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HR 6006 111th Congress House

To affirm that waters of the Great Lakes Basin are impressed with a public trust and managed consistent with public trust principles and other standards to protect the navigational, conservation, and…

Official title: To affirm that waters of the Great Lakes Basin are impressed with a public trust and managed consistent with public trust principles and other standards to pro… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To affirm that waters of the Great Lakes Basin are impressed with a public trust and managed consistent with public trust principles and other standards to protect the navigational, conservation, and public interests in such waters, to provide for enforcement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Civil actions and liabilityGreat LakesHydrology and hydrographyLakes and rivers
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 30, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize enforcement through a civil suit of the prohibition against the diversion or export of Great Lakes water by a state, federal agency, or private entity for use outside the Great Lakes basin unless such diversion or export is approved by the governor of each of the Great Lakes states.

Allows such a civil suit to be filed by the federal government, a state or local government, or by any person or organization whose property or other legally recognized interest will be adversely affected. Makes the proper venue for such a civil suit the federal judicial district with jurisdiction over any portion of the Great Lakes Basin and from which the diversion or export of water will occur or has occurred.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 10, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 10, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6006: To affirm that waters of the Great Lakes Basin are impressed with a public trust and managed consistent with public trust principles and other standards to protect the navigational, conservation, and public interests in such waters, to provide for enforcement, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6006/
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"H.R. 6006: To affirm that waters of the Great Lakes Basin are impressed with a public trust and managed consistent with public trust principles and other standards to protect the navigational, conservation, and public interests in such waters, to provide for enforcement, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6006/.
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H.R. 6006, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6006/.
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[H.R. 6006: To affirm that waters of the Great Lakes Basin are impressed with a public trust and managed consistent with public trust principles and other standards to protect the navigational, conservation, and public interests in such waters, to provide for enforcement, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6006/)
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