3.0.0 2809 2023-01-11T13:30:53Z 2023-01-11T13:30:53Z House HR 2015-06-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DOLD:H.R. 2809.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause 3.[Page H4492]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-18T16:10:14Z Referred to 2015-06-17T14:01:40Z Great Lakes Water Protection Act 114 1586 S 2015-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 114 1645 S 2015-06-23 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126. Related bill CRS An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 114 2132 S 2015-10-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. Related bill CRS 2015-06-18 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2015-06-17 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-06-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4448) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000613 Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] Robert Dold R IL J. 10 N L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2015-06-17 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2015-06-17 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2015-06-24 False Environmental Protection Government trust funds Great Lakes Pollution liability Solid waste and recycling Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2015-06-17 Introduced in House 2016-07-19T13:38:07Z Great Lakes Water Protection Act

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from discharging untreated or partially treated sewage into the Great Lakes or a tributary of the Great Lakes when the discharge is the result of the POTW intentionally diverting waste streams to bypass any portion of a treatment facility. A bypass is allowed if: (1) it is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage, there is no feasible alternative, and the treatment works provides notice; or (2) it does not cause effluent (waste) limitations to be exceeded and is for essential maintenance to ensure efficient operation of the treatment facility.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must work with relevant states to create requirements for providing immediate notice to the public about discharges.

The EPA must establish procedures to ensure that permits issued to POTWs under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System include requirements to comply with this bill.

This bill establishes a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 per day for violations of the bill occurring on or after January 1, 2035. The penalties must be deposited into the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund, which is established by this bill. The Fund must be used for improving wastewater discharges.

]]> Great Lakes Water Protection Act Display Title Great Lakes Water Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Water Protection Act Introduced in House 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2809ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2809ih.xml 2015-06-18 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.