CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Bills and resolutions

Army: clarify authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety (see H.R. 6040), H3776 [13MY]

Board of Appeals: establish for permits for certain water storage projects (see S. 2873), S3080 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military departments and defense agencies to participate in conservation banking and in-lieu-fee mitigation programs (see H.R. 6006), H3402 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 3258), S6650 [14JY] (see H.R. 7324), H10975 [10DE]

Hurricanes: establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to examine events relative to failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2826), S2636 [7AP] (see H.R. 6526), H6673 [16JY]

Lake Texoma: retain funds collected from recreation fees to repair flood-damaged recreation facilities (see H.R. 7133), H10130 [26SE]

Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (see S. 3647), S10004 [27SE]

———carry out hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features (see S. Res. 491), S2231 [31MR]

———include additional area in Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, LA, navigation project (see S. 2740), S1876 [11MR] (see H.R. 5589), H1538 [11MR]

———provide conditions for funds made available for certain projects (see S. 3172), S5833 [19JN]

Recreation fees: establish and collect relative to Corps-administered land and water (see S. 3305), S7030 [22JY]

Water: conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern U.S. (see H.R. 5587), H1538 [11MR]

Water Resources Development Act: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program by expanding the Corps of Engineers' role in cleanup (see H.R. 6550), H6726 [17JY]

Letters

Clarify Army authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety: David G. Mongan, American Society of Civil Engineers, H5825 [23JN]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H354 [22JA], H10412 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Army: clarify authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety (H.R. 6040), H5824-H5826 [23JN]

Disasters: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage caused by tornadoes and floods in Midwestern States and commend first responders and citizens for relief efforts, H6319 [9JY]

———provide disaster assistance for severe storms and flooding in Midwestern States, H7720 [31JY]

Missouri: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage caused by floods and commend first responders and citizens for relief efforts, E2073 [27SE]

Public works: water and infrastructure projects funding, E325 [6MR]

Water Resources Development Act: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program by expanding the Corps of Engineers' role in cleanup (H.R. 6550), E1506 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Army: clarify authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety (H.R. 6040), S6171 [25JN]

Big Sioux Flood Control Project: allow acceptance of advance funding from Sioux Falls, SD, for Federal portion and reimburse such funding through future appropriations, S3883 [7MY]

Cheyenne, WY: require Corps of Engineers to fund cleanup of city water supply contaminated by leaching of trichloroethylene (TCE) from former nuclear missile site, S10901 [11DE]

FEMA: prohibit changes in flood insurance status for St. Louis district until completion of the remapping process, S3964 [8MY]

Fishman Realty Group (business): tribute to management of Army Corps of Engineers Homeowners' Assistance Program, S10320 [1OC]

Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (S. 3647), S10007-S10009 [27SE]

Water: rural water infrastructure funding, S635 [5FE]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7324) (H. Rept. 110-921), H10975 [10DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3258) (S. Rept. 110-416), S6650 [14JY]

Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2489) (S. Rept. 110-506), S9491 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10412-H10414 [29SE]

Tables

Corps of Engineers levees with maintenance concerns, S3870 [7MY]

Texts of

H.R. 6040, clarify Army authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety, H5824 [23JN]

S. Res. 491, Corps of Engineers carrying out of hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in Louisiana, S2237 [31MR]