3.0.0 1836 2023-01-13T04:49:49Z 2023-01-13T04:49:49Z Senate S S 2005-10-06 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-06T20:44:56Z 2005-10-06 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-10-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/07/2005 S11226-11227) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-10-06 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-10-06 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-10-06 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2005-10-06 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-10-06 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-10-06 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2005-10-06 True Emergency Management Administrative procedure Alabama Allergies Asthma Authorization Beaches Cancer Carcinogens Child health Citizen participation Civil engineering Commerce Commuting Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Construction workers Depressed areas Disaster relief Ecology Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency communication systems Employee training Energy Energy supplies Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental monitoring Evacuation of civilians Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to transportation Federal aid to water pollution control Federal aid to water resources development Flood control Flood damage prevention Floods Fungi Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Government lending Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Hazardous wastes Health Health surveys Herbicides Highway finance Highway maintenance Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Immune system Indoor air pollution Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Labor and Employment Law Leases Legislation Liability for environmental damages Licenses Louisiana Maintenance and repair Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mass rapid transit Metals Minorities Minority health Mississippi Occupational health and safety Pesticides Planning Polychlorinated biphenyls Potable water Poverty Pregnant women Public Lands and Natural Resources Public health administration Railroad freight operations Real estate development Residential rehabilitation Restoration ecology Road construction School buildings Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Soil erosion Strategic planning Sustainable development Trails Transportation and Public Works Underground storage Volatile organic compounds Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water quality Water supply Water treatment plants Weather Wells Wetlands Women Women's health Emergency Management 00 2005-10-06 Introduced in Senate 2006-01-14T17:26:17Z Gulf Coast Infrastructure Redevelopment and Recovery Act of 2005 - Federal Infrastructure Preparedness Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a Federal Infrastructure Task Force to improve preparedness for the effects of extreme weather events on U.S infrastructure. Requires the Task Force to serve as the coordinating entity to distribute federal funding for infrastructure redevelopment required by Hurricane Katrina (Katrina).

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate more than $100 million in a state for a fiscal year under the emergency relief program for projects for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails in response to Katrina.

Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2005 - Authorizes Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi to provide additional subsidization to projects that receive funds through a revolving loan under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to repair, replace or rebuild publicly-owned treatment works in Katrina-affected areas or water quality projects directly related to relief efforts.

Amends: (1) the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for post-disaster economic recovery; and (2) the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Delta Regional Authority to designate as a disaster area a county or parish that is affected by the declaration of a major disaster in response to Katrina. Directs the Authority to establish the Delta Regional Authority Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

Directs: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use specified funds for activities, including cleanup, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of drinking water supplies and wastewater treatment plants, and to report on hazardous materials releases; and (2) the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to conduct an assessment of Corps infrastructure in the region to determine whether opportunities exist for project modifications that may reduce future hurricane impacts.

National Levee Safety Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program under which the Secretary inspects U.S. levees every 10 years; (2) establish the Interagency Committee on Levee Safety; (3) establish the National Levee Safety Review Board; and (4) establish and maintain a national levee safety program.

Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to enter into an emergency lease, for up to five years, during a major disaster declared by the President or the head of a federal agency.

Habitability of Residential Homes, Schools, and Commercial Buildings Affected by Hurricane Katrina Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator to establish a grant program to pay the federal share of the cost of abatement and inspection activities for residential homes, commercial buildings, and schools affected by Katrina.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide reimbursement for the establishment of commuter assistance programs to improve worker access to assist in the rapid recovery of communities in response to a major disaster.

]]> Gulf Coast Infrastructure Redevelopment and Recovery Act of 2005 Display Title Gulf Coast Infrastructure Redevelopment and Recovery Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast Region. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Federal Infrastructure Preparedness Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Gulf Coast Infrastructure Redevelopment and Recovery Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Habitability of Residential Homes, Schools, and Commercial Buildings Affected by Hurricane Katrina Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill National Levee Safety Program Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1836is/xml/BILLS-109s1836is.xml 2005-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.