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- H.R.1185
H.R.1185: Great Lakes Water Protection Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 14, 2013
- Latest Major Action March 15, 2013
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste streams to bypass any portion of a treatment facility which results in a discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Great Lakes) unless: (1) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 15, 2013 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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| March 14, 2013 |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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| March 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the House by Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.) |