HR 2551
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Accidents
Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Great Lakes
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Seashores and lakeshores
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019
Introduced: May 7, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. An environmental sensitivity index product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline resources prior to an oil spill event.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Committees of jurisdiction
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