2) publish with such criteria a list of pathogens and pathogen indicators studied; (3) complete an evaluation and validation of a rapid testing method for the water quality criteria and standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators by October 15, 2012; (4) publish guidance for the use, at coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches that are used by the public, of the rapid testing methods that will enhance the protection of public health and safety through rapid public notification of any exceeding of applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators; (5) identify and review every five years potential rapid testing methods for existing water quality criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators for coastal recreation waters and complete, as expeditiously as practicable, an evaluation and validation of any such method that will make results available in less time and improve the accuracy and reproducibility of results; and (6) publish the results of such review. Declares a national goal of developing a rapid testing method that can produce accurate and reproducible results in not more than two hours by 2017. (Sec. 8) Requires: (1) a written assessment by the Administrator of state and local compliance with coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification statutory and regulatory requirements and grant conditions; (2) corrective actions by governments not in compliance; and (3) a review by the Comptroller General of such compliance review and corrective actions. (Sec. 11) Requires the Administrator to: (1) update the national list of beaches within 12 months after this Act's enactment and biennially thereafter (currently, periodically); (2) study and report to Congress on the long-term impact of climate change on pathogenic contamination of coastal recreation waters; and (3) conduct and report on a study to review the available scientific information pertaining to the impacts of excess nutrients on coastal recreation waters.

clean coastal environment public health act sec amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act require environmental_protection_agency epa specify performance criteria monitoring assessing coastal recreation waters adjacent beaches similar points interest waters available protocols monitoring likely detect pathogenic contamination authorizes states local governments carrying coastal recreation water quality monitoring notification programs develop implement coastal recreation waters pollution source identification tracking program waters public meeting applicable water quality standards pathogens pathogen indicators authorizes appropriations grants states local governments developing implementing monitoring notification programs fy2010 fy2014 sec authorizes appropriations carry beaches_environmental_assessment coastal health act fy2014 sec requires state recipient monitoring notification program grant report epa administrator actions taken notify state environmental agencies authority prevent treat sources pathogenic contamination coastal recreation waters water quality standards exceeded sec requires state local government grant recipients identify use rapid testing method detect levels pathogens pathogen indicators harmful human health measures communicating results water sample concerning pollutants hours receipt specified officials state agencies authority require prevention treatment sources pollution coastal recreation waters measures annual report administrator occurrence nature location pollutants involved extent exceeding applicable water quality standards pathogens pathogen indicators availability geographic information system database state local government program shall use inform public coastal recreation waters publicly accessible searchable updated hours availability revised information organized beach identifies applicable water quality standards monitoring protocols sampling plans results number causes beach closures advisory days measures ensure closures advisories hours receipt results water quality sample exceeds applicable water quality standards pathogens pathogen indicators defines rapid testing method method testing water quality coastal recreation waters results available soon practicable hours commencement laboratory requires administrator include revised list rapid testing methods publication new revised water quality criteria publish criteria list pathogens pathogen indicators studied complete evaluation validation rapid testing method water quality criteria standards pathogens pathogen indicators october publish guidance use coastal recreation waters adjacent beaches public rapid testing methods enhance protection public health safety rapid public notification exceeding applicable water quality standards pathogens pathogen indicators identify review years potential rapid testing methods existing water quality criteria pathogens pathogen indicators coastal recreation waters complete expeditiously practicable evaluation validation method results available time improve accuracy results publish results review declares national goal developing rapid testing method produce accurate results hours sec requires written assessment administrator state local compliance coastal recreation water quality monitoring notification statutory regulatory requirements grant conditions corrective actions governments compliance review comptroller_general compliance review corrective actions sec requires administrator update national list beaches months act enactment biennially currently periodically study report congress long term impact climate change pathogenic contamination coastal recreation waters conduct report study review available scientific information pertaining impacts excess nutrients coastal recreation waters


Summary: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids near drinking water sources granted to hydraulic fracturing operations under such Act; and (2) require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

fracturing responsibility awareness chemicals act amends safe_drinking_water_act repeal exemption restrictions underground injection fluids near drinking water sources granted hydraulic fracturing operations act require oil gas companies disclose chemicals hydraulic fracturing operations


Summary: Prohibits recreation grants made using funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund from being used for acquiring land or making improvements in state or local parks.

prohibits recreation grants funds land_and_water_conservation_fund acquiring land making improvements state local parks


Summary: Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross estate the value of property used by a decedent and the decedent's family as a farm for farming purposes and certain qualified conservation easements; and (2) impose a recapture tax if such farmland is sold outside the decedent's family or is no longer used for farming purposes or if a qualified conservation easement is likewise sold or used in violation of the terms of such easement.

family farm preservation conservation estate tax act amends_the_internal_revenue_code exclude gross estate value property decedent decedent family farm farming purposes certain qualified conservation easements impose recapture tax farmland sold outside decedent family longer farming purposes qualified conservation easement likewise sold violation terms easement


