US Congress House Bill 869 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-06-14 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends federal law designating segments of the Lower Merced River for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System and providing that such designation shall not affect the continued operation and maintenance (including flood control operations) of the New Exchequer Project to define "flood control operations" to include occasional short-term increases in the level of Lake McClure not to exceed elevation 877 feet mean sea level for not to exceed 60 days between May 1 and July 31 of above-normal water years, as defined by the San Joaquin Valley 60-20-20 Hydrological Classification Index, developed by the California State Water Resources Control Board, or any successor index applicable to the Merced River watershed.

To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River.

Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-14	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-03-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-03-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/869/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr869/BILLS-112hr869ih.pdf