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SAFE Levee Act [HB-6484]
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Shielding Against Flood Emergencies Levee Act or SAFE Levee Act - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a program to provide assistance to non-federal interests for stability maintenance and improvement on levees within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that facilitate Bureau of Reclamation water deliveries to Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors, and (2) prioritize projects based on the extent to which the levees covered are necessary for Bureau water deliveries. Permits: (1)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 10/04/2012
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Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012 [HB-6348]
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Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; (3) improving locks; and (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp.
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 08/03/2012
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Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2012 [HB-6254]
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Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2012 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose an unacceptable risk to the public (deficient dams). Sets forth provisions regarding procedures for grant awards and fund allocation. Requires the FEMA Administrator to: (1) require a state to provide an assurance that the owner of the dam to be rehabilitated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steven LaTourette
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 08/02/2012
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Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012 [HB-6247]
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Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize small conduit hydropower development. Designates the Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billings sent to customers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem
Committee Hearings Held. on 08/15/2012
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Leave our Lakes Alone Act [HB-6244]
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Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license, or enforcing any public use and environmental requirements of a license, for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes such a prohibition. Defines "public use and environmental purposes" to mean the purposes of energy conservation, the protection, mitigation of damage to, and enhancement of, fish and wildlife, the protection of recreational opportunities,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 08/03/2012
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To require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes. [HB-6186]
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Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assess options, methods, and strategies for making voluntary community-based flood insurance policies available through the National Flood Insurance Program. Requires the report on the study to specified congressional committees to make recommendations for a strategy to implement voluntary community-based flood insurance policies that would encourage communities to undertake flood mitigation activities, including construction, reconstruction, or improvement of levees,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/11/2012
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Hydro 2.0 Act [HB-6024]
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Hydro 2.0 Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain additions, improvements, efficiencies, and replacements of power generation facilities at existing Reclamation project facilities, including exclusive development of non-federal power at Bureau of Reclamation facilities. Predicates such authority upon: (1) use of the lease of power privilege by the Commissioner to approve such development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 06/29/2012
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American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act [HB-5967]
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American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce federal combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard. Requires each retail electric supplier to submit to FERC, annually, an amount of federal renewable electricity credits and demonstrated total annual electricity savings for the previous year that, in the aggregate, is equal to the supplier's annual combined target for that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 06/19/2012
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act [HB-5931]
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA]). Requires such agencies to pay the charge in accordance with a fishery mitigation plan developed and approved by the USFWS Director and the agency head. Defines "mitigation fishery activities"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Crawford
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 06/14/2012
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Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012 [HB-5892]
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Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may exempt from its license requirements. (Sec. 4) Amends the Federal Power Act to revise the limitation on the maximum installation capacity of qualifying conduit hydropower facilities that are eligible for an exemption from licensing requirements. Requires any person, state, or municipality
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/10/2012
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Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012 [HB-5831]
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Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees in order to determine whether current federal policy is appropriate for all regions of the United States. Requires the Secretary to examine the guidelines in view of factors including: (1) the varied interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks; (2) preserving, protecting, and enhancing natural resources; (3) protecting the rights of Native Americans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/21/2012
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-5325]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Corps Of Engineers - Civil - Department of the Army - Appropriates funds to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. on 06/11/2012
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Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act [HB-5319]
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Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments concerning the Nashua River and its tributaries in Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and to report to Congress. Instructs that the report: (1) include a discussion on the effect of the designation of the area to be studied on existing commercial and recreational
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Sponsored by: Rep. Niki Tsongas
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-658. on 09/10/2012
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To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes. [HB-489]
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Withdraws approximately 512 acres of covered land in Arizona (consisting of approximately 300 feet of the crest of the Craigin Dam and associated spillway, the reservoir pool of that Dam, and a specified corridor of land) from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Grants the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, exclusive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Became Public Law No: 112-45. on 11/07/2011
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Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 [HB-470]
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Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 1) Amends the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (HPPA) to modify, commencing October 1, 2017, certain statutory schedules governing contracts for delivery of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam to specified localities in Arizona, California, and Nevada. (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) create, from certain apportioned allocations of contingent capacity and firm energy, a resource pool equal to 5% of the full rated capacity of 2.074 million kilowatts and associated firm energy; (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 112-72. on 12/20/2011
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Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 [HB-441]
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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Defines "microhydro project" as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 290. on 01/13/2012
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Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012 [HB-4304]
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Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to redefine "navigable waters" to specify that included territorial seas are those that are: (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent, standing, or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. Excludes from such term: (1) waters that do not physically abut navigable waters and lack
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 03/30/2012
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Upper Mississippi CARP Act [HB-4146]
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Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2012 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to: (1) study the feasibility of temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, or implementing control measures at the lock, including permanently closing the lock, modifying lock operations, or using an alternative technology barrier, to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota; and (2) assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/07/2012
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Dam Safety Act of 2011 [HB-4090]
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Dam Safety Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to authorize appropriations for the national dam safety program for FY2012-FY2015. Requires the head of a federal agency, at the request of a state dam safety agency with respect to any dam the failure of which would affect the state, to provide information to that agency on the dam's condition and on its provisions for emergency operations. Includes as a program objective to develop and implement a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness program to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Russ Carnahan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/28/2012
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Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012 [HB-4067]
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Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012 - Approves, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute, the Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, except to the extent that it conflicts with this Act. Requires all water rights of the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe to be held in trust for the Nation, the Tribe, and their allottees. Directs the Bureau of Reclamation, subject to the availability of appropriations, to plan, design, and construct: (1) the Leupp-Dilkon Groundwater Project
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 03/01/2012