Summary: Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement a comprehensive mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities along the international land borders of the United States. Requires the plan to include measures to address and mitigate the full range of such impacts, including: (1) preserving, maintaining, and restoring wildlife migration corridors, key habitats, and the ecologically functional connectivity among key habitats sufficient to ensure that species remain viable and are able to adapt to the impacts of climate change; (2) addressing control of invasive species; (3) maintaining hydrological functionality; and (5) protection of cultural and historical resources. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the plan on any federal, state, private, or tribal lands, provided that activities are carried out in full consultation with, and with the concurrence of, the owner or entity with principal responsibility for the management of such lands. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to other federal agencies for: (1) expenditure under programs of such agencies that are designed to fund conservation-related activities on nonfederal lands; and (2) mitigation activities on federal lands managed by such agencies.

healthy act directs secretary homeland_security develop implement comprehensive mitigation plan address ecological environmental impacts border_security infrastructure measures activities international land borders united_states requires plan include measures address mitigate range impacts including preserving maintaining restoring wildlife migration corridors key habitats ecologically functional connectivity key habitats sufficient ensure species remain viable able adapt impacts climate change addressing control invasive species maintaining hydrological functionality protection cultural historical resources authorizes secretary carry plan federal state private tribal lands provided activities carried consultation concurrence owner entity principal responsibility management lands authorizes secretary transfer funds department_of_homeland_security dhs federal agencies expenditure programs agencies designed fund conservation related activities nonfederal lands mitigation activities federal lands managed agencies


Summary: Water Efficiency and Conservation Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2014, individual taxpayers a tax credit for 50% of the cost, up to $750 per year, of installing qualified water efficiency property in a residence; (2) allow building contractors, through 2014, a $1,500 tax credit for each qualified, new, water efficient home constructed and sold to a homeowner; (3) allow the issuance of tax-exempt water conservation bonds; and (4) exempt prepayments under a qualified electricity supply contract from tax-exempt bond arbitrage rules.

water efficiency conservation investment act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow individual taxpayers tax credit cost year installing qualified water efficiency property residence allow building contractors tax credit qualified new water efficient home constructed sold homeowner allow issuance tax exempt water conservation bonds exempt prepayments qualified electricity supply contract tax exempt bond arbitrage rules


Summary: Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services (products, facilities, and services) so as to: (1) reduce water use and the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; (2) conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and (3) preserve water resources through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, facilities, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance criteria. Sets forth the duties of Administrator of the EPA under the program, including to: (1) establish a WaterSense label and certification procedures and to promote labeled products, facilities, and services for reducing water use and ensuring performance; (2) review and update WaterSense criteria for categories of products, facilities, and services; (3) estimate and make available the production and relative market shares of, and the savings of water, energy, and capital costs of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure attributable to, labeled products, facilities, and services; (4) notify the public of any changes on the adoption of a new or revised WaterSense category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion and explain such changes; (5) implement other voluntary approaches in commercial, institutional, residential, industrial, and municipal sectors to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use; and (6) apply the WaterSense label as appropriate to water-using products that are labeled by the Energy Star program. Requires the Administrator to: (1) allocate funds to establish and implement a program of financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation of water-efficient products, facilities, and services; and (2) make grants to owners or operators of specified water systems to address any ongoing or forecasted climate-related impact on the water quality or quantity of a region of the United States for the purposes of mitigating or adapting to the impacts of climate change.

water efficiency conservation adaptation act establishes environmental_protection_agency epa watersense program identify promote water efficient products buildings landscapes facilities processes services products facilities services reduce water use strain water wastewater stormwater infrastructure conserve energy pump heat transport treat water preserve water resources voluntary labeling forms communications products facilities services meet highest water efficiency performance criteria sets forth duties administrator epa program including establish watersense label certification procedures promote labeled products facilities services reducing water use ensuring performance review update watersense criteria categories products facilities services estimate available production relative market shares savings water energy capital costs water wastewater stormwater infrastructure attributable labeled products facilities services notify public changes adoption new revised watersense category specification installation criterion criterion explain changes implement voluntary approaches commercial institutional residential industrial municipal sectors encourage recycling reuse technologies improve water efficiency lower water use apply watersense label appropriate water products labeled energy_star program requires administrator allocate funds establish implement program financial incentives consumer purchase installation water efficient products facilities services grants owners operators specified water systems address ongoing forecasted climate related impact water quality quantity region united_states purposes mitigating adapting impacts climate change


