Upper Mississippi CARP Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota, and (2) implementing control measures at such lock and Lock and Dam 1 (located on Mississippi River mile 847.8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), including permanently closing the locks, modifying lock operations, or using an alternative technology barrier, to manage such threat. Requires the Chief to assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts: (1) of temporary closure of such lock and of continuing to operate it, and (2) of implementing each of such control measures and of not implementing such measures.
Authorizes the Chief to close such lock upon determining that closure is justified based on the assessment of potential impacts. Requires the Chief to close such lock upon determining that a live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2 (located on Mississippi River mile 815.2 upstream of Hastings, Minnesota) or that a juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4 (located on Mississippi River mile 752.8 in Alma, Wisconsin). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon determining that an Asian carp has been captured at such a location, to transmit to the Chief a petition for closure of such lock. Allows the Chief to reopen the lock upon determining that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat.
Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council.
Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with state and local shareholders, giving priority to collaborative partnerships in which such shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 27, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Feb 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2013Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 365 | Upper Mississippi CARP Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative remedies
- Aquatic ecology
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Department of Defense
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental Protection
- Fishes
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Minnesota
- Mississippi River
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
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