To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out further improvement of Onondaga Lake, New York, and for the purposes of integrating research, education, planning and restoration of the watershed.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out further improvement of Onondaga Lake, New York, and for the purposes of integrating research, education, planning and restoration of the watershed., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD22D99BD5A8C457FA74E86FAF43CBE14: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Onondaga Lake Watershed Improvement Act.
- Section HA86F911D47594A3DBA4151C2F31F8803: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the recovery of Onondaga Lake is of National importance.
- Section H5FAEE729FFC8433E9A2D8D4AF1B7216B: 3. Onondaga Lake, New York Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H7E652CCDABA14F7097A741EED50893C7: 127. Onondaga Lake, New York The Administrator shall establish a council, to be known as the Onondaga Lake Watershed Council, to develop a plan, to be known as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out further improvement of Onondaga Lake, New York, and for the purposes of integrating research, education, planning and restoration of the watershed., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out further improvement of Onondaga Lake, New York, and for the purposes of integrating research, education, planning and restoration of the watershed., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Williams of New York introduced the following bill; which …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the plan— developed pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and 411(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648)
the plan— developed pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and 411(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648)
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