Summary: Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish within EPA a Columbia River Program Team, located within the Oregon Operations Office for EPA's Region 10; and (2) appoint a Team Leader who shall be highly qualified to support the development and implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to implement the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan developed by EPA and the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working Group in 2010. Directs the Administrator, acting through the Team Leader, to: (1) assist and support the implementation of the Action Plan and the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan adopted by EPA and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999; (2) coordinate the implementation of, and the development of any updates to, those Plans, with programs and projects in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin; (3) make other appropriate updates; (4) provide funding and make grants for implementation consistent with Plan priorities; (5) promote innovative methodologies and technologies that are cost effective and consistent with Plan goals and objectives and EPA's permitting processes; (6) coordinate the major functions of the federal government related to Plan implementation; (7) coordinate authorized research and planning projects; (8) track progress toward meeting Plan goals and objectives; and (9) collect and make available to the public information regarding the environmental quality of the Lower Columbia River and Estuary. Requires the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to carry out projects, programs, and studies to implement the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator to give special emphasis to those projects, programs, and studies identified as priorities by the Estuary Partnership in the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to make grants to implement the Plans. Sets forth requirements regarding grant allocations and the federal share of costs. Directs the President, as part of his annual budget submission to Congress, to submit information regarding each federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River Basin.

columbia_river restoration act amends federal_water_pollution_control_act direct administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish epa columbia_river program team located oregon operations office epa region appoint team leader shall highly qualified support development implementation projects programs studies necessary implement columbia_river_basin toxics reduction action plan developed epa columbia_river toxics reduction working_group directs administrator acting team leader assist support implementation action plan estuary partnership comprehensive conservation management plan adopted epa governors oregon washington october coordinate implementation development updates plans programs projects middle upper columbia_river_basin appropriate updates provide funding grants implementation consistent plan priorities promote innovative methodologies technologies cost effective consistent plan goals objectives epa permitting processes coordinate major functions federal_government related plan implementation coordinate authorized research planning projects track progress meeting plan goals objectives collect available public information environmental quality lower_columbia river estuary requires administrator team leader carry projects programs studies implement plans authorizes administrator special emphasis projects programs studies identified priorities estuary partnership plans authorizes administrator team leader grants implement plans sets forth requirements grant allocations federal share costs directs president annual budget submission congress submit information federal agency involved protection restoration columbia_river_basin


Summary: America's Commitment to Clean Water Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace the term "navigable waters," for waters subject to the Act, with the term "waters of the United States," defined to mean: (1) all waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce including all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; (2) all interstate and international waters, including interstate and international wetlands; (3) all other waters, including intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds, the use, degradation, or destruction of which does or would affect interstate or foreign commerce, U.S. obligations under a treaty, or U.S. territory or property; (4) all impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States; (5) tributaries of such waters; (6) the territorial seas; and (7) waters, including wetlands, adjacent to such waters. Excludes from such definition: (1) waters that are all or part of a waste treatment system, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the requirements of the Act; or (2) prior converted cropland. Declares that the final authority regarding jurisdiction under this Act remains with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notwithstanding the Secretary of Agriculture's determination that an area is prior converted cropland. Sets forth provisions defining waste treatment systems and prior converted farmland. Prohibits a system or structure that is created in waters of the United States or results from the impoundment of such waters from being documented as a waste treatment system. Authorizes a waste treatment system in existence and documented before this Act's enactment to include a waste treatment system that was either originally created in or resultant from the impoundment of such waters if the system's discharge meets applicable standards and limitations at the point of discharge.

america commitment clean water act_-_amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act replace term navigable waters waters subject act term waters united_states defined mean waters currently past susceptible use interstate foreign commerce including waters subject flow tide interstate international waters including interstate international wetlands waters including intrastate lakes rivers streams including intermittent streams wetlands prairie wet lakes natural use degradation destruction affect interstate foreign commerce obligations treaty territory property impoundments waters defined waters united_states tributaries waters territorial seas waters including wetlands adjacent waters excludes definition waters waste treatment system including treatment designed meet requirements act prior converted cropland declares final authority jurisdiction act remains administrator environmental_protection_agency epa notwithstanding secretary agriculture determination area prior converted cropland sets forth provisions defining waste treatment systems prior converted farmland prohibits system structure created waters united_states results impoundment waters documented waste treatment system authorizes waste treatment system existence documented act enactment include waste treatment system originally created impoundment waters system discharge meets applicable standards limitations point discharge


