[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1035 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1035

To establish programs to protect the resources of and areas surrounding 
                            the Great Lakes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2001

  Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
     Feingold, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bayh and Mrs. Clinton) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
            Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish programs to protect the resources of and areas surrounding 
                            the Great Lakes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Great Lakes are precious public natural resources, 
        and are renewable but finite bodies of water that should be 
        protected, conserved, and managed for the use, benefit, and 
        enjoyment of all present and future generations of people of 
        the United States;
            (2) the Great Lakes are crucial to the economies of the 
        Great Lakes States for recreation, commercial shipping, 
        industrial, and agricultural uses;
            (3) the Great Lakes contain \1/5\ of the world's fresh 
        water supply and are a vital source of safe drinking water for 
        millions of people;
            (4) the Great Lakes Charter of 1985 is a voluntary 
        international agreement that provides the procedural framework 
        for notice and consultation by the Great Lakes States and the 
        Great Lakes Provinces concerning the diversion of the water of 
        the Great Lakes basin;
            (5) the Governors of the Great Lakes States and the 
        Premiers of the Great Lakes Provinces have based decisions on 
        proposals to withdraw, divert, or use Great Lakes water on the 
        extent to which the proposals conserve and protect water and 
        water-dependent natural resources of the Great Lakes basin; and
            (6) decisionmaking concerning Great Lakes water should 
        remain vested in the Governors of the Great Lakes States, who 
        manage the water and resources on a day-to-day basis.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Bulk fresh water.--The term ``bulk fresh water'' means 
        fresh water extracted in quantities intended for transportation 
        by tanker or similar form of mass transportation, without 
        further processing.
            (3) From the great lakes basin.--The term ``from the Great 
        Lakes basin'', with respect to water, means--
                    (A) water from Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake 
                Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, or Lake 
                Superior;
                    (B) water from any interconnecting waterway within 
                any watercourse that drains into or between any of 
                those lakes; and
                    (C) water from a tributary surface or underground 
                channel or area that drains into or comprises part of 
                any watershed that drains into any of those lakes.
            (4) Great lake.--The term ``Great Lake'' means--
                    (A) Lake Erie;
                    (B) Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair);
                    (C) Lake Michigan;
                    (D) Lake Ontario (including the Saint Lawrence 
                River from Lake Ontario to the 45th parallel of 
                latitude); and
                    (E) Lake Superior.
            (5) Great lakes province.--The term ``Great Lakes 
        Province'' means the Province of Ontario or Quebec, Canada.
            (6) Great lakes state.--The term ``Great Lakes State'' 
        means the State of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New 
        York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 4. MORATORIUM ON EXPORT OF BULK FRESH WATER.

    (a) In General.--Bulk fresh water from the Great Lakes basin shall 
not be exported from the United States.
    (b) Sunset Provision.--Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective 
on the date of enactment of an Act of Congress approving the operation 
of a mechanism and conservation standard for making decisions 
concerning the withdrawal, diversion, and use of water of the Great 
Lakes that has been agreed to by each of the Governors of the Great 
Lakes States, acting in cooperation with the Premiers of the Great 
Lakes Provinces.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Federal Government should enter into an agreement with the Government 
of Canada stating that the United States and Canada shall abide by the 
terms of the moratorium under subsection (a) until the date specified 
in subsection (b).

SEC. 5. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Great Lakes have greatly influenced settlement, 
        commerce, transportation, industry, and recreation throughout 
        the rich maritime history of the Great Lakes States;
            (2) lighthouses in Great Lakes States have helped mariners 
        navigate dangerous shoals and find safe harbors for decades and 
        are an important part of the maritime history of the Great 
        Lakes;
            (3) many of the lighthouses have historical or 
        architectural significance; and
            (4) the future of the lighthouses is uncertain because many 
        are in poor condition because of neglect and deterioration.
    (b) Study.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
conduct and submit to Congress a study to identify options to preserve 
the lighthouses in the Great Lakes States.
    (c) Procedure.--In conducting the study under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) review programs, policies, and standards of the 
        National Park Service to determine the most appropriate means 
        of ensuring that the lighthouses (including any associated 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources) are preserved; and
            (2) consult with--
                    (A) State and local historical associations and 
                societies in the Great Lakes States;
                    (B) historic preservation agencies in the Great 
                Lakes States;
                    (C) the Commandant of the Coast Guard; and
                    (D) other appropriate entities.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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