S.Amdt. 1128

SA 1128. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title IV of division C, insert
the following:

chesapeake bay program

Sec. 4__.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
division, the amount made available for Geographic Programs
under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management''
under the heading ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' under
title II shall be increased by $9,000,000 to provide
additional funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program (as defined
in section 117(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1267(a)), of which--
(1) $1,500,000 shall be for additional nutrient and
sediment removal grants, as described in the report
accompanying this Act;
(2) $1,500,000 shall be for additional small watershed
grants to control polluted runoff from urban, suburban, and
agricultural lands, as described in the report accompanying
this Act; and
(3) $6,000,000 shall be for State-based implementation in
the most effective basins.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division,
funds made available for Operations and Administration under
the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' under
the heading ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' under title
II in the report accompanying this Act shall be reduced by
$9,000,000.
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