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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 504 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore 

the Great Lakes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. KIRK, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

PETERS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. BROWN, 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. DONNELLY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect 

and restore the Great Lakes. 

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 ‘‘Great Lakes Ecological 

5 and Economic Protection Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES PROVISION MODIFICATIONS. 

7 (a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE.—Section 118(a) of the 

8 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)) 

9 is amended— 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in3 serting the following: 

4 ‘‘(B) the United States should seek to at5 tain the goals embodied in the Great Lakes 

6 Restoration Initiative Action Plan, the Great 

7 Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy, and the 

8 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 

9 (including subsequent amendments); and’’; and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 

11 tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

12 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 

15 to achieve the goals established in the Great Lakes 

16 Restoration Initiative Action Plan, the Great Lakes 

17 Regional Collaboration Strategy, and the Great 

18 Lakes Water Quality Agreement through— 

19 ‘‘(A) improved organization and definition 

20 of mission on the part of the Agency; 

21 ‘‘(B) the funding of grants, contracts, and 

22 interagency agreements for protection, restora23 tion, and pollution control in the Great Lakes 

24 area; and 

25 ‘‘(C) improved accountability.’’; and 

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1 (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(A) AGENCY.—The term ‘Agency’ means 

5 the Environmental Protection Agency. 

6 ‘‘(B) AREA OF CONCERN.—The term ‘area 

7 of concern’ means a geographic area located 

8 within the Great Lakes, in which beneficial uses 

9 are impaired and which has been officially des10 ignated as an area of concern under Annex 2 

11 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

12 ‘‘(C) GREAT LAKES.—The term ‘Great 

13 Lakes’ means Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake 

14 Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Michi15 gan, and Lake Superior, and the connecting 

16 channels (Saint Mary’s River, Saint Clair River, 

17 Detroit River, Niagara River, and Saint Law18 rence River to the Canadian Border). 

19 ‘‘(D) GREAT LAKES MAYOR.—The term 

20 ‘Great lakes mayor’ means a mayor of a mu21 nicipality located in a Great Lakes State. 

22 ‘‘(E) GREAT LAKES REGIONAL COLLABO23 RATION STRATEGY.—The term ‘Great Lakes 

24 Regional Collaboration Strategy’ means the 

25 Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy to 

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1 Protect and Restore the Great Lakes, released 

2 on December 12, 2005, including any amend3 ments or updates thereafter. 

4 ‘‘(F) GREAT LAKES STATE.—The term 

5 ‘Great Lakes State’ means any of the States of 

6 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New 

7 York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 

8 ‘‘(G) GREAT LAKES SYSTEM.—The term 

9 ‘Great Lakes System’ means all the streams, 

10 rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water within 

11 the drainage basin of the Great Lakes. 

12 ‘‘(H) GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY

13 AGREEMENT.—The term ‘Great Lakes Water 

14 Quality Agreement’ means the Agreement on 

15 Great Lakes Water Quality, 1978, signed at 

16 Ottawa on November 22, 1978 (30 UST 1383; 

17 TIAS 9257), between the United States and 

18 Canada. 

19 ‘‘(I) LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The 

20 term ‘Lakewide Management Plan’ means a 

21 written document that embodies a systematic 

22 and comprehensive ecosystem approach to re23 storing and protecting the beneficial uses of the 

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1 cordance with article VI and Annex 2 of the 

2 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

3 ‘‘(J) POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE

4 PARTY.—The term ‘potentially responsible 

5 party’ means an individual or entity that may 

6 be liable under any Federal or State authority 

7 that is being used or may be used to facilitate 

8 the cleanup and protection of the Great Lakes. 

