[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4886 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4886

 To provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
 projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 1994

  Mr. Ewing introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
 projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. KANKAKEE RIVER BASIN COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Kankakee River Basin lies within 2 States, Illinois 
        and Indiana, and has an area of approximately 5,000 square 
        miles;
            (2) more than 1,000,000 people live in the basin, many of 
        whom live in communities located on the main stem of the 
        Kankakee River, which extends for over 200 miles;
            (3)(A) the Kankakee River has a number of significant 
        tributaries; and
            (B) the drainage areas associated with the tributaries are 
        large, with some over several hundred square miles in size;
            (4) although flooding in the basin is widespread and 
        increasing over time, including the flooding due to ice jams 
        and flooding due to increased rates of sedimentation, there is 
        only 1 small flood control project operating in the basin as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (5) there is substantial environmental degradation in the 
        basin that results from sedimentation and other uses of and 
        conditions in the basin.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to require a study of the 
Kankakee River Basin in order to involve interested Federal, State, and 
local agencies and private citizens in a cooperative and comprehensive 
identification of problems, solutions, and methods for the 
implementation of solutions, related to the management of the basin.
    (c) Master Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with 
other interested Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
citizens, shall study, and prepare a comprehensive master plan for the 
management of, the Kankakee River Basin. The study shall focus 
primarily on basinwide management methods for flood damage reduction, 
environmental enhancement, and erosion control and may evaluate water 
quality, the contribution of wetland restoration to environmental and 
flood control mitigation, land use management, and other related 
topics.
    (d) Feasibility Report.--Not later than 30 months after the date of 
completion of the study and plan under subsection (c), the Secretary of 
the Army shall prepare, in accordance with section 905 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282), a feasibility 
report concerning the flood damage reduction measures and environmental 
enhancement measures described in the plan.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000 for the study and preparation of the plan 
required under subsection (c) and such sums as may be necessary to 
prepare the feasibility report required under subsection (d).
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