Groups Hail Senate Passage of Transportation Bill With Gulf Restoration Amendment
March 14, 2012
March 14, 2012
NEW YORK, March 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
A coalition of six Gulf Coast restoration advocacy groups praised the Senate today for passing the Surface Transportation bill with an amendment that would dedicate 80 percent of the Clean Water Act fines from BP and the other parties responsible for the Gulf oil spill to restoring the Gulf Coast. The current transportation bill expires on March 31.
The amendment, called the REST . . .
A coalition of six Gulf Coast restoration advocacy groups praised the Senate today for passing the Surface Transportation bill with an amendment that would dedicate 80 percent of the Clean Water Act fines from BP and the other parties responsible for the Gulf oil spill to restoring the Gulf Coast. The current transportation bill expires on March 31.
The amendment, called the REST . . .