CORPS OF ENGINEERS see also Department of Defense
Amendments
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4215 [8JY], H4246, H4247, H4250, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4260, H4261, H4262, H4263, H4265, H4269, H4270, H4272, H4273, H4274, H4275, H4276, H4277, H4278, H4279, H4280, H4281, H4282, H4283, H4284, H4286, H4288, H4298, H4299, H4300, H4302, H4305, H4307, H4310, H4311 [9JY], H4322, H4323, H4324, H4325, H4326, H4328, H4329, H4330, H4339, H4340, H4342, H4344, H4345, H4346, H4347, H4348, H4349, H4351, H4352, H4353, H4355, H4356, H4358, H4359, H4360, H4361, H4371 [10JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (H. Res. 288), H4228 [9JY]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S180, S183 [22JA], S295 [24JA], S320 [28JA], H56 [4JA], H121, H125, H128, H136, H137, H139, H140, H141, H143, H144, H145 [15JA]
Water: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), S7734 [31OC], H6721, H6738, H6740, H6741, H6743, H6744, H6746, H6748, H6749, H6750, H6751, H6752, H6754 [23OC]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6705 [23OC]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3110, S3168, S3169, S3204, S3205, S3207, S3208, S3210, S3211 [7MY], S3219, S3242, S3247, S3264, S3265, S3266, S3267, S3268, S3271, S3272, S3273, S3274 [8MY], S3310, S3345, S3346, S3347, S3348, S3349, S3350, S3351 [9MY], S3375, S3376, S3377, S3378, S3379, S3380 [13MY], S3404, S3405, S3406, S3407, S3408, S3409, S3411, S3416, S3417, S3435 [14MY], S3444, S3445, S3446, S3447 [15MY]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, S7799 [4NO], H7080, H7095 [14NO]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 2581), H4174 [28JN]
Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports (see S. 428), S1012 [28FE]
Beaches: evaluate the feasibility of continuing Federal participation in a beach nourishment project (see H.R. 161), H50 [4JA]
Claims: provide for liability in cases of damage caused by gross negligence of an officer or employee (see H.R. 1662), H2164 [19AP]
Dams: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (see S. 421), S1011 [28FE] (see S. 982), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 826), H658 [26FE]
Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam: designate (see H. Con. Res. 56), H5654 [18SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 1245), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2609), H4212 [8JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H4212 [8JY]
EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 830), S3028 [25AP]
——— implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see S. 1470), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 2937), H5343 [1AU]
——— remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 524), H410 [6FE]
Everglades restoration project: expedite implementation of comprehensive plan (see S. 414), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 913), H815 [28FE]
Federal-State relations: expedite consideration of applications submitted by States and municipalities for permits in connection with public safety projects (see H.R. 3730), H8107 [12DE]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until end of review of all rate maps and Corps of Engineers certification that maps include completed flood control projects (see H.R. 3380), H6951 [30OC]
Firearms: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 2046), H2774 [17MY]
Fish and fishing: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 365), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 709), H545 [14FE]
——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H1318 [6MR]
Floods: authorize certain flood risk management projects (see H.R. 136), H32 [3JA]
GAO: conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection (see S. 105), S213 [23JA]
Great Lakes Navigation System: establish (see H.R. 2273), H3250 [6JN]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]
——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H2955 [23MY]
Harbors: modify criteria used to dredge small ports (see S. 732), S2683 [16AP]
Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 219), H84 [14JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 152), H50 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (see H. Res. 23), H84 [14JA]
Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 1451), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 3390), H6951 [30OC]
Levees: review policy guidelines on vegetation management (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]
Marine resources: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see S. 407), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 1149), H1425 [14MR]
Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H410 [6FE]
Mississippi River: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see S. 574), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1161), H1425 [14MR]
——— provide for safe and reliable navigation (see S. 565), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1152), H1425 [14MR]
Missouri River: clarify that States maintain authority to control the quantity of water in the mainstem reservoir attributable to the natural flows of the river within their boundaries (see H.R. 2741), H4724 [18JY]
——— notify the public of certain flood predictions for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 2742), H4725 [18JY]
Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual: revise to reprioritize certain authorized purposes (see H.R. 1460), H1908 [10AP]
National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see S. 376), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 2431), H3927 [19JN]
Oklahoma: clarify role of Cherokee Nation in maintaining the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam (see S. 513), S1592 [11MR]
Power resources: prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (see S. 1514), S6518 [17SE]
Public lands: include as a Federal land management agency (see S. 400), S1011 [28FE]
Public works: calculate and review costs and benefits of flood, hurricane, and storm damage reduction projects, including projects that would protect energy infrastructure (see H.R. 1769), H2390 [26AP]
——— establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (see S. 566), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1153), H1425 [14MR]
——— establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (see S. 66), S212 [23JA]
——— give priority to projects and studies for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction (see H.R. 3646), H7507 [4DE]
Small business: prohibit imposition of excessive fees for use of Army-controlled property at water resources development projects relative to certain concessionaires at marinas (see H.R. 2795), H4978 [23JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 125), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 358), H278 [23JA]
Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 890), S3159 [7MY] (see H.R. 3377), H6901 [29OC]
——— establish a mechanism to permit State and local interests to release to the U.S. future water storage rights associated with reservoir projects (see H.R. 2813), H5050 [24JY]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5512 [11SE]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (see H. Res. 385), H6674 [22OC]
——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 1006), S3760 [22MY]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (see S. 601), S1892 [18MR]
Waterways: authorize programs and activities to improve and protect ports and harbors (see H.R. 2875), H5259 [31JY]
——— provide for ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries (see H.R. 3414), H6952 [30OC]
Cloture motions
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3319 [9MY]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), motion to proceed, S3020 [25AP]
Letters
Corps of Engineers contracting with private sector surveying and mapping firms: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H6747 [23OC]
——— Edward Wytkind, AFL–CIO, H6747 [23OC]
——— Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, H6747 [23OC]
Encourage States to resolve interstate water resources disputes: Senators Boxer and Vitter, S3449 [15MY]
Water resources development projects deauthorization process: Raymond J. Poupore, National Construction Alliance II, S3443 [15MY]
Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6708 [23OC]
——— Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6707 [23OC]
——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H6707 [23OC]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6707, H6708 [23OC]
Lists
Organizations supporting H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H6708 [23OC]
Organizations supporting S. 601, Water Resources Development Act, S3140 [7MY], S3395 [14MY]
Motions
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4262, H4278 [9JY], H4365 [10JY]
Water: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H7066 [14NO]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3020 [25AP]
Press releases
EPA Coal Rule Threatens Energy Independence, Says IBEW: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S6693 [24SE]
Remarks in House
Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project: funding, H6718 [23OC]
Bureau of Reclamation: Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project funding, H4238 [9JY]
Clifton, Kyle: Army Engineer Association Steel de Fleury Medal recipient, E1832 [11DE]
Coastal nourishment projects: funding, H6701 [23OC]
Coastal zones: include operation and maintenance costs associated with sand transfer plants in annual Corps of Engineers budget, H6748, H6749 [23OC]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H6718 [23OC]
Congress: retain authorization for projects at dams and reservoirs, H6745 [23OC]
Contracts: require contracting with private sector surveying and mapping firms, H6702, H6747, H6748 [23OC]
Courts: prohibit organizations receiving Federal funds from using such funds to bring action against the U.S., H4345 [10JY]
Dams: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 982), H2825–H2827 [21MY]
Dept. of the Army: establish national water-based freight policy to improve movement of freight and cargo across waterways, H6752 [23OC]
Disasters: consult key stakeholders, including State and local governments and water districts and minority-serving institutions, on storm damage reduction projects that affect underrepresented communities, H6719 [23OC]
——— flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H113 [15JA]
——— natural disaster mitigation funding, H4355, H4356 [10JY]
Energy and water development: importance of infrastructure investment, H4240 [9JY], H4603 [18JY]
