State/Province Bill
Description
Author/Sponsor
Status
Ontario
Bill 166
Amend Great Lakes Protection Act; add tourism promotion and other economic activities that respect basin’s ecological health; add section on consultation with other jurisdictions in basin Require public notification of discharge or escape of pollutant into waterway Invest $315 annually in environmental conservation, including watershed protection and restoration projects Package of legislation to require lead testing in children, child care facilities and water resources
MPP Toby Barrett
Ordered to standing committee
Ontario
Bill 198
MPP Sandy Shaw
First reading/ carried
Pennsylvania HB 139
Rep. Christopher Quinn
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 211-213 and HB 215
Reps. Angel Cruz and Michael Schlossberg
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 627 and SB 803
Prohibit polystyrene food containers
Rep. Tim Briggs and Sen. Daylin Leach
Referred to committees
Pennsylvania HB 674
Lower the acceptable levels of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water to 55 ppt
Rep. Thomas Murt
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 675
Add PFOA and PFIS to list of dangerous substances in state’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Rep. Thomas Murt
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 679
Require use of tracers in hydraulic fracturing to help determine source of water impairment Permit submerged lands in excess of 25 acres within the bed of Lake Erie to leased for utility-scale, offshore wind, facilities Require public schools and non-public schools to test all outlets used for cooking and drinking annually for lead
Rep. Mary Louise Isaacson
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 685
Rep. Curtis Sonney (GLLC member)
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 930
Rep. Karen Boback
Referred to committee
Pennsylvania HB 1187
Broaden how state proceeds from fishing license fees can be used
Rep. Parke Wentling (GLLC member)
Referred to committee
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