Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 27, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-303.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2001
- Passed HouseSep 4, 2002
- Passed SenateOct 17, 2002
- To the PresidentNov 15, 2002
- Became lawNov 27, 2002
Summary
(Sec. 103) Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting through the Great Lakes National Program Office, to carry out projects in areas of concern that: (1) monitor or evaluate contaminated sediment; (2) implement a plan to remediate contaminated sediment; or (3) prevent further or renewed contamination of sediment.
Grants priority to projects which will use an innovative approach or can be commenced within one year.
Prohibits the Administrator from carrying out a remediation project if an evaluation of remedial alternatives (including a review of health effects) has not been conducted or if the Administrator determines that the area is likely to suffer significant further or renewed contamination from existing sources following the project's completion.
Requires commitments of continued financial support from non-Federal sponsors as a condition for implementing remediation projects.
Requires the Administrator to coordinate efforts with the Secretary of the Army and the Governors of the affected States.
Authorizes the Administrator to carry out a public information program.
(Sec. 104) States that nothing in the Great Lakes management provisions shall be construed to affect any other Federal or State authority that is being used or may be used to facilitate Great Lakes cleanup and protection.
(Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008.
(Sec. 106) Authorizes the Administrator to conduct research on innovative technologies and techniques.
Title II: Lake Champlain - Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 - (Sec. 202) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Lake Champlain Basin Program, incorporating, in part, the Lake Champlain Management Conference.
Authorizes the Administrator to provide support to Vermont, New York State, and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission for the implementation of the program and to coordinate actions with other appropriate Federal agencies.
Requires that the plan be reviewed at least every five years.
Authorizes the Administrator to make grants in consultation with participants in the program (rather than the Management Conference).
Includes Hamilton and Bennington Counties in the Lake Champlain watershed.
States that existing authorities remain unaffected by this program.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008.
Title III: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 301) Permits a State to use FY 2003 nonpoint source management program funds (section 319 funds) for phase II of the stormwater program established by the rule "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulations for Revision of the Water Pollution Control Program Addressing Storm Water Discharges."
(Sec. 302) Excludes specified reporting requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act from certain requirements of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 and the Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998.
(Sec. 303) Repeals development of a National Health Museum.
(Sec. 304) Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to eliminate the reconstruction of the 79th Street Traffic Circle, New York City, and to include the Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project EIS, New York City.
(Sec. 305) Directs the Administrator to make at least one grant to a regional nonprofit community redevelopment organization for the establishment and operation of a center for Brownfields Excellence. Requires that such center include the transfer of technology and expertise in the redevelopment of abandoned or underutilized property that may have environmental contamination. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 306) Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to include Louisiana Highway 1026 rather than Louisiana Highway 16.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2001 to Mar 7, 2002, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | James A. Barcia | Original | Mar 15, 2001 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 15, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jul 24, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Jul 24, 2001 |
Actions 37
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 27, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-303.
- Nov 27, 2002Signed by President.
- Nov 15, 2002Presented to President.
- Nov 12, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1070.
- Nov 12, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2544 | Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002 | Related bill | May 22, 2002 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Brownfields
- Dredging
- Dredging spoil
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Environmental risk assessment
- Environmental technology
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Harbors
- Health
- Louisiana
- Minorities
- New York State
- Roads and highways
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sedimentation
- Soil remediation
- Storms
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Vermont
- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
- Water pollution measurement
- Water Resources Development
- Weather
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