To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1893| House
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Robert E. Latta
Republican Representative
Ohio
Environment Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an online database of research and information on the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters. NOAA must include relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been collected by an accredited university, association or organization, research group, federal agency, state, or local government in the United States or Canada. This bill does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Environmental Protection
Aquatic ecologyGovernment information and archivesGreat LakesWater quality
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1893| House
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an online database of research and information on the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters. NOAA must include relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been collected by an accredited university, association or organization, research group, federal agency, state, or local government in the United States or Canada. This bill does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Robert E. Latta
Republican Representative
Ohio
Environment Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Aquatic ecologyGovernment information and archivesGreat LakesWater quality