3.0.0 3671 2023-01-11T13:16:28Z 2023-01-11T13:16:28Z House H HR 2009-09-29 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-06-09T21:39:52Z Referred to 2010-03-22T18:43:56Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-01T21:01:00Z Referred to 2009-09-29T16:31:51Z Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act 111 2779 S 2010-06-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-707. Identical bill CRS 2010-06-09 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Committee 2010-03-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2010-03-19 10:49:22 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2010-03-19 10:49:21 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 289 - 121 (Roll no. 137). (text: CR 3/18/2010 H1611-1612) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 137 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll137.xml House 111 2010-03-19T14:49:21Z 2 2010-03-19 10:49:21 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 289 - 121 (Roll no. 137).(text: CR 3/18/2010 H1611-1612) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 137 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll137.xml House 111 2010-03-19T14:49:21Z 2 2010-03-19 10:38:45 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1668) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-03-18 14:43:35 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2010-03-18 14:35:45 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3671. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2010-03-18 14:35:44 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1611-1613) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-03-18 14:35:43 Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-10-01 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2009-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 N B000420 Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2009-09-29 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2009-09-29 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2009-09-29 True B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2009-09-29 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-09-29 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2009-09-29 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2009-09-29 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2009-09-30 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2009-12-02 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14] Bill Foster D IL 14 2010-03-15 False Water Resources Development Agricultural conservation and pollution Computers and information technology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Hydrology and hydrography Illinois Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Iowa Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Minnesota Mississippi River Missouri Missouri River Water quality Watersheds Wisconsin Water Resources Development 00 2009-09-29 Introduced in House 2010-01-19T16:48:36Z Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities; (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies; and (3) collaborate with other public and private monitoring efforts in establishing the monitoring program.

Directs the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a water resources assessment of the Basin.

Requires the Director of the USGS to establish: (1) a computer modeling program of nutrient and sediment sources in the Basin; and (2) an Internet-based system to distribute information about nutrient and sediment loss reduction projects and nutrient and sediment levels in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries.]]>

81 2010-03-19 Passed House without amendment 2010-06-18T18:36:41Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - (Sec. 3) Declares that it is the policy of Congress that federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin must be guided by sound science.

Title I: Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring Network - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin as part of the Upper Mississippi River Stewardship Initiative.

(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for the effective design of data collection and storage activities regarding sediment and nutrient monitoring, for the use of suitable and consistent methods for data collection, and for consistent reporting, data storage, and archiving practices; (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies and, on the basis of the inventory, integrate the monitoring efforts into the sediment and nutrient monitoring network; (3) collaborate with other public and private monitoring programs in establishing the network; and (4) report to Congress on the development of the network.

(Sec. 106) Directs the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a water resources assessment of the Basin.

Title II: Computer Modeling and Research - (Sec. 201) Requires the Director of the USGS, as part of the Initiative, to establish a computer modeling program to identify significant sources of nutrient and sediment in the Basin.

(Sec. 202) Requires the Director to establish an Internet-based system to provide information regarding: (1) programs designed to reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Basin; (2) nutrient and sediment levels in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries; and (3) successful sediment and nutrient reduction projects.

(Sec. 203) Requires the Director to provide to Congress and make available to the public: (1) an annual report regarding monitoring activities conducted in the Basin; and (2) a progress report every three years regarding modeling activities.

Title III: Authorization of Appropriations and Related Matters - (Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations to: (1) USGS to carry out this Act, with one-third to be made available for the Cooperative Water Program and the remainder for the Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Program; and (2) National Research Council for the water resources assessment of the Basin.

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Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act Display Title Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act Short Titles as Passed House Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act H House Referred in Senate 2010-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3671rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr3671rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2010-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3671eh/xml/BILLS-111hr3671eh.xml Introduced in House 2009-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3671ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3671ih.xml 2010-06-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. 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.