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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1394

To improve coordination of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Great Lakes activities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 17, 1993

Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

A BILL

To improve coordination of National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes activities.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Oceanic and

5 Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Improvements

6 Act’’.

7 SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES OFFICE.

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary shall es9 tablish and maintain within the Administration a Great
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1 Lakes Office in the Washington, District of Columbia

2 area.

3 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Great Lakes Of4 fice shall be to promote and coordinate Administration re5 search, monitoring, and assessment work in the Great

6 Lakes region consistent with the goals of the Great Lakes

7 Water Quality Agreement.

8 (c) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Great Lakes Of9 fice shall be an individual with extensive knowledge and

10 expertise in the Great Lakes ecosystem, and with appro11 priate administrative experience.

12 SEC. 3. GREAT LAKES REPORT.

13 (a) CONTENTS.—The Under Secretary, in consulta14 tion with the Director of the Great Lakes Office, shall pre15 pare and submit to Congress an annual Great Lakes Re16 port. The Report shall provide information relating to

17 Great Lakes ecosystem research, monitoring, and assess18 ment, including—

19 (1) the individual activities, projects, or propos20 als conducted by the Administration in the previous

21 fiscal year, including a summary of funds expended

22 in support of these activities, projects, or proposals;

23 (2) the amount of funds received from the Ad24 ministration by each State or local government unit

25 bordering the Great Lakes;
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1 (3) the amount of funds received by individuals

2 or institutions residing or located within a State bor3 dering the Great Lakes;

4 (4) an inventory of Administration facilities and

5 personnel located in a State bordering the Great

6 Lakes or in the Great Lakes used to conduct or sup7 port Administration-funded activities, projects, or

8 proposals in the Great Lakes, including vessels;

9 (5) the proposed Administration activities,

10 projects, and proposals to benefit the Great Lakes

11 ecosystem for the current fiscal year, including re12 quested funds; and

13 (6) a proposal for increasing the presence of the

14 Administration in the Great Lakes, and improving

15 the coordination of research within the Administra16 tion and with other entities, including the Govern17 ment of Canada.

18 (b) DEADLINE.—The Under Secretary shall submit

19 the Great Lakes Report to Congress by October 1 of each

20 year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

21 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

22 In this Act—

23 (1) the term ‘‘Administration’’ means the Na24 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;

25 (2) the term ‘‘Great Lakes’’ means—
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1 (A) Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michi2 gan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior;

3 (B) their connecting waters, including the

4 St. Marys River, the St. Clair River, Lake St.

5 Clair, the Detroit River, and the Niagara River;

6 and

7 (C) the St. Lawrence River;

8 (3) the term ‘‘Great Lakes Water Quality

9 Agreement’’ means the bilateral agreement between

10 the United States and Canada which was signed in

11 1978 and amended by the Protocol of 1987; and

12 (4) the term ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means the

13 Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and At14 mosphere.

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