3.0.0 753 2022-02-03T05:26:04Z 2022-02-03T05:26:04Z Senate S S 2005-04-11 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-11T20:38:11Z 2006-07-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7813-7814) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3426-3430) IntroReferral 2005-04-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3425-3426) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2005-04-11 True Water Resources Development Administrative procedure Animals Army Corps of Engineers Barges Coastal zone Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Construction costs Cost accounting Cost effectiveness Department of Defense Economic development Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to water resources development Finance and Financial Sector Fishery management Flood control Flood damage prevention Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Habitat conservation Harbors Hydraulic engineering Hydrology Infrastructure Inland water transportation Inspectors general Internet Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Navigation Planning Public Lands and Natural Resources Railroads Restoration ecology Riparian ecology Science, Technology, Communications Shore protection Trade secrets Transportation and Public Works Waterways Water Resources Development 00 2005-04-11 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-13T19:11:17Z Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to require: (1) the Secretary of the Army to revise the planning guidelines, regulations, and circulars of the Corps of Engineers to comply with specified requirements, including encouraging ecosystem restoration through the restoration of hydrologic and geomorphic processes; and (2) the Corps to develop and at least every four years update an integrated national plan to manage, rehabilitate, and modernize inland waterway and port infrastructure to meet national economic and environmental needs.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that each feasibility report, general reevaluation report, and environmental impact statement of a water resource project is subject to review by an independent panel of experts if: (1) the project has an estimated total cost of more than $25 million; (2) the Governor of an affected State requests such review; (3) the head of a Federal agency charged with reviewing the project determines that it is likely to have a significant adverse impact; or (4) the Secretary determines that the project is controversial. Directs the Inspector General of the Army to appoint a Director of Independent Review to establish panels of experts to review water resources projects. Sets forth review guidelines and requirements.

Permits the Secretary to recommend a project for congressional authorization only if it has projected national benefits that are at least 1.5 times as great as the estimated total project costs. Requires the Secretary to identify for deauthorization those projects whose projected remaining benefits do not meet that threshold.

Sets forth revised provisions governing cost sharing for operation and maintenance of inland waterways.

Establishes requirements for: (1) full mitigation of losses of aquatic and terrestrial resources, fish, and wildlife for approval of water resources projects; and (2) a record-keeping system to track mitigation for each each project constructed, operated, or maintained by the Secretary.

Requires the Chief of Engineers, annually, to submit a fiscal transparency report on Corps expenditures and projects expected to be completed. Provides for deauthorization of projects for which federal funds have not been obligated over specified periods.

]]> Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2005 Display Title Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for modernization and improvement of the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s753is/xml/BILLS-109s753is.xml 2006-07-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7813-7814) 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.