HR 3360
110th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Citizen participation
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Great Lakes
Interstate relations
Law
Licenses
State laws
Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
Water pollution control
Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Act of 2007
Introduced: August 3, 2007
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 3, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit either the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or any Great Lakes state from issuing a permit for the discharge of a pollutant into a body of water that is part of the Great Lakes, or that is within the boundaries of two or more of such states, without the concurrence of all such states. Authorizes a state to concur only after providing notice in the vicinity of the portion of the body of water within its boundaries and an opportunity for public comment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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