US Congress House Bill 4607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 to modify requirements that apply to projects carried out under the estuary habitat restoration program established by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 to authorize a nongovernmental organization, that is allowed to serve as a non-federal interest for an estuary habitat restoration project, to provide lands owned and managed by a legally constituted public body (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) for habitat or fish and wildlife conservation. Such body must agree to: (1) operate and maintain, or allow the nongovernmental organization to operate and maintain, the project; and (2) retain the land in public ownership for uses compatible with the project. The Secretary of the Army may not carry out such a project unless a non-federal interest has agreed to provide for operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the project (current law requires that such interest has agreed to provide for long-term maintenance and monitoring of the project). The bill authorizes a nongovernmental organization serving as the non-federal interest for a project to pay the operation, maintenance, and replacement and rehabilitation costs of the project and the non-federal share of the costs of construction of the project. The Secretary shall: (1) issue guidelines for implementing such projects, making every effort to streamline implementation requirements and reduce overhead costs, including by maximizing consistency with the requirements of restoration programs administered by other federal agencies; and (2) develop and revise the guidelines through a public process.

To amend the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 to modify requirements that apply to projects carried out under the estuary habitat restoration program established by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.

Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2016-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2016-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2016-02-24	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2016-02-24	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2016-02-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-02-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4607/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4607/BILLS-114hr4607ih.pdf