S 2912 · 109th Congress · Environmental Protection
Great Lakes Coordination and Oversight Act of 2006
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.(2006-09-20)
Plain Language Summary
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Great Lakes Coordination and Oversight Act of 2006 - Establishes the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, as created by Executive Order 13340, as a task force within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Adds as duties of the Task Force: (1) to ensure that implementation of its programs is coordinated, effective, and cost-efficient; (2) to submit to Congress a biennial report that describes the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration's activities; (3) to establish a regular means of communication with the Collaboration's Executive Committee to exchange information and recommendations for action; and (4) to ensure that its activities are coordinated with Lake Chaplain Basin Program activities. Establishes the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, which shall draft a strategy every three years to describe the Great Lakes' health and to identify Great Lakes restoration goals. Requires the Collaboration's Executive Committee to: (1) submit to Congress and the Task Force a biennial report that includes an analysis in carrying out the restoration of the Great Lakes and meeting the goals and the Collaboration's recommendations and about contributions made by Great Lakes states, municipal par…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2912, Great Lakes Coordination and Oversight Act of 2006
Jun 6, 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 23, 2006</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 2912, Great Lakes Coordination and Oversight Act of 2006
Jun 6, 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 23, 2006
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (4)
3 Democrats1 Republican