US Congress Senate Bill 2317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 19 2012 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Invasive Species Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) expedite a feasibility study under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 on the range of options and technologies available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species (including Asian carp) between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways; and (2) if the project is justified, proceed directly to project preconstruction engineering and design. Requires the report on the study to focus on: (1) such prevention as the permanent hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins, and (2) specified watersheds of rivers and tributaries in Illinois and Indiana associated with the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). Defines "hydrological separation" as a physical separation on the CAWS that would disconnect the Mississippi River watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed and prevent the transfer of all aquatic species between such bodies of water. Requires, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, an interim report to Congress on milestones that will be met prior to final completion of the study. Requires the final report to be completed within 18 months.

Stop Invasive Species Act

Sen Stabenow, Debbie	Sen Brown, Sherrod	Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Durbin, Richard
Sen Franken, Al	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Klobuchar, Amy	Sen Levin, Carl
Sen Portman, Rob	Sen Schumer, Charles E.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB4406 (Same As) 2012-04-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN02317:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s2317is/pdf/BILLS-112s2317is.pdf