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Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act of 2020 [HB-8775]
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To require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain measures with respect to protecting the Salton Sea, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 11/18/2020
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RENEW Conservation Corps Act Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps Act [HB-8746]
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To establish a Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby L. Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 11/13/2020
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Freedom to Fish Act [S.982]
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Freedom to Fish Act - Requires the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) cease implementing and enforcing, until two years after enactment of this Act, any restricted area for hazardous waters at dams and other civil works structures in the Cumberland River Basin that the Chief established or modified between August 1, 2012, and the day before the enactment of this Act; and (2) remove any permanent physical barriers constructed in connection with such area. Requires the Chief, before establishing any such restricted area after this Act's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Signed By President. on 06/03/2013
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [S.954]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal, but continue for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
By Senator Stabenow From Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/01/2013. Report No. 113-88. Additional Views Filed. on 09/04/2013
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Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 [S.841]
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Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Area. Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the expiration of a specified permit,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael F. Bennet
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-292. on 12/10/2014
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Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act [S.757]
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Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act - Amends P.L. 99-548, commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986, to require proceeds from sales of parcels of public lands in Mesquite, Nevada, to be used for the implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan. Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Extends, until November
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-68. on 06/27/2013
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [S.601]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
See Also H.r. 3080. on 10/31/2013
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DREDGE Act of 2013 [S.574]
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Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2013 or the DREDGE Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) achieve, operate, and maintain a navigation channel of 50 feet with respect to the portion of the project from Baton Rouge to the Southwest Pass sea buoy; (2) complete such work not later than the last day of the third fiscal year beginning after
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/14/2013
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act [S.571]
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste streams to bypass any portion of a treatment facility which results in a discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Great Lakes) unless: (1) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage, there is no feasible alternative, and the treatment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Environment And Public Works Subcommittee On Water And Wildlife. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2014
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Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act [S.565]
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Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River Basin relating to extreme weather conditions, and (2) evaluate the feasibility of modifications to those projects and develop new projects to improve the reliability of navigation and more effectively reduce flood risk. Directs the Chief to improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by: (1) updating
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1856-1857) on 03/14/2013
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 [S.434]
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Requires the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana to work with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on resolving any conflict concerning Milk River water rights. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to resolve such conflict if the Tribe and Community are unable to do so within a specified period. Requires the Secretary to enter into contracts with the Tribe for the delivery of: (1) 5,000 acre-feet per year of the St. Mary River water right through Milk River Project
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-113. on 05/08/2013
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Freedom to Fish Act [S.421]
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Freedom to Fish Act - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area. Provides that installing and maintaining sirens, strobe lights, and signage for alerting the public
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1028) on 02/28/2013
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American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 [S.388]
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American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Title I: Budget Provisions - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for security and nonsecurity categories in new budget authority for FY2013. Establishes discretionary spending limits for revised security and nonsecurity categories for FY2014-FY2021. Defines "revised security category" as discretionary appropriations in budget function 050 (defense function). Repeals certain sequestration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S970-990, S991) on 02/28/2013
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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act [S.371]
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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange any land or interests in land considered contributing historic resources in specified historic sites and districts for inclusion in the Park's boundary. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-62. on 06/27/2013
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Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013 [S.37]
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Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013 - Title I: Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Initiative - (Sec. 103) Establishes the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in Montana. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, to implement forest and watershed restoration projects and other land management projects on certain eligible lands within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-165. on 05/22/2014
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Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013 [S.354]
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Redesignates the Oregon Caves National Monument and lands identified as proposed addition lands as the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer the proposed addition lands to the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and adjust the boundary of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to exclude such lands
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544. on 12/22/2014
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Oregon Treasures Act of 2013 [S.353]
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Oregon Treasures Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes certain land exchanges with specified landowners (Smith, Shrum, and Young Life) for the benefit of the Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wildernesses designated under this Act. Requires each land exchange to be carried out in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, including the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior determine that the public interest will be well served by making the exchange. Subjects each such exchange to valid existing rights and the conditions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-100. on 09/10/2013
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Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 [S.352]
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Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) Oregon's jurisdiction and responsibilities with respect to fish and wildlife, (2) protective perimeters and buffer zones around the Wilderness, (3) activities and uses outside of the boundary of the Wilderness, and (4) treaty rights of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 06/21/2013
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Guarding Our Great Lakes Act [S.3002]
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Guarding Our Great Lakes Act - Requires the Chief of Engineers, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and each other applicable federal agency to take actions to prevent the transfer of aquatic invasive species, with a focus on Asian carp species, through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. Directs the Chief to: (1) construct measures to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming aquatic invasive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 12/11/2014
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Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 [S.2916]
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Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a Water Source Protection Program within the region of the National Forest System west of the 100th Meridian. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into water source investment partnerships with specified end water users to protect and restore the condition of National Forest watersheds that provide water to non-federal partners. Allows the Secretary to produce a water source management plan. Directs the Secretary to establish a Forest Service
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/12/2014