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HRES 1146 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Joint Commission should adopt a water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Joint Commission should adopt a water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes into account environmental considerations and the concerns of the public and the affected States and maximizes hydropower production at existing facilities, and further urges the Secretary of State not to approve a plan that fails to do so.

Introduced: May 5, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 24, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Apr 24, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E715-716)
Apr 24, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the International Joint Commission's proposed Plan 2007 does not provide the necessary level of environmental protections and benefits for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River; (2) the views of the public and the state that has jurisdiction of waters to be regulated must be fully considered when a new plan for the management of water levels is selected; (3) any water level management plan should make every effort to maximize hydropower production at existing facilities; and (4) the Secretary of State should not approve a plan that fails to meet such criteria.

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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 5, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1146: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Joint Commission should adopt a water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes into account environmental considerations and the concerns of the public and the affected States and maximizes hydropower production at existing facilities, and further urges the Secretary of State not to approve a plan that fails to do so.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1146/
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"H. Res. 1146: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Joint Commission should adopt a water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes into account environmental considerations and the concerns of the public and the affected States and maximizes hydropower production at existing facilities, and further urges the Secretary of State not to approve a plan that fails to do so.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1146/.
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H. Res. 1146, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1146/.
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[H. Res. 1146: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Joint Commission should adopt a water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes into account environmental considerations and the concerns of the public and the affected States and maximizes hydropower production at existing facilities, and further urges the Secretary of State not to approve a plan that fails to do so.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1146/)
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