Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 24, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
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.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise and reauthorize for FY2017-FY2021 the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Under a five-year action plan, the initiative must prioritize and carry out programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration, including: (1) the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern, (2) the prevention and control of invasive species and their impacts, (3) the protection and restoration of near-shore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution, and (4) habitat and wildlife protection and restoration.
Funding made available to implement the initiative may not be used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) for which funding is made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund program. Federal agencies must: (1) maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities without regard to funding under the initiative, and (2) identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 21, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2015Markup Jan 20, 2016Reported Feb 24, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2016Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-211. Additional views filed.
- Feb 24, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
- Jan 20, 2016Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 21, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 21, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 10, 2016S. 1024, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on January 20, 2016
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-232 | BUSINESS MEETING297 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Jan 20, 2016 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 223 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2016 |
| S 504 | Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 12, 2015 |
| S 612 | WIIN Act | Related bill | Dec 16, 2016 |
| HR 2029 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2015 |
| S 2848 | Water Resources Development Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2016 |
| HR 5303 | Water Resources Development Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 29, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2016Reported to Senate
- Apr 21, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