Summary: Onondaga Lake Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Onondaga Lake Watershed Council to: (1) develop and periodically revise an Adaptive Management Plan for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake; (2) establish and implement a program for the public's participation in the Plan's development and revision; and (3) establish and direct the Onondaga Lake Scientific Center to advise the Council on development and implementation of the Plan. Requires the Plan to: (1) identify measurable goals for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake and for compliance with all laws affecting the restoration and conservation of the Lake; and (2) incorporate and update the recommendations of the Onondaga Lake Management Plan to recommend strategies for management of the biological makeup of the Lake, the physical development of the Lake and its surroundings, and the use of the Lake for recreational and other purposes. Prohibits the Plan's recommendations from being carried out before it is approved by the Administrator and the governor of New York. Authorizes the Administrator to make funds available to members of the Council and the Center to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to specified governmental officials in New York and members of the Center: (1) to implement Plan strategies; (2) for research, surveys, administrative services, and studies; and (3) to gather data in support of litigation undertaken by New York or the Onondaga Nation to compel cleanup or obtain cleanup and damage costs from parties responsible for the pollution of Onondaga Lake. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to revoke provisions that require the Secretary of the Army to plan and construct projects that are consistent with the Onondaga Lake Management Plan and to provide financial assistance for the development and implementation of projects to restore, conserve, and manage the lake.

lake restoration act_-_amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act require administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish lake watershed council develop periodically revise adaptive management plan restoration conservation management lake establish implement program public participation plan development revision establish direct lake scientific center advise council development implementation plan requires plan identify measurable goals restoration conservation management lake compliance laws affecting restoration conservation lake incorporate update recommendations lake management plan recommend strategies management biological lake physical development lake use lake recreational purposes prohibits plan recommendations carried approved administrator governor new_york authorizes administrator funds available members council center carry act authorizes administrator grants specified governmental officials new_york members center implement plan strategies research surveys administrative services studies gather data support litigation undertaken new_york nation compel cleanup obtain cleanup damage costs parties responsible pollution lake amends water_resources_development_act revoke provisions require secretary army plan construct projects consistent lake management plan provide financial assistance development implementation projects restore conserve manage lake


