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6/19/2009--Introduced.Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reestablish the Program Office of the Gulf of Mexico Program as an office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to be headed by a Director. Requires the Office to: (1) coordinate the actions of EPA and of other federal agencies and state and local authorities; (2) assist in developing specific action plans to carry out the program; (3) coordinate and implement priority state- and community-led restoration plans and projects and facilitate activities that support the program; (4) implement outreach programs to foster stewardship of the Gulf's resources; (5) develop and make available information about the environmental quality and living resources of the Gulf; (6) serve as the liaison with the Mexican members of the Gulf of Mexico States Accord and Mexican counterparts of the EPA; and (7) focus on activities that will result in measurable improvements to water quality and living resources of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Authorizes the EPA Administrator to enter into interagency agreements to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants for use in: (1) monitoring the water quality and living resources of the Gulf ecosystem; (2) researching the effects of environmental changes on such water quality and resources; (3) developing cooperative strategies that address the water quality and needs of Gulf resources; (4) developing locally-based protection and restoration programs or projects within a watershed that complement those strategies; and (5) eliminating or reducing point sources that discharge pollutants that contaminate the Gulf ecosystem.

1257742800 2009-11-09 Sat Nov 14 09:16:35 -0600 2009 introduced 58620 'act':7 'gulf':1 'mexico':3 'restor':4 'protect':6 75736 false short introduced 58620 'act':10 'bill':2 'gulf':32 'amend':4 'feder':6 'marin':28 'water':7,25 'cooper':15 'effort':16 'expand':12 'mexico':34 'pollut':8 'restor':19 'control':9 'monitor':18 'product':24 'protect':21 'qualiti':26 'resourc':23 'ecosystem':29 'strengthen':14 74907 false official action 58620 Tue Nov 10 07:00:18 -0600 2009 1257742800 Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 2009 216200 Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. W000437 1951-07-05 3453 487 Russell Senate Office Building http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EMailSenatorWicker 202-228-0378 Roger 'r':4 'ms':5 'sen':1 'roger':2,6,8 'wicker':3,7,9 M 400432 Wicker Roger_F._Wicker F. Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] 1628 N00003280 8545 Republican 202-224-6253 Southern Baptist MS Roger Wicker 3.83333333333333 http://wicker.senate.gov C000567 1937-12-07 4966 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://cochran.senate.gov/email.html 202-224-9450 Thad 'r':4 'ms':5 'sen':1 'thad':2,6,8 'cochran':3,7,9 M 300023 Cochran Thad_Cochran Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] 2483 N00003328 9091 Republican 202-224-5054 Baptist MS Thad Cochran 2.89473684210526 http://cochran.senate.gov L000550 1955-11-23 8459 328 Hart Senate Office Building http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 202-224-9735 Mary 'd':4 'la':5 'sen':1 'mari':2,6,8 'landrieu':3,7,9 F 300063 Landrieu Mary_Landrieu L. Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] 4436 N00005395 11941 Democrat 202-224-5824 Roman Catholic LA Mary Landrieu 2.05882352941176 http://landrieu.senate.gov/ V000127 1961-05-03 9732 516 Hart Senate Office Building http://vitter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-5061 David 'r':4 'la':5 'sen':1 'david':2,6,8 'vitter':3,7,9 M 400418 Vitter David_Vitter Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] 3833 N00009659 10018 Republican 202-224-4623 Catholic LA David Vitter 3.94736842105263 http://vitter.senate.gov/ action 58620 Tue Nov 10 07:00:18 -0600 2009 1257742800 Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 2009 216200 Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. action 58620 Wed Nov 04 07:00:43 -0600 2009 1257742800 Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 2009 215382 Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-406. 3:00 p.m. action 58620 1245384000 Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202599 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6848) action 58620 1245384000 Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0500 2009 200256 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. introduced 58620 1245384000 Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0500 2009 200255