3.0.0 4650 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z House H HR 2005-12-22 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Discharged from 2006-06-28T18:25:26Z Hearings by 2006-04-07T16:01:29Z Referred to 2005-12-23T15:09:47Z Reported by 2006-07-28T22:36:22Z Markup by 2006-06-28T18:26:16Z Referred to 2005-12-22T21:00:45Z H. Rept. 109-609 2006-07-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00350 2006-07-28 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-609. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-07-28 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-609. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-06-28 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2006-06-28 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-06-28 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. Committee 2006-04-07 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2006-01-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E18) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-23 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2005-12-22 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-12-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2005-12-22 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2005-12-22 True O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2005-12-22 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2005-12-22 True B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 2005-12-22 True M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 2005-12-22 True H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2006-02-08 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2006-03-29 False J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2006-04-25 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2006-04-25 False F000262 Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] HAROLD FORD D TN E. 9 2006-04-25 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2006-05-03 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2006-05-03 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2006-06-29 False 2006-07-13T04:00:00Z H.R. 4650, National Levee Safety Program Act of 2006 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17964 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 28, 2006</p> 2006-07-13T04:00:00Z H.R. 4650, National Levee Safety Program Act of 2006 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17964 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 28, 2006 Water Resources Development Administrative procedure Civil engineering Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dams Department of Defense Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee training Engineers Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to water resources development Federal-state relations Flood damage prevention Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Hurricane aftermath legislation Infrastructure Labor and Employment Law Maintenance and repair Research Risk Safety measures Science, Technology, Communications Standards State budgets State employees State laws Strategic planning Technological innovations Water Resources Development 00 2005-12-22 Introduced in House 2007-04-05T15:32:17Z National Levee Safety Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) inspect each levee in the United States constructed or maintained by the Secretary or identified by a state governor, excluding levees the failure of which would not pose a significant threat to human life or property; (2) notify the governor of the state in which a levee is located of inspection results, hazardous conditions found, and necessary remedial measures; (3) submit, annually, a priority list of flood damage reduction studies and projects; and (4) periodically publish an inventory of U.S. levees, including inspection results.

Establishes the Interagency Committee on Levee Safety to support federal levee safety programs through coordination and information exchange among federal agencies concerning the implementation of levee safety guidelines.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish the National Levee Safety Review Board to monitor levee safety and state implementation of this Act and to advise the Secretary on national levee safety policy; (2) establish a national levee safety program, including federal levee safety guidelines; (3) provide assistance for and periodically review state levee safety programs; (4) carry out a program of technical and archival research regarding levee construction, rehabilitation, inspection, safety, security, and management; and (5) establish a program to train state safety agency staff and inspectors.

]]> 17 2006-07-28 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2006-10-25T18:52:18Z National Levee Safety Program Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) inspect each levee in the United States constructed by the Secretary, a federal entity, or a federally recognized Indian tribe, maintained by the Secretary, or identified by a state governor, excluding levees inspected by a state levee safety agency during the preceding year if the state's governor requests an exemption and levees the failure of which would not pose a significant threat to human life or property; and (2) notify affected state and local governments and Indian tribes of inspection results, hazardous conditions found, and (upon request) remedial measures.

Directs the Secretary, by August 1, 2007 and every two years thereafter, to publish and submit to Congress an inventory of: (1) levees subject to inspection under this Act and a characterization of the risk posed by such levees; and (2) levees identified by a state the failure of which could be reasonably expected to endanger human life and property. Requires (1) such an inventory to include each levee's location, owner, and physicial condition and the probability and consequences of a failure; and (2) the Secretary, in determining risk, to consider the levee's condition and the potential impact on human lives and property if it fails.

(Sec. 4) Establishes the Interagency Committee on Levee Safety to support federal levee safety programs through coordination and information exchange among federal and nonfederal entities concerning the implementation of levee safety guidelines. Directs the Committee to establish the National Levee Safety Advisory Board.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and maintain a national levee safety program, including federal levee safety guidelines; and (2) assist states in establishing and carrying out levee safety programs.

Requires a state, to be eligible for such assistance, to be in the process of establishing or have in effect a state levee safety program under which a state agency: (1) reviews plans to construct, modify, remove, and abandon levees; (2) performs inspections during levee construction; (3) requires or performs the inspection, at least every five years, of all levees that would pose a significant threat in case of failure to determine the continued safety of the levees and a procedure for more detailed and frequent safety inspections; (4) requires that all inspections be performed under the supervision of a state-registered professional engineer with experience in levee design and construction; (5) issues notices to require levee owners to perform necessary maintenance or remedial work, improve security, revise operating procedures, or take other actions, including breaching levees when necessary; (6) provides necessary funds to protect human life and property; (7) establishes a system of emergency procedures to be used if a levee fails or failure is imminent; and (8) provides information to the Secretary on each levee the failure of which could be reasonably expected to endanger human life and property, the maximum area that could be flooded, and critical public facilities that would be affected.

Requires: (1) a state, to be eligible for assistance, to allocate sufficient funds in its budget to carry out a state levee safety program; and (2) the Secretary to enter into an agreement with each state receiving assistance to develop a work plan.

Sets forth provisions regarding program approval. Requires the Secretary to: (1) periodically review state programs; and (2) report to Congress, by January 1, 2007 and every two years thereafter, on the program's status, including any recommendations for legislative action.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to carry out a research program to develop: (1) improved techniques and equipment for rapid and effective levee construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and inspection; (2) devices for the continued monitoring of levee safety; (3) information resources systems to manage levee safety projects; and (4) public policy initiatives and other improvements relating to levee safety engineering, security, and management.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary, at the request of a state that has or intends to develop a state levee safety program, to provide training for state levee safety agency staff.

(Sec. 8) Provides that nothing in this Act creates any liability of the United States or its officers or employees for the recovery of damages caused by an action or failure to act, nor relieves a levee owner or operator of a legal duty, obligation, or liability incident to levee ownership or operation.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2012.

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