PROTECT Florida Act
Latest action · Apr 7, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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 6, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prioritizing Revised Operations To Eliminate Cyanobacteria Toxins in Florida Act or the PROTECT Florida Act
This bill modifies requirements regarding water infrastructure projects in central and southern Florida.
Specifically, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) must include in such projects specified public health considerations, including those related to cyanobacteria (i.e., blue-green algae) and other toxins.
The bill also prohibits the use of restoration funds for deep well injection (a liquid-waste disposal technology).
In addition, the USACE must (1) develop a master operational manual to ensure system management that protects public health and Everglades restoration; and (2) with the National Academies of Sciences, study the legacy of pollution and nutrient loading, as well as the impacts of soil amendments.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 Apr 6, 2023 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Apr 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 60, April 6, 2023, page H1710.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2156 | PROTECT Florida Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 24, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the project for Central and Southern Florida to include public health considerations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PROTECT Florida Act
- Prioritizing Revised Operations To Eliminate Cyanobacteria Toxins in Florida Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Aquatic ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Florida
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Infrastructure development
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine pollution
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2023Introduced in House
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.
