3.0.0 508 2018-02-03T19:55:20Z 2018-02-05T15:27:09Z Senate S S 2005-03-03 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-03T19:33:10Z 2005-03-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2012-2014) IntroReferral 2005-03-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2011-2012) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-03 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 2005-03-03 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2005-03-03 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2005-03-03 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2005-03-03 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-03-03 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-03-03 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-09-19 False Environmental Protection Animals Authorization Biological diversity Canada Coastal zone Congress Congressional reporting requirements Earth resources satellites Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Environmental monitoring Environmental research 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 International Affairs International environmental cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Michigan Minnesota New York State Non-native species Nonpoint source pollution Ohio Pennsylvania Performance measurement Restoration ecology Science, Technology, Communications Sedimentation Space activities Sustainable fisheries Water Resources Development Water quality Water use Watersheds Wetlands Wisconsin Environmental Protection 00 2005-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-23T15:20:02Z 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) to provide grants to States, municipalities, and other applicants for: (1) contaminated sediment buildup; (2) wetland restoration; (3) invasive species control and prevention; (4) coastal wildlife and fisheries habitat improvement; (5) public access improvement; (6) water quality improvement; (7) sustainable water use; or (8) nonpoint source pollution reduction.

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 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 sewer upgrades; (2) research, monitoring, or beautification projects unrelated to tangible watershed improvements; or (3) litigation and lobbying expenses.

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

Establishes the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the 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) report its findings to Congress and identify in such report any emerging problems.

]]> Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act Display Title Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the environmental restoration of the Great Lakes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s508is/xml/BILLS-109s508is.xml 2005-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2012-2014) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.