S-2949 : Still Just a Bill


Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016

This bill reauthorizes for FY2016-FY2021 the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 and revises requirements for: (1) funding requests to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for proposals and regional projects that restore the fish and wildlife resources and habitat of the Great Lakes Basin, and (2) cost-share requirements for the proposals and projects.

The bill renames: (1) the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office as the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, and (2) the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office as the Upper Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2016-05-18IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Senate
2016-05-18IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Environmental Protection
Related Subjects
  • Congressional oversight
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government information and archives
  • Land transfers
  • Land use and conservation
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Water quality
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Related Geographic Entities
  • Great Lakes
Related Organizations
  • Department of the Interior

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