3.0.0 4202 2022-12-31T04:58:33Z 2022-12-31T04:58:33Z House HR 2021-06-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MCCOLLUM:H.R. 4202.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H3240]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-24T19:42:59Z Referred to 2021-06-28T16:00:10Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-29T13:17:35Z Referred to 2021-06-28T16:00:05Z 2021-07-24 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2021-06-29 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2021-06-28 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-06-28 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2021-06-28 True B001224 Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] Cori Bush D MO 1 2021-06-28 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2021-06-28 True Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2021-06-28 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2021-09-14 False U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 2021-09-14 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-09-14 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2021-11-12 False C001125 Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] Troy Carter D LA 2 2021-12-16 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2022-07-29 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2022-09-14 False Water Resources Development Water Resources Development 00 2021-06-28 Introduced in House 2022-04-08T15:27:55Z Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act or the MRRRI Act

This bill establishes the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative to protect and restore the Mississippi River Corridor.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must establish the initiative and the Mississippi River National Program Office to carry out the initiative. The office must (1) coordinate agency actions to protect and restore the Mississippi River Corridor; (2) develop, implement, and update the initiative, actionable goals, and an action plan required by the bill; (3) make updates and information available on a public website; and (4) submit annual reports to Congress.

Additionally, the bill outlines the focus areas that each project carried out under the initiative must address, such as improving water quality and protecting wildlife habitat. The office may make grants to certain nonfederal entities to carry out eligible projects.

The bill directs the EPA to include the initiative as a separate budget line item in its annual budget submission.

Next, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to coordinate with the office to establish four Mississippi River Corridor research centers within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These research centers must, among other duties, conduct scientific research on the focus areas of the initiative.

The bill also directs the USGS to host a science forum to share current science and identify data gaps related to the ecological health of the Mississippi River Corridor. The USGS must, within two years of the forum, develop a science plan for the initiative.

]]> MRRRI Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative to carry out projects for the protection and restoration of the Mississippi River Corridor, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title MRRRI Act Short Title(s) as Introduced MRRRI Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4202ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4202ih.xml 2021-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. 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.