US Congress House Bill 399 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-2)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees in order to determine whether current federal policy is appropriate for all regions of the United States. Requires the Secretary to examine the guidelines in view of factors including: (1) the varied interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks; (2) preserving, protecting, and enhancing natural resources; (3) protecting the rights of Native Americans pursuant to treaties and statutes; and (4) factors that promote and allow for consideration of potential variances from national guidelines on a regional or watershed basis. Directs Corps of Engineers Regional Integration Teams representing districts, divisions, and headquarters, in consultation with state and federal resources agencies and with participation by local agencies, to recommend to the Chief of Engineers vegetation management policies for levees that conform with state and federal laws and other applicable requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) solicit and consider the views of the National Academy of Engineering on the engineering, environmental, and institutional considerations underlying the guidelines; and (2) revise the guidelines based on the results of the review and report to Congress. Requires the revised guidelines to: (1) provide a practical process for approving regional or watershed variances from the national guidelines, and (2) be incorporated into a proposed manual.

Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013

Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2013-01-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

HB3080 (Related) 2014-06-10 - Became Public Law No: 113-121.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/399/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr399/BILLS-113hr399ih.pdf