State/Province Bill
Description
Author/Sponsor
Status
Ohio
HB 94
Ban taking of oil or natural gas from bed of Lake Erie
Rep. Michael Skindell (GLLC member)
Referred to committee
Ohio
HB 166
Bill for state operating budget; creates H2O Fund to finance water quality, Lake Erie projects; establishes Watershed Planning and Management Program; establishes pilot program to help farmers reduce phosphorus loading in Lake Erie watershed
Rep. Scott Oelslager
Signed into law
Ohio
HB 328
Prohibit class B firefighting foam from containing PFAs chemicals
Rep. Brian Baldridge
Referred to committee
Ohio
HB 427
Generally prohibit state EPA from requiring a public water system to treat drinking water for secondary contaminants, but allow such requirements if levels exceed federal health advisory limits
Rep. Scott Wiggam
Referred to committee
Ohio
HB 497
Require EPA director to adopt joint rules for water quality
Rep. Mary Lightbody Referred to committee
Prohibit public water system from curtailing, disrupting, or disconnecting customer’s water service due to nonpayment of fees, charges for service
Referred to committee
Ohio
HB 639
Rep. Erica Crawley
Ohio
SJR 1
Issue bonds for clean water improvements
Sen. Theresa Gavarone (GLLC member)
Referred to committee
Ohio
HCR 14
Designate September 7, 2019, as Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day
Rep. Michael Sheehy (GLLC member)
Reported out of committee
Ontario
Bills 14-23, Bills 25-27 and Bill 29
Investigate problem of zebra mussels in various water ways
MPP Gilles Bisson
First reading/ carried
Ontario
Bill 110
Prohibit hydraulic fracturing
MPP Peter Tabuns
First reading/ carried
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