S. 3833 (111th): National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010

Introduced:
Sep 23, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 23, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 23, 2010
Referred to Committee Sep 23, 2010
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
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Senate Environment and Public Works

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Full Title

A bill to amend the National Environmental Education Act to update, streamline, and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Sep 23, 2010.
37 pages

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9/23/2010--Introduced.
National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations for, and revises, the National Environmental Education Act. Revises the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education, including by requiring the Office to:
(1) develop and support programs to improve the understanding of the benefits of exposure to the natural environment and programs that educate the public on the benefits of reducing dependence on nonrenewable forms of energy promote efforts to prepare citizens for employment in environmentally friendly fields that contribute to healthy communities; and
(2) promote research, development, and evaluation of effective approaches to achieving an environmentally literate population.
Revises:
(1) the Environmental Education and Training Program by expanding the program's functions and activities;
(2) the Environmental Education Grants program by expanding its eligibility requirements;
(3) environment internships and fellowships by limiting training opportunities to training with EPA staff (currently agency staff);
(4) environmental education awards, including by removing requirements that specific awards be given; and
(6) the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, including by renaming it as the National Environmental Education Foundation. Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Administrator for FY2010-FY2021 to carry out such Act and revises how funds shall be distributed.

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  • 5 U.S.C. Chapter 57