[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2798 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2798

 To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration to create an electronic database of research and 
 information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with 
  regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and 
          other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2014

Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration to create an electronic database of research and 
 information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with 
  regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and 
          other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes.

    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 and Fresh Water Algal 
Bloom Information Act''.

SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES ALGAL BLOOMS INFORMATION DATABASE.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration shall create an electronic database of 
research and information on the causes and corrective actions being 
taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their 
tributaries, and other surface fresh waters.
    (b) Contents.--The Administrator shall include in the database 
relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been 
collected by an accredited university, association, organization, 
research group, or Federal agency, State, or local government in the 
United States or Canada.
    (c) Confidentiality.--In creating and making information available 
through the database, the Administrator shall protect confidentiality 
of information in accordance with all applicable United States laws and 
regulations.
    (d) Annual Report and Availability of Information.--The 
Administrator shall--
            (1) report to Congress each year comprehensive findings on 
        information that was included in the database in the year 
        covered by the report, including information regarding 
        corrective actions being taken; and
            (2) make information in the database electronically 
        available to the public.
    (e) Prohibition on Additional Submission of Data.--This section may 
not be construed to authorize the Administrator to require the 
submission of additional data from any person or entity.
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