2011 Senate Bill 509 ↩

House Roll Call 583: Passed

To create a state government “Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Council” comprised of specified government officials and particular interests, to draft a new management plan for state regulators that includes provisions for monitoring, control and eradication, and rapid responses. This primarily relates to ballast water discharges into the Great Lakes by ocean-going ships, a source or invasive species in the lakes. The bill contains legislative “findings”.