HR 135 · 113th Congress 2013โ€“2015, ended

Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013

Latest action · Jan 4, 2013 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. IntroducedJan 3, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled "American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California," dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.

Requires the nonfederal interest to receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred for planning, design, and construction of the project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas for the project. Requires such credit to be applied toward the nonfederal share of the project or of any other project for which the nonfederal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 15, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraApr 15, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2013
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Jan 4, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H37.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 113-697OVERSIGHT HEARING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS WATER RESOURCES POLICIES152 pagesEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeFeb 7, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House

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