An amendment numbered 1 printed in part B of House Report 110-36 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with the State Department and Canadian government, to study wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the Great Lakes and provide recommendations to improve monitoring, information sharing, and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada. The amendment would also require the EPA to consult with the International Joint Commission, the bi-national organization created to protect the boundary waters between the U.S. and Canada.

1. Adds SEC. 503. GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY at the end of title V

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 503. GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY.

   Inserted: (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Government of Canada, shall conduct a study of the condition of wastewater treatment facilities located in the United States and Canada that discharge into the Great Lakes.

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Administrator shall--

   Inserted: (1) determine the effect that such treatment facilities have on Great Lakes water quality; and

   Inserted: (2) develop recommendations--

   Inserted: (A) to improve water quality monitoring by the operators of such treatment facilities;

   Inserted: (B) to establish a protocol for improved notification and information sharing between the United States and Canada; and

   Inserted: (C) to promote cooperation between the United States and Canada to prevent the discharge of untreated and undertreated waste into the Great Lakes.

   Inserted: (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Administrator shall consult with the International Joint Commission and Federal, State, and local governments.

   Inserted: (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study, together with the recommendations developed under subsection (b)(2).

   Original wording

   At the end of title V of the bill, add the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

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