bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
100-s-2896,100,s,2896,National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-10-14,1988-10-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA]",GA,D,F000329,0,"National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish water use performance standards for plumbing products classified as covered products. Requires such standards to be designed to achieve the maximum water efficiency which the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. Sets forth maximum water use standards for the following products:  (1) water closets; (2) urinals; (3) showerheads; and (4) faucets. Requires the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for the following products which are manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992:  (1) drinking fountains; (2) lawn sprinklers; (3) clothes washers; (4) dishwashers; (5) water cooled air conditioning systems and associated cooling equipment; and (6) decorative water fountains. Directs the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for any product that is classified as a covered product and manufactured and sold on or after the date that is three years after such product receives its classification. Describes the procedure for prescribing water use standards. Directs the Secretary to reevaluate such standards at the end of each five-year period after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to prescribe test procedures for classified products. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling and marking rules for each classified product. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of determining coverage for additional consumer products. Establishes a procedure for testing plumbing products and for maintaining test data. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist the Secretary as necessary. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe rules for any covered product offered for importation. Sets forth provisions for prohibited acts, enforcement procedures, and the commencement of civil action under this Act. Declares that standards, procedures, or rules under this Act supersede State regulations. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory committee to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of this Act by the Secretary and the Commission. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress and the President on activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993.",2025-08-28T20:06:46Z,
100-s-2904,100,s,2904,National Water Conservation Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-10-14,1988-10-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA]",GA,D,F000329,0,"National Water Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Federal Water Conservation Policies - Declares that the following Federal agencies substantially affect the supply, management, or use of water resources: (1) the Department of Agriculture, primarily the Farmers Home Administration and the Soil Conservation Service; (2) the Department of the Army, primarily the Army Corps of Engineers; (3) the Department of Commerce, primarily the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (6) the Department of the Interior, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Geological Survey; and (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority.  Requires the top official of each agency to study that agency's policies with respect to water conservation, including the interactions of such policies with other Federal or State agencies.  Requires each study specifically to examine the mechanisms by which such policies promote or discourage the economically and environmentally efficient and sustainable use of water.  Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on each study. Requires such agencies, by January 1, 1990, to implement a plan of action for administratively bringing the agency's policies into conformance with the national policy of water conservation for sustainable use. Title II:  Federal Consideration of Water Conservation - Directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture, jointly and separately, to consider specified water conservation activities and programs whenever they are involved in water supply studies. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to study the management of water levels in those federally managed reservoirs experiencing more than 1,000,000 estimated visitor-days of recreation use in any of the last five years. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990. Directs the Secretary of the Army to make available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture resources of the Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources. Directs the President's Council on Environmental Quality to require the consideration of water conservation and water conservation activities in all relevant environmental impact studies. Directs the General Accounting Office to undertake a comprehensive study of water usage in all Federal facilities within the United States and report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on the results of such study. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit copies of the study on wastewater reclamation and reuse to specified congressional committees. Title III:  Agricultural Water Conservation Research - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to give highest priority to research on and development of strains of crops that are resistant to drought or regularly require less water than currently available strains.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on such activities. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on, development, and demonstration of technologies, methods, and practices which show promise of providing substantial and feasible water conservation benefits in irrigation, livestock watering, and other agricultural uses of water. Requires a report to the Congress annually on such activities. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Cooperative Extension Service, the Soil Conservation Service, and other agencies, to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers and otherwise promote and encourage the use of technologies, methods, and practices that provide regional water conservation benefits. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on factors in the decisions of individual agricultural producers to utilize technologies, methods, and practices that provide regional water conservation benefits. Title IV:  National Clearinghouse on Water Conservation - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and oversee a National Clearinghouse on Water Conservation to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on water conservation technologies and practices and to promote their adoption by public and private water utilities and agricultural, commercial, industrial, and residential consumers. Title V:  Study of Aquifer Depletion - Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey to study the Nation's major aquifers to ascertain those that have been or will be depleted and to determine the causes and effects of such depletion.  Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990. Authorizes appropriations for titles III, IV, and V of this Act.",2025-08-28T20:06:20Z,
100-hr-5496,100,hr,5496,National Water Conservation Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-10-11,1988-11-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5]",MA,D,A000226,0,"National Water Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Federal Water Conservation Policies - Declares that the following Federal agencies substantially affect the supply, management, or use of water resources: (1) the Department of Agriculture, primarily the Farmers Home Administration and the Soil Conservation Service; (2) the Department of the Army, primarily the Army Corps of Engineers; (3) the Department of Commerce, primarily the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (6) the Department of the Interior, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Geological Survey; and (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority.  Requires the top official of each agency to study that agency's policies with respect to water conservation, including the interactions of such policies with other Federal or State agencies.  Requires each study specifically to examine the mechanisms by which such policies promote or discourage the economically and environmentally efficient and sustainable use of water.  Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on each study. Requires such agencies, by January 1, 1990, to implement a plan of action for administratively bringing the agency's policies into conformance with the national policy of water conservation for sustainable use. Title II:  Federal Consideration of Water Conservation - Directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture, jointly and separately, to consider specified water conservation activities and programs whenever they are involved in water supply studies. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to study the management of water levels in those federally managed reservoirs experiencing more than 1,000,000 estimated visitor-days of recreation use in any of the last five years. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990. Directs the Secretary of the Army to make available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture resources of the Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources. Directs the President's Council on Environmental Quality to require the consideration of water conservation and water conservation activities in all relevant environmental impact studies. Directs the General Accounting Office to undertake a comprehensive study of water usage in all Federal facilities within the United States and report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on the results of such study. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit copies of the study on wastewater reclamation and reuse to specified congressional committees. Title III:  Agricultural Water Conservation Research - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to give highest priority to research on and development of strains of crops that are resistant to drought or regularly require less water than currently available strains.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on such activities. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on, development, and demonstration of technologies, methods, and practices which show promise of providing substantial and feasible water conservation benefits in irrigation, livestock watering, and other agricultural uses of water. Requires a report to the Congress annually on such activities. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Cooperative Extension Service, the Soil Conservation Service, and other agencies, to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers and otherwise promote and encourage the use of technologies, methods, and practices that provide regional water conservation benefits. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on factors in the decisions of individual agricultural producers to utilize technologies, methods, and practices that provide regional water conservation benefits. Title IV:  National Clearinghouse on Water Conservation - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and oversee a National Clearinghouse on Water Conservation to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on water conservation technologies and practices and to promote their adoption by public and private water utilities and agricultural, commercial, industrial, and residential consumers. Title V:  Study of Aquifer Depletion - Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey to study the Nation's major aquifers to ascertain those that have been or will be depleted and to determine the causes and effects of such depletion.  Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990. Authorizes appropriations for titles III, IV, and V of this Act.",2025-08-28T20:08:42Z,
100-hr-5497,100,hr,5497,National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-10-11,1988-11-01,"Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.",House,"Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5]",MA,D,A000226,7,"National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish water use performance standards for plumbing products classified as covered products. Requires such standards to be designed to achieve the maximum water efficiency which the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. Sets forth maximum water use standards for the following products:  (1) water closets; (2) urinals; (3) showerheads; and (4) faucets. Requires the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for the following products which are manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992:  (1) drinking fountains; (2) lawn sprinklers; (3) clothes washers; (4) dishwashers; (5) water cooled air conditioning systems and associated cooling equipment; and (6) decorative water fountains. Directs the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for any product that is classified as a covered product and manufactured and sold on or after the date that is three years after such product receives its classification. Describes the procedure for prescribing water use standards. Directs the Secretary to reevaluate such standards at the end of each five-year period after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to prescribe test procedures for classified products. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling and marking rules for each classified product. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of determining coverage for additional consumer products. Establishes a procedure for testing plumbing products and for maintaining test data. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist the Secretary as necessary. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe rules for any covered product offered for importation. Sets forth provisions for prohibited acts, enforcement procedures, and the commencement of civil actions under this Act. Declares that standards, procedures, or rules under this Act supersede State regulations. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory committee to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of this Act by the Secretary and the Commission. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress and the President on activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993.",2025-08-28T20:06:37Z,
100-s-2874,100,s,2874,Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-10-07,1988-10-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV]",NV,R,H000439,0,"Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent feasible and consistent with public health considerations, to give preference to water treatment systems involving wetlands when it is determined, in consultation with the affected State and local governments, that application of treated effluent waters may be used to enhance fish and wildlife wetland habitats. Requires the Administrator to consult with the National League of Cities and the National League of Counties to develop guidelines to assess the financial and environmental advantages of application of effluent water to wetlands.",2025-08-28T20:09:08Z,
100-hr-5485,100,hr,5485,Territorial Sea Extension Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-10-06,1988-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.,House,"Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]",CA,R,S000393,1,"Territorial Sea Extension Act of 1988 - Declares that, except as provided in any law enacted after this Act, the authority of any Federal agency and the legal rights, interests, jurisdiction, or authority of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States shall not be extended beyond its previous geographical limits by the extension of the territorial sea of the United States.",2025-08-28T20:06:42Z,
100-hr-5449,100,hr,5449,"A bill to amend the Flood Control Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of the Armey to carry out bank erosion measures along the White, Black, and Little Red Rivers, Arkansas.",Water Resources Development,1988-10-04,1988-10-17,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1]",AR,D,A000103,0,"Amends the Flood Control Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to take measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems which constitute a threat to life and property along the White, Black, and Little Red Rivers, Arkansas.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-2855,100,s,2855,"A bill to designate Lock and Dam 7 on the Monongahela River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the  ""Albert Gallatin Lock and Dam"".",Water Resources Development,1988-10-03,1988-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,0,"Designates the Lock and Dam 7, sometimes referred to as Grays Landing Lock and Dam, on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania as the Albert Gallatin Lock and Dam.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-hr-5423,100,hr,5423,A bill to authorize continued storage of water at Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico.,Water Resources Development,1988-09-29,1988-10-24,Became Public Law No: 100-522.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to store specified acre-feet of Rio Grande system water at Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico, in lieu of water storage already authorized, to the extent that contracting entities no longer require such storage.  Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, as necessary, interests in lands required for such storage. Subjects the authorization to store water and to acquire lands to the provisions of the Rio Grande Compact and the resolutions of the Rio Grande Compact Commission.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-5327,100,hr,5327,A bill to authorize continued storage of water at Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico.,Water Resources Development,1988-09-16,1988-10-24,For Further Action See H.R.5423.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to store specified acre-feet of Rio Grande system water at Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico, in lieu of water storage already authorized, to the extent that contracting entities no longer require such storage.  Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, as necessary, interests in lands required for such storage. Subjects the authorization to store water and to acquire lands to the provisions of the Rio Grande Compact and the resolutions of the Rio Grande Compact Commission.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-2795,100,s,2795,Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-09-15,1988-09-15,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]",TX,D,B000401,0,"Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to construct an extension of the Rio Grande American Canal to lie wholly within the United States, beginning at the downstream end of the current American Canal in El Paso, Texas, and extending to Riverside Heading, Texas.  Repeals previous construction authorization. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on findings from a study to determine the likelihood and extent of any damage to property adjacent to the American Canal which would be caused by subsidence related to the Canal extension.",2025-08-28T20:06:11Z,
100-hr-5297,100,hr,5297,"A bill to authorize the reformulation of the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, to provide for the amendment of water service and repayment contracts.",Water Resources Development,1988-09-14,1988-11-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1]",KS,R,R000307,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reformulate the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, including reallocation of the conservation capacity of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir, to create:  (1) a designated operating pool for fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes, and for groundwater recharge for environmental, domestic, municipal, industrial, and irrigation uses; and (2) a joint-use pool for flood control, water sales, fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the sale, use, and control of the designated operating pool (with the exception of water reserved for Russell, Kansas), and to allow Kansas to acquire use and control of water in the joint-use pool. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the acceptance of a specified payment and the State's commitment to pay a proportionate share of the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement charges for the Cedar Bluff Dam and Reservoir, as full satisfaction of the reimbursable cost associated with irrigation of the Cedar Bluff Unit.  Requires, after the reformulation authorized by this Act, that any revenues in excess of operating expenses received from the sale of water from the Cedar Bluff Unit be allocated to pay the United States for the cost of the project. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer ownership of the fish hatchery facility at Cedar Bluff Dam and related water rights to Kansas for its use and operation. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer title to the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District headquarters located near Hays, Kansas, contingent upon the District's agreement to close down the irrigation system to the satisfaction of the Secretary at no additional cost to the United States, after which all easement rights shall revert to the owners of the land to which the easements are attached.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-5303,100,hr,5303,"A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide Federal cost sharing for water supply projects, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-09-14,1988-09-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6]",KY,R,H000776,6,Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to change the non-Federal share of costs for municipal water supply for flood control projects from 100 percent to 35 percent.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-5307,100,hr,5307,Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-09-14,1988-10-04,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]",UT,D,O000156,0,"Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988 - Ratifies the compact among the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, the State of Utah, and the United States (the Ute Indian Water Compact). Creates and allocates funds for the Ute Indian Water Deferral Trust Fund with monies to be held by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Tribe as compensation for deferring the use and development of irrigable farmland and the related water diversion requirement. Allocates funds for studies to be conducted jointly by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and the Tribe of alternate designs for specific water storage facilities and alternate plans for the rehabilitation of water distribution facilities of the Uintah Indian irrigation project. Allocates funds for:  (1) the repair of the leak in Cedarview Reservoir; (2) stream improvements for certain Utah creeks and rivers; and (3) the cleanup of the Bottle Hollow Reservoir to make it a suitable habitat for a cold water fishery. Directs the Secretary to maintain certain stream flows.  Requires the Bureau of Reclamation to transfer acreage at the proposed site of the Lower Stillwater Reservoir as a wildlife mitigation measure. Allocates funds to:  (1) construct, rehabilitate, and realign a certain project access road to the proposed Taskeech Dam site; (2) construct waterfowl management areas on the Upper Duchesne River; and (3) construct fisheries, campgrounds, and fish and wildlife management facilities, in lieu of the construction of the lower Stillwater Dam and related facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with non-Federal entities for the operation, maintenance, and construction of projects under this Act.  Provides that the repayment of money appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be permanently deferred, except that construction costs allocated to non-Indian irrigation shall be subject to repayment within the irrigators' ability to repay.  Provides that operation and maintenance costs for any facility built pursuant to this Act shall be borne by the water users. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts to enable organizations representing the water users within the Uintah Indian irrigation project area to maintain the project facilities by using the same management procedures used by organizations which operate Bureau of Reclamation irrigation projects.  Provides for water right losses for nonpayment of assessments and the lease of available water from the Uintah irrigation project.  Authorizes the Secretary to make equipment or facilities available to any water user organization which is under obligation to the Secretary. Allocates funds for:  (1) construction of the Taskeech Dam and completion of the Upalco unit of the central Utah project; (2) construction of the Whiterocks Dam; and (3) rehabilitation of the diversion works, canals, ditches, and related improvements which were constructed for the Uintah irrigation project. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-28T20:07:29Z,
