3.0.0 1398 2023-01-15T06:02:43Z 2023-01-15T06:02:43Z Senate S S 2003-07-14 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-07-14T19:39:34Z 2003-07-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2003-07-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9330-9332) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH N L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-07-14 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2003-07-14 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2003-07-14 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2003-07-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-07-14 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-07-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-07-14 True F000442 Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] PETER FITZGERALD R IL 2003-08-01 False L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2003-11-24 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2004-01-20 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2004-01-20 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2004-01-27 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2004-03-22 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2004-03-24 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2004-06-07 False Environmental Protection Animals Authorization Coastal zone Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Environmental monitoring Executive reorganization Exotic animals Exotic plants Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to water pollution control Fishery management Government Operations and Politics Great Lakes Habitat conservation Illinois Indiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Michigan Minnesota New York State Non-native species Nonpoint source pollution Ohio Pennsylvania Restoration ecology Sedimentation Water Resources Development Water quality Water use Watersheds Wetlands Wisconsin Environmental Protection 00 2003-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-09T21:07:45Z Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act - Establishes a Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Grant Program in the Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Allocates funds among the Great Lakes States, requiring the funding of at least one project or activity per Great Lakes State per fiscal year. Stipulates that these projects result in tangible improvements in the Great Lakes watershed and address at least one of the priority issues identified by the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Advisory Board.

Prohibits the use of restoration grant funds for: (1) roads not connected with a sewer upgrade; (2) research, monitoring or beautification projects unrelated to tangible improvements to the watershed; or (3) litigation and lobbying expenses.

Establishes the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Advisory Board which includes Federal, State, and local members as well as Canadian and environmental organization observers.

Establishes the Great Lakes Federal Coordinating Council.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of EPA to: (1) develop and implement science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes, including measures of accumulated toxic pollutants; (2) establish a Federal network to regularly monitor and collect this data; and (3) make a report available to Congress and the public describing the water quality and related environmental factors of the Great Lakes.

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