A bill to require the establishment of a research and grant program for the eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins.
Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Directors of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a research program for the eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins; and (2) make grants to colleges, universities, and other entities in affected States for the eradication or control of Pfiesteria and other aquatic toxins.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9969-9970)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 105-132.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 105-132.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 248.
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