3.0.0 237 2017-12-13T21:35:55Z 2017-12-13T21:35:55Z Senate S S 2009-01-14 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-14T20:11:58Z Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act 111 500 HR 2009-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2009-01-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2009-01-14 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. 2009-01-14 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-01-14 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-01-14 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-01-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-07-21 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Aquatic ecology Dams and canals Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Executive agency funding and structure Fishes Great Lakes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Higher education Illinois Indiana Lakes and rivers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Michigan Minnesota New York State Ohio Pennsylvania Solid waste and recycling Trade restrictions Water quality Water resources funding Watersheds Wisconsin Environmental Protection 00 2009-01-14 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-10T20:25:30Z Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 - National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to conduct a priority program to manage pathways that pose the highest risk for introduction of invasive species; (2) prohibit aquatic organisms from being imported without screening and approval; (3) require the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a national system of ecological surveys to rapidly detect recently established aquatic invasive species in U.S. waters; (4) establish the Emergency Rapid Response Fund to provide financial assistance to state or federal rapid response teams implementing rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species; and (5) require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an interbasin and intrabasin monitoring program to track invasive species moving through interbasin waterways and specified major river systems and to identify waterways suitable for dispersal barrier demonstration projects.

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

Prohibits importation of a specified carp species. Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to upgrade and make permanent the sanitary and ship canal dispersal barrier in Chicago, Illinois.

Prohibits federal agencies from promoting the introduction or spread of invasive species unless the benefits outweigh the harm.

Establishes the National Invasive Species Council to: (1) lead and coordinate efforts to minimize the negative effects caused by, and to reduce the threat of further invasions of, invasive species; (2) develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan; and (3) establish an Invasive Species Advisory Committee.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to: (1) authorize the EPA Administrator 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 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 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 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 report on Great Lakes restoration goals and progress; (3) the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration; and (4) the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Grant Program.

Provides funding for a variety of Great Lakes programs.

]]> Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009 Display Title Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s237is/xml/BILLS-111s237is.xml 2009-01-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.