Great Lakes Restoration Financing Act of 2003
Latest action · Apr 21, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2204)
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Restoration Financing Act of 2003 - Establishes the Great Lakes Advisory Board to: (1) develop a biennial comprehensive Great Lakes management plan; (2) coordinate Great Lakes restoration efforts; and (3) implement a public awareness campaign. Establishes a scientific working group to evaluate the scientific integrity of the Great Lakes restoration effort and assist the Board in its decisionmaking.
Requires the management plan to be submitted to the President, appropriate congressional committees, the governor of each Great Lakes State, and the Great Lakes mayors.
Includes as possible Great Lakes ecosystem goals: (1) the cleanup of toxic hot spots; (2) the elimination of invasive species; (3) pollution decrease; (4) the restoration and conservation of wetlands and critical coastal habitat; (5) the elimination of dead zones caused by hypoxia and harmful algal bloom; (6) the sustainable use and management of Great Lakes water resources; and (7) public participation in Great Lakes restoration.
Requires each Great Lakes State to have in effect a State Great Lakes Management Plan, approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and updated every two years, in order to be eligible for assistance apportionments authorized under this Act.
Provides apportioned funding to Great Lakes States for restoration activities.
Authorizes the Administrator to appoint a special master to direct the remediation of an area of concern.
Cosponsors 106
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2003 to Feb 11, 2004; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 14, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2003 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2003 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2003 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2003 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2204)
- Jul 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Jul 17, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior.
- Jul 15, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jul 14, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1476)
- Jul 14, 2003Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2204 | Rahm Emanuel D-IL | Apr 21, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1476 | Rahm Emanuel D-IL | Jul 14, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize appropriations for State programs and activities for the restoration of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Lakes Restoration Financing Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Algal blooms
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Aquatic pests
- Arsenic
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Beaches
- Citizen participation
- Coastal zone
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Drainage
- Ecological research
- Ecosystem management
- Electronic government information
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Great Lakes
- Habitat conservation
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Industrial pollution
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Internet
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Mercury
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi River
- Museums
- New York State
- Non-native species
- Nonpoint source pollution
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Pest control
- Planning
- Pollution measurement
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public service advertising
- Restoration ecology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sewage disposal
- Sports and Recreation
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water use
- Web sites
- Wetlands
- Wisconsin
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2003Introduced in House
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