3.0.0 2503 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z House H HR 2023-04-06 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 2503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Direct the Corps of Engineers to consider public health asthey manage infrastructure in Central and Southern Florida[Page H1710]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-07T19:43:23Z Referred to 2023-04-06T15:01:20Z 2023-04-07 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2023-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] Brian Mast R FL J. 21 N Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Environmental health 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Environmental regulatory procedures 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Florida 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Government information and archives 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Government studies and investigations 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Hazardous wastes and toxic substances 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Infrastructure development 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Lakes and rivers 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Marine pollution 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Water quality 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Wildlife conservation and habitat protection 2023-05-10T15:00:26Z Water Resources Development 2023-04-17T20:45:16Z 00 2023-04-06 Introduced in House 2023-11-03T01:52:31Z Prioritizing Revised Operations To Eliminate Cyanobacteria Toxins in Florida Act or the PROTECT Florida Act

This bill modifies requirements regarding water infrastructure projects in central and southern Florida.

Specifically, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) must include in such projects specified public health considerations, including those related to cyanobacteria (i.e., blue-green algae) and other toxins.

The bill also prohibits the use of restoration funds for deep well injection (a liquid-waste disposal technology).

In addition, the USACE must (1) develop a master operational manual to ensure system management that protects public health and Everglades restoration; and (2) with the National Academies of Sciences, study the legacy of pollution and nutrient loading, as well as the impacts of soil amendments.

]]> PROTECT Florida Act Display Title 45 PROTECT Florida Act 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 PROTECT Florida Act 2024-05-24T13:41:11Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Prioritizing Revised Operations To Eliminate Cyanobacteria Toxins in Florida Act 2024-05-24T13:41:11Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To modify the project for Central and Southern Florida to include public health considerations, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:35:52Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2503ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2503ih.xml 2023-04-07 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.