FLOODS

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Disasters: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 4803), H5655 [29JN]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 134), S8105 [6SE] (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7365 [7SE]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see S. 2260), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4060), H1284 [22MR]

Mississippi: modify Yazoo Backwater Basin Area flood control project to compensate local interests for local tax revenue reductions (see H.R. 4123), H1588 [29MR]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

Taxation: treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 2103), S799 [24FE]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Water: direct the Dept. of the Army to recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796): CBO, S7995 [5SE]

Letters

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Lists

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Motions

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Remarks in House

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

———Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

———Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

Cartersville, GA: anniversary of Allatoona Dam and Lake Project, E574 [13AP]

Chicago, IL: McCook and Thornton Reservoir projects funding, E1148 [29JN]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

———funding, H5218 [27JN]

———reform, H10355 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project, H1511 [29MR], H8423 [28SE]

Disasters: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 4803), E1182 [30JN]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 393), H7351 [7SE]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Illinois River: conservation and development funding, H11824 [3NO]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid, H1353 [23MR], H1490, H1494, H1505, H1569, H1570 [29MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H946-H950, H953, H955 [14MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2087 [13NO], E2142 [7DE]

New York: Saw Mill River and Ramapo River flood control projects funding, H5220 [27JN], H8425 [28SE]

Princeville, NC: Flood Water Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project funding, H1565 [29MR]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

Snake River: engineering, design, or post-feasibility phase activities funding relative to breaching dams, E1149 [29JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11816-H11821 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers: independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Crookston, MN: Red Lake River flood control project funding, S8185 [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

Disasters: congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (S. Con. Res. 134), S8126 [6SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (S. 2260), S1519 [21MR]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Minnesota: disaster assistance, S6251 [30JN], S7438 [21JY]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

Mozambique: disaster assistance, S1114 [2MR], S5610 [22JN]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, S11490 [1NO]

North Carolina: stream gauges and monitoring equipment funding, S7041 [17JY]

North Dakota: disaster assistance, S5649 [22JN], S5778 [26JN]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Reports filed

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 106-367), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2671) (H. Rept. 106-735), H6353 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Statements

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 431, support humanitarian assistance to Mozambique, H946 [14MR]

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 1113, Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act, H7661 [18SE]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. Con. Res. 134, Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day, S8116, S8126 [6SE]