S 1701 · 112th Congress · Environmental Protection

Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-10-13· Sponsored by Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]· Senate

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Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.(2012-11-13)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011 - Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to include the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a member of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia. Requires such Task Force to: (1) establish a national harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program; (2) develop and publish a national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia action strategy; (3) assess interagency work and spending plans for implementing such program's activities; (4) review such program's distribution of federal grants and funding to address research priorities; (5) promote the development of new technologies for predicting, monitoring, and mitigating harmful algal blooms and hypoxia conditions; and (6) report on hypoxia. Gives primary responsibility for administering such program to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to: (1) develop a national strategy to understand, detect, predict, control, mitigate, and respond to marine and freshwater hypoxia events; (2) prepare work and spending plans for implementin…

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S. 1701, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011

Nov 30, 2011

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Cosponsors (12)

11 Democrats1 Republican