9 ‘‘(K) PROGRAM OFFICE.—The term ‘Pro10 gram Office’ means the Great Lakes National 

11 Program Office established by this section. 

12 ‘‘(L) REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN.—The term 

13 ‘Remedial Action Plan’ means a written docu14 ment that embodies a systematic and com15 prehensive ecosystem approach to restoring and 

16 protecting the beneficial uses of areas of con17 cern, in accordance with article VI and Annex 

18 2 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

19 ‘‘(M) RESEARCH OFFICE.—The term ‘Re20 search Office’ means the Great Lakes Research 

21 Office established by subsection (d)(1). 

22 ‘‘(N) SITE CHARACTERIZATION.—The term 

23 ‘site characterization’ means a process for mon24 itoring and evaluating the nature and extent of 

25 sediment contamination in accordance with the 

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1 guidance of the Agency for the assessment of 

2 contaminated sediment in an area of concern lo3 cated wholly or partially within the United 

4 States.’’. 

5 (b) GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT.—Section 118(c) of 

6 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

7 1268(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘,;’’ 

10 and inserting a semicolon; 

11 (B) by striking subparagraph (E); 

12 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 

13 and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec14 tively; 

15 (D) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig16 nated), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (E) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesig18 nated), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe19 riod; and 

20 (F) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(C) coordinate with the Great Lakes 

23 Interagency Task Force, as required under 

24 paragraph (8);’’; 

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1 (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘subpara2 graph (c)(1)(C) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘para3 graph (1)(D)’’; 

4 (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(6) GREAT LAKES GOVERNANCE AND MANAGE7 MENT.— 

8 ‘‘(A) GREAT LAKES ADVISORY BOARD.— 

9 ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Adminis10 trator shall establish an advisory board, to 

11 be known as the ‘Great Lakes Advisory 

12 Board’, to provide advice and recommenda13 tions to the Administrator on matters per14 taining to Great Lakes restoration and 

15 protection. 

16 ‘‘(ii) MEMBERSHIP.—The Great 

17 Lakes Advisory Board shall be composed 

18 of not fewer than 12 and not more than 20 

19 members of whom— 

20 ‘‘(I) 1 shall be appointed by the 

21 Great Lakes Governors to represent 

22 the interests of all of the Great Lakes 

23 States; 

24 ‘‘(II) 1 shall be appointed by the 

25 Great Lakes mayors to represent the 

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1 interests of local governments in the 

2 Great Lakes Region; 

3 ‘‘(III) 1 shall be from a Great 

4 Lakes tribal government; and 

5 ‘‘(IV) the remaining members 

6 shall be appointed by the Adminis7 trator and shall include, in a manner 

8 that ensures to the maximum extent 

9 practicable geographic representation 

10 of the Great Lakes basin, representa11 tives of or individuals affiliated with— 

12 ‘‘(aa) environmental groups; 

13 ‘‘(bb) hunting, fishing, and 

14 conservation organizations; 

15 ‘‘(cc) businesses; 

16 ‘‘(dd) agricultural groups; 

17 ‘‘(ee) foundations; 

18 ‘‘(ff) environmental justice 

19 organizations; 

20 ‘‘(gg) academia; and 

21 ‘‘(hh) State, local, and tribal 

22 governments. 

23 ‘‘(iii) MEETINGS.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Great 

25 Lakes Advisory Board shall meet not 

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1 less frequently than once every 180 

2 days. 

3 ‘‘(II) OPEN TO PUBLIC.—The 

4 meetings of the Great Lakes Advisory 

5 Board shall be open to the public. 

6 ‘‘(iv) OPERATION.—The Great Lakes 

7 Advisory Board shall— 

8 ‘‘(I) operate on a collaborative 

9 basis; and 

10 ‘‘(II) seek input from a broad va11 riety of stakeholders. 

12 ‘‘(v) COSTS.—The members of the 

13 Great Lakes Advisory Board shall be al14 lowed travel expenses, including per diem 

15 in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 

16 for employees of agencies under subchapter 

17 I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

18 Code, while away from their homes or reg19 ular places of business in the performance 

20 of services for the Board.’’; 

21 (4) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(7) GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIA24 TIVE.— 

25 ‘‘(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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1 ‘‘(i) the goal of the Great Lakes pro2 gram of the Agency is to restore and main3 tain the chemical, physical, and biological 

4 integrity of the Great Lakes basin eco5 system; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) in 2010, the Agency, in coordina7 tion with Federal partners, commenced im8 plementation of a new Great Lakes Res9 toration Initiative (referred to in this para10 graph as the ‘Initiative’), which is de11 signed— 

12 ‘‘(I) to identify programs and 

13 projects that are strategically se14 lected— 

15 ‘‘(aa) to target the most sig16 nificant environmental problems 

17 in the Great Lakes ecosystem; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(bb) to implement the 

20 Great Lakes Regional Collabora21 tion Strategy; 

22 ‘‘(II) to be based on the work of 

23 the Great Lakes Interagency Task 

24 Force established under paragraph 

25 (8)(B); and 

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1 ‘‘(III) to represent the commit2 ment of the Federal Government to 

3 significantly advancing Great Lakes 

4 protection and restoration. 

