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S.571: Great Lakes Water Protection Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced March 14, 2013
- Latest Major Action July 16, 2014
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (All Democrats)
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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| July 16, 2014 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
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| March 14, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1860-1861)
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| March 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.) |