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S. 1024 114th Congress Senate

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLakes and rivers
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Feb 24, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
Feb 24, 2016
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-211. Additional views filed.
Jan 20, 2016
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 24, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise and reauthorize for FY2017-FY2021 the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Under a five-year action plan, the initiative must prioritize and carry out programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration, including: (1) the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern, (2) the prevention and control of invasive species and their impacts, (3) the protection and restoration of near-shore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution, and (4) habitat and wildlife protection and restoration.

Funding made available to implement the initiative may not be used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) for which funding is made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund program. Federal agencies must: (1) maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities without regard to funding under the initiative, and (2) identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 223 Identical bill Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
  • S 504 Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015
  • S 2848 Water Resources Development Act of 2016
  • HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
  • S 612 WIIN Act
  • HR 5303 Water Resources Development Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1024: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1024/
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"S. 1024: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1024/.
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