Water Resources Development
US Congress 113th Congress
Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act [HB-1153]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out authorized flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and navigation projects. Requires the Chief: (1) to identify not more than 15 projects authorized for construction; (2) to develop a detailed project management plan for each identified project that outlines the scope, budget, design,
(continued...)
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 113th Congress
Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act [HB-1152]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Community Readiness Act [HB-8605]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to certain entities to conduct research on, or to establish, wastewater surveillance and other early warning systems, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A resolution recognizing that the Governor of the State of Colorado has proclaimed 2012 as the "Year of Water". [SR-465]
[Water ]
Recognizes that the governor of Colorado has proclaimed 2012 as the Year of Water in Colorado.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A resolution designating March 11, 2012 as "World Plumbing Day". [SR-393]
[Construction ]
Designates March 11, 2012, as World Plumbing Day.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A resolution designating March 11, 2011, as "World Plumbing Day". [SR-100]
[Construction ]
Designates March 11, 2011, as World Plumbing Day.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act [S.997]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to extend a contract for water services between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District, numbered 14-06-600-3593, until the earlier of four years after the date on which the contract would have expired if this Act had not been enacted or the date on which a new long-term contract is executed by the parties to the contract.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 [S.893]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to Louisiana to pay the federal share of the cost of a pilot program to: (1) study the damage to wetlands in Louisiana caused by feral swine, and (2) develop methods to eradicate or control feral swine and to restore damaged wetlands. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the pilot program uses the knowledge and expertise gained through activities carried out under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. [S.808]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of a specified contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District in Utah providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing provisions of the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Provides that the prepayment: (1) shall result in the United States recovering the net present value of all repayment streams that would have been payable to the United States if this Act was
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011 [S.802]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to amend an existing contract or enter into one or more new contracts with the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District for the storage and conveyance of nonproject water in Norman project facilities to augment municipal and industrial supplies for the cities served by the District, if the Secretary determines that there is enough excess capacity in the reservoir on the Little River known as Lake Thunderbird that nonproject water can be stored there.Makes the
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2011 [S.573]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to make grants to states to carry out harbor maintenance and deepening projects in accordance with the priorities determined by each participating state. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund a separate State Harbor Maintenance Block Grant Account to fund such grant program. Requires the chief executive officer of a state to designate a state agency to administer the
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment improvements for the Flathead County Water and Sewer District and make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction. [S.515]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Rescinds a specified amount provided to the Flathead County Water and Sewer District No. 1--Evergreen for water treatment improvements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. Requires such rescinded amounts to be used to reduce the federal deficit.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 [S.471]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment improvements for the city of Kalispell, Montana, and make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction. [S.469]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Rescinds a specified amount provided to Kalispell, Montana, for water treatment improvements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. Requires such rescinded amounts to be used to reduce the federal deficit.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2011 [S.432]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2011 - Reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. (Sec. 2) Restates the findings and purposes of such Act. Sets forth as its purposes to: (1) enable the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund, plan, and implement significant new environmental restoration activities and forest management activities to address specified watershed issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin; (2) ensure that governmental and private
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2011 [S.419]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the project entitled the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the plans described in the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study" if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority for specified counties in Montana
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act [S.3645]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing support to state and local governments in carrying out activities designed to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012 [S.3626]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make a direct loan, including a subordinated loan, or a loan guarantee to an eligible entity to carry out activities for an eligible project. Defines an "eligible entity" to include: (1) an entity that owns or operates a treatment works that serves the general public, including a municipal or regional separate storm sewer system management agency; and (2) an entity that owns or operates a community water system.
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to preserve the historical integrity of Zoar, Ohio, while carrying out any study relating to or construction of flood damage reduction measures, including levees, in Zoar, Ohio. [S.3580]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, consistent with the Standards for Preservation and Guidelines for Preserving Historic Buildings, to preserve in place the historical integrity of Zoar, Ohio, while carrying out any study relating to or construction of flood damage reduction measures, including levees, in Zoar.
Spread the world
US Congress 112th Congress
North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 [S.3543]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 - Makes the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water.