Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act
Latest action · Mar 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River Basin relating to extreme weather conditions, and (2) evaluate the feasibility of modifications to those projects and develop new projects to improve the reliability of navigation and more effectively reduce flood risk.
Directs the Chief to improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by: (1) updating forecasting technology deployed on the River and its tributaries, (2) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the River and tributaries, and (3) deploying additional automatic identification system base stations at river gage sites. Requires the Chief to prioritize the sections of the River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation.
Authorizes the Chief to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain ingress and egress paths to docks, loading facilities, fleeting areas, and other critical locations outside of the authorized navigation channel on the Mississippi River upon determining such actions to be critical to maintaining safe and reliable navigation; and (2) mitigate, through dredging, any incidental impacts to loading or fleeting areas outside of such channel that result from operation and maintenance of the channel.
Directs the Chief: (1) in accordance with the project for navigation, Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri and Illinois, to carry out a 10-year pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River; and (2) as part of such program, to conduct activities necessary to improve navigation through such project while restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitat.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2013 to Jun 4, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Mar 14, 2013 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jun 4, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 14, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 565 | Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Birds
- Dams and canals
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Illinois
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Mississippi River
- Missouri
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Water Resources Development
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2013Introduced in House
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