3.0.0 5516 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z House H HR 2014-09-17 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATTA:H.R. 5516.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H7676]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2014-09-18T16:16:18Z Referred to 2014-09-17T14:01:05Z 2014-09-18 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2014-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 N K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2014-09-18 False Environmental Protection Great Lakes Licensing and registrations Marine pollution Solid waste and recycling Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2014-09-17 Introduced in House 2015-03-10T22:15:27Z Protecting Our Great Lakes Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit any discharge of dredged material into waters within Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior lakeward from a line drawn across the mouth of tributaries to the Lakes. Includes within the area protected from discharges all waters enclosed by constructed breakwaters (barriers built in a body of water to break the force of waves and protect surrounding land). Excludes connecting channels from the protected area.

Requires any dredged material resulting from activity in the Great Lakes System to be reused in beneficial ways on land or disposed of in a confined land- or water-based disposal area determined to be economically and environmentally viable by the Army Corps of Engineers in consultation with concerned states.

Treats violators of the prohibition as having violated a condition or limitation set forth in a permit to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.

]]> Protecting Our Great Lakes Act of 2014 Display Title Protecting Our Great Lakes Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the discharge of dredged material into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Our Great Lakes Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5516ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5516ih.xml 2014-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.