Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 4, 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.
What just happenedApr 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 4, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Environment Subcommittee - Apr 11, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House