3.0.0 504 2023-01-11T13:28:20Z 2023-01-11T13:28:20Z Senate S 2015-02-12 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-12T20:48:06Z Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016 114 223 HR 2016-04-27 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439. Related bill CRS Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016 114 1024 S 2016-02-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372. Related bill CRS 2015-02-12 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-02-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-02-12 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-02-12 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-02-12 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-02-12 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-02-12 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-02-12 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-02-12 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-02-12 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-02-12 True D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2015-02-12 True 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 2015-02-12 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-17T20:40:17Z Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the purpose of the Act to include achieving the goals established in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan and the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 the Great Lakes Legacy Act for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Great Lakes National Program Office, and EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

The Initiative must prioritize work done by non-federal partners in specified focus areas. Initiative funding may not be used for a water infrastructure activity that is implemented using funds made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund programs, except green infrastructure projects that improve habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes.

Federal agencies must maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities and identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the Initiative.

The bill codifies the establishment of the Great Lakes Advisory Board and the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, which were previously established by the EPA. The Board must provide advice and recommendations to the EPA on matters pertaining to Great Lakes restoration and protection. The Task Force must collaborate with Canada and coordinate the development of federal policy on Great Lakes restoration and protection.

]]> Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s504is/xml/BILLS-114s504is.xml 2015-02-12 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.