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H.CON.RES.403
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding combined sewer overflow control programs.
Sponsor: Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] (introduced 5/14/2002)      Cosponsors: 11
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
5/14/2002:
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5/15/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
COMMITTEE(S):
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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Baldacci, John Elias - 6/4/2002 [ME-2] Rep Bass, Charles F. - 5/23/2002 [NH-2]
Rep Bonior, David E. - 11/4/2002 [MI-10] Rep Frank, Barney - 6/4/2002 [MA-4]
Rep Matsui, Robert T. - 7/26/2002 [CA-5] Rep McHugh, John M. - 6/12/2002 [NY-24]
Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. - 5/23/2002 [GA-4] Rep Quinn, Jack - 5/14/2002 [NY-30]
Rep Sanders, Bernard - 6/4/2002 [VT] Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 6/11/2002 [IL-9]
Rep Tierney, John F. - 6/4/2002 [MA-6]

SUMMARY AS OF:
5/14/2002--Introduced.

Declares that Congress should: (1) commit and provide substantially increased Federal funding and resources for combined sewer overflow control; (2) increase funding for such control to levels sufficient to cover at least 80 percent of the costs incurred by economically disadvantaged communities; (3) provide the Environmental Protection Agency with additional resources to improve nationwide tracking of progress in combined sewer overflow control programs; and (4) expressly authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to assist municipalities with assessment and design work associated with combined sewer system upgrades.