RIVER Act
Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 28, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 or RIVER Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to promulgate regulations that, at a minimum, require certain delivery process criteria for qualifying construction and major rehabilitation projects for navigation infrastructure of inland and intracoastal waterways.
Directs the Secretary, 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. Allows such program to be based on the 20-year capital investment strategy contained in the Inland Marine Transportation System 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. Makes Fund amounts unavailable for: (1) construction or rehabilitation of dams, or (2) rehabilitation expenditures that do not equal or exceed $50 million.
Increases the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate (user fee) from 20 cents to 29 cents after 2013.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2013 to May 9, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 28, 2013 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Feb 28, 2013 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Mar 12, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Mar 18, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | May 9, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1149 | WAVE4 Act | Related bill | Apr 11, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Defense
- Government trust funds
- Infrastructure development
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Motor fuels
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
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