Summary: Water Resources Development Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out, and directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies of, specified water resources development and conservation projects. Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out: (1) the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project, Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland; (2) the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program, in Mississippi; and (3) the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet, North Carolina. (Sec. 1002) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies of, and if determined feasible, authorizes the Secretary to carry out: (1) flood damage reduction projects, in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin; (2) emergency streambank protection projects in Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island; (3) navigation projects in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin; (4) projects for improvement of the quality of the environment in California; (5) projects for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Virginia; (6) shoreline protection projects in Florida, New Jersey, and New York; and (7) a project for aquatic nuisance plant control in Colorado. Title II: General Provisions - (Sec. 2001) Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary, in any case in which a specific provision of law provides for a nonfederal interest to receive credit toward the nonfederal share of the cost of a study for, or construction or operation and maintenance of, a water resources project, to apply: (1) the specific provision of law; or (2) at the request of the nonfederal interest, the specific provision of law and such provisions of this Act as the nonfederal interest may request. Defines "water resources project" to include projects studied, reviewed, designed, constructed, operated and maintained, or otherwise subject to federal participation under the authority of the civil works program of the Secretary for the purposes of navigation, flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, hurricane and storm damage reduction, water supply, recreation, hydroelectric power, fish and wildlife conservation, water quality, environmental infrastructure, resource protection and development, and related purposes. (Sec. 2002) Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 to require mitigation for impacts to ecological resources, including both terrestrial and aquatic resources. Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify in a report to Congress the basis for any determination that mitigation to in-kind conditions is not possible; and (2) ensure that the mitigation plan for each water resources project complies at a minimum (currently, complies) with the mitigation standards and policies established pursuant to the regulatory programs administered by the Secretary. (Sec. 2003) Amends the WRDA of 2007 to make provisions of such Act authorizing the Secretary to recommend harbor and navigation improvement projects without the need to demonstrate that such projects are justified solely by national economic development benefits applicable to a feasibility study (as defined in the WRDA of 1986) or a detailed project report (as defined in the River and Harbor Act of 1960). (Sec. 2004) Amends the WRDA of 2007 to provide that any revision to a partnership agreement providing for the participation of the federal government in a water resources project shall be effective without regard to whether the original partnership agreement was entered into before, on, or after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 2005) Amends the WRDA of 2007 to add requirements applicable to the Chief of Engineers relating to peer reviews of water resources project studies, including a requirement to make public and submit to Congress peer review reports on water projects. (Sec. 2006) Makes the Federal Advisory Committee Act inapplicable to a safety assurance review conducted under the WRDA of 2007. (Sec. 2007) Prohibits funding of harbor maintenance programs unless the total budget resources made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund each fiscal year equals receipts plus the interest credited to such Trust Fund for that fiscal year. (Sec. 2008) Amends the WRDA of 2000 to authorize the Secretary to accept and expend funds contributed by non-federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits of such entities related to projects for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army through December 31, 2016. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the evaluation of permits carried out using such funds: (1) is reviewed by the District Commander of the Corps District in which the project or activity is located, unless the evaluation of the permit is initially conducted by the District Commander, in which case the review shall be conducted by the Commander of the Corps Division in which the District is located; and (2) utilizes the same procedures for decisions that would otherwise be required for the evaluation of permits for similar projects or activities not carried out using such funds. Prohibits such funds from being used to carry out such review. Directs the Secretary to ensure that all final permit decisions carried out using such funds are made available to the public, including on the Internet. (Sec. 2009) Amends the WRDA of: (1) 1986 to raise the cap for the maximum federal expenditure on any single modification or measure for improvement of the environment; (2) 1996 to raise the cap for the maximum federal expenditure for a project at any single locality for ecosystem and estuary restoration; and (3) 1990 to designate all activities performed by personnel under the direction of the Secretary in connection with the operation and maintenance of navigation infrastructure, including floodgates, locks, and dams, as inherently governmental functions and not commercial activities. (Sec. 2012) Repeals provisions of the WRDA of 2000 limiting the performance of specialized or technical services by the Corps of Engineers, including an annual reporting requirement. (Sec. 2013) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to direct the Secretary, in preparing a feasibility report for a water resources project, to include in the report and any budget documents an accounting of the total cost of the recommended plan and an estimate of the federal and nonfederal participation in the plan based on the following scenarios: (1) the project cost based on optimal levels of federal funding; (2) the estimated project cost based on a 50% increase in the implementation period; and (3) the estimated project cost based on a 100% increase in that period. (Sec. 2014) Amends the WRDA of 2007 to require the Secretary, in reporting to Congress on the status of all projects that require mitigation under the WRDA of 1986, to: (1) use a uniform methodology for determining the status of all projects included in the report; (2) use a methodology that describes both a qualitative and quantitative status for all such projects; and (3) provide specific dates for and participants in consultations relating to mitigation plans required under the WRDA of 1986. (Sec. 2015) Prohibits the use of funds authorized or made available by this Act for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States, with exceptions relating to the public interest, availability, and project cost. Requires the Secretary to publish any request for a waiver of this requirement and the justification for such waiver. Title III: Project-Related Provisions - (Sec. 3001) Modifies federal funding limits and other requirements for various water resources projects in specified states. (Sec. 3008) Amends the WRDA of 2007 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for the Rio Grande environmental management program in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. (Sec. 3032) Reauthorizes the Vincennes, Indiana, portion of the Wabash River basin flood control project in Illinois and Indiana (formerly deauthorized). (Sec. 3033) Deauthorizes various water resources projects, including navigation, flood protection, and flood control projects in Arkansas, California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Title IV: Studies - Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies with respect to specified water resources projects in specified states and the Chesapeake Bay. Title V: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 5001) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to make the pilot program to provide environmental assistance to nonfederal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed into a permanent program. Limits the maximum federal expenditure for any individual project at any single locality in the watershed to $10 million. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in the watershed with the goal of expanding into Delaware, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Requires the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to prioritize projects within the watershed. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 5002) Amends the WRDA of 2007 to: (1) increase the authorized cost to carry out projects for operations, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including associated maintenance dredging, of the Eisenhower and Snell lock facilities and related navigational infrastructure for the Saint Lawrence Seaway; and (2) add specified projects in California, Colorado, Florida, New York, and Ohio to the list of watershed management, restoration, and development projects. (Sec. 5004) Authorizes $25 million for each of FY2011-FY2016 for the Secretary to participate in the ecosystem restoration, navigation, flood damage reduction, and emergency streambank protection components of projects at designated locations in various states if the Secretary determines that any such component is feasible. (Sec. 5005) Directs the Secretary to plan, design, and construct projects for aquatic ecosystem restoration within the coastal waters of the Northeastern United States from Virginia to Maine, including associated bays, estuaries, and critical riverine areas. Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the heads of other appropriate federal agencies, the governors of the coastal states from Virginia to Maine, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties, to: (1) assess the needs regarding, and opportunities for, aquatic ecosystem restoration within the coastal waters of the Northeastern United States; and (2) develop a general coastal management plan based upon that assessment. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out an aquatic ecosystem restoration project if such project meets specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 5006) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the ecosystem restoration, navigation, flood damage reduction, emergency streambank protection, and aquatic plant control components of the Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan, developed pursuant to the WRDA of 2007, if the Secretary determines that such component is feasible. Requires the Secretary to: (1) consult with the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership; and (2) waive any cost share to be provided by nonfederal interests for any portion of the project component that benefits federally owned property. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 5007) Directs the Secretary to accept funds from the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out the project for shoreline stabilization, Egmont Key, Florida. (Sec. 5008) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects for environmental protection and restoration at Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, and directs the Secretary to accept funds from the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service for such projects. (Sec. 5009) Prohibits the Secretary from considering the use or expansion of Hart-Miller Island, Maryland, in any dredged material management plan after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 5010) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a project for environmental remediation of Gallops Island, Boston, Massachusetts, and to accept funds from the Director of the National Park Service for such project. (Sec. 5011) Requires funding for the operation and maintenance of the multiagency wildlife and environmental interpretative and education center, Sharkey County, Mississippi, to be provided by the Secretary of the Interior. (Sec. 5012) Directs the Secretary to expedite the completion of the reconnaissance and feasibility studies for the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Project, Charleston, South Carolina, and if the Secretary deems the project feasible, to proceed directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design. (Sec. 5013) Expresses the sense of Congress that Brigadier General Michael J. Walsh should be congratulated for his promotion to the rank of Major General and should be commended for his duty and dedication to the United States, the U.S. Army, and the Corps of Engineers.