100-hr-5247,100,hr,5247,Water Resources Development Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-09-07,1988-09-30,House Incorporated this Measure in S.2100 as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]",CA,D,A000189,3,"(Measure passed House, amended) Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations:  (1) flood control, Rillito River, Arizona; (2) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (3) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (4) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (5) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (6) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (7) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (8) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (9) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (10) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (11) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (12) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (13) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (14) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (15) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; (16) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas; and (17) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the following projects subject to favorable reports:  (1) flood control, Coyote and Berryessa Creeks, California; (2) navigation, Morro Bay, California; (3) navigation, Ventura Harbor, California; (4) navigation, Miami Harbor, Florida; (5) navigation, Great Lakes connecting channels and harbors, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; (6) dike replacement, Small Boat Harbor, Buffalo Harbor, New York; (7) flood control, Rio de la Plata, Puerto Rico; (8) flood control, Valley Creek, Warrior River and tributaries, Alabama; and (9) flood control, Nogales Wash and tributaries, Arizona. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend its cost sharing and cost ceiling provisions to all water resources projects enacted after the date of enactment of such Act. Requires the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service to cooperate with the Secretary of the Army in the Beaver Lake water quality project in Arkansas.  Directs the Secretary to use available funds to continue planning and design for such project, including plans for individual parcels of land within the drainage basin which contribute to water quality degradation and impairment of water supply uses at Beaver Lake. Modifies the project for flood control, West Memphis and vicinity, Arkansas, to provide that non-Federal cooperation for such project may be provided by private individuals, private organizations, levee districts. drainage districts, or any unit of a State, county, or local government. Authorizes the Secretary to construct the breakwaters to a greater height at the project at King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, if recommended in a report of the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary. Modifies the navigation project for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California, to provide that, if non-Federal interests carry out any work associated with such project which is later recommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may reimburse such non-Federal interests and amount equal to the Federal share of the costs, without interest. Directs the Secretary to perform maintenance dredging of the Federal project at the mouth of the Los Angeles River, California, to  an authorized depth to maintain the flood control basin and navigation safety. Modifies the project for San Leandro Marina, California, to authorize the Secretary to maintain an access channel extending from the southern auxiliary access channel to the boat launching ramp of the city of San Leandro in the vicinity of the small boat lagoon.  Deauthorizes the auxiliary access channel and basin extending to the north end of the project. Modifies the demonstration project at Sunset Harbor, California, to include wetland restoration as a project purpose. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require that the Federal share of the cost of the project for Indiana shoreline erosion be determined in accordance with title I of such Act. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to modify the project at Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, Kentucky and Tennessee, by providing that the non-Federal costs may be provided by any person, including concessionaires of any Federal agency. Requires the Secretary, where a non-Federal interest agrees to provide recreation facilities within the boundaries of the National Area, to provide support facilities as necessary. Modifies the project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses at Stumpy Lake, Louisiana, to:  (1) include design and construction of such structural and remedial measures as necessary to control erosion and protect certain valuable environmental resources; and (2) authorize the Secretary to spend certain funds in participation with Louisiana on design, construction, and purchase of necessary lands and rights-of-way. Modifies the project for shoreline protection, Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Assateague Island, Virginia, to provide that, if non-Federal interests place sand on the beach as part of such project, the Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the costs of such project an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost of such sand replacement. Modifies the navigation project at Annapolis Harbor, Maryland, to direct the Secretary to realign the channel in such project to promote more efficient mooring operations. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the remaining cost for the navigation project for Deal Island, Maryland (Lower Thorofare). Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that the flood control project for Root River Basin, Minnesota, does not affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out a small project under the Flood Control Act of 1948. Modifies the flood control project, Roseau River, Minnesota, to direct the Secretary to construct a flood control levee in the vicinity of Duxby, Minnesota. Modifies the navigation project at Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi, to alter the methods by which the Secretary may dispose of dredged material. Directs the Secretary, during construction of the project, to carry out a demonstration program to evaluate the costs and benefits of thin layer disposal in the Mississippi Sound of dredged material from constructionharbor improvements and to determine whether there are unacceptable adverse effects from such disposal. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within one year of completion of the demonstration program.  Provides for the Administrator of the EPA to approve or disapprove the report. Requires the Secretary to establish a study team to assist in planning, carrying out, monitoring, and reporting on the program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide services to the non-Federal project sponsor in the design and the construction of upstream and downstream non-Federal extensions to the Federal project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, if the non-Federal sponsor provides funds, in advance, to cover all costs of such services. Provides that such extentions shall not be considered part of the Federal project. Modifies the project for Libby Dam, Lake Koocanusa Reservoir, Montana, to authorize the Secretary to alleviate low water impact on existing facilities at such project and to provide additional planned public recreation sites along the reservoir.  Directs the Secretary to protect Indian archaeological sites at such project.  Requires the Secretary to coordinate with the Kootenai Tribes in protecting such sites and facilitating curation. Modifies the New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project to authorize the Secretary to collect refuse through the use of nets. Modifies the project for beach erosion control for Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, to require that the Sandy Hook reach be constructed in accordance with a specified draft general design memorandum, and that periodic beach nourishment over the project life be conducted. Modifies the Irondequoit Bay, New York, navigation project by authorizing the Secretary to construct a highway bridge across the new channel constructed as part of such project if non-Federal interests agree:  (1) to be responsible for operation and maintenance of the bridge; (2) to pay 50 percent of the cost of construction; and (3) to hold title to such bridge. Modifies the project at East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, New York, to extend periodic beach nourishment for such project to the 50th year after its construction. Directs the Secretary to participate in periodic nourishment through the 50-year life of the project. Modifies the project at Massillon, Ohio, to provide that if, before the date of enactment of this Act, non-Federal interests complete construction and repair of the Cherry Street Bridge, the Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of such project an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost incurrred for construction and repair of the Cherry Street Bridge. Modifies the project at Maumee Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio, to require the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of such project amount equal to the Federal share of the work carried out by non-Federal interests on the eastern segment of such project before enactment of this Act. Modifies the project for flood control, power and water supply, Broken Bow Lake, Oklahoma, to direct the Secretary to construct such hydroelectric power production facilities at the Broken Bow Lake reregulation dam as are recommended in a specified report. Modifies the navigation project on the Ohio River at Rochester, Pennsylvania, to authorize the Secretary to construct safety facilities of a floating dock, a river access ramp, and roadway and parking areas. Modifies the project for flood control, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, to authorize the Secretary to construct an inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River in the Wilkes Barre area, Pennsylvania. Increases the ceiling costs for the navigation project for the Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Washington. Modifies the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1962, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate such project after September 30, 1988.  