Federal Great Lakes and Water Legislation Tracker, 2023-24

Updated as of March 5th, 2023

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GREAT LAKES AND WATER POLICY LEGISLATIVE TRACKER 

Updated as of 3/5/2023

Bill #Bill NameDescriptionSponsor (s) Committee (s)Status (location + date)
House     
H.R.132Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms ActThis bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster.Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]Transportation and InfrastructureIntroduced in House 01/09/2023
H.R.186Water Supply Permitting Coordination ActN/ARep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]Natural ResourcesIntroduced in House 01/09/2023
 H.R.210Stamp Out Invasive Species ActThis bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell aCombating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp.Rep. Stefanik, Elise M [R-NY-21]Oversight and Accountability, Natural Resources, AgricultureIntroduced in House 02/21/2023
H.R.250Clean Water SRF Parity ActThis bill expands the state revolving fund established under the Clean Water Act, including by allowing low-interest loans to be given to privately owned treatment works to address wastewater. Currently, loans are given to wastewater systems that are publicly owned.Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]Transportation and InfrastructureIntroduced in House 01/10/2023
H.R.289Protect Our Water Rights ActTo update requirements for the operation of the Central Valley Project and Klamath River Basin.Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]Natural Resources Introduced in House 01/11/2023
H.R.325Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting ActThis bill requires the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecast System to continue to operate during a government shutdown by designating certain services related to the system as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act.Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]Science, Space, Technology and Natural ResourcesIntroduced in House 01/12/2023
 H.R.426Lakes Before Turbines ActThis bill eliminates the energy-related tax credit for investment in certain offshore wind facilities after 2022.Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A [R-NY-23]Ways and MeansIntroduced in House 1/20/2023
H.R.598Earth Act to Stop Climate Pollution By 2030N/ARep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]Agriculture, Ways and Means, Energy and CommerceIntroduced in House 1/27/2023
 H.R.668Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention ActN/ARep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]Natural ResourcesIntroduced in House 2/21/2023
H.J.Res.27Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States'”This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States,” which was submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency on January 18, 2023. The rule specifies which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. The 2023 rule replaced a 2020 rule that included a narrower definition of waters of the United StatesRep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]Transportation and InfrastructureIntroduced in House 02/02/2023
Senate     
S.64Water Rights Protection Act of 2023This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture from conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the transfer of any water right to the United States or on any impairment of title granted or otherwise recognized under state law by federal or state action. Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]Energy and Natural ResourcesIntroduced in Senate 01/25/2023
 S.115 Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2023To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify certain allotments under that Act, and for other purposes.Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]Environment and Public WorksIntroduced in Senate 01/26/2023
S.J.Res.7A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States'”. This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States,” which was submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency on January 18, 2023. The rule specifies which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. The 2023 rule replaced a 2020 rule that included a narrower definition of waters of the United States.Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]Environment and Public WorksIntroduced in Senate 02/02/2023

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