Subject Dams and canals | 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]	2013-05-20 Held at the desk.
US	SB476	Amends the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission for an additional 10 years. [Detail][Text]	2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
US	SB211	Amends the Provo River Project Transfer Act to modify the definition of: (1) "Pleasant Grove Property" to mean a specified parcel of land in Utah acquired by the United States for the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, as in existenc... [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	HB316	Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act - Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) reinstate the license for either or each of the projects numbered 10822 and 10823, and (2) extend for two years after the date on which e... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
US	SB601	Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Held at the desk.
US	HB267	Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Co... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71.
US	HB678	Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small ... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
US	SB306	Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small ... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
US	SB545	Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013 - Declares the sense of the Senate that the United States should increase substantially the capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydropower which will improve the environmental quality of resources and suppor... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.
US	HB586	Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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	SB890	Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-07 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB1662	Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code and the Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for the liability of the Army Corps of Engineers in the case of a tort claim arising out of damage caused by the gross negli... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-30 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
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	HB505	Balancing Act - Title I: Repeal Sequester - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Controlled Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal certain sequestration requirements for enforcemen... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
US	SB157	Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
US	HB1489	Dam Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to authorize appropriations for the national dam safety program for FY2013-FY2016. Requires the head of a federal agency, at the request of a state dam safety agency with respect to... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-12 To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
US	HB1460	Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps. [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment 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	HB1296	Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) include the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation as "maintenance" of a currently se... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-21 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment 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	HB1153	Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	SB566	Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works 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	HB1035	Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to study and report to Congress on options, methods, and strategies for making voluntary community-based flood insurance policies available through the National Flood Insuran... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-13 To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
US	SB513	Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify provisions authorizing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric generating facilities at the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. Authorize... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-11 To Senate Indian Affairs 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	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	HB709	Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on M... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-27 To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
US	SB365	Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on M... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works 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	HB255	Amends the Provo River Project Transfer Act to modify the definition of: (1) "Pleasant Grove Property" to mean a specified parcel of land in Utah acquired by the United States for the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, as in existenc... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-31 To House Subcommittee on Water and Power Committee
US	HB399	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 approp... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	SB4	Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; invest resources i... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee