Subject Lakes and rivers | Current

State	Bill	Summary/Title	Last Action
US	SB982	Freedom to Fish Act - Requires the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) cease implementing and enforcing, until two years after enactment of this Act, any restricted area for hazardous waters at dams and other civil works structures in the Cu... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-22 Presented to President.
US	SB954	Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-21 S.AMDT.998 Amendment SA 998 proposed by Senator Stabenow for Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S3652)To establish a pilot program for gigabit Internet projects in rural areas.
US	HB723	Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers ... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
US	HB934	Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river. Revises provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure. Sets a new boundary at the... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
US	HB1158	North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recrea... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.
US	SB757	Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act - Amends P.L. 99-548, commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986, to require proceeds from sales in the fourth area to be used for the implementation of a multispecies habitat conservati... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
US	SB371	Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachussets and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to ... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
US	SB601	Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Held at the desk.
US	HB1947	Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 10.
US	SB434	Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Requires the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana to work with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on resolving any conflict between their respective Milk River water rig... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-08 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
US	HB1647	Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in consultation with the Great Lakes States, to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural no... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-03 To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
US	HB1744	Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act - Amends P.L. 99-548, commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986, to require proceeds from sales in the fourth area to be used for the implementation of a multispecies habitat conservati... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-03 To House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
US	HB1776	Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act - Establishes the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in California to promote environmentally responsible high-quality motorized and non-motorized trail based recreation, including off-highw... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-03 To House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
US	SB255	North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws federally owned land or interest in land within the North Fork Lands Withdrawal Area in Montana from: (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition unde... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
US	SB353	Oregon Treasures Act of 2013 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon as potential wilderness areas. Provides for the designation of such areas, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wildernes... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
US	SB841	Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area. Requires the Secr... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-25 To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
US	SB228	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Re... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
US	SB354	Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Redesignates the Oregon Caves National Monument and lands identified as proposed addition lands as the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to tra... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
US	SB352	Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and a component of the National Wild... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
US	HB1308	Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to issue one-year... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
US	HB1352	Lower Colorado River Protection Act - Establishes: (1) the Lower Colorado River Management Conference to develop a Lower Colorado River Pollution Elimination and Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and (2) the Lower Colorado River Protection Program within t... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 To House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
US	HB1235	Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes s... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
US	HB1152	Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1185	Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste st... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1161	Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2013 or the DREDGE Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	SB565	Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB571	Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste st... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB574	Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2013 or the DREDGE Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB1004	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Re... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-11 To House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
US	HB985	Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects t... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB706	Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachussets and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to ... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
US	SB388	American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Title I: Budget Provisions - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for security and n... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 27) entered in Senate.
US	SB421	Freedom to Fish Act - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to ce... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB826	Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chi... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-27 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB644	Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the Basin o... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-22 To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
US	HB600	Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide grants to... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-09 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB412	Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments concerning the Nashua River and its tributaries in Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-07 To House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
US	HB358	Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a m... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-01 To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
US	SB197	Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Chief of Engineers to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-31 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB125	Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multia... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-24 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB37	Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013 - Establishes the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under which the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall implement authorized forest and watershed re... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
US	SB10	Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
US	HB159	Modifies the project for the improvement of the Shallotte River, North Carolina, to change the authorized maintenance depth to eight feet. [Detail][Text]	2013-01-07 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB135	Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction faciliti... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-04 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HCR5	Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on March 21, 2013, for an event to celebrate the Mississippi River and its status as a vital resource of the United States and an indelible component of the nation's environment, e... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-03 To House House Administration Committee