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[S. 1024 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 372
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1024
[Report No. 114-211]
To authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 21, 2015
Mr. Kirk (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
February 24, 2016
Reported by Mr. Inhofe, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative Act of 2015''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) Great lakes restoration initiative.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Establishment.--There is established
in the Agency a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
(referred to in this paragraph as the `Initiative') to
carry out programs and projects for Great Lakes
protection and restoration.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Focus areas.--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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the remediation of toxic
substances and areas of concern;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the prevention and control
of invasive species and the impacts of invasive
species;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) the protection and
restoration of nearshore health and the
prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source
pollution;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) habitat and wildlife
protection and restoration, including wetlands
restoration and preservation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) accountability, monitoring,
evaluation, communication, and partnership
activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) Projects.--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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the ability to achieve
strategic and measurable environmental outcomes
that implement the Great Lakes Action Plan and
the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the feasibility of--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) prompt
implementation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) timely achievement
of results; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) resource
leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) the opportunity to improve
interagency and inter-organizational
coordination and collaboration to reduce
duplication and streamline efforts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) Implementation of projects.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--Funds made
available to carry out the Initiative shall be
used to strategically implement--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) Federal projects;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) projects carried
out in coordination with States, Indian
tribes, municipalities, institutions of
higher education, and other
organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Transfer of funds.--With
amounts made available for the Initiative each
fiscal year, the Administrator may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) 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</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) enter into an
interagency agreement with the head of
any Federal department or agency to
carry out activities described in
subclause (I).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) Scope.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--Projects shall
be carried out under the Initiative on multiple
levels, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) Great Lakes-wide;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) Great Lakes basin-
wide.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Limitation.--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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) a State water
pollution control revolving fund
established under title VI;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) a State drinking
water revolving loan fund established
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
12).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) Activities by other federal
agencies.--Each relevant Federal department or agency
shall, to the maximum extent practicable--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) maintain the base level of
funding for the Great Lakes activities of that
department or agency without regard to funding
under the Initiative; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) identify new activities and
projects to support the environmental goals of
the Initiative.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) Funding.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the Initiative $300,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2016 through
2020.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE.
Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the
following:
``(7) Great lakes restoration initiative.--
``(A) Establishment.--There is established in the
Agency a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (referred
to in this paragraph as the `Initiative') to carry out
programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and
restoration.
``(B) Focus areas.--Each fiscal year under a 5-year
Initiative Action Plan, the Initiative shall prioritize
programs and projects, carried out in coordination with
non-Federal partners, that address priority areas, such
as--
``(i) the remediation of toxic substances
and areas of concern;
``(ii) the prevention and control of
invasive species and the impacts of invasive
species;
``(iii) the protection and restoration of
nearshore health and the prevention and
mitigation of nonpoint source pollution;
``(iv) habitat and wildlife protection and
restoration, including wetlands restoration and
preservation; and
``(v) accountability, monitoring,
evaluation, communication, and partnership
activities.
``(C) Projects.--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--
``(i) the ability to achieve strategic and
measurable environmental outcomes that
implement the Great Lakes Action Plan and the
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;
``(ii) the feasibility of--
``(I) prompt implementation;
``(II) timely achievement of
results; and
``(III) resource leveraging; and
``(iii) the opportunity to improve
interagency and inter-organizational
coordination and collaboration to reduce
duplication and streamline efforts.
``(D) Implementation of projects.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph
(G)(ii), funds made available to carry out the
Initiative shall be used to strategically
implement--
``(I) Federal projects; and
``(II) projects carried out in
coordination with States, Indian
tribes, municipalities, institutions of
higher education, and other
organizations.
``(ii) Transfer of funds.--With amounts
made available for the Initiative each fiscal
year, the Administrator may--
``(I) 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;
``(II) enter into an interagency
agreement with the head of any Federal
department or agency to carry out
activities described in subclause (I);
and
``(III) make grants to governmental
entities, nonprofit organizations,
institutions, and individuals for
planning, research, monitoring,
outreach, and implementation of
projects in furtherance of the
Initiative and the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement.
``(E) Scope.--
``(i) In general.--Projects shall be
carried out under the Initiative on multiple
levels, including--
``(I) Great Lakes-wide; and
``(II) Great Lakes basin-wide.
``(ii) Limitation.--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--
``(I) a State water pollution
control revolving fund established
under title VI; or
``(II) a State drinking water
revolving loan fund established under
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12).
``(F) Activities by other federal agencies.--Each
relevant Federal department or agency shall, to the
maximum extent practicable--
``(i) maintain the base level of funding
for the Great Lakes activities of that
department or agency without regard to funding
under the Initiative; and
``(ii) identify new activities and projects
to support the environmental goals of the
Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
``(G) Funding.--
``(i) In general.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this paragraph
$300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017
through 2021.
``(ii) Limitation.--Nothing in this
paragraph creates, expands, or amends the
authority of the Administrator to implement
programs or projects under--
``(I) this section;
``(II) the Initiative Action Plan;
or
``(III) the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement.''.
Calendar No. 372
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1024
[Report No. 114-211]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
February 24, 2016
Reported with an amendment