Over the course of two days, the Committee on Environment and Public works came to a decision about what their course of action will be. They decided that all of the bills except the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010 were not passable. This act calls institutions that will conduct research on green infrastructure that is relevant to the geographical region in which the center is located, develop manuals and establish industry standards on best management practices, and provide information regarding research conducted to the national electronic clearinghouse center for publication. Other uses for this amendment will be the power for administrators to carry out this bill, to get money for these institutions, and shall established an Office of Water that will regulate actions of the green infrastructure program.
The committee had overall unanimous decisions for amending the bill. Most of the changes were shortening phrases and cutting out information that was either irrelevant or repetitive. The republicans, though, were not happy about the money that was needed for the bill. They thought that the 3 million dollars for single grants was too much. Ultimately they were turned down by a simple majority vote. Overall, the passing of the bill was very smooth for both parties.
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