5 ‘‘(B) FOCUS AREAS.—The Initiative shall 

6 prioritize work done by non-Federal partners 

7 using funding made available for the Great 

8 Lakes for priority areas for each fiscal year, 

9 such as— 

10 ‘‘(i) the remediation of toxic sub11 stances and areas of concern; 

12 ‘‘(ii) the prevention and control of 

13 invasive species and the impacts of invasive 

14 species; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the protection and restoration of 

16 nearshore health and the prevention and 

17 mitigation of nonpoint source pollution; 

18 ‘‘(iv) habitat and wildlife protection 

19 and restoration, including wetlands res20 toration and preservation; 

21 ‘‘(v) accountability, monitoring, eval22 uation, communication, and partnership 

23 activities; and 

24 ‘‘(vi) other areas prioritized by the 

25 Great Lakes Advisory Board. 

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1 ‘‘(C) PROJECTS.—Pursuant to the Initia2 tive, the Agency shall consult with Federal 

3 partners, including the Great Lakes Inter4 agency Task Force, and take into consideration 

5 the recommendations of the Great Lakes Advi6 sory Board to select the best combination of 

7 programs and projects for Great Lakes protec8 tion and restoration using principles and cri9 teria such as— 

10 ‘‘(i) the ability to achieve strategic 

11 and measurable environmental outcomes 

12 that implement the Great Lakes Collabora13 tion Strategy and the Great Lakes Water 

14 Quality Agreement; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the feasibility of— 

16 ‘‘(I) prompt implementation; 

17 ‘‘(II) timely achievement of re18 sults; and 

19 ‘‘(III) the ability to leverage re20 sources; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) opportunities for improved inter22 agency and inter-organizational coordina23 tion and collaboration to reduce duplication 

24 and streamline efforts. 

25 ‘‘(D) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds made avail2 able to carry out the Initiative shall be 

3 used to strategically implement— 

4 ‘‘(I) Federal projects; and 

5 ‘‘(II) projects carried out in co6 ordination with States, Indian tribes, 

7 municipalities, institutions of higher 

8 education, and other organizations. 

9 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of 

10 amounts made available for environmental 

11 programs and management for the Great 

12 Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Adminis13 trator may— 

14 ‘‘(I) transfer not more than 

15 $475,000,000 to the head of any Fed16 eral department or agency, with the 

17 concurrence of the department or 

18 agency head, to carry out activities to 

19 support the Initiative and the Great 

20 Lakes Water Quality Agreement; 

21 ‘‘(II) enter into an interagency 

22 agreement with the head of any Fed23 eral department or agency to carry 

24 out activities described in subclause 

25 (I); and 

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1 ‘‘(III) make grants to govern2 mental entities, nonprofit organiza3 tions, institutions, and educational in4 stitutions for use in carrying out plan5 ning, research, monitoring, outreach, 

6 training, studies, surveys, investiga7 tions, experiments, demonstration 

8 projects, and implementation relating 

9 to the activities described in subclause 

10 (I). 

11 ‘‘(E) SCOPE.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Projects shall be 

13 carried out pursuant to the Initiative on 

14 multiple levels, including— 

15 ‘‘(I) local; 

16 ‘‘(II) Great Lakes-wide; and 

17 ‘‘(III) Great Lakes basin-wide. 

18 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—No funds made 

19 available to carry out the Initiative may be 

20 used for any water infrastructure activity 

21 (other than a green infrastructure project 

22 that improves habitat and other ecosystem 

23 functions in the Great Lakes) for which 

24 amounts are made available from— 

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1 ‘‘(I) a State water pollution con2 trol revolving fund established under 

3 title VI; or 

4 ‘‘(II) a State drinking water re5 volving loan fund established under 

6 section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

7 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12). 

8 ‘‘(F) ACTIVITIES BY OTHER FEDERAL

9 AGENCIES.—Each relevant Federal department 

10 and agency shall, to the maximum extent prac11 ticable— 

12 ‘‘(i) maintain the base level of funding 

13 for the Great Lakes activities of the agen14 cy; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) identify new activities and 

16 projects to support the environmental goals 

17 of the Initiative. 

18 ‘‘(G) FUNDING.— 

19 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA20 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro21 priated to carry out the Initiative 

22 $475,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 

23 through 2020. 

24 ‘‘(ii) PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 

25 amounts made available to carry out the 

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1 Initiative, the Administrator shall transfer 

2 expeditiously to the Federal partners of the 

3 Initiative such sums as are necessary for 

4 subsequent use and distribution by the 

5 Federal partners in accordance with this 

6 section.’’; 

7 (5) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(8) GREAT LAKES INTERAGENCY TASK

10 FORCE.— 

11 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF TASK FORCE.—In 

12 this paragraph, the term ‘Task Force’ means 

13 the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force estab14 lished under subparagraph (B). 

15 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab16 lished a task force, to be known as the ‘Great 

17 Lakes Interagency Task Force’ as described in 

18 Executive Order 13340 (33 U.S.C. 1268 note), 

19 relating to the establishment of Great Lakes 

20 Interagency Task Force and promotion of re21 gional collaboration of national significance for 

22 Great Lakes. 

23 ‘‘(C) MEMBERSHIP.— 

24 ‘‘(i) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force 

25 shall be composed of— 

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1 ‘‘(I) the Administrator, who shall 

2 serve as Chair; 

3 ‘‘(II) the Secretary of State; 

4 ‘‘(III) the Secretary of the Inte5 rior; 

6 ‘‘(IV) the Secretary of Agri7 culture; 

8 ‘‘(V) the Secretary of Commerce; 

9 ‘‘(VI) the Secretary of Housing 

10 and Urban Development; 

11 ‘‘(VII) the Secretary of Trans12 portation; 

13 ‘‘(VIII) the Secretary of Home14 land Security; 

15 ‘‘(IX) the Secretary of the Army; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(X) the Chair of the Council on 

18 Environmental Quality. 

19 ‘‘(ii) DELEGATION.—Any member of 

20 the Task Force may delegate any duty of 

21 the member of the Task force described in 

22 this paragraph to any person who— 

23 ‘‘(I) is a member of the depart24 ment, agency, or office of the member; 

25 and 

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1 ‘‘(II)(aa) is an officer of the 

2 United States appointed by the Presi3 dent; or 

4 ‘‘(bb) is a full-time employee 

5 compensated at a rate of pay not less 

6 than the minimum annual rate of 

7 basic pay for GS–15 under section 

8 5332 of title 5, United States Code. 

9 ‘‘(D) COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE.— 

10 The Program Office shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) coordinate, to the maximum ex12 tent practicable, with the Task Force; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) assist the Task Force with the 

14 performance of the functions of the Task 

15 Force. 

16 ‘‘(E) DUTIES.—The Task Force, as a body 

17 or through member agencies, shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) collaborate with Canada, prov19 inces of Canada, and binational bodies in20 volved in the Great Lakes region regarding 

21 policies, strategies, projects, and priorities 

22 for the Great Lakes System; 

23 ‘‘(ii)(I) coordinate the development of 

24 Federal policies, strategies, projects, and 

25 priorities for addressing the restoration 

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1 and protection of the Great Lakes System 

2 consistent with— 

3 ‘‘(aa) the Great Lakes Water 

4 Quality Agreement; 

5 ‘‘(bb) the Great Lakes Regional 

6 Collaboration Strategy; and 

7 ‘‘(cc) the Great Lakes Restora8 tion Initiative Action Plan; 

9 ‘‘(II) take into consideration any rec10 ommendations of the Great Lakes Advisory 

11 Board; and 

12 ‘‘(III) assist in the appropriate man13 agement of the Great Lakes System; 

14 ‘‘(iii) develop outcome-based goals for 

15 the Great Lakes System (relying on exist16 ing data and science-based indicators of 

