A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations.
Latest action · Jul 31, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 16, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to increase the authorization ceiling for FY2014.
Increases the maximum amount of funds that may be be obligated for carrying out actual construction to modify an existing dam prior to 30 calendar days from the date that the Secretary of the Interior has transmitted a report on such dam to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate (currently, to Congress).
Requires the Secretary, at least 30 days before making modification expenditures of between $1.8 million and $20 million, to submit to such Committees written notice that provides a summary of the project, the cost of the project, and any alternatives that were considered.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2014 to Feb 24, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Feb 24, 2014 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment. With written report No. 113-227.
- Jul 31, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
- Jun 18, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Feb 27, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-284.
- Jan 16, 2014Introduced in Senate
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Reported to Senate
- Jan 16, 2014Introduced in Senate
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