Bill > HR7275

This bill establishes a national mercury monitoring program to track long-term trends in atmospheric mercury concentrations and deposition, as well as mercury levels in watersheds, surface water, and fish and wildlife in terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, and marine ecosystems. The program will select monitoring sites across multiple ecoregions and associated coastal waters, including in national parks, wildlife refuges, and other sensitive ecological areas. The bill requires the establishment of a centralized database for environmental mercury data and the creation of a scientific advisory committee to provide guidance on the program's implementation. The bill also mandates periodic reports to Congress on the program's findings and an assessment of mercury deposition rates needed to prevent adverse human and ecological effects.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

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