DAMS

Bills and resolutions

America’s Water Infrastructure Act: technical corrections (see S. 1811), S3363 [12JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a Federal cost-share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana (see S. 1305), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2492), H3439 [2MY]

——— establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (see S. 2044), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 4659), H8111 [11OC]

——— extend a repayment contract relative to Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs (see S. 1758), S3283 [10JN]

——— modify terms of Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project in Colorado (see S. 860), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 1936), H2885 [27MR]

——— provide for water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance in Western States (see H.R. 5217), H9167 [21NO]

——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see S. 40), S67 [8JA]

——— support water infrastructure in reclamation States (see S. 1932), S4169 [20JN]

Corps of Engineers: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (see H.R. 3898), H7240 [23JY]

——— exempt certain structures from removal from property on Table Rock Lake (see H.R. 2132), H3128 [8AP]

——— prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 3324), H4770 [18JN]

——— recognize start of inland waterway system navigation season and call for investment in waterway infrastructure (see H. Res. 484), H5727 [11JY]

——— remove authorized purpose of maintaining water supply for agricultural uses for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas project in Florida (see H.R. 4844), H8457 [23OC]

——— remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System and make flood control the higest priority (see H.R. 2174), H3216 [9AP]

——— remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System and make flood control the highest priority (see S. 1571), S3004 [21MY]

——— rename Success Dam in Tulare County, CA, as Richard L. Schafer Dam (see H.R. 2695), H3787 [14MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and St. Francis Dam Disaster National Monument in Los Angeles County, CA (see S. 129), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 1015), H1391 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (see H.R. 380), H357 [9JA]

——— convey Garrison Diversion Unit Project Oakes Test Area in Dickey County, ND, to Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District (see S. 325), S831 [4FE]

——— coordinate Federal and State permitting processes relative to construction of new surface water storage projects on Federal lands and designate Bureau of Reclamation as lead agency (see H.R. 1621), H2583 [7MR]

FEMA: clarify definition of an eligible high hazard potential dam under the National Dam Safety Program (see H.R. 5504), H12289 [19DE]

FERC: allow examination of licenses of any hydroelectric project located in a Presidentially declared disaster area (see H.R. 441), H461 [10JA]

Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (see H.R. 3937), H7376 [24JY]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 216), S586 [24JA]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 1955), S4504 [25JN] (see S. 2056), S4698 [8JY] (see H.R. 3459), H5165 [25JN]

Taxation: impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers and direct funds toward rebuilding infrastructure, consumer tax rebates, and coal country assistance (see H.R. 4142), H7488 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Reclamation: establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (H.R. 4659), E1272 [11OC]

Corps of Engineers: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (H.R. 3898), H7561 [10SE]

——— decision to remove New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, E1369 [30OC]

——— funding, E816 [21JN]

——— rename Success Dam in Tulare County, CA, as Richard L. Schafer Dam (H.R. 2695), H4378 [10JN], H5009 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and St. Francis Dam Disaster National Monument in Los Angeles County, CA, H2215 [26FE]

Merced, CA: anniversary of Merced Irrigation District, E1405 [8NO]

Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (H.R. 3937), E980 [24JY]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 216), H10298–H10300 [16DE]

Oroville, CA: Oroville Dam spillway restoration funding, H2722 [14MR]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (H.R. 3459), H7228 [23JY]

Trump, President: proposed declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H584 [15JA]

Remarks in Senate

America’s Water Infrastructure Act: technical corrections (S. 1811), S4776 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: support water infrastructure in reclamation States (S. 1932), S4174–S4176 [20JN]

Corps of Engineers: impact of Missouri River Recovery Program prioritization of wildlife over flood control, S2554 [1MY]

——— Lower Mississippi River Valley flood control project funding, S2757 [9MY]

——— rename Success Dam in Tulare County, CA, as Richard L. Schafer Dam (H.R. 2695), S5149 [29JY]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 216), S4652 [27JN]

Reports filed

Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 860) (S. Rept. 116–160), S6754 [21NO]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 216) (S. Rept. 116–4), S1733 [7MR]

Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2044) (S. Rept. 116–156), S6241 [29OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2695, Success Dam in Tulare County, CA, renaming as Richard L. Schafer Dam, H4378 [10JN]

S. 216, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act, S4663 [27JN], H10298 [16DE]

S. 1811, America’s Water Infrastructure Act technical corrections, S4776 [10JY]