——— making appropriations, H5776 [20SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4231–H4308 [9JY], H4322–H4367 [10JY], H4515 [16JY], E1040 [10JY], E1048 [11JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (H. Res. 288), H4224–H4230 [9JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), motion to recommit, H4365, H4366 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4329 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies for the purchase or lease of new motor vehicles, H4330 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H4345, H4346 [10JY]
Everglades restoration project: expedite implementation of comprehensive plan (H.R. 913), E230 [28FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: prohibit funding to regulate farming, forestry, and ranching activities exempted, H4358, H4359 [10JY]
Federal-State relations: expedite consideration of applications submitted by States and municipalities for permits in connection with public safety projects (H.R. 3730), E1863 [12DE]
Fish and fishing: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Ohio River basins and tributaries, H4246 [9JY], H6739 [23OC]
Floods: flood control and coastal emergencies funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4353 [10JY]
——— protection funding, H4365 [10JY]
——— study of inland and coastal flooding vulnerability and effectiveness and of efficiency and accountability of existing programs and strategies funding, H4242 [9JY]
Florida: environmental and water quality issues of waterways and restoration projects funding, H6687 [23OC]
——— projects funding, H4348 [10JY]
Funding, H4244, H4245 [9JY], H4515 [16JY]
Great Lakes Navigation System: establish, H6687 [23OC]
Great Lakes Navigational System: dredging and maintenance funding, H4245 [9JY]
Hamilton City, CA: levee project funding, H4243 [9JY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H6716 [23OC]
——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors, H4239 [9JY]
——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (H. Res. 236), E748 [23MY]
——— prohibit funding for development or submission of proposals to expand authorized uses, H4356–H4358 [10JY], E1048 [11JY]
——— small ports dredging and maintenance funding, H3745 [18JN], H4254 [9JY]
Harbors: port dredging and maintenance funding, H6719 [23OC], E1048 [11JY]
——— require Navy consideration when assessing the operation and maintenance needs of harbors, H6745 [23OC]
Hurricane Sandy: prohibit waiver of standard local cost-share for construction projects unrelated to damage, H140 [15JA]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6833 [29OC], E1590 [29OC], E1607 [30OC]
——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, H100 [15JA]
——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), H65–H72 [14JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H40–H48 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99, H109–H152, H155–H158, H161 [15JA], E37, E38 [18JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H99–H108 [15JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H103, H125, H126 [15JA], E37 [18JA]
Infrastructure projects: deauthorize certain old and inactive projects, H6749, H6750 [23OC]
Inland Waterways Trust Fund: funding, H6711, H6712 [23OC]
Lakes: prohibit funding to set water storage prices for municipal use on any non-hydropower lake built by the Corps, H4361 [10JY]
Levees: review policy guidelines on vegetation management, H4226 [9JY]
——— revoke requirement to remove levee vegetation until policy guidelines on levee vegetation management have been adopted, H6694 [23OC]
Local government: consult with local officials concerning projects that substantially affect underrepresented communities, H6745 [23OC]
Louisiana: Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction funding, H6715 [23OC]
Missouri River: prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H4349 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan study, H4350 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for sediment or soil dumping, H4359 [10JY]
——— prohibit issuance of rules that would charge a fee for surplus water from reservoirs, H4351 [10JY], H6739 [23OC]
National Environmental Policy Act: importance of funding improvements in environmental laws, E1637 [12NO]
National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (H.R. 2431), H3765 [19JN]
National Ocean Policy: prohibit implementation of coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components, H6742, H6743 [23OC]
Newman, CA: levee construction funding, H6716 [23OC]
Public debt: prohibit payment of debt held by certain foreign countries instead of protecting U.S. senior citizens, veterans, and those harmed by natural disasters in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H2551, H2552 [9MY]
Public works: construction account funding, H4344, H4346 [10JY]
——— construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administrative account funding, H4330, H4331 [10JY]
——— construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4243 [9JY], H4325, H4326 [10JY]
——— construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4347 [10JY]
——— establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (H.R. 1153), H1416 [14MR]
Puerto Rico: extend waiver for local cost-sharing requirements for Corps of Engineers projects, H6745 [23OC]