Sets forth terms and conditions and other administrative provisions if the Secretary grants the city permission to proceed. Requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for public review and comment before any changes are made in the operation of any reservoir which will result in or require a reallocation of storage space in such reservoir or will significantly affect any project purpose. Directs the Secretary, in planning any water resources project, to consider the impact on existing and future recreational and commercial uses in the area surrounding the project.  Provides that if maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a water resources project results in an adverse effect on recreation, the Secretary to allocate costs among authorized project purposes. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the following projects enhance recreation:  (1) Beechfork Lake, West Virginia; (2) Bluestone Lake, West Virginia; (3) East Lynn Lake, West Virginia; (4) Francis E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania; (5) Jennings Randolph Lake, Maryland and West Virginia; (6) R.D. Bailey Lake, West Virginia; (7) Savage River Dam, Maryland; (8) Youghiogheny River Lake, Pennsylvania and Maryland; (9) Summersville Lake, West Virginia; (10) Sutton Lake, West Virginia; and (11) Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to improve the state of engineering and construction in the United States and consistent with the civil works mission of the Army Corps of Engineers, to undertake, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with non-Federal entities. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with affected Federal, State, and other interested agencies, to develop a simulation model of the central and southern Florida hydrologic ecosystem for use in predicting the effects of proposed modifications to the ecosystem. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1968 to change the reimbursement limitation per project to $3,000,000 or one percent to the total project cost, whichever is greater. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Requires projects for hurricane or storm damage reduction to comply with applicable flood plain requirements. Requires feasibility reports on water resources projects to include a local and regional economic development plan for the project area if the proposed project is located in an area which qualifies for designation as an economic development area under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery approach that is consistent with State law to satisfy cost-recovery requirements.  (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Provides that the costs of operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of projects under the Upper Mississippi River Plan shall be the responsibility of the entity that owns the lands on which the project is located. Provides for the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a private person for the removal of an abandoned vessel from the waters off Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, to design and implement a comprehensive flood warning and response system to serve communities and flood prone areas along the Juniata River and tributaries in Pennsylvania to demonstrate the effectiveness of such systems and to evaluate their costs. Authorizes appropriations for such project. Reauthorizes the flood control project at Lakeport Lake, California. Directs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare or cause to be prepared a hydrological study of Miles Creek, California, to use as the basis for the establishment of revised base flood elevations in and near the community of Planada, California. Makes Sacramento, California, eligible for flood protection under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. Provides funding for the non-Federal share of the cost of any project to reconstruct the Santa Monica breakwater. Directs the Secretary to maintain water levels in the Mississippi River headwaters reservoirs at specified limits. Authorizes the Secretary to dredge the Hearding Island Inlet, Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, to increase water circulation and reduce stagnant water conditions. Applies cost sharing regulations to municipal and industrial water supply with respect to Grayson Lake, Dewey Lake, and Carr Fork Lake, Kentucky. Directs the Secretary to assist Louisiana in providing water to distressed communities (especially Lafourche Parish) whose water supply quality is threatened by drought, other climatic conditions, or disasters. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a contained spoil disposal facility in the Great Lakes until the Secretary determines that such facility is no longer needed or that it is completely full.  Requires the Secretary to conduct a study and monitoring proram to determine whether toxic pollutants are present in such facilities and to determine the concentration levels of such pollutants.  Requires the Secretary to conduct an inspection and monitoring program to determine whether toxic pollutants are leaking from such facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to convey specified acreage to the city of South El Monte, California.  Authorizes the Secretary, in consideration for such conveyance, to accept real property in the Los Angeles area or cash, or both. Authorizes the Secretary to convey specified land to Illinois in the city of Ottawa. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange certain lands in Whitman County, Washington, for wildlife mitigation purposes. Prohibits the Secretary from conveying title to all or any part of the Lesage/Greenbottom Swamp to the State of West Virginia. Directs the Administrator of General Services to issue certificates of credit in return for which both the holder of producing leasehold mineral interests in the reservoir of Prado Basin, Riverside County, California, and the nonpublic owners of mineral interests in such reservoir surrender to the United States their interests and rights in such reservoir. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a pilot project to determine the viability of the use of aluminum sulfate for algae control in Clear Lake, Lake County, California. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to require the Secretary to accommodate the schedule of any State that requests the placement of beach quality sand. Directs the Secretary to make repairs as required to restore a groin of the Ventura to Pierpont Beach erosion control project to its original configuration. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to declare certain portions of the Delaware River in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, as nonnavigable. Declares as nonnavigable certain portions of Coney Island Creek and Gravesend Bay, New York. Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984 to extend the authorization of the  modified water delivery schedule for the Everglades National Park from January 1, 1989, until January 1, 1992. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend from two years to five years the authority of the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to modify water projects to improve the environment. Directs the Secretary to prepare plans and specifications for the restoration of the Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam near Rome, Georgia. Directs the Secretary to study the need to modernize and upgrade the federally owned and operated hydroelectric power system and report to the Congress with recommendations. Directs the Secretary to proceed with work on the Kissimmee River demonstration project, Florida. Directs the Secretary to study the need for an internal drainage system in the Frog Pond agricultural area of Dade County, Florida. