3.0.0 1528 2023-01-11T13:24:05Z 2023-01-11T13:24:05Z Senate S S 2013-09-19 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-09-19T15:56:30Z 2013-09-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2013-09-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6648-6649) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-09-19 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. 2013-09-19 True Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Air quality Aquatic ecology Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Hazardous wastes and toxic substances International organizations and cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Metals Soil pollution Water quality Watersheds Environmental Protection 00 2013-09-19 Introduced in Senate 2013-10-25T21:08:09Z 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 water and soil or sediments and in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial organisms.

Requires the program to be compatible with similar international efforts, including the Global Mercury Observation System and the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.

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 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.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish a Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment, site selection, measurement, recording protocols, and operation of the program; (2) report on the program every two years and include, every four years, an assessment of mercury deposition rates that need to be achieved in order to prevent adverse human and ecological effects; and (3) make all data obtained under this Act available to the public through a dedicated website and on written request.]]> 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 2013-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1528is/xml/BILLS-113s1528is.xml 2013-09-19 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.