Chattahoochee River Act
Latest action · Mar 25, 2022 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.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chattahoochee River Act
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide design and construction assistance for water-related resource protection and restoration projects that affect the Chattahoochee River Basin. The basin is located in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
Specifically, the bill requires USACE to provide assistance to state and local agencies and tribal entities for projects that include (1) sediment and erosion control, (2) ecosystem restoration, (3) protection of essential public works, and (4) the beneficial uses of dredged material.
Further, the bill requires USACE, stakeholders, and state and local agencies to develop a comprehensive Chattahoochee River Basin restoration plan. The plan must give priority to eligible projects that will also improve the quality or quantity of the water or that use natural hydrological features and systems.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2022 to May 13, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Mar 24, 2022 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 24, 2022 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Mar 24, 2022 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Mar 24, 2022 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 13, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2022 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 24, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2022Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 53, March 24, 2022, page H3864.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3610 | Chattahoochee River Act | Identical bill | Feb 9, 2022 |
| S 3624 | Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2022 |
| S 4136 | Water Resources Development Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 22, 2022 |
| S 4137 | Water Resources Development Act of 2022 | Related bill | May 4, 2022 |
| HR 6705 | Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2022 |
| HR 7776 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Related bill | Dec 23, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a program to provide environmental assistance in the Chattahoochee River Basin, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Chattahoochee River Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