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on a study and demonstration project to determine the effects of fluctations of the water level of Carter Lake, Iowa and Nebraska, on groundwater induced flooding and the methods of reducing such flooding by pumping water between the lake and the Missouri River. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the extent of seepage associated with the flood control project at Memphis Harbor, Ensley Berm, Tennessee,and the need for corrective measures. Directs the Secretary, before issuing a permit for a proposed municipal landfill in the vicinity of Bartlett, Illinois, to study and report to the Congress on the impact of such landfill on the Newark Valley Aquifer and on the ability of water from the aquifer to dilute for purposes of drinking water supply naturally occurring radium in groundwater. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on modifying the operation of the Bluestone Lake project, West Virginia, to facilitate the protection and enhancement of biological resources and recreational use of waters downstream from the project. Directs the Secretary to study and report on cost recovery options and alternative methods of financing navigational improvements on the Great Lakes connecting channels and Saint Lawrence Seaway, including modernization of the Eisenhower and Snell Locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Authorizes the Secretary to construct a new division laboratory for the United States Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to establish a Technical Resource Service for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota, for the purpose of providing technical services for the development and implementation of State and local water and related land resources initiatives. Declares that any study or reevaluation of the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisconsin, flood control project shall be treated as a continuation of the phase I feasibility study for such project and not as initiation of a new study. Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1988 to correct the description of the portion of the Hudson River, New York, that is not a part of the federally authorized Channel Deepening Project. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for planning, financing, contracting, or construction in connection with the pump storage facility at the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, Georgia and South Carolina, except as necessary to comply with specified Acts. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to deauthorize the water resources projects at: (1) Rockland Lake, Texas; (2) White River, Batesville, Arkansas; (3) Algoma, Wisconsin (outer harbor); and (4) the Chicago River Turning Basin, Chicago Harbor, Illinois. Declares that the navigation projects for Monterey Harbor, California, the North Branch of the Chicago River, Illinois, and a specified element of the Missouri River Basin project shall remain authorized after December 31, 1989. Makes the following name designations:  (1) the Soldier Creek Diversion Unit, Topeka, Kansas, as the Lew M. Paramore Diversion Unit; (2) the lake formed by the Felsenthal Dam on the Ouachita River, Arkansas, as Lake Jack Lee; (3) the Ventura Marina, located in Ventura County, California, as the Ventura Harbor; (4) the harbor on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman; (5) the lock and dam number 4 on Arkansas River, Arkansas, as the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam; (6) the lock and dam number 3 on the Arkansas River, Arkansas, as the Joe Hardin Lock and Dam; and (7) the boat ramp to be constructed on the Mississippi River in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, as the Ed Jones Boat Ramp. Title II:  Bridge Administration Transfer - Bridge Administration Transfer Act - Transfers from the Secretary of Transportation to the Secretary of the Army, with specified exceptions, the administration of bridges and causeways over navigable waters, including all related authority, functions, and Declares October 1, 1989, as the effective date of such transfer. Makes conforming amendments to the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899, the Truman-Hobbs Act, the General Bridge Act of 1946, and the International Bridge Act of 1972. Directs the Secretary of the Army to submit a compilation to the Congress of Federal laws relating to waterway structure administration, together with recommendations for consolidation or amendments. Declares certain bodies of water in Ridgefield, New Jersey, as nonnavigable. Provides for waiving the reimbursement of amounts owed to the Federal Government which resulted from the sale of the Las Milpas portion of the water system improvements, which was sold to the city of Pharr, Texas. Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1988 to provide that funds made available for a grant to Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, shall remain available until expended.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-5260,100,hr,5260,A bill to provide protection for established recreational uses of water resources projects constructed by the Secretary of the Army.,Water Resources Development,1988-09-07,1988-09-19,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4]",MI,R,U000031,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Army, in planning any water resources project, to consider the impact of the project on existing and future recreational and commercial uses in the area surrounding the project. Directs the Secretary to take action as necessary to restore recreational use or provide alternative opportunities for comparable recreational use, if maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a water resources project results in a change in the configuration of such project and has an adverse effect on a recreational use.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-2748,100,s,2748,"A bill to extend the authorization in Public Law 96-309 to design and construct a gunite lining on certain reaches of the Bessemer Ditch in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado.",Water Resources Development,1988-08-11,1988-10-13,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO]",CO,R,A000219,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to undertake the design and construction of additional gunite lining on the Bessemer Ditch in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado. Authorizes appropriations for the Federal share of costs, provided that non-Federal interests make cash or in-kind contributions in an amount equal to 22 percent of the total costs of the design and construction of such additional lining.  Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the Bessemer Irrigation Ditch Company for the design and construction at cost of such additional gunite lining.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-5184,100,hr,5184,"A bill to designate Black Butte Lake located on Stoney Creek in the Sacramento River Basin, California, as the ""Harold T. 'Bizz' Johnson Lake"".",Water Resources Development,1988-08-09,1988-08-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]",CA,D,A000189,81,"Designates Black Butte Lake on Stoney Creek in the Sacramento River Basin, California, as the Harold T. ""Bizz"" Johnson Lake.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-5168,100,hr,5168,A bill to extend the moratorium on reconnaissance studies of plans for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from certain other basins.,Water Resources Development,1988-08-04,1988-11-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2]",ID,D,S000785,1,Amends the Colorado River Basin Project Act to extend for a period of ten years from the date of enactment of this Act the moratorium on reconnaissance studies of plans for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from certain other basins.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-5152,100,hr,5152,Upper Mississippi Headwaters Protection Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-08-03,1988-08-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]",MN,R,S000795,0,Upper Mississippi Headwaters Protection Act of 1988 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from substantially increasing a release from any of the headwaters reservoirs in the Upper Mississippi River region in Minnesota unless the Secretary first transmits to specified congressional committees a report justifying such increase.,2025-08-28T20:05:05Z,
