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Hill Update from the Great Lakes Task Force
- Subject: Hill Update from the Great Lakes Task Force
- From: Rochelle_Sturtevant@levin.senate.gov (Rochelle Sturtevant)
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:52:42 -0500
- List-Name: GLIN-Announce
The document below lists bill introductions and recent actions on
bills introduced in the 106th Congress which may be interesting from a
Great Lakes perspective. Most information is drawn from the
Congressional record. This message is an update to the message posted
3/18/99 and does not include bills for which the information has not
changed since that time. Text has been divided into 2 messages due to
limitations of my text editor.
Bills Introduced In the 106th Congress
Relating to topics of interest to Great Lakes Members
Last Updated 3/26/99: S. 762 and H.R. 1363.
Clean Air - Gas
S.645 Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne (introduced 03/17/99) 1
cosponsor. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to waive the oxygen
content requirement for reformulated gasoline that results in no
greater emissions of air pollutants than reformulated gasoline meeting
the oxygen content requirement. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
H.R.888 Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. (introduced 03/01/99) w/36
cosponsors. Related Bills: S.171 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to
limit the concentration of sulfur in gasoline used in motor vehicles.
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce: SC Health and
Environment.
H.R.1301 Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy (introduced 03/25/99) 8 cosponsors.
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the listing of liquefied
petroleum gas under section 112(r) of that Act. Referred to the House
Committee on Commerce.
Clean Air - Acid Deposition
H.R.25 Sponsor: Rep Boehlert (introduced 01/06/99) 17 cosponsors. A
bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other
purposes. Great Lakes included as a sensitive water body for report
required in section 8(a). Referred Commerce, SC on Health and
Environment.
Clean Air - Other
S.268 Sponsor: Sen Feinstein (introduced 01/20/99) A bill to specify
the effective date of and require an amendment to the final rule of
the Environmental Protection Agency regulating exhaust emissions from
new spark-ignition gasoline marine engines. Referred EPW.
S.547 Sponsor: Sen Chafee, John H. (introduced 03/04/99) 11
cosponsors. A bill to authorize the President to enter into
agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to
mitigate potential environmental impacts from greenhouse gas
emissions. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
3/24/99 Hearings held.
S.673 Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. (introduced 03/19/99) 1
cosponsor. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish
requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired electric
utility steam generating units, commercial and industrial boiler
units, solid waste incineration units, medical waste incinerators,
hazardous waste combustors, chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement
plants to reduce emissions of mercury to the environment, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
Clean Water
S.623 Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent (introduced 03/16/99) w/1 cosponsor.
A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for
State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water
supplies, to meet current and future water quantity and quality needs
of the Red River Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and
irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources and fish and
wildlife habitat, and for other purposes. Discharged by the Committee
on Environment and Public Works. Referred to ENR.
S.669 Sponsor: Sen Coverdell, Paul (introduced 03/19/99) 3
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
to ensure compliance by Federal facilities with pollution control
requirements. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
S.724 Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. (introduced 03/25/99) 1
cosponsor. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify
that underground injection does not include certain activities, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
H.R.828 Sponsor: Rep Barcia, James A. (introduced 02/24/99) 15
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Referred to
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee
on Water Resources and Environment.
H.R.1106 Sponsor: Rep Thurman, Karen L. (introduced 03/11/99) 20
cosponsors. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State agencies with
responsibility for water source development for the purpose of
maximizing available water supply and protecting the environment
through the development of alternative water sources. Referred to the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
CERCLA
H.R.1300 Sponsor: Rep Boehlert, Sherwood L. (introduced 03/25/99) 33
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote brownfields
redevelopment, to reauthorize and reform the Superfund program, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in
addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and
Ways and Means.
Solid Waste
S.663 Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen (introduced 03/18/99) A bill to
impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-State municipal
solid waste, to authorize State and local controls over the flow of
municipal solid waste, and for other purposes. Referred Environment
and Public Works.
H.R.891 Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. (introduced 03/02/99) A bill
to authorize certain States to prohibit the importation of solid waste
from other States, and for other purposes. Referred to the House
Committee on Commerce: SC Finance and HazMat.
H.R.1190 Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. (introduced 03/18/99) 61
cosponsors. A bill to impose certain limitations on the receipt of out
of-State municipal solid waste, to authorize State and local controls
over the flow of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
H.R.1270 Sponsor: Rep Minge, David (introduced 03/24/99) A bill to
authorize States and political subdivisions of States to control the
management of municipal solid waste generated within their
jurisdictions, and to exempt States and political subdivisions of
States from civil liability with respect to the good faith passage,
implementation, and enforcement of flow control ordinances. Referred
to the House Committee on Commerce.
Other Pollution/Remediation
H.R.1303 Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave (introduced 03/25/99) 1 cosponsor.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit
against income tax for dry cleaning equipment which uses reduced
amounts of hazardous substances. Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
Coastal Conservation - Outer Continental Shelf
S.25 Sponsor: Sen Landrieu (introduced 01/19/99) 14 cosponsors. A
bill to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and local
governments, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments
of 1978, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban
Park and Recreation Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife
Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to
establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs
of the American people, and for other purposes. Referred E&NR.
Hearings held 1/27/99. Further hearing scheduled 4/20/99.
S.446 Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara (introduced 02/23/99) 5 cosponsors
A bill to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the
United States in the year 2000 and beyond. Referred to the Committee
on E & NR. Hearing scheduled 4/20/99.
