3.0.0 2913 2023-01-11T13:16:49Z 2023-01-11T13:16:49Z Senate S S 2009-12-18 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-12-18T21:13:26Z 2009-12-18 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 S13461-13462) IntroReferral 2009-12-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13460) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2009-12-18 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2010-02-02 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-05-25 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Air quality Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Metals Soil pollution Water quality Watersheds Environmental Protection 00 2009-12-18 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-27T20:13:56Z Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program that monitors: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the air; and (2) long-term changes in mercury and methyl mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the water and soil or sediments and in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) select multiple monitoring sites representing multiple ecoregions that include national parks, wildlife refuges, National Estuarine Research Reserve units, and other sensitive ecological areas that include long-term protection and in which substantive changes are expected from reductions in domestic mercury emissions; (2) establish and publish standardized measurement protocols for the program; and (3) establish a centralized database for environmental mercury data.

Establishes the Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment, site selection, protocols, and operation of the program.

]]> Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Display Title Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Introduced in Senate 2009-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2913is/xml/BILLS-111s2913is.xml 2009-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13461-13462) 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.