A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct at least 3 demonstration projects involving promising technologies and practices to remedy contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes System and to authorize the Administrator to provide technical information and assistance on technologies and practices for remediation of contaminated sediments, and for other purposes.
Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting through the Great Lakes National Program Office, to conduct at least three demonstration projects involving promising technologies and practices to remedy contaminated sediments at sites in the Great Lakes system.
Gives priority for demonstration projects to: (1) the Ashtabula River in Ohio; (2) the Buffalo River in New York; (3) Duluth and Superior Harbor in Minnesota; (4) the Fox River in Wisconsin; (5) the Grand Calumet River in Indiana; and (6) Saginaw Bay in Michigan.
Permits the Administrator to conduct additional projects at other sites in the Great Lakes System.
Authorizes appropriations.
Permits the Administrator to provide technical information and assistance involving the remediation of contaminated sediments upon request.
Authorizes appropriations.
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Great Lakes water quality program through 2001.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3812)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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