3.0.0 2164 2019-02-20T23:26:01Z 2019-02-24T03:38:55Z Senate S S 2012-03-06 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-06T22:23:39Z Upper Mississippi CARP Act 112 4146 HR 2012-03-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2012-03-06 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2012-03-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-03-06 True Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Congressional oversight Dams and canals Fishes Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Minnesota Mississippi River State and local government operations Environmental Protection 00 2012-03-06 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-14T15:14:20Z Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2012 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to: (1) study the feasibility of temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, or implementing control measures at the lock, including permanently closing the lock, modifying lock operations, or using an alternative technology barrier, to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota; and (2) assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts, of temporarily closing the lock or continuing to operate it and of implementing the control measures or not implementing such measures.

Authorizes the Chief to close the lock upon determining that closure is justified based on the assessment of potential impacts. Requires the Chief to close the lock upon determining that a live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2 or that a juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4. Allows the Chief to reopen the lock upon determining that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat.

Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council.

Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with state and local shareholders, giving priority to collaborative partnerships in which such shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.



]]> Upper Mississippi CARP Act Short Titles as Introduced Upper Mississippi CARP Act Short Titles as Introduced Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Upper Mississippi CARP Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out activities to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2164is/xml/BILLS-112s2164is.xml 2012-03-06 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.