US Congress House Bill 813 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

FORECAST Act Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act Requires the Secretary of the Army, not later than one year after a request of a nonfederal sponsor of a reservoir, to review operation of such reservoir, including the water control manual and rule curves, using improved weather forecasts and run-off forecasting methods, including the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System of the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorology Testbed program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Requires the Secretary to determine if a change in operations will improve core functions of the Army Corps of Engineers, including: (1) reducing risks to human life, public safety, and property; (2) reducing the need for future disaster relief; (3) improving local water storage capability and reliability in coordination with the nonfederal sponsor and other water users; (4) restoring, protecting, or mitigating the impacts of a water resources development project on the environment; or (5) improving fish species habitat or population within the boundaries and downstream of a water resources project. Requires that if the Secretary determines from results of the review that using improved weather and run-off forecasting methods improves one or more core functions of the Corps at a reservoir, the Secretary shall incorporate such changes in its operation and update the water control manual.

FORECAST Act Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act

Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2015-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2015-02-09	House	Introduced in House

HB291 (Related) 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
SB176 (Related) 2015-01-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/813/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr813/BILLS-114hr813ih.pdf