S 504 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015

Introduced Feb 12, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Tammy Baldwin D-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 12, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the purpose of the Act to include achieving the goals established in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan and the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 the Great Lakes Legacy Act for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Great Lakes National Program Office, and EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

The Initiative must prioritize work done by non-federal partners in specified focus areas. Initiative funding may not be used for a water infrastructure activity that is implemented using funds made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund programs, except green infrastructure projects that improve habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes.

Federal agencies must maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities and identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the Initiative.

The bill codifies the establishment of the Great Lakes Advisory Board and the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, which were previously established by the EPA. The Board must provide advice and recommendations to the EPA on matters pertaining to Great Lakes restoration and protection. The Task Force must collaborate with Canada and coordinate the development of federal policy on Great Lakes restoration and protection.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-INJoe DonnellyOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalFeb 12, 2015
R-ILMark KirkOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 12, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2015Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 12, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 223Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016Related billApr 27, 2016
S 1024Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016Related billFeb 24, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

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  1. Feb 12, 2015Introduced in Senate

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