3.0.0 3630 2023-01-11T13:40:56Z 2023-01-11T13:40:56Z Senate S 2018-11-15 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-11-15T16:25:33Z Great Lakes Water Protection Act 115 6967 HR 2018-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Related bill CRS 2018-11-15 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2018-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-11-15 True Environmental Protection Government trust funds Great Lakes Solid waste and recycling Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2018-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-12T15:20:46Z Great Lakes Water Protection Act

This bill addresses sewage in the Great Lakes System by: (1) restricting publicly owned treatment works from discharging sewage into the system, (2) requiring the public to be immediately notified when sewage is discharged, and (3) establishing the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund.

]]> Great Lakes Water Protection Act Display Title Great Lakes Water Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Water Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3630is/xml/BILLS-115s3630is.xml 2018-11-15 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.