Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act

Bill Number

S 1034

Introduced

Jun 13, 2001

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6 ...

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Administrative procedure Animals Aquatic ecology Aquatic pests Citizen participation Commerce Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Education Environmental Protection Environmental technology Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to transportation Federal aid to water pollution control Freshwater ecology Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Great Lakes Higher education Industry-university relations Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine fouling organisms Pest control Public Lands and Natural Resources Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Shipbuilding Ships Technological innovations Technology assessment Transportation and Public Works Waste water treatment Water pollution control Water Resources Development

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Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate and review regulations to prevent, to the maximum extent practicable, the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species in the Great Lakes. Calls upon such regulations to require, among other things, that: (1) requirements on new vessel construction be included to ensure that vessels entering service after January 1, 2005, minimize the transfer of organisms; and (2) technologies and practices implemented under this Act are environmentally sound treatment methods for ballast water and ballast sediments that prevent and control infestations of aquatic nuisance species.

Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award Invasive Species and Ballast Water Technologies Research Grants to U.S. post-secondary educational institutions to study the impact of invasive species on the environment of the Great Lakes region, and to develop technologies and treatment methods, including ballast water tank technology, designed to destroy or remove such species.

Actions

Jun 13, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6229-6230)
Jun 13, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6227-6228)
Jun 13, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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