100-hr-5123,100,hr,5123,"A bill to modify the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate the project for Wynoochee Lake, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-08-02,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]",WA,D,D000327,0,"Modifies the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1962 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate such project after September 30, 1988.  Sets forth terms and conditions and other administrative provisions applicable if the Secretary grants the city permission to proceed.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-5136,100,hr,5136,A bill to authorize amendments to a certain water service contract for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.,Water Resources Development,1988-08-02,1988-11-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3]",NE,R,S000622,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute an amendatory contract with the Frenchman Valley Irrigation District, Nebraska, with respect to water service to:  (1) rescind any construction charge obligations remaining unpaid; and (2) limit the district's annual water service charges to the amount of water delivered to the district.  Makes certain irrigation costs which are in excess of the district's repayment ability nonreimbursable.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-s-2678,100,s,2678,"A bill to authorize the reformulation of the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, to provide for the amendment of water service and repayment contracts.",Water Resources Development,1988-08-02,1988-09-06,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reformulate the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, including reallocation of the conservation capacity of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir, to create:  (1) a designated operating pool for fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes, and for groundwater recharge for environmental, domestic, municipal, industrial, and irrigation uses; and (2) a joint-use pool for flood control, water sales, fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the sale, use, and control of the designated operating pool (with the exception of water reserved for Russell, Kansas), and to allow Kansas to acquire use and control of water in the joint-use pool. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the acceptance of a specified payment and the State's commitment to pay a proportionate share of the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement charges for the Cedar Bluff Dam and Reservoir, as full satisfaction of the reimbursable cost associated with irrigation of the Cedar Bluff Unit.  Requires, after the reformulation authorized by this Act, that any revenues in excess of operating expenses received from the sale of water from the Cedar Bluff Unit be allocated to pay the United States for the cost of the project. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer ownership of the fish hatchery facility at Cedar Bluff Dam and related water rights to Kansas for its use and operation. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer title to the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District headquarters located near Hays, Kansas, contingent upon the District's agreement to close down the irrigation system to the satisfaction of the Secretary at no additional cost to the United States, after which all easement rights shall revert to the owners of the land to which the easements are attached.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-5098,100,hr,5098,A bill to amend the authority of the Corps of Engineers with respect to bank stabilization and shoreline erosion along the Missouri River.,Water Resources Development,1988-07-27,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska. Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense.  Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-2655,100,s,2655,"A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for Federal cost-sharing of water projects, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-07-26,1988-07-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]",KY,D,F000268,0,Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to change the non-Federal share of costs for municipal water supply for flood control projects from 100 percent to 50 percent.,2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-hr-5057,100,hr,5057,Sacramento Area Flood Control Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-07-14,1988-11-17,For Further Action See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]",CA,D,F000053,1,"Sacramento Area Flood Control Act of 1988 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1917 to modify the project for flood protection along the Sacramento River and its tributaries, California, to: (1) provide flood protection to the Sacramento metropolitan area by constructing a flood control dam on the North Fork of the American River designed to not preclude enlargement to help meet hydroelectric power and local water supply needs, subject to obtaining appropriate non-Federal sponsorship of such purposes; (2) bring up to current design standards, modify, and extend the Sacramento River Flood Control project involving areas of the American River and its tributaries from Nimbus Dam downstream to the Sacramento River, and areas along the Sacramento River and its bypass system from the Feather River downstream to Freeport; (3) improve the operational efficiency of the Folsom Dam project; and (4) provide fish and wildlife mitigation as necessary.  Provides for determining Federal and non-Federal costs and for crediting non-Federal interest with prior flood control construction work. Declares that adequate progress shall be deemed to have been made on the flood protection system for Sacramento to make such system eligible for premium rates for flood insurance. Deauthorizes the Auburn Dam and the Folsom South Canal and incorporates existing features with the flood control project authorized by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Auburn Project Reservation as a national recreation area.",2025-08-28T20:08:07Z,
100-hr-5069,100,hr,5069,Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-07-14,1988-10-07,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,House,"Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]",WA,D,L000486,3,"(Measure passed House, amended) Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension Act of 1988 - Title I: Extension of Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone - Declares that, upon issuance of a proclamation, the territorial sea of the United States consists of the ocean waters adjacent to the baseline of the United States, as the baseline is established in accordance with international law, for a distance of 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline, the seabed and subsoil, and the airspace above the water.  Declares that U.S. sovereignty exists in accordance with international law over such areas. Declares that, upon issuance of a presidential proclamation, the contiguous zone of the United States consists of the zone of ocean waters extending 24 nautical miles from the baseline from which the seaward extent of the territorial sea is measured.  Declares that the United States has authority to conduct activities in the zone relating to U.S. customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws and regulations. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the distance covered by the term ""customs waters"" from four leagues to 24 nautical miles. Declares that, except for provisions of this Act dealing with the term ""customs waters"" and except for laws enacted after enactment of this Act, the legal rights, jurisdiction, and authority of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States and the statutory and regulatory authorities of Federal agencies are not extended by the extension (by this Act or by presidential proclamation) of the territorial sea or the contiguous zone. Declares that nothing in this Act impairs:  (1) the right of innocent passage through the U.S. territorial sea or the right of transit passage through international straits; or (2) the determination, in accordance with international law and equitable principles, of any maritime boundary with a foreign nation or foreign jurisdiction. Title II:  Establishment of a Territorial Sea Commission - Establishes the Territorial Sea Commission (the Commission), composed of members to be appointed by the President.  Requires the number of members representing State interests to equal the number representing Federal interests.  Requires the Commission to have eight congressional advisors to advise the Commission in the formulation of findings and recommendations.  Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to also advise the Commission. Requires the Commission to review U.S. statutes and make legislative and other recommendations as necessary to implement the 12-nautical mile territorial sea and 24-nautical mile contiguous zone of the United States. Outlines powers of the Commission and sets forth administrative provisions. Directs the Commission, no later than one year after it first meets, to submit simultaneously to the President and to each House of the Congress a final report on the recommendations developed under this Act.  