S. 2994: Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-08 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1059.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1059. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among activities that the Great Lakes National Program Office is authorized to carry out for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern: (1) demonstration or pilot projects that use innovative approaches, technologies, or techniques for the remediation of sediment contamination; and (2) activities to restore aquatic habitat after remediation. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide additional consideration to projects that are funded by potentially responsible parties (individuals or entities that may be liable under federal or state environmental remediation laws with respect to a project carried out under such Act) and determined to be of greater environmental significance than competing proposals. Revises provisions concerning the nonfederal share of the costs of such projects. Authorizes the Administrator, Acting through the Program Office, to enter into agreements with nonfederal sponsors to implement projects under which such sponsors may pay in advance their share of the project costs and receive reimbursement for such costs from the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to implement a public information and participation program relating to the remediation of contaminated sediment in areas of concern in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) such remediation; (2) the public information and participation program; and (3) research on the development and use of innovative approaches, technologies, and techniques for such remediation.

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Official text

Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2994, Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 (2008-09-17); CBO cost estimate: S. 2994, Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 (2008-09-17)

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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s2994.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s2994 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110