United States 116th Congress ✓ Enacted · P.L. 116-274 1 D cosponsors

S 1342 — Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2020

Last action — Became Public Law No: 116-274.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2019. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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42 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment modifies a section of the bill concerning the updating of environmental sensitivity index products for Great Lakes coastal areas. Specifically, it removes the reference to assessing coastal or offshore resources prior to an oil spill event. This change focuses the bill solely on the requirement for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update its sensitivity products, which may alter the scope of how these updates are implemented and the context in which they are applied.

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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress] [From the U.S.
[116th Congress Public Law 274] [From the U.S.
Government Publishing Office] [S.
Government Publishing Office] [[Page 134 STAT.
1342 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)] <DOC> In the House of Representatives, U.
3356]] Public Law 116-274 116th Congress An Act To require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
S., December 3, 2020.
<<NOTE:
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S.
Dec.
1342) entitled ``An Act to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following AMENDMENT:
31, 2020 - [S.
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
1342]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE:
SECTION 1.
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2020.
33 USC 883a note.>> SECTION 1.
and (2) endeavor to do so not less frequently than once every 7 years.
and (2) <<NOTE:
Deadline.>> endeavor to do so not less frequently than once every 7 years.
(d) Environmental Sensitivity Index Product Defined.--In this section, the term ``environmental sensitivity index product'' means a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event in order to set baseline priorities for protection and plan cleanup strategies, typically including information relating to shoreline type, biological resources, and human use resources.
(d) Environmental Sensitivity Index Product Defined.--In this section, the term ``environmental sensitivity index product'' means a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event [[Page 134 STAT.
3357]] in order to set baseline priorities for protection and plan cleanup strategies, typically including information relating to shoreline type, biological resources, and human use resources.
Attest:
Approved December 31, 2020.
Clerk.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S.
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
1342:
1342 _______________________________________________________________________ AMENDMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- SENATE REPORTS:
No.
116-170 (Comm.
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol.
166 (2020):
Nov.
16, considered and passed Senate.
Dec.
3, considered and passed House, amended.
Dec.
10, Senate concurred in House amendment.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  3. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

  4. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-170.

  5. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-170.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320.

  7. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6712-6713; text: CR S6712-6713)

  8. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6712-6713; text: CR S6712-6713)

  9. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  10. Received in the House.

  11. Held at the desk.

  12. Mr. Case moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  13. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6108-6110)

  14. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1342.

  15. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6108-6109)

  16. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6108-6109)

  17. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  18. Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

  19. Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1342 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7397)

  20. Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1342 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7397)

  21. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  22. Presented to President.

  23. Presented to President.

  24. Signed by President.

  25. Signed by President.

  26. Became Public Law No: 116-274.

  27. Became Public Law No: 116-274.

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S 1342 is sponsored by Peters, Gary C. (Democratic).
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