H.R.701 Sponsor: Rep Young, Don (introduced 02/10/99) 69 cosponsors.
A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State
and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as
the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor
conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for
other purposes. Referred Resources. Hearings held 3/9.
H.R.798 Sponsor: Rep Miller, George (introduced 02/23/99) 60
cosponsors. A bill to provide for the permanent protection of the
resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond. Referred
to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
Agriculture, 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. Referred to
Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource
Conservation and Credit. Referred to the Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and
Forestry Committee. Mar 9, 99: Committee Hearings Held.
H.R.869 Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. (introduced 02/25/99) A bill
to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas
leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf. Referred to
the House Committee on Resources. Mar 10, 99: Executive Comment
Requested from Interior. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and
Mineral Resources.
H.R.1036 Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois (introduced 03/09/99) 30
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease mineral leasing activity
on submerged land of the Outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a
coastal State that has declared a moratorium on such activity, and for
other purposes. Referred to Committee on Resources: SC Energy and
Mineral Resources. 3/16 Exec. Comment requested from Interior Dept.
Coastal Conservation - Coastal Barriers
S.574 Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. (introduced 03/10/99) A
bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a
map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. 3/26/99
Committee on Environment and Public Works ordered to be reported
without amendment favorably S Rept 106-39. Placed on the Senate
Calendar #83.
Coastal Conservation
H.R.1110 Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim (introduced 03/16/99) A bill to
reauthorize and amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Referred to the Committee on Resources SC FWO and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure. 2/25 SC FWO hearings held.
H.R.950 Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. (introduced 03/03/99) 13
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
to improve the quality of beaches and coastal recreation waters, and
for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and
Environment.
H.R.999 Sponsor: Rep Bilbray, Brian P. (introduced 03/04/99) 8
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other
purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
H.R.1096 Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. (introduced 03/11/99) 11
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
to provide special funding to States for implementation of national
estuary conservation and management plans, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.1237 Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim (introduced 03/23/99) 5 cosponsors.
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit
grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development
and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management
plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for
other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
H.R.1243 Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim (introduced 03/24/99) A bill to
reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Referred to the House
Committee on Resources.
H.R.1290 Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. (introduced 03/25/99) 8
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
relating to wetlands mitigation banking, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Land and Water Conservation Fund
S.532 Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne (introduced 03/04/99) w/1
cosponsor. A bill to provide increased funding for the Land and Water
Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to
resume the funding of the State grants program of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund, and to provide for the acquisition and development
of conservation and recreation facilities and programs in urban areas,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources. 4/20/99 Hearing scheduled.
H.R.1118 Sponsor: Rep Campbell, Tom (introduced 03/16/99) 3
cosponsors. A bill to provide increased funding for the Land and
Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery
Programs, to resume the funding of the State grants program of the
Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to provide for the acquisition
and development of conservation and recreation facilities and programs
in urban areas, and for other purposes. Referred to the House
Committee on Resources.
H.R.1199 Sponsor: Rep Pombo, Richard W. (introduced 03/18/99) A bill
to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges
without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to a
recommendation from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
create the refuge. House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on
Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Farm Protection
S.333 Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. (introduced 02/03/99) 15
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection program.
Referred Ag
Other Conservation
S.338 Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse (introduced 02/03/99) A
bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion
pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in units of the
Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. Referred E&NR SC
Parks. 3/24/99 Hearing held.
S.690 Sponsor: Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. (introduced 03/23/99) 8
cosponsors. A bill to provide for mass transportation in national
parks and related public lands. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
H.R.408 Sponsor: Rep Peterson (introduced 01/19/99) 48 cosponsors. A
bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of
acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve. Referred
Ag SC General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, & Credit.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
H.R.883 Sponsor: Rep Young, Don (introduced 03/01/99) 151 cosponsors.
A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve
State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands
surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. Referred to the
House Committee on Resources. Mar 4, 99: Executive Comment Requested
from Interior, State. 3/18/99 Hearings held.
H.R.1154 Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. (introduced 03/17/99) 26
cosponsors. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow individuals to designate any portion of their income tax
overpayments, and to make other contributions, for the benefit of
units of the National Park System. Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and the Committee on Resources: SC Natl Parks & Public
Lands. Exec. Comment requested from Interior Dept.
H.R.1258 Sponsor: Rep Hansen, James V. (introduced 03/24/99) 17
cosponsors. A bill to accelerate the Wilderness designation process
by establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies
on Federal Lands. Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.1284 Sponsor: Rep Young, Don (introduced 03/25/99) 3 cosponsors.
A bill to provide for protection of the Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge and endangered species and other protected species of
fish and wildlife that inhabit or use that refuge, to ensure that
scarce wildlife refuge land in and around the Minneapolis, Minnesota,
metropolitan area is not subjected to physical or auditory impairment,
and to ensure that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is
adequately implemented. Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Migratory Birds
S.148 Sponsor: Sen Abraham (introduced 01/19/99) 12 cosponsors. A
bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program
to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory
birds. 3/26/99 EPW reported favorably w/o amendment S. Rept. 106-36.
Placed on the Senate Calendar #79.
H.R.39 Sponsor: Rep Don Young (introduced 01/06/99) 3 cosponsors. A
bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program
to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory
birds. Referred Resources, SC FWO. Executive Comment requested from
Interior. 2/11 SC Hearings held. 3/17 Committee reported (amended) by
voice vote.
Rochelle Sturtevant
Coordinator, Senate Great Lakes Task Force 459 Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Rochelle_Sturtevant@levin.senate.gov
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