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restoration california colorado georgia illinois maine maryland massachusetts minnesota new_jersey new_mexico new_york ohio rhode_island virginia shoreline protection projects florida new_jersey new_york project aquatic nuisance plant control colorado title general_provisions sec amends flood_control_act direct secretary case specific provision law provides nonfederal interest receive credit nonfederal share cost study construction operation maintenance water resources project apply specific provision law request nonfederal interest specific provision law provisions act nonfederal interest request defines water resources project include projects studied reviewed designed constructed operated maintained subject federal participation authority civil works program secretary purposes navigation flood damage reduction ecosystem restoration hurricane storm damage reduction water supply recreation hydroelectric power fish wildlife conservation water quality environmental infrastructure resource protection development related purposes sec amends water_resources_development_act wrda require mitigation impacts ecological resources including terrestrial aquatic resources requires secretary identify report congress basis determination mitigation kind conditions possible ensure mitigation plan water resources project complies minimum currently complies mitigation standards policies established pursuant regulatory programs administered secretary sec amends wrda provisions act authorizing secretary recommend harbor navigation improvement projects need demonstrate projects justified solely national economic development benefits applicable feasibility study defined wrda detailed project report defined river harbor act sec amends wrda provide revision partnership agreement providing participation federal_government water resources project shall effective regard original partnership agreement entered enactment act sec amends wrda add requirements applicable chief_of_engineers relating peer reviews water resources project studies including requirement public submit congress peer_review reports water projects sec makes federal_advisory_committee_act inapplicable safety assurance review conducted wrda sec prohibits funding harbor maintenance programs total budget resources available harbor_maintenance_trust_fund fiscal year equals receipts plus interest credited trust_fund fiscal year sec amends wrda authorize secretary accept expend funds contributed non federal public entities expedite evaluation permits entities related projects public purpose jurisdiction department_of_the_army december directs secretary ensure evaluation permits carried funds reviewed district commander corps district project activity located evaluation permit initially conducted district commander case review shall conducted commander corps division district located utilizes procedures decisions required evaluation permits similar projects activities carried funds prohibits funds carry review directs secretary ensure final permit decisions carried funds available public including internet sec amends wrda raise cap maximum federal expenditure single modification measure improvement environment raise cap maximum federal expenditure project single locality ecosystem estuary restoration designate activities performed personnel direction secretary connection operation maintenance navigation infrastructure including locks dams inherently governmental functions commercial activities sec repeals provisions wrda limiting performance specialized technical services corps_of_engineers including annual reporting requirement sec amends wrda direct secretary preparing feasibility report water resources project include report budget documents accounting total cost recommended plan estimate federal nonfederal participation plan based following scenarios project cost based optimal levels federal funding estimated project cost based increase implementation period estimated project cost based increase period sec amends wrda require secretary reporting congress status projects require mitigation wrda use uniform methodology determining status projects included report use methodology describes qualitative quantitative status projects provide specific dates participants consultations relating mitigation plans required wrda sec prohibits use funds authorized available act project iron steel manufactured goods project produced united_states exceptions relating public interest availability project cost requires secretary publish request waiver requirement justification waiver title iii project related provisions sec modifies federal funding limits requirements water resources projects specified states sec amends wrda authorize appropriations fy2015 rio_grande environmental management program colorado new_mexico texas sec reauthorizes indiana portion river_basin flood control project illinois indiana deauthorized sec deauthorizes water resources projects including navigation flood protection flood control projects arkansas california district_of_columbia illinois kentucky louisiana massachusetts mississippi missouri ohio rhode_island south_carolina tennessee virginia title studies directs secretary conduct feasibility studies respect specified water resources projects specified states chesapeake_bay title miscellaneous sec amends wrda pilot program provide environmental assistance nonfederal interests chesapeake_bay watershed permanent program limits maximum federal expenditure individual project single locality watershed million authorizes secretary carry projects watershed goal expanding delaware new_york maryland pennsylvania virginia west_virginia district_of_columbia requires secretary develop submit congress comprehensive plan prioritize projects watershed authorizes appropriations sec amends wrda increase authorized cost carry projects operations maintenance repair rehabilitation including associated maintenance dredging lock facilities related navigational infrastructure saint lawrence seaway add specified projects california colorado florida new_york ohio list watershed management restoration development projects sec authorizes million fy2011 fy2016 secretary participate ecosystem restoration navigation flood damage reduction emergency protection components projects designated locations states secretary determines component feasible sec directs secretary plan design construct projects aquatic ecosystem restoration coastal waters northeastern united_states virginia maine including associated estuaries critical riverine areas requires secretary coordination administrator environmental_protection_agency epa heads appropriate federal agencies governors coastal states virginia maine nonprofit organizations interested parties assess needs opportunities aquatic ecosystem restoration coastal waters northeastern united_states develop general coastal management plan based assessment authorizes secretary carry aquatic ecosystem restoration project project meets specified requirements authorizes appropriations sec authorizes secretary participate ecosystem restoration navigation flood damage reduction emergency protection aquatic plant control components river watershed restoration plan developed pursuant wrda secretary determines component feasible requires secretary consult watershed restoration partnership waive cost share provided nonfederal interests portion project component benefits federally owned property authorizes appropriations sec directs secretary accept funds director united_states fish_and_wildlife_service carry project shoreline stabilization key florida sec authorizes secretary carry projects environmental protection restoration wildlife refuge maryland directs secretary accept funds director fish_and_wildlife_service projects sec prohibits secretary considering use expansion island maryland dredged material management plan enactment act sec authorizes secretary carry project environmental remediation island boston massachusetts accept funds director national_park_service project sec requires funding operation maintenance multiagency wildlife environmental interpretative education center county mississippi provided secretary interior sec directs secretary expedite completion reconnaissance feasibility studies charleston harbor post project charleston south_carolina secretary deems project feasible proceed directly project preconstruction engineering design sec expresses sense congress brigadier general michael walsh promotion rank major general commended duty dedication united_states army corps_of_engineers


