Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| July 10, 2008 | September 18, 2008 | September 25, 2008 |
Latest Vote
| September 28, 2008Roll call number 665 in the House | |||
| Question: Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment: H R 6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008 | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 94% | Result: Passed | |
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Blog Coverage
October 06, 2008 Congress reauthorizes Great Lakes Legacy Act to fund clean-up of ...
The Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act (HR 6460), sponsored by Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI), continues support for a program to clean-up contaminated sediments in rivers and harbors around the Great Lakes. ...
Source: Great Lakes Law
October 02, 2008 From the Inbox - NRDC Legislative Watch
The legislation (HR 6460) would reauthorize the 2002 Great Lakes Legacy Act to eliminate contaminant hot spots where PCBs, heavy metals and other pollutants poured from industrial sources into the Great Lakes and its tributaries. ...
September 29, 2008 Briefs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is sending President Bush a bill, HR 6460, that would extend for two years a federal program to clean up areas of pollution and contaminated sediment around the Great Lakes.









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