3.0.0 2504 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. 2504.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Prohibits discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. LucieRiver that test above 8 parts-per-billion microcystin[Page H1710]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-07T19:43:34Z Referred to 2023-04-06T15:01:35Z 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 Dams and canals 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Environmental health 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Florida 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Hazardous wastes and toxic substances 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Lakes and rivers 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Water quality 2023-05-10T15:00:27Z Water Resources Development 2023-04-17T20:45:16Z 00 2023-04-06 Introduced in House 2023-11-02T20:25:21Z Stop Poisoning Florida Act

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prohibit certain discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee, which is Florida's largest freshwater lake. Specifically, the USACE must prohibit discharges of water from the lake through the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam or the St. Lucie Lock and Dam when the water exceeds the maximum concentration of microcystins (a toxin that is produced by blue-green algae) recommended for recreational waters by the Environmental Protection Agency.

]]> Stop Poisoning Florida Act Display Title 45 Stop Poisoning Florida Act 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Stop Poisoning Florida Act 2024-05-24T13:41:11Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:36:04Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2504ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2504ih.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.