Ohio River Basin Restoration Program Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10432 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10432 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish an Ohio River Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2024 Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Landsman, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish an Ohio River Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ohio River Basin Restoration Program Act''. SEC. 2. OHIO RIVER BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM. 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. 127. OHIO RIVER. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Environmental Protection Agency. ``(2) Ohio river basin.--The term `Ohio River Basin' means the portions of each Ohio River State that contain the watershed of the Ohio River. ``(3) Ohio river basin restoration program.--The term `Ohio River Basin Restoration Program' means the Ohio River Basin Restoration Program established by this section. ``(4) Ohio river state.--The term `Ohio River State' means Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, or Mississippi. ``(5) Program office.--The term `Program Office' means the Ohio River National Program Office established under this section. ``(6) Program director.--The term `P