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<dc:title>114 S1024 IS: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015</dc:title> |
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<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher> |
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<dc:date>2015-04-21</dc:date> |
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>114th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 1024</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20150421">April 21, 2015</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S339">Mr. Kirk</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S349">Mr. Portman</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public Works</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.</official-title></form> |
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<section id="HFB837C87141F4C86A1C8DC1F264B3854" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="H5804026AAD934D2DA58943A4B9962A80"><enum>2.</enum><header>Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1268">33 U.S.C. 1268(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text> |
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H554869ADA3A5433490D95177ADEC18F8"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</header> |
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A4D2052B4F34F51A2FE252324F2B848"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Agency a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (referred to in this paragraph as the <term>Initiative</term>) to carry out programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration.</text> |
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</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02B3D8BC5447427FAE0F806D89113123"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Focus areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Initiative shall prioritize programs and projects carried out in coordination with non-Federal partners and programs and projects that address priority areas each fiscal year, including—</text> |
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<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDD3E7695DA24698AD3B902CE604E2A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5C17921E5D04468A14983494F45F676"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevention and control of invasive species and the impacts of invasive species;</text> |
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</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H919BB2AEF1C0405CBED4582E32F6C6D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the protection and restoration of nearshore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution;</text> |
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</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H888F6F6E5650402CA7FA7D1DEBA44061"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">habitat and wildlife protection and restoration, including wetlands restoration and preservation; and</text> |
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</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4697D3BA2B44F5E8E27505A3C3BA63F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accountability, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and partnership activities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAD976177BDB42B5971B2D53504F3FD7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the Initiative, the Agency shall collaborate with Federal partners, including the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, to select the best combination of programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration using appropriate principles and criteria, including whether a program or project provides—</text> |
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<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E20306B2EA4497C9C10DADDFB35A836"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to achieve strategic and measurable environmental outcomes that implement the Great Lakes Action Plan and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;</text> |
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</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59340212DE9F4726A7B7C7FFADB7CF1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility of—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FCA125CC1FA4CB490B763DD08CE703A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prompt implementation;</text> |
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</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95B83FA607124C8E93F85088DDB0F17B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">timely achievement of results; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9D531F61E4C4DAD813962B5D9294C9A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resource leveraging; and</text> |
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</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE48D40B27B24558A141194F5AB21CDB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the opportunity to improve interagency and inter-organizational coordination and collaboration to reduce duplication and streamline efforts.</text> |
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</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H033C3B7532154FC792D44B160884A6B6"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of projects</header> |
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<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H554DA6EE473847F1A04A7901A839B846"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out the Initiative shall be used to strategically implement—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H762C089889754A5AA3580309E3F384E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal projects; and</text> |
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</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2602CD3A7D5474FA66109DBF250BF3F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects carried out in coordination with States, Indian tribes, municipalities, institutions of higher education, and other organizations.</text> |
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</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF26CF7250A0748419CDD754B124D7E25"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With amounts made available for the Initiative each fiscal year, the Administrator may—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7EF8625107C4BFDB14D6B7A5F16217F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfer not more than $300,000,000 to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of the department or agency head, to carry out activities to support the Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; and</text> |
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</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC58F7E67F6294CF6B68C8EC7FD3D8DAF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into an interagency agreement with the head of any Federal department or agency to carry out activities described in subclause (I).</text> |
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</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H453EF21D0A024A6E9E569F08DE099745"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope</header> |
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<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H300A69174E5A4AD9A118CC75026CFF5D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects shall be carried out under the Initiative on multiple levels, including—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H941D94B306E842A3BCCE114103F593C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes-wide; and</text> |
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</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF7685847AF349DC8D27B7C3B9524C36"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes basin-wide.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB5E667B4FE04D689E7373EF10C2A01A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds made available to carry out the Initiative may be used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) for which amounts are made available from—</text> |
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<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0587791A2C89421C9AD1FA8F8F10BE2C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E1D6BC83A254D66B2DA6D2C58354736"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State drinking water revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>).</text> |
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</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E63440D4E02499A9025A41FD664EF02"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities by other Federal agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each relevant Federal department or agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AEA2195BE184EBCAC43F1F91D8540D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain the base level of funding for the Great Lakes activities of that department or agency without regard to funding under the Initiative; and</text> |
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</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B469B545F084C1881C327450941F768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify new activities and projects to support the environmental goals of the Initiative.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D9EB87D869D4F26829E662E77099A45"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Initiative $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></legis-body></bill> |
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