The Clean Water Action Plan: Background and Early Implementation Copeland, Claudia Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress 1999-05-03 English October 1997, Vice President Gore directed federal agencies to develop a Clean Water Initiative to improve and strengthen water pollution control efforts. The multi-agency plan was released on Feb. 19, 1998, and identifies more than 100 key actions. Most are existing activities, now labeled as part of the Initiative. The President's FY1999 budget requested $2.2 billion for five departments and agencies ($568 million more than in FY1998) to fund implementation. By October 1998, Congress passed bills to fund the plan, but appropriations provided $1.8 billion, or less than 15%, of the requested increases. In the meantime, however, federal agencies are beginning or accelerating activities to carry out the actions under the Plan. Water pollution Water pollution control - Law and legislation Text Text crs: 98-150 local-cont-no: 98-150 1999-05-03 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1040/ ark: ark:/67531/metacrs1040