§ 1273. Lake Pontchartrain Basin

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–457 title V § 502 · 114 Stat. 1957

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1273

   June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title I, § 121, as added Pub. L. 106–457, title V, § 502, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1973

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title I, § 121, as added Pub. L. 106–457, title V, § 502, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1973

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 502. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN. Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 121. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN. “(a) Establishment of Restoration Program.— The Administrator shall establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program. “(b) Purpose.— The purpose of the program shall be to restore the ecological health of the Basin by developing and funding restoration projects and related scientific and public education projects. “(c) Duties.— In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall— “(1) provide administrative and technical assistance to a management conference convened for the Basin under section 320; “(2) assist and support the activities of the management conference, including the implementation of recommendations of the management conference; “(3) support environmental monitoring of the Basin and research to provide necessary technical and scientific information; “(4) develop a comprehensive research plan to address the technical needs of the program; “(5) coordinate the grant, research, and planning programs authorized under this section; and “(6) collect and make available to the public publications, and other forms of information the management conference determines to be appropriate, relating to the environmental quality of the Basin. “(d) Grants.— The Administrator may make grants— “(1) for restoration projects and studies recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 320; and “(2) for public education projects recommended by the management conference. “(e) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions apply: “(1) Basin.— The term ‘Basin’ means the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, a 5,000 square mile watershed encompassing 16 parishes in the State of Louisiana and 4 counties in the State of Mississippi. “(2) Program.— The term ‘program’ means the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program established under subsection (a). “(f) Authorization of Appropriations.— “(1) In general.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005. Such sums shall remain available until expended. “(2) Public education projects.— Not more than 15 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) in a fiscal year may be expended on grants for public education projects under subsection (d)(2).”.

2. 2006

   Pub. L. 109–392 § 1 · 120 Stat. 2703

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(f)(1)

   Pub. L. 109–392 substituted “2011” for “2005”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 109–392 substituted “2011” for “2005”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION REAUTHORIZATION.   The first section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) (relating to Lake Pontchartrain Basin) is amended in subsection (f) by striking “2005” and inserting “2011”.

3. 2012

   Pub. L. 112–237 § 1(1) · 126 Stat. 1628

   Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(d)

   Pub. L. 112–237, § 1(1), inserted “to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs” after “make grants” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–237, § 1(1), inserted “to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs” after “make grants” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (d), by inserting “to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs” after “make grants”; and

4. 2012

   Pub. L. 112–237 § 1(2) · 126 Stat. 1628

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(f)(1)

   Pub. L. 112–237, § 1(2), substituted “2012 and the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017” for “2011”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 112–237, § 1(2), substituted “2012 and the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017” for “2011”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (f)(1), in the first sentence, by striking “2011” and inserting “2012 and the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017”.

5. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 8501(c)(1)(A) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Added · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(c)(7)

   Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(1)(A), added par. (7)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(1)(A), added par. (7).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (c)— (i) in paragraph (5), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: “(7) Deadline. ensure that the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accordance with section 320 not less often than once every 5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph.” ; and

6. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 8501(c)(1)(B) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(d)(1)

   Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(1)(B), substituted “identified in the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 1330 of this title” for “recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 1330 of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(1)(B), substituted “identified in the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 1330 of this title” for “recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 1330 of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (d), by striking “recommended by a management conference convened for the Basin under section 320” and inserting “identified in the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 320”.

7. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 8501(c)(2) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(e)(1)

   Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(2), substituted “10,000 square mile” for “5,000 square mile”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(2), substituted “10,000 square mile” for “5,000 square mile”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Definitions.— Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is amended by striking “, a 5,000 square mile” and inserting “, a 10,000 square mile”.

8. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 8501(c)(3) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Added · 33 U.S.C. § 1273(f)(3)

   Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(3), added par (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 8501(c)(3), added par (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Administrative costs.— Section 121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) Administrative expenses.— Not more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used for administrative expenses.” .

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