3.0.0 2773 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z House H HR 2013-07-22 113 [Pages H5347-H5349]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:H.J. Res. 57.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Amendments Article VThe Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deemit necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution,or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds ofthe several States, shall call a Convention for proposingAmendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to allIntents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, whenratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the severalStates or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the oneor the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by theCongress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made priorto the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in anyManner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the NinthSection of the first Article; and that no State without itsConsent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in theSenate.ADDITIONAL SPONSORSUnder clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills andresolutions as follows:[[Page H5348]]H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois.H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart.H.R. 182: Mr. Sires.H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart.H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock.H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz.H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur.H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman.H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer.H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider.H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania.H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter.H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison.H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas.H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman.H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson.H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri.H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio.H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio.H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 574: Mr. Clay.H.R. 578: Mr. Womack.H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright.H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison.H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta.H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr.Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal.H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia.H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green ofTexas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack.H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden.H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin.H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright.H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California.H.R. 755: Ms. Esty.H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy.H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman.H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline,Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr.Pocan.H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego.H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry.H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California.H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina.H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole.H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus.H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta.H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, andMr. Womack.H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms.Kuster.H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette.H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr.Massie.H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano.H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus.H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry.H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass.H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman.H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers.H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas.H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms.Esty.H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce.H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms.Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps.H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay.H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum.H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal.H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer.H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty.H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina.H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach.H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio.H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine.H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman.H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-23T18:09:24Z Referred to 2013-07-22T16:02:35Z Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 113 5764 HR 2014-12-10 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013 113 1232 S 2014-07-16 Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772. Related bill CRS 2013-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5275) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-23 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2013-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2013-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 N P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2013-07-22 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2013-07-22 True L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 9 2013-07-22 True D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 12 2013-07-22 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2013-07-22 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2013-07-23 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2013-07-23 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2013-07-23 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2013-07-30 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2013-07-31 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2013-08-01 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2013-08-01 False B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2013-08-01 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2013-08-01 False P000595 Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14] Gary Peters D MI 14 2013-08-01 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2013-08-01 False M001171 Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24] Daniel Maffei D NY B. 24 2013-08-02 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2013-08-02 False V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 2013-08-02 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2013-09-10 False O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] William Owens D NY L. 21 2013-09-12 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2014-03-13 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2014-03-24 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Aquatic ecology Canada Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Great Lakes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances International organizations and cooperation Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2013-07-22 Introduced in House 2013-09-16T22:42:56Z Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include as a purpose of such Act to achieve the goals established in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (Action Plan), the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy (Strategy), and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 (Agreement) through: (1) improved organization and definition of mission on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) the funding of grants, contracts, and interagency agreements for protection, restoration, and pollution control in the Great Lakes area; and (3) improved accountability.

Expands the duties of the Great Lakes National Program Office to include coordinating with the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force (Task Force), established by this Act.

Requires the Administrator of EPA to establish the Great Lakes Advisory Board to provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator on matters pertaining to Great Lakes restoration and protection.

Finds that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (Initiative), which commenced in 2010, is designed to: (1) identify programs and projects that are strategically selected to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem and to implement the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy; (2) be based on the work of the Task Force; and (3) represent the government's commitment to significantly advancing Great Lakes protection and restoration.

Requires the Initiative to prioritize work done by non-federal partners using funding made available for the Great Lakes for priority areas for each fiscal year, such as: (1) the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern, (2) the prevention and control of invasive species and their impacts, (3) the protection and restoration of near-shore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution, and (4) habitat and wildlife protection and restoration.

Requires that: (1) Initiative funds be used to strategically implement federal projects and projects carried out in coordination with states, Indian tribes, municipalities, institutions of higher education, and other organizations; and (2) Initiative projects be carried out on multiple levels, including local, Great Lakes-wide, and Great Lakes basin-wide. Prohibits funding made available to implement the Initiative from being used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) 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. Authorizes appropriations for the Initiative for FY2014-FY2018.

Establishes the Task Force to:

  • collaborate with Canada, provinces of Canada, and binational bodies involved in the Great Lakes region regarding policies, strategies, projects, and priorities for the Great Lakes System;
  • coordinate the development of federal policies, strategies, projects, and priorities for addressing the restoration and protection of the System consistent with the Agreement, the Strategy, and the Action Plan;
  • assist in the appropriate management of the System;
  • develop goals for the System that focus on outcomes such as cleaner water, improved public health, sustainable fisheries, and biodiversity and ensure that federal policies, strategies, projects, and priorities support measurable results and are consistent with the Strategy and Action Plan;
  • exchange information regarding policies, strategies, projects, and activities of the agencies represented on the Task Force relating to the System, the Strategy, the Agreement, and the Action Plan;
  • coordinate government action associated with the System;
  • seek input from nongovernmental organizations, states, and local and tribal governments;
  • ensure coordinated scientific and other research associated with the System;
  • provide assistance and support to agencies represented on the Task Force in activities relating to the System;
  • establish annual priorities with respect to Great Lakes protection and restoration, consistent with priorities for the Strategy and the Agreement;
  • review and update such Strategy and Action Plan every five years in coordination with specified entities; and
  • report on what actions have and have not been implemented with respect to the recommendations made by the Board and the Great Lakes' mayors, the governors, and tribal leaders.

Requires the Administrator to submit to Congress annually a comprehensive report on the overall health of the Great Lakes, including a description of the achievements in implementing the Agreement, a list of the Initiative's accomplishments, and recommendations for streamlining work of advisory and coordinating committees.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress, annually, a financial report certified by each agency that has budget authority for Great Lakes restoration activities that contains: (1) an interagency budget crosscut report, (2) a detailed accounting of all funds received and obligated by all federal agencies and state agencies using federal funds for Great Lakes restoration activities during the current and previous fiscal years, (3) a budget for the proposed projects to be carried out in the subsequent fiscal year, and (4) a listing of projects to be undertaken in the subsequent fiscal year.

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

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