H.R. 3786 · 115th Congress

Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2017-09-14
Latest action
2017-09-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Summary

Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. (An environmental sensitivity product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event.)