17 water quality, related environmental fac18 tors, and other information) that— 

19 ‘‘(I) focus on outcomes such as 

20 cleaner water, improved public health, 

21 sustainable fisheries, and biodiversity 

22 of the Great Lakes System; 

23 ‘‘(II) ensure that Federal poli24 cies, strategies, projects, and priorities 

25 support measurable results; and 

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1 ‘‘(III) are consistent with the 

2 Great Lakes Regional Collaboration 

3 Strategy and the Great Lakes Res4 toration Initiative Action Plan; 

5 ‘‘(iv) exchange information regarding 

6 policies, strategies, projects, and activities 

7 of the agencies represented on the Task 

8 Force relating to— 

9 ‘‘(I) the Great Lakes System; 

10 ‘‘(II) the Great Lakes Water 

11 Quality Agreement; 

12 ‘‘(III) the Great Lakes Restora13 tion Initiative Action Plan; and 

14 ‘‘(IV) the Great Lakes Regional 

15 Collaboration Strategy; 

16 ‘‘(v) coordinate government action as17 sociated with the Great Lakes System; 

18 ‘‘(vi) seek input from nongovern19 mental organizations, States, and local and 

20 tribal governments; 

21 ‘‘(vii) ensure coordinated scientific 

22 and other research associated with the 

23 Great Lakes System; 

24 ‘‘(viii) provide assistance and support 

25 to agencies represented on the Task Force 

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1 in activities relating to the Great Lakes 

2 System; 

3 ‘‘(ix) after receipt of recommendations 

4 from the Great Lakes Advisory Board, es5 tablish annual priorities with respect to 

6 Great Lakes protection and restoration, 

7 consistent with priorities for the Great 

8 Lakes Collaboration Strategy and Great 

9 Lakes Water Quality Agreement; and 

10 ‘‘(x) not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of enactment of the Great Lakes Eco12 logical and Economic Protection Act of 

13 2015 and every 5 years thereafter— 

14 ‘‘(I) in coordination with the 

15 Great Lakes Governors, Great Lakes 

16 mayors, tribal leaders, and nongovern17 mental organizations— 

18 ‘‘(aa) review the Great 

19 Lakes Regional Collaboration 

20 Strategy and the Great Lakes 

21 Restoration Initiative Action 

22 Plan; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) update and revise the 

24 Great Lakes Restoration Initia25 tive Action Plan— 

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1 ‘‘(AA) to reflect the 

2 most comprehensive sci3 entific information available; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(BB) to improve the 

6 implementation of the Great 

7 Lakes Regional Collabora8 tion Strategy; and 

9 ‘‘(II) submit a report to Congress 

10 on what actions have and have not 

11 been implemented with respect to the 

12 recommendations made by— 

13 ‘‘(aa) the Great Lakes Advi14 sory Board; 

15 ‘‘(bb) the Great Lakes may16 ors; 

17 ‘‘(cc) the Great Lakes Gov18 ernors; and 

19 ‘‘(dd) tribal leaders in Great 

20 Lakes States.’’; 

21 (6) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(10) REPORTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE RESTORA25 TION REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

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1 the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator 

2 shall submit to Congress and make publicly 

3 available a comprehensive report on the overall 

4 health of the Great Lakes that includes— 

5 ‘‘(i) a description of the achievements 

6 during the fiscal year in implementing the 

7 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and 

8 any other applicable agreements and 

9 amendments that— 

10 ‘‘(I) demonstrate, by category 

11 (including categories for judicial en12 forcement, research, State cooperative 

13 efforts, and general administration) 

14 the amounts expended on Great Lakes 

15 water quality initiatives for the fiscal 

16 year; 

17 ‘‘(II) describe the progress made 

18 during the fiscal year in implementing 

19 the system of surveillance of the water 

20 quality in the Great Lakes System, in21 cluding the monitoring of groundwater 

22 and sediment, with a particular focus 

23 on toxic pollutants; 

24 ‘‘(III) describe the prospects of 

25 meeting the goals and objectives of 

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1 the Great Lakes Water Quality Agree2 ment; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) provide a comprehensive 

4 assessment of the planned efforts to 

5 be pursued in the succeeding fiscal 

6 year for implementing the Great 

7 Lakes Water Quality Agreement and 

8 any other applicable agreements and 

9 amendments that— 

10 ‘‘(aa) indicate, by category 

11 (including categories for judicial 

12 enforcement, research, State co13 operative efforts, and general ad14 ministration) the amount antici15 pated to be expended on Great 

