Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING RIVERS, RIVER SYSTEMS, BEACHES, SHORES AND WATERWAYS AS ECOLOGICAL ZONES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
February 13, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03577 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING RIVERS, RIVER SYSTEMS, BEACHES, SHORES AND WATERWAYS AS ECOLOGICAL ZONES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : "River Systems and Waterways Ecological Zones Act of 2008" |
| ABSTRACT : The bill provides that all current or prospective modes of occupancy, utilization or application of portions or surrounding areas of rivers, beaches, shores and waterways shall be subjected to Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement Systems for small scale or household endeavors. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-02-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Codilla (065 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 2009-02-10 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON ECOLOGY |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO ECOLOGY on 2008-02-26; |
Abstract
The bill provides that all current or prospective modes of occupancy, utilization or application of portions or surrounding areas of rivers, beaches, shores and waterways shall be subjected to Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement Systems for small scale or household endeavors.
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