Summary: Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification of, or to deny or restrict the use of, a defined area as a disposal site for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters.

amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act repeal authority administrator environmental_protection_agency epa prohibit specification deny restrict use defined area disposal site discharge dredged fill material navigable waters


Summary: Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources.

amends food security act direct secretary agriculture usda provide payments owners operators qualifying land determined secretary agricultural production conserve improve land soil water wildlife resources


Summary: Western Water Supply Enhancement Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in calculating the non-federal share of the cost of an infrastructure improvement or activity proposed by an eligible applicant for a water management improvement grant or agreement, to consider: (1) non-federal funds secured and committed to the planning, design, or construction of improvements authorized for research activity funding, even if such funds are secured and committed in advance of an application for such a grant or agreement; and (2) amounts that the applicant receives from federal power marketing agencies. Directs the Secretary to provide such a grant or agreement to assist any eligible applicant in planning, designing, or constructing any water management improvements as part of a multiyear regional, integrated, and coordinated water conservation and management plan. Requires an applicant, in order to be eligible for such a grant or agreement, to: (1) be located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application that includes a long-term (minimum of five years) water conservation and management plan based on a regional, coordinated, and integrated water conservation and management model for either an entire watershed or river basin or a regional effort that includes multiple partnering irrigation or municipal entities and a proposed budget and schedule for improvements or activities to be planned, designed, constructed, or implemented by the applicant consistent with the plan submitted. Limits the amount provided to a grant or agreement applicant to $15 million for each five-year period. Directs the Secretary to consider providing at least one grant to two of the five Reclamation Regions having submitted a valid grant application.

western water supply enhancement act_-_amends omnibus_public_land_management_act direct secretary interior calculating non federal share cost infrastructure improvement activity proposed eligible applicant water management improvement grant agreement consider non federal funds secured committed planning design construction improvements authorized research activity funding funds secured committed advance application grant agreement amounts applicant receives federal power marketing agencies directs secretary provide grant agreement assist eligible applicant planning designing constructing water management improvements multiyear regional integrated coordinated water conservation management plan requires applicant order eligible grant agreement located arizona california colorado idaho kansas montana nebraska nevada new_mexico north_dakota oklahoma oregon south_dakota texas utah washington wyoming american_samoa guam northern_mariana_islands virgin_islands submit secretary application includes long term minimum years water conservation management plan based regional coordinated integrated water conservation management model entire watershed river_basin regional effort includes multiple partnering irrigation municipal entities proposed budget schedule improvements activities planned designed constructed implemented applicant consistent plan submitted limits provided grant agreement applicant million year period directs secretary consider providing grant reclamation regions having submitted valid grant application


Summary: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency with the plan adopted by the Council pursuant to state law.

sacramento san_joaquin delta national heritage area establishment act establishes sacramento san_joaquin delta national heritage area california designates delta protection commission management entity heritage area requires commission submit proposed management plan heritage area secretary interior approval bars approval management plan secretary received certification commission delta stewardship council reviewed plan consistency plan adopted council pursuant state law


