A bill to authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana.
Latest action · Dec 7, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 7, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out the hurricane and storm damage reduction project, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, in accordance with the Chief of Engineers' reports of August 23, 2002, and July 22, 2003, at specified federal and non-federal costs. Makes the operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the Houma Navigation Canal lock complex and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway floodgate features of the project that provide for inland waterway transportation a federal responsibility.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Dec 7, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6428 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain elements of the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. | Related bill | Dec 9, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Canals
- Construction costs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Flood damage prevention
- Gulf of Mexico
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Intracoastal waterways
- Louisiana
- Maintenance and repair
- Navigation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2006Introduced in Senate
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