US HB2942 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-4)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure that the System's flood control storage allocation has been: (1) recalculated so that it is based on the vacated space required to control the largest flood experienced in the System and the associated serious downstream flooding; and (2) adjusted, prior to each runoff season, such that the space allocated for flood control purposes in the Exclusive Flood Control Zone and the Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use Regulation Zone is increased by an amount necessary to ensure that the storage capacity of the two zones is adequate to avoid contributing to serious downstream flooding.

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Title

To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-09-16HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2011-09-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Same As/Similar To

HB2993 (Related) 2011-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
SB1795 (Related) 2011-11-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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