3.0.0 3610 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z Senate S 2022-02-09 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-09T18:41:37Z Chattahoochee River Act 117 7198 HR 2022-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Identical bill CRS Water Resources Development Act of 2022 117 4136 S 2022-06-22 By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-124. Related bill CRS Water Resources Development Act of 2022 117 4137 S 2022-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 117 7776 HR 2022-12-23 Became Public Law No: 117-263. Related bill CRS Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act 117 6705 HR 2022-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act 117 3624 S 2022-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2022-02-09 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2022-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA N W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. 2022-02-09 True Water Resources Development Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development 00 2022-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2023-08-21T20:37:53Z Chattahoochee River Act

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide design and construction assistance for water-related resource protection and restoration projects that affect the Chattahoochee River Basin. The basin is located in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

Specifically, the bill requires USACE to provide assistance to state and local agencies and tribal entities for projects that include (1) sediment and erosion control, (2) ecosystem restoration, (3) protection of essential public works, and (4) the beneficial uses of dredged material.

Further, the bill requires USACE, stakeholders, and state and local agencies to develop a comprehensive Chattahoochee River Basin restoration plan. The plan must give priority to eligible projects that will also improve the quality or quantity of the water or that use natural hydrological features and systems.

]]> Chattahoochee River Act Display Title Chattahoochee River Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Chattahoochee River Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a program to provide environmental assistance in the Chattahoochee River Basin, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3610is/xml/BILLS-117s3610is.xml 2022-02-09 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.