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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin approved by the Congress in Public Law 110-342 expressly prohibited the sale, diversion, or export of water from States in the Great Lakes Basin.
Introduced: June 16, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 16, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the interstate compact on water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin approved by P.L. 110-342 should not be construed to: (1) allow water intended for an immediate, intermediate, or end use consumer in any size container to be diverted, exported, or sold from the Basin unless the withdrawal is authorized and licensed under the constitution and laws of the state from which it is withdrawn; or (2) establish that Basin waters are produced as a product, have entered into commerce, or constitute a good or commodity under any international trade agreement.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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