HR 4342 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

WAVE4 Act

Introduced Mar 29, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Ed Whitfield R-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 30, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 29, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012 or WAVE4 Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to require certain delivery process reforms for qualifying construction and major rehabilitation projects for navigation infrastructure of inland and intracoastal waterways.

Directs the Secretary, working in conjunction with the Inland Waterways Users Board, to submit to Congress a 20-year program for making capital investments on inland and intracoastal waterways. Authorizes such program to be based on the 20-year capital investment strategy contained in the Inland Marine Transportation System (IMTS) Capital Projects Business Model, Final Report published on April 13, 2010, as approved by the Board.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit expenditures from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund to 50% of the total cost of the construction or rehabilitation project. Prohibits expenditures from the Fund for: (1) construction or rehabilitation of dams, or (2) rehabilitation expenditures equal to or exceeding $100 million.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2012 to Nov 27, 2012, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalMar 29, 2012
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalMar 29, 2012
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMar 29, 2012
D-MORuss CarnahanOriginalMar 29, 2012
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 29, 2012
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalMar 29, 2012
R-ILJohn ShimkusApr 18, 2012
R-TXPete OlsonApr 18, 2012
D-TNSteve CohenApr 18, 2012
R-ILAdam KinzingerApr 25, 2012
D-ILDaniel LipinskiApr 25, 2012
D-IALeonard L. BoswellApr 25, 2012
D-IADavid LoebsackApr 27, 2012
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.May 16, 2012
R-ILPeter J. RoskamJun 18, 2012
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  2. Mar 30, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  3. Mar 29, 2012Introduced in House
  4. Mar 29, 2012Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

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  1. Mar 29, 2012Introduced in House

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