Rivers: efforts to complete levee on lower Mississippi River, H433 [12FE]
Sabine-Neches Waterway deepening project: funding, H6713 [23OC]
Savannah Harbor Expansion Project: funding, H6702 [23OC]
Small business: encourage participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in hurricane and storm damage reduction projects and call for a GAO report on such participation, H6720 [23OC]
States: allow to contribute to maintenance of non-disaster related Federal dredging projects, H6750, H6751 [23OC]
Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H5578–H5580 [17SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (H.R. 358), E245 [5MR]
Water: allow collaboration with local water districts to find new markets for excess water supply, H6739 [23OC]
——— authority to perform ecosystem restoration and flood protection work on lands owned by other Federal agencies, H6686 [23OC]
——— authorize projects receiving final Chief’s Report within a year of enactment of legislation to improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources, H6703, H6704 [23OC]
——— designate team to serve as Office of Water Storage to coordinate construction of water storage facilities, H6754, H6755 [23OC]
——— ensure efforts to improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources are subject to National Environmental Policy Act review, H6685 [23OC]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6666 [22OC], H6680, H6683, H6685, H6687, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6706–H6758 [23OC], H7066 [14NO], H7145 [15NO], H7242–H7247 [19NO], E1589, E1591 [29OC], E1601, E1602 [30OC], E1637 [12NO]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6696–H6706 [23OC]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), motion to instruct conferees, H7066–H7069 [14NO]
——— prohibit enforcement of streamlined environmental review process until the current backlog of authorized projects is reduced, H6680, H6702–H6704, H6720, H6740, H6741 [23OC], E1601, E1602 [30OC]
——— update principles and guidelines used in formulation, evaluation, and implementation of water resources projects, H4324 [10JY]
Waterways: grant flexibility in defining the terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ relative to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4250–H4253 [9JY]
——— prohibit relocation or consolidation of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Buffalo and Chicago Districts, H4328 [10JY]
——— provide cost-benefit analysis of national benefits of flood protection projects, H6753, H6754 [23OC]
——— update regulations and guidelines defining what waters and wetlands are subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4247–H4250 [9JY]
——— water infrastructure development projects feasibility study time limitations, H6710 [23OC]
Wetlands: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, H4324, H4325 [10JY]
Remarks in Senate
America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Program: authorize participation, S3445 [15MY]
Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports, S3451 [15MY]
Beaches: eliminate subsidies for beach nourishment at water resources development projects, S3442–S3445 [15MY]
Budget: impact of sequestration, S888 [27FE], S1975 [20MR]
Conservation of natural resources: ensure all water resources development projects are eligible for review for deauthorization, S3442–S3445 [15MY]
——— sunset pilot program to assess the benefits of study and project acceleration of water resources development projects, S3446 [15MY]
Cumberland River: efforts to restrict public access to fishing on certain sections, S2453 [8AP], S2863 [23AP]
Dams: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 421), S1028 [28FE], S2863 [23AP]
——— prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 982), S3584 [16MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations, S7081 [1OC]
EPA: implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (S. 1470), S6235 [1AU]
Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project: funding, S3282 [8MY], S3423 [14MY]
Firearms: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, S3219–S3222, S3227 [8MY]
Floods: permit use of State standards when providing Federal reimbursements for bridge and culvert replacements after natural disasters, S3396, S3411, S3418 [14MY]
——— provide specific project recommendations in study analyzing flood risks on the east coast, S3448 [15MY]
Great Lakes: dredging funding, S317, S318 [28JA], S3423 [14MY], S3448, S3449 [15MY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: address critical maintenance needs of California ports, S3447, S3448 [15MY]
——— allow payments to shippers entering or transporting cargo through certain ports, S3449, S3450 [15MY]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7590–S7593 [29OC]
——— conduct study with other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to address coastal recovery and reconstruction from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S317 [28JA]
——— impact of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey, S7592 [29OC]
——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, S312 [28JA]
