HR 4191
106th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative procedure
Animals
Aquatic ecology
Aquatic pests
Citizen participation
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection
Freshwater ecology
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Great Lakes
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine fouling organisms
Pest control
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Ships
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2000
Introduced: April 5, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Apr 6, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 5, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 5, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2000 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species within the Great Lakes. Calls upon such regulations to require, among other things, the use of environmentally sound treatment methods for ballast water and ballast sediments, such as sterilization, in preventing and controlling infestations of aquatic nuisance species.
Sets forth provisions requiring maximum public participation in, and advance notice of, proposed rulemaking with respect to such regulations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Cosponsors
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