HR 5958 · 98th Congress · Environmental Protection

Environmental Monitoring Improvement Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-06-28· Sponsored by Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.(1984-07-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Environmental Monitoring Improvement Act of 1984 - Excludes from the term "environmental monitoring," for purposes of this Act, any monitoring conducted for enforcement purposes under any other Federal law. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and to the Congress an Environmental Monitoring Report on February 1, 1986, and annually thereafter. Sets forth requirements for the design, preparation, and contents of the Environmental Monitoring Report, including inventories and evaluations of national and international programs. Establishes a National Commission on Environmental Monitoring. Directs the Commission to: (1) investigate and study the Nation's environmental monitoring programs and those international monitoring programs in which the United States participates (directly or by providing support) and recommend to the Congress and the President a plan to improve environmental monitoring; and (2) advise and assist in the preparation of the first Environmental Monitoring Report, in cooperation with the Administrator. Sets forth requirements for Commission membership. Directs the Commission…

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Cosponsors (5)

4 Democrats1 Republican