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S. Rept. 114-161 1 (2015-10-29)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxsdf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 114-161 AN ACT TO AMEND THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT TO REAUTHORIZE THE NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES OCTOBER 29, 2015.-Ordered to be printed Mr. INHOFE, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1523] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was referred the bill (S. 1523) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes, having considered the same, and recommends the bill do pass. GENERAL STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND The most simplistic definition of an estuary is a place where fresh water meets the sea. In its broader meaning, an estuary is defined as a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with freshwater flowing into it and a connection to the open sea. In 1987, Congress established the National Estuary Program (NEP) by adding section 320 to the Clean Water Act (CWA) through amendments to that Act sponsored by the late Senator John Chafee (R-RI). Section 320 authorizes states to nominate and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify estuaries of national significance and to convene a management conference for that estuary. Each management conference is made up of representatives from federal, state and local government agencies responsible for man- aging the estuary's resources, as well as members of the commu- nity-citizens, business leaders, educators, and researchers. These stakeholders work together using a consensus-based approach to identify problems in the estuary, and to create and implement a formal management plan, called a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), that recommends specific targeted actions designed to address water quality, a balanced indigenous 59-010

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