Terminates the Commission 30 days after such report is submitted. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-5028,100,hr,5028,"A bill to increase the amounts authorized for the Colorado River Storage Project, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-07-13,1988-07-29,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]",UT,R,N000106,0,"Increases authorized appropriations to provide for completion of the Colorado River Storage Project, which provides water and power to the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Sets aside a specified amount for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project for an irrigation and drainage system. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the construction of facilities for the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation under a deferral agreement between the United States, the Tribe, and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (District). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with non-Federal entities for the design and construction of the Bonneville Unit Irrigation and drainage system.  Lists certain features of the Bonneville Unit that are not to be funded. Directs the District to develop comprehensive water conservation plans for all systems of the Central Utah Project. Directs the Secretary to form an interagency task force to be known as the Central Utah Project Fish and Wildlife Task Force to review and coordinate accomplishment of the fish and wildlife mitigation program for the Central Utah Project. Sets forth the stream flows to be provided in the Uinta Basin and for the Bonneville Unit. Makes funds available for canal, reservoir, stream, and habitat improvements in the Uinta Basin.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-5029,100,hr,5029,Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-07-13,1988-07-29,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]",UT,R,N000106,0,"Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988 - Increases authorized appropriations for construction of the Upalco Unit and Taskeech Dam of the Colorado River Storage Project which provides water and power to the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Authorizes appropriations for storage projects, irrigation improvements, and the Whiterocks Dam for the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. Authorizes appropriations for and creates the Ute Indian Water Deferral Trust Fund with monies to be held by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah, as compensation for deferring the use and development of irrigable farmland and the related water diversion requirement.  Restricts use of the deferred water to diversion directly from the Green River. Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to maintain certain stream flows and to transfer acreage at the proposed site of the Lower Stillwater Reservoir as a wildlife mitigation measure. Allocates funds for the Uintah Irrigation Project. Provides for:  (1) non-Federal operation and construction of Project facilities; (2) water right losses for nonpayment of assessments; and (3) lease of available water. Ratifies, confirms, and approves the compact among the Ute Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, the State of Utah, and the United States (the Ute Indian Water Compact).",2025-08-28T20:06:55Z,
100-hr-5010,100,hr,5010,A bill to extend the authorization of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 through the end of fiscal year 1993.,Water Resources Development,1988-07-11,1988-10-07,For Further Action See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]",CA,D,M000725,13,"(Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the grant program for water resources research and technology institutes on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis for FY 1989 through 1993.  Requires that such funds be used only for the reimbursement of direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation of each institute every five years to determine if it qualifies for further support. (Currently the Secretary must make such determination every four years.) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the grant program from FY 1989 through 1993. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 only for the reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research by institutes which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which related to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary and the institutes. Requires such funds when appropriated to be matched on a not less than dollar-for-dollar basis by non-Federal sources. Extends the authorization of appropriations from FY 1989 through 1993 for the matching grant research program concerning any aspect of a water resource-related problem which the Secretary deems to be in the national interest. Authorizes appropriations to extend the technology grant program from FY 1989 through 1993. Requires rules and regulations issued prior to the date of enactment of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to remain in effect until superseded by new rules and regulations promulgated under this Act.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-hr-4988,100,hr,4988,A bill to prohibit the Tennessee Valley Authority from taking any action that results in lowering the water levels of certain lakes in North Carolina.,Water Resources Development,1988-07-07,1988-07-21,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11]",NC,D,C000462,0,"Prohibits the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from taking any action which results in lowering (below a specified number of feet above mean sea level) of the level of water in Fontana Lake, Lake Hiwassee, or Santeetlah Lake, all located in North Carolina, except when necessary in emergency situations to protect the public health and safety. Allows the TVA to suspend temporarily such prohibitions when necessary to carry out its functions.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4989,100,hr,4989,A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes mapping plan through fiscal year 1989.,Water Resources Development,1988-07-07,1988-07-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.,House,"Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]",MI,R,D000131,11,Amends the Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 instead of FY 1988 for preparing maps of the shoreline of the Great Lakes.,2021-06-10T21:40:16Z,
100-hr-4961,100,hr,4961,Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-06-30,1988-10-06,Executive Comment Received From State.,House,"Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16]",TX,D,C000621,0,"Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to construct an extension of the Rio Grande American Canal to lie wholly within the United States, beginning at the downstream end of the current American Canal in El Paso, Texas, and extending to Riverside Heading, Texas. Repeals previous construction authorization. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on findings from a study to determine the likelihood and extent of any damage to property adjacent to the American Canal which would be caused by subsidence related to the Canal extension.",2025-08-28T20:07:26Z,
100-s-2563,100,s,2563,"A bill to provide for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District of the State of Colorado, and for the enhancement of fish habitat on the Conejos River.",Water Resources Development,1988-06-23,1988-06-27,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO]",CO,R,A000219,1,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Colorado, upon the early payout of the repayment obligation on a lump-sum basis.  Defines the Platoro Reservoir as the Platoro Dam and Reservoir Unit of the Conejos Division of the San Luis Valley project. Transfers to the District:  (1) all lands beneath the Platoro Dam and Reservoir up to the high water line; (2) land and improvements at the operation and maintenance site in the townsite of Platoro, Colorado, including the shop and caretaker house; and (3) all associated structures and all project operating facilities and equipment. Reserves to the United States:  (1) the right to make recreational use of the Platoro Reservoir so long as such use does not interfere with its use for irrigation and flood control; and (2) a reversionary interest in the transferred land in the event such lands are no longer used for reservoir purposes. Relieves the United States of responsibility and liability associated with