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HR 4299 101th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Executive reorganization Fisheries Fishery management Government trust funds Great Lakes Harbors Oil pollution control Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. Watersheds

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990

Introduced: March 19, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 28 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 1990
Became Public Law No: 101-537.
Nov 8, 1990
Signed by President.
Oct 31, 1990
Presented to President.
Oct 31, 1990
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 24, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 24, 1990
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 24, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1990
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 921. Pursuant to the order of October 2, 1990.
Oct 1, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 1, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 1, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 1, 1990
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 1, 1990
Mr. Davis demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Oct 1, 1990
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 24, 1990
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.
Sep 24, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 101-748.
Sep 18, 1990
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Sep 13, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 13, 1990
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 11, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 11, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Aug 2, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 3, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Apr 3, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Army, EPA.
Mar 19, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 19, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title I: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to conduct a comprehensive study of the status of, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs of, the fishery resources of the Great Lakes Basin (the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River upstream from where it becomes the boundary between Canada and the United States). Requires the Director to allow specified entities to participate in the study.

Requires the Director, in administering programs related to the Great Lakes Basin, to seek to achieve specified goals.

Requires the Director to establish: (1) the Great Lakes Coordination Office; (2) the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office; and (3) one or more Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices.

Authorizes appropriations.

Title II: Great Lakes Oil Pollution Research and Development - Great Lakes Oil Pollution Research and Development Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to mandate an additional port oil pollution minimization demonstration project, to be located with a port on the Great Lakes. Increases the amount authorized to be available from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out provisions mandating such demonstration projects.

What's happening now November 8, 1990

Became Public Law No: 101-537.

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