16 Lakes water quality initiatives 

17 for the applicable fiscal year; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) include a report on 

19 programs administered by other 

20 Federal agencies that make re21 sources available for Great Lakes 

22 water quality management ef23 forts; 

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1 tiative with respect to each organizational 

2 element of the Initiative and the means by 

3 which progress will be evaluated; 

4 ‘‘(iii) recommendations for stream5 lining the work of advisory and coordi6 nating committees (such as the Great 

7 Lakes Regional Collaboration and the 

8 United States Policy Committee), including 

9 a recommendation for eliminating any such 

10 entity if the work of the entity— 

11 ‘‘(I) is duplicative; or 

12 ‘‘(II) complicates the protection 

13 and restoration of the Great Lakes; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(iv) with respect to each priority es16 tablished under paragraph (8)(E)(ix) dur17 ing the fiscal year, the reasons why the 

18 Administrator implemented, or did not im19 plement, the priorities and recommenda20 tions. 

21 ‘‘(B) CROSSCUT BUDGET.—Not later than 

22 45 days after the date of submission of the 

23 budget of the President to Congress, the Direc24 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in 

25 coordination with the Governor of each Great 

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1 Lakes State and the Task Force, shall submit 

2 to Congress and make publicly available a fi3 nancial report, certified by the head of each 

4 agency that has budget authority for Great 

5 Lakes restoration activities, containing— 

6 ‘‘(i) an interagency budget crosscut 

7 report that— 

8 ‘‘(I) describes the budget pro9 posed, including funding allocations 

10 by each agency for the Great Lakes 

11 Restoration Initiative; 

12 ‘‘(II) identifies any adjustments 

13 from the budget request; 

14 ‘‘(III) identifies the funding in 

15 any amount for each of the Federal 

16 agencies that carry out restoration 

17 and protection activities in the subse18 quent fiscal year, separately reporting 

19 the amount of funding to be provided 

20 under each law pertaining to the 

21 agency; 

22 ‘‘(IV) compares specific funding 

23 levels allocated for participating Fed24 eral agencies from fiscal year to fiscal 

25 year; and 

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1 ‘‘(V) identifies all expenditures 

2 since fiscal year 2004 by the Federal 

3 Government and State governments 

4 for Great Lakes restoration activities; 

5 ‘‘(ii) a detailed accounting of all funds 

6 received and obligated by all Federal agen7 cies and, to the maximum extent prac8 ticable, State agencies using Federal 

9 funds, for Great Lakes restoration activi10 ties during the current and previous fiscal 

11 years; 

12 ‘‘(iii) a budget for the proposed 

13 projects (including a description of the 

14 project, authorization level, and project 

15 status) to be carried out in the subsequent 

16 fiscal year with the Federal share of funds 

17 for activities; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) a listing of all projects to be un19 dertaken in the subsequent fiscal year with 

20 the Federal share of funds for activities.’’; 

21 and 

22 (7) in paragraph (11)(H), by striking clause (i) 

23 and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to 

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1 priated pursuant to this section, there are 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this paragraph— 

4 ‘‘(I) $50,000,000 for each of fis5 cal years 2004 through 2010; and 

6 ‘‘(II) $150,000,000 for each of 

7 fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

9 118(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

10 U.S.C. 1268(h)) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

12 (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, 

13 and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM OFFICE.—There is authorized to 

19 be appropriated to the Program Office to carry out 

20 this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2016 through 2020.’’. 

22 (d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section 

23 or an amendment made by this section affects— 

24 (1) the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives 

25 of— 

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•S 504 IS

1 (A) any department, agency, or officer 

2 of— 

3 (i) the Federal Government; or 

4 (ii) any State or tribal government; or 

5 (B) any international body established by 

6 treaty with authority relating to the Great 

7 Lakes (as defined in section 118(a)(3) of the 

8 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

9 1268(a)(3))); or 

10 (2) any other Federal or State authority that is 

11 being used or may be used to facilitate the cleanup 

12 and protection of the Great Lakes (as so defined). 

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