H.R. 5765

Referred to Committee

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016

Introduced 7/13/2016•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

7/25/2016 • House

Summary

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.

Introduced in House • 7/13/2016

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Environmental Protection

Congressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGreat LakesLand transfersLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection