legislation: 106-hr-4191

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106-hr-4191 106 hr 4191 Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2000 Transportation and Public Works 2000-04-05 2000-04-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. House Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] MI R H000676 17 Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2000 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species within the Great Lakes. Calls upon such regulations to require, among other things, the use of environmentally sound treatment methods for ballast water and ballast sediments, such as sterilization, in preventing and controlling infestations of aquatic nuisance species.Sets forth provisions requiring maximum public participation in, and advance notice of, proposed rulemaking with respect to such regulations. 2025-08-20T14:19:25Z  

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