HOUSE 2551116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/21/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2019-05-07Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-07 (00)
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. An environmental sensitivity index product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline resources prior to an oil spill event.
Cosponsors (6)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- FRED UPTON (R-MI)
Subjects
- Accidents
- Aquatic ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Great Lakes
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Oil and gas
- Seashores and lakeshores
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