House Approves Bill to Protect Estuaries, Authorizes $50 Million Per Year for Program

摘要

The House of Representatives April 15 approved by a 278-128 vote April 15 the Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 (H.R. 4715), a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Estuary Program at a level of $50 million annually for fiscal years 2011-2015.rnThe bill drew support from 240 Democrats and 38 Republicans. Two Democrats and 126 Republicans voted against the bill.