Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 14, 2006 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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 14, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006 - Amends the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to require the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to implement fish and wildlife restoration proposals and regional projects if funding is available. Defines "regional projects" as authorized activities of FWS related to fish and wildlife resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement that benefit the Great Lakes basin.
Requires the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Proposal Review Committee to operate under the guidance of FWS (currently, under the guidance of the Council of Lake Committees of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission) and revises Committee membership requirements.
Revises the goals of FWS programs related to the Great Lakes fish and wildlife resources to include restoring and maintaining self-sustaining fish and wildlife resources.
Requires the Great Lakes Coordination Office to: (1) ensure that information acquired under such Act is made available to the public; and (2) report to the FWS Director of Region Three, Great Lakes Big Rivers.
Includes within the responsibilities of the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office and the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices FWS operational activities related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the offices' respective regions.
Requires the Director to: (1) submit annual reports to the eight Great Lakes States and Indian Tribes; and (2) conduct a comprehensive study of the status, assessment, management, and restoration needs of the fish and wildlife resources of the Great Lakes Basin. Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2006 to Sep 14, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 14, 2006 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 22, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Sep 14, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2006 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2006Hearings Sep 14, 2006 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2006Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 21, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
- Mar 21, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Mar 14, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2430 | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006 | Related bill | Oct 11, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Aquatic pests
- Authorization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of the Interior
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fishery management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Great Lakes
- Minorities
- Names
- Native Americans
- Pest control
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Regional planning
- Restoration ecology
- Water Resources Development
- Wildlife conservation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2006Introduced in House
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