3.0.0 791 2023-01-11T19:46:35Z 2023-01-11T19:46:35Z Senate S S 2007-03-07 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-07T19:37:31Z Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act 110 1350 HR 2007-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-03-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-03-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2800-2801) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-07 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. 2007-03-07 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-03-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-03-07 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-03-07 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-03-07 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-03-07 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-03-15 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-03-20 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-08-03 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-02-14 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Animals Aquatic ecology Aquatic pests Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization Biological diversity Boats and boating Business records Canada Canals Coast guard Coastal zone Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Commerce Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Environmental education Environmental monitoring Environmental research Environmental technology Executive orders Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Federal aid to water pollution control Federal aid to water resources development Fines (Penalties) Fishes Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Graduate education Great Lakes Habitat conservation Higher education Illinois Import restrictions Infrastructure International Affairs International environmental cooperation Laboratories Latin America Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine safety Merchant ships Mercury Mexico Museums Negotiations Non-native species Oceanographic research Pest control Planning Pollution measurement Regional planning Remote sensing Research centers Research grants Revolving funds Rivers Science, Technology, Communications Sewage disposal Sewerage Ships Space activities Sports and Recreation Technological innovations Transportation and Public Works Warships Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water treatment plants Waterfronts Waterways Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-16T18:28:14Z Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007 - National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require certain vessels operating in U.S. waters to have invasive species management plans; (2) direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish vessel performance requirements with the goal of eliminating invasive species, (3) require vessels to conduct ballast water treatment in accordance with numeric ballast water discharge standards; (4) direct the Secretary to promulgate regulations to minimize the discharge of invasive species from ships that claim no ballast on board, or that claim to be carrying only unpumpable quantities of ballast, and to allow ships entering the Great Lakes to use a treatment technology that is as effective as ballast water exchange; (5) provide for civil and criminal penalties for violations; (6) require federal agencies to restrict the importation of specified aquatic organisms; and (7) declare the importation of aquatic organisms of species not in trade to be unlawful and prescribe civil and criminal penalties for violations.

Establishes the Emergency Rapid Response Fund to provide financial assistance to a state or a federal rapid response team to assist in implementing rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species.

Renames the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 as the Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and Control Act of 1990.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit importation of specified carp species into the United States. Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to: (1) upgrade and make permanent the Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barrier in Chicago, Illinois; and (2) construct dispersal barriers as necessary.

Prohibits federal agencies from authorizing, funding, or carrying out any action that would promote the introduction or spread of invasive species unless the benefits of the action outweigh the harm.

Establishes the National Invasive Species Council as an independent entity in the executive branch to lead and coordinate efforts to minimize the negative effects caused by invasive species and to reduce the threat of further invasions of such species. Requires the Council to develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan and to establish an Invasive Species Advisory Committee.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding for wastewater assistance to certain municipalities and small publicly-owned treatment works; (2) authorize states to provide additional subsidization to benefit certain municipalities or state agencies that already receive assistance from the water pollution control revolving fund or to implement certain alternative techniques; (3) require the Great Lakes National Program Office to provide grants to reduce the quantity of mercury and to identify emerging contaminants in the Great Lakes; and (4) require the President include a joint Great Lakes research plan in the annual budget submitted to Congress.

Authorizes the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research to provide grants to carry out activities in accordance with the joint research and monitoring plan developed by the Great Lakes National Program Office and the Great Lakes Research Office.

Requires: (1) the President to establish a system that detects and predicts changes in the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environment that impact the U.S. economy or ecology; and (2) the National Ocean Research Leadership Council to establish an interagency program office to be known as OceanUS to be responsible for program planning and coordination of such system.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Program Office to develop specified science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance for certain restoration or remediation projects; and (2) restore and remediate waterfronts and related areas.

Establishes: (1) the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, as established by Executive Order 13340, as a task force within EPA; (2) a Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee to hold public meetings and make recommendations and reports on Great Lakes restoration goals and progress; and (3) the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to maintain a restoration and protection strategy for use in Great Lakes program implementation and funding decisions, to serve as a forum for addressing regional issues relating to ecosystem restoration and protection of the Great Lakes, and to establish an oversight forum to coordinate and enhance implementation of Great Lakes programs.

Provides funding for a variety of Great Lakes programs.

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