Stop Poisoning Florida Act
Summary
Stop Poisoning Florida Act This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prohibit certain discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee, which is Florida's largest freshwater lake. Specifically, the USACE must prohibit discharges of water from the lake through the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam or the St. Lucie Lock and Dam when the water exceeds the maximum concentration of microcystins (a toxin that is produced by blue-green algae) recommended for recreational waters by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 23, 2021
Last action Mar 24, 2021
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Committee
2
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
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