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117th Congress · Senate

Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022

Subjects: Air quality · Aquatic ecology · Birds · California · Climate change and greenhouse gases · Congressional oversight · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Government studies and investigations

In plain language

  • Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Requires the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.GS) to establish a Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment.
  • House passed it on Dec 12, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022 This act requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program. Under the program, the USGS must assess, monitor, and conserve saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin as well as the wildlife that depend on those ecosystems.

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