Current Legislation

• The National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007 (S. 725): Amends existing law to require ships to take steps to minimize the introduction of invasive species; establishes an early detection and rapid response program; and improves research.
• Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act (H.R.260): Requires federal agencies to improve research programs.
• Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act (H.R.801): Amends current law to require vessels equipped with no ballast water on board (NOBOB) to carry out ballast water exchange or alternative ballast water management methods.
• Prevention of Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007 (H.R.889): Amends current law to require vessels to conduct ballast water treatment.
• Ballast Water Management Act of 2007 (H.R.2423/S.1578): Amends current law to provide for the management and treatment of ballast water to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species.
• Coast Guard Authorization of 2007 (H.R. 2830): Amends current law to provide for the management and treatment of ballast water to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species.
• Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act (H.R 83. /S. 726): Amends the Lacey Act to legislatively list three additional species of Asian carp as injurious wildlife.
• Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act (H.R 1350/S. 791): Implements many of the policy recommendations made by the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration strategy addressing aquatic invasive species, habitat and species, toxic pollution, and other issues.
• Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act (H.R.469): Authorizes the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to investigate effects of cormorants on stocks of fish in the Great Lakes.
• H.R.1842/1844: Amend current law to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes.
• Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 (S.950): Directs NOAA to develop and integrate a national coastal and ocean observation system to support coastal and fishery management activities.
• Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 (H.R.720): Reauthorizes the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and amends current law.
• H.CON.RES.187: Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the dumping of industrial waste into the Great Lakes.
• Great Lakes Water Protection Act (H.R.2907): Amends current law to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes.
• Bad Polluters Act of 2007 (H.R.3276): To amend the Internal Revenue Service to deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries that are permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes.
• Beach Protection Act of 2007 (S. 1506/H.R. 2537): Reauthorizes beach monitoring grants to states.
• H.R. 2836: Reauthorizes the National Sea Grant College Program Act.
• Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.3360): Amends current law to prohibit either the EPA or any Great Lakes state from issuing a permit for the discharge of a pollutant into the Great Lakes without the concurrence of all such states.