S. 1183 (112th): Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

Introduced:
Jun 13, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 3391 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Nov 04, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 13, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 13, 2011
Referred to Committee Jun 13, 2011
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Environment and Public Works

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Full Title

A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring program, and for other purposes

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Last updated Jun 13, 2011.
11 pages

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6/13/2011--Introduced.
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program that monitors:
(1) long-term changes in mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the air, and
(2) long-term changes in mercury and methyl mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the water and soil or sediments and in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) select multiple monitoring sites representing multiple ecoregions that include national parks, wildlife refuges, National Estuarine Research Reserve units, and other sensitive ecological areas in which substantive changes are expected from reductions in domestic mercury emissions;
(2) establish and publish standardized measurement protocols for the program; and
(3) establish a centralized database for environmental mercury data.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) establish a Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment, site selection, measurement, recording protocols, and operation of the program;
(2) report on the program every two years and include, every four years, an assessment of the reduction in mercury deposition rates that are required to be achieved in order to prevent adverse human and ecological effects; and
(3) make all data obtained under this Act available to the public through a dedicated website and on written request.

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