Summary: Onondaga Lake Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Onondaga Lake Watershed Council to: (1) develop and periodically revise an Adaptive Management Plan for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake; (2) establish and implement a program for the public's participation in the Plan's development and revision; and (3) establish the Onondaga Lake Scientific Center to advise the Council on development and implementation of the Plan. Requires the Plan to: (1) identify measurable goals for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake and for compliance with all laws affecting the restoration and conservation of the Lake and the Amended Consent Judgment entered January 20, 1998, in the case of Atlantic States Legal Foundation v. The Onondaga County Department of Drainage and Sanitation; and (2) incorporate and update the recommendations of the Onondaga Lake Management Plan to recommend strategies for management of the biological makeup of the Lake, the physical development of the Lake and its surroundings, and the use of the Lake for recreational and other purposes. Prohibits the Plan's recommendations from being carried out before it is approved by the Administrator and the governor of New York. States that this Act shall not affect any other provision of federal or state law or responsibility assigned thereunder, including provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or the New York State Environmental Conservation Law that require, and assign responsibility for, the performance of cleanup activities or other activities affecting the restoration or conservation of Onondaga Lake. Authorizes the Administrator to make funds available to members of the Council and the Center to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to specified governmental officials in New York and members of the Center: (1) to implement Plan strategies; (2) for research, surveys, administrative services, and studies; and (3) to gather data. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to revoke provisions that require the Secretary of the Army to plan and construct projects that are consistent with the Onondaga Lake Management Plan and to provide financial assistance for the development and implementation of projects to restore, conserve, and manage the lake.

lake restoration act_-_amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act require administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish lake watershed council develop periodically revise adaptive management plan restoration conservation management lake establish implement program public participation plan development revision establish lake scientific center advise council development implementation plan requires plan identify measurable goals restoration conservation management lake compliance laws affecting restoration conservation lake amended consent judgment entered january case atlantic states legal foundation county department drainage sanitation incorporate update recommendations lake management plan recommend strategies management biological lake physical development lake use lake recreational purposes prohibits plan recommendations carried approved administrator governor new_york states act shall affect provision federal state law responsibility assigned including provisions comprehensive environmental response compensation liability act cercla new_york state environmental conservation law require assign responsibility performance cleanup activities activities affecting restoration conservation lake authorizes administrator funds available members council center carry act authorizes administrator grants specified governmental officials new_york members center implement plan strategies research surveys administrative services studies gather data amends water_resources_development_act revoke provisions require secretary army plan construct projects consistent lake management plan provide financial assistance development implementation projects restore conserve manage lake


Summary: Save the Chesapeake Bay Homeowner Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) develop and implement the Save the Chesapeake Bay Home program, which shall designate as program participants property owners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed who perform a specified number of actions on a list of actions developed by the Administrator to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Bay; and (2) determine an appropriate amount of credit for compliance with total maximum daily load requirements to award to a state based on the number of property owners in the state who have been designated as program participants.

save chesapeake_bay homeowner act amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act direct administrator environmental_protection_agency epa develop implement save chesapeake_bay home program shall designate program participants property owners chesapeake_bay watershed perform specified number actions list actions developed administrator reduce nutrient sediment runoff bay determine appropriate credit compliance total maximum daily load requirements award state based number property owners state designated program participants


Summary: Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on U.S. water resources. Requires the study to include a lifecycle assessment of the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of transportation fuels or electricity. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study to identify the best available technologies and related strategies to maximize water and energy efficiency in the production of electricity by each type of generation (coal, oil and natural gas, hydropower, thermal solar, and nuclear). Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a study to evaluate the quantities of energy used in water storage and delivery operations in major reclamation projects; and (2) to operate, manage, and maintain the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Otero County, New Mexico, to carry out research, development, and demonstration activities to develop technologies and methods that promote brackish groundwater desalination as a viable method to increase water supply in a cost-effective manner. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to conduct an assessment of energy consumption in various sectors of the economy that are associated with the acquisition, treatment, or delivery of water. Requires the Secretary to develop an Energy-Water Research and Development Roadmap.

energy water integration act directs secretary energy secretary enter arrangement national_academy_of_sciences conduct depth analysis impact energy development production water resources requires study include lifecycle assessment quantity water withdrawn consumed production transportation fuels electricity requires secretary conduct study identify best available technologies related strategies maximize water energy efficiency production electricity type generation coal oil natural gas hydropower thermal solar nuclear directs secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation conduct study evaluate quantities energy water storage delivery operations major reclamation projects operate manage maintain brackish groundwater national desalination research facility county new_mexico carry research development demonstration activities develop technologies methods promote brackish groundwater desalination viable method increase water supply cost effective manner amends department_of_energy_organization_act require administrator energy_information_administration conduct assessment energy consumption sectors economy associated acquisition treatment delivery water requires secretary develop energy water research development roadmap