3.0.0 421 2022-03-03T21:28:09Z 2022-03-03T21:28:09Z Senate S S 2013-02-28 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-02-28T22:01:30Z Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 113 826 HR 2013-02-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2013-02-28 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 S1028-1029) IntroReferral 2013-02-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1028) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2013-02-28 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2013-02-28 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2013-02-28 True Water Resources Development Dams and canals Hunting and fishing Lakes and rivers Outdoor recreation Water Resources Development 00 2013-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-25T15:46:40Z Freedom to Fish Act - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area.

Provides that installing and maintaining sirens, strobe lights, and signage for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions shall not be considered to be an action to establish a restricted area.

]]> Freedom to Fish Act Short Titles as Introduced Freedom to Fish Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other purposes. Display Title Freedom to Fish Act Introduced in Senate 2013-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s421is/xml/BILLS-113s421is.xml 2013-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1028-1029) 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.