Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act
Latest action · Mar 21, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
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 6, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require certain vessels operating in U.S. waters to have invasive species management plans; (2) direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish vessel performance requirements, including provisions for ballast water exchange, treatment, and discharge, and civil and criminal penalties for violations; (3) require federal agencies to restrict the importation of live aquatic organisms of species not in trade without screening and approval; and (4) declare importation of such species to be unlawful and prescribe civil and criminal penalties for violations.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) upgrade and make permanent the Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barrier in Chicago, Illinois; (2) construct Barrier II; and (3) operate and maintain Barriers I and II.
Renames the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 as the Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and Control Act of 1990.
National Invasive Species Council Act - Prohibits federal agencies from authorizing, funding, or carrying out any action that would promote the introduction or spread of invasive species unless the benefits of the action outweigh the harm. Establishes the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) as an independent entity in the executive branch to lead and coordinate efforts to minimize the negative effects caused by invasive species and to reduce the threat of further invasions. Requires NISC to develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan and to establish an Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
Reauthorizes and modifies the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding for wastewater assistance to certain municipalities and small publicly-owned treatment works; (2) authorize states to provide additional subsidization to benefit certain municipalities or state agencies that already receive assistance from the water pollution control revolving fund or to implement certain alternative techniques; (3) replace each reference to "navigable waters of the United States" with a reference to "waters of the United States"; (4) require the Great Lakes National Program Office to provide grants to reduce the quantity of mercury in the Great Lakes; and (5) require the President include a joint Great Lakes research plan in the annual budget submitted to Congress.
Authorizes funding for the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants for Great Lakes research and monitoring activities.
Requires: (1) the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish a system that detects and predicts changes in the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environment that impact certain U.S. systems; and (2) the Council to establish an interagency program office to be known as OceanUS to be responsible for program planning and coordination of such system.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Program Office to develop specified science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance for certain restoration or remediation projects; and (2) restore and remediate waterfronts and related areas.
Establishes: (1) the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, as established by Executive Order 13340, as a task force within EPA; (2) a Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee to hold meetings and make recommendations and reports on Great Lakes restoration goals and progress; and (3) the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to develop a restoration and protection strategy for use in Great Lakes program implementation and funding decisions, to serve as a forum for addressing regional issues relating to ecosystem restoration and protection of the Great Lakes, and to establish an oversight forum to coordinate and enhance implementation of Great Lakes programs.
Provides funding for a variety of Great Lakes programs.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2007 to Jul 8, 2008, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Joe Knollenberg | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Mar 7, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
- Mar 12, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Mar 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2007Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Science and Technology, and House Administration, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 791 | Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Algal blooms
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Aquatic pests
- Aquatic plants
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Biological diversity
- Boats and boating
- Business records
- Canada
- Canals
- Coast guard
- Coastal zone
- Commerce
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior
- Depressed areas
- Ecological research
- Ecological surveys
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental education
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental research
- Environmental technology
- Executive orders
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to research
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fishes
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Great Lakes
- Habitat conservation
- Illinois
- Import restrictions
- Indian lands
- Indiana
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Laboratories
- Latin America
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine pollution
- Marine safety
- Marine terminals
- Mercury
- Mexico
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- New York State
- Non-native species
- Oceanographic research
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Pest control
- Planning
- Pollution measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Regional planning
- Remote sensing
- Research and development
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Restoration ecology
- Revolving funds
- Rivers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sewage disposal
- Sewerage
- Ships
- Signs and signboards
- Smithsonian Institution
- Space activities
- Sports and Recreation
- St. Lawrence Seaway
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Warships
- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
- Waste water treatment
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Waterfronts
- Waterways
- Weapons
- Wisconsin
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in House
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