HR 1680
107th 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 2001
Introduced: May 2, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 2, 2001
Introduced in House
May 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2001 - 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 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 Water Resources and Environment.