To ameliorate the effects of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes by reducing phosphorus inputs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-6017
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2008-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Algal blooms
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost accounting
Detergents
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Great Lakes
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Product safety
Standards
State laws
Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
Waste water treatment
Water pollution control

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a regional response plan to address and mitigate harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes that includes: (1) an analysis of the scientific data about the causes of such blooms; (2) proposed solutions to address and mitigate such blooms, an analysis of the technological and economic feasibility of such solutions, and an estimate of the cost of implementing them; (3) an analysis of the ability of secondary treatment by wastewater treatment facilities to reduce the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen being discharged into the Great Lakes; (4) an evaluation of the relevant water quality standards promulgated by each of the Great Lakes states; and (5) suggested revisions to such standards if they are not adequate to reduce the incidence and severity of such blooms. 

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to declare as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act any cleaning product that contains greater than 0.5% phosphorus by volume and is intended for use in individual households.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
action_date: 2008-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2008-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural 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: 2008-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural 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: 2008-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural 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: 2008-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural 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: 2008-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Introduced in House