Great Lakes Restoration Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-792
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2005-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Algal blooms
Animals
Aquatic ecology
Aquatic pests
Arsenic
Arts, Culture, Religion
Beaches
Citizen participation
Coastal zone
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drainage
Ecological research
Ecosystem management
Electronic government information
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental law enforcement
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to water pollution control
Federal aid to water resources development
Federal officials
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Great Lakes
Habitat conservation
Illinois
Indiana
Industrial pollution
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Internet
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mercury
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Museums
New York State
Non-native species
Nonpoint source pollution
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pest control
Planning
Pollution measurement
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public service advertising
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Sewage disposal
Sports and Recreation
Water pollution control
Water quality
Water use
Web sites
Wetlands
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: 
Great Lakes Restoration Act of 2005 - Establishes the Great Lakes Advisory Board to: (1) develop a biennial comprehensive Great Lakes management plan; (2) coordinate Great Lakes restoration efforts; and (3) implement a public awareness campaign. Establishes a scientific working group to evaluate the scientific integrity of the Great Lakes restoration effort and assist the Board in its decisionmaking.
 
Requires the management plan to be submitted to the President, appropriate congressional committees, the governor of each Great Lakes State, and the Great Lakes mayors.
 
Includes as possible Great Lakes ecosystem goals: (1) the cleanup of toxic hot spots; (2) the elimination of invasive species; (3) decreased pollution from nonpoint sources and the elimination of all forms of toxic deposition; (4) the restoration and conservation of wetlands and critical coastal habitat; (5) the elimination of dead zones caused by hypoxia and harmful algal bloom; (6) the sustainable use and management of Great Lakes water resources; and (7) public participation in Great Lakes restoration.
 
Requires each Great Lakes State to have in effect a State Great Lakes Management Plan, approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and updated every two years, in order to be eligible for assistance apportionments authorized under this Act.
 
Provides apportioned funding to Great Lakes States for restoration activities.
 
Authorizes the Administrator to appoint a special master to direct the remediation of an area of concern.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: Introduced in House