Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act - 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. Requires NOAA to 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.
Declares that this Act does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5456 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5456
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to create an electronic database of research and
information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with
regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and
other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 2014
Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr.
Peters of Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Murphy of Florida, and Mr. Gibbs)
introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to create an electronic database of research and
information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with
regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and
other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal
Bloom Information Act''.
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES ALGAL BLOOMS INFORMATION DATABASE.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall create an electronic 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.
(b) Contents.--The Administrator shall include in the database
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.
(c) Confidentiality.--In creating and making information available
through the database, the Administrator shall protect confidentiality
of information in accordance with all applicable United States laws and
regulations.
(d) Annual Report and Availability of Information.--The
Administrator shall--
(1) report to the Congress each year comprehensive findings
on information that was included in the database in the year
covered by the report, including information regarding
corrective actions being taken; and
(2) make information in the database electronically
available to the public.
(e) No New Authority.--This section shall not be construed to grant
any authority to the Administrator, including any authority to require
submission of data.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
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