3.0.0 4755 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z House H HR 2010-03-04 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2010-03-05T17:50:57Z Referred to 2010-03-04T15:01:47Z Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act of 2010 111 3073 S 2010-09-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554. Identical bill CRS 2010-03-05 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2010-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2010-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 N D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 2010-03-04 True K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2010-03-04 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2010-03-04 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2010-03-09 False L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2010-03-09 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2010-03-09 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2010-03-09 False M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2010-03-09 False S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 2010-03-09 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2010-03-09 False S001178 Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] Mark Schauer D MI H. 7 2010-03-09 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2010-03-09 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2010-03-10 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2010-03-10 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2010-03-10 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2010-03-11 False L000568 Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] Christopher Lee R NY J. 26 2010-03-12 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2010-03-15 False C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 2010-03-16 False V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 2010-03-22 False D000608 Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] Kathleen Dahlkemper D PA A. 3 2010-03-25 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2010-04-13 False P000595 Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] Gary Peters D MI 9 2010-04-13 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2010-04-13 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2010-04-13 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2010-04-15 False K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2010-04-20 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2010-04-20 False R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2010-04-28 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2010-04-29 False H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2010-05-04 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2010-05-05 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2010-05-06 False M001171 Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25] Daniel Maffei D NY B. 25 2010-05-06 False B001263 Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] John Boccieri D OH A. 16 2010-05-11 False H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2010-05-11 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2010-05-12 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2010-05-24 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2010-06-22 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-06-23 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2010-06-30 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2010-09-16 False Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive agency funding and structure Great Lakes Lakes and rivers Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2010-03-04 Introduced in House 2010-09-03T20:13:23Z Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Great Lakes Program Office by requiring the Office to: (1) provide support for Great Lakes governance and management; and (2) coordinate with the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force.

Establishes: (1) the Great Lakes Leadership Council to establish policy, goals, and priorities with respect to Great Lakes protection and restoration, determine a process for participating in international forums, and provide annual input regarding federal budget priorities and levels for Great Lakes protection and restoration; (2) the Great Lakes Management Committee within the Council to report to and provide direction for the Council, monitor and assist implementation activities relating to Great Lakes management, and engage in problem solving regarding Great Lakes management; and (3) the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report annually to Congress on budgets and restoration activities relating to EPA's organizational elements involved in Great Lakes activities and EPA's reasons for approving or disapproving the Council's recommendations.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern in the Great Lakes; and (2) the Great Lakes Program.

Requires EPA, in coordination with federal partners, to implement a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which will: (1) identify and support programs to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem; (2) be based on the work of the Task Force and the Council's stakeholders and nongovernmental partners; and (3) represent the government's commitment to significantly advance Great Lakes protection and restoration. Prohibits funding made available to implement the Initiative from being used for water infrastructure activity that is implemented using funds made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund program.

Requires federal agencies to: (1) maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities; and (2) identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the Initiative.

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