3.0.0 2994 2022-02-03T05:09:03Z 2022-02-03T05:09:03Z Senate S S 2008-05-08 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-24T17:15:10Z Markup by 2008-07-31T20:55:35Z Referred to 2008-05-08T21:38:51Z S. Rept. 110-488 2008-09-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1059. Calendars 2008-09-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-488. Committee 2008-09-24 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-488. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2008-07-31 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2008-05-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-05-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2008-05-08 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-05-08 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-05-08 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-05-08 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-05-08 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-05-08 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2008-05-08 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-05-22 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-05-22 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-06-04 False 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z S. 2994, Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20250 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008</p> 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z S. 2994, Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20250 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 H.R.6460 https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6460 Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Authorization Economics and Public Finance Environmental research Environmental technology Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Public Lands and Natural Resources Research and development Restoration ecology Science, Technology, Communications Sedimentation Technological innovations Water Resources Development Environmental Protection 00 2008-05-08 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-02T21:06:56Z Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among activities that the Great Lakes National Program Office is authorized to carry out for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern: (1) demonstration or pilot projects that use innovative approaches, technologies, or techniques for the remediation of sediment contamination; and (2) activities to restore aquatic habitat after remediation. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide additional consideration to projects that are funded by potentially responsible parties (individuals or entities that may be liable under federal or state environmental remediation laws with respect to a project carried out under such Act) and determined to be of greater environmental significance than competing proposals.

Revises provisions concerning the nonfederal share of the costs of such projects. Authorizes the Administrator, Acting through the Program Office, to enter into agreements with nonfederal sponsors to implement projects under which such sponsors may pay in advance their share of the project costs and receive reimbursement for such costs from the Administrator.

Requires the Administrator to implement a public information and participation program relating to the remediation of contaminated sediment in areas of concern in the United States.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) such remediation; (2) the public information and participation program; and (3) research on the development and use of innovative approaches, technologies, and techniques for such remediation.

]]> 80 2008-09-24 Reported to Senate without amendment 2008-12-31T21:44:04Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among activities that the Great Lakes National Program Office is authorized to carry out for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern: (1) demonstration or pilot projects that use innovative approaches, technologies, or techniques for the remediation of sediment contamination; and (2) activities to restore aquatic habitat after remediation. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide additional consideration to projects that are funded by potentially responsible parties (individuals or entities that may be liable under federal or state environmental remediation laws with respect to a project carried out under such Act) and determined to be of greater environmental significance than competing proposals.

Revises provisions concerning the nonfederal share of the costs of such projects. Authorizes the Administrator, Acting through the Program Office, to enter into agreements with nonfederal sponsors to implement projects under which such sponsors may pay in advance their share of the project costs and receive reimbursement for such costs from the Administrator.

Requires the Administrator to implement a public information and participation program relating to the remediation of contaminated sediment in areas of concern in the United States.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) such remediation; (2) the public information and participation program; and (3) research on the development and use of innovative approaches, technologies, and techniques for such remediation.

]]> Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 Display Title Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern. Reported to Senate 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2994rs/xml/BILLS-110s2994rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2994is/xml/BILLS-110s2994is.xml 2008-09-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1059. 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.