——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), S9115 [20DE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S19, S20 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S36–S38, S187 [22JA], S207 [23JA], S234–S236 [24JA], S299, S311–S325 [28JA], S463 [4FE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), unanimous-consent agreement, S296 [24JA], S304 [28JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S312–S316, S320, S322 [28JA]
Inland waterways user fee: increase, S3424 [14MY]
Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (S. 1451), S6223–S6225 [1AU]
Louisiana: Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction funding, S6369 [11SE]
Marine resources: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways, S3300 [9MY], S3424 [14MY], S3452 [15MY]
Mississippi River: provide for safe and reliable navigation, S3452 [15MY]
——— provide for safe and reliable navigation (S. 565), S1856 [14MR]
Missouri: impact of EPA regulations on Corps of Engineers’ implementation of the St. Johns Bayou-New Madrid Floodway Project, S5783 [18JY]
Missouri River: prohibit Corps of Engineers from imposing surplus water usage fees on States, S3412–S3416 [14MY], S3447 [15MY]
Power resources: prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters, S6693 [24SE]
——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (S. 1514), S6544 [17SE], S6547 [18SE], S6612 [19SE]
——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (S. 1514), unanimous-consent request, S6612 [19SE]
Public lands: include as a Federal land management agency (S. 400), S1013 [28FE]
Public works: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects, S3452 [15MY]
——— establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (S. 566), S1857 [14MR]
——— establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (S. 66), S201 [23JA]
——— streamline activity and construction backlog, S3313 [9MY]
States: encourage States to resolve interstate water resources disputes, S3447 [15MY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, S3242 [8MY], S3424 [14MY]
Water: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), S6369 [11SE], S7525 [16OC], S8094 [18NO]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), insert S. 601 language in lieu, S7778 [31OC]
——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3408–S3410, S3412, S3416, S3417 [14MY]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S2910 [24AP], S3099, S3110–S3147, S3152 [7MY], S3217–S3224, S3227, S3228, S3241–S3243, S3246–S3248, S3282 [8MY], S3294–S3298, S3300–S3302, S3307, S3308, S3310–S3314, S3319, S3351, S3352 [9MY], S3391, S3393–S3397, S3400–S3421, S3423 [14MY], S3442–S3499 [15MY], S3564 [16MY], S5601 [10JY], S7599–S7601 [29OC]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), unanimous-consent agreement, S3079 [6MY], S3241 [8MY], S3319 [9MY]
——— provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), unanimous-consent request, S3401 [14MY]
——— require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for water resources development projects be made in the U.S., S3445, S3446 [15MY]
Waterways: water infrastructure projects funding, S3423 [14MY]
Reports
Firearms at Army Corps Water Resources Projects—Proposed Legislation and Issues for Congress: Nicole T. Carter, Congressional Research Service, S3222 [8MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 152, Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery From Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 23) (H. Rept. 113–1), H84 [14JA]
Consideration of H.R. 2609, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 113–144), H4212 [8JY]
Consideration of H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. Rept. 113–251), H6674 [22OC]
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2609) (H. Rept. 113–135), H4212 [8JY]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1245) (S. Rept. 113–47), S5497 [27JN]
Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 601) (S. Rept. 113–13), S2844 [22AP]
Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 113–246), H6673 [22OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Senator Alexander commended for efforts to prevent Corps of Engineers from restricting fishing access on sections of the Cumberland River: Tennessee General Assembly, S2454 [8AP]
Rulings of the Chair
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4262, H4275, H4278 [9JY], H4356, H4362 [10JY]
Tables
Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4233–H4236 [9JY]
Expiring coastal nourishment projects, H6701 [23OC]
Supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H110–H112 [15JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 23, consideration of H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H99 [15JA]
H. Res. 288, consideration of H.R. 2609, energy and water development appropriations, H4224 [9JY]
H. Res. 385, consideration of H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H6696 [23OC]
H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H121–H124 [15JA]
H.R. 219, Sandy Recovery Improvement Act, H65–H68 [14JA]
H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H6721–H6738 [23OC]
S. 421, Freedom To Fish Act, S1028 [28FE]
S. 565, Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act, S1857 [14MR]
S. 566, Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership (WIN P3) Act, S1858 [14MR]
S. 601, Water Resources Development Act, S3110–S3138 [7MY], S3454–S3496 [15MY]
S. 982, Freedom To Fish Act, S3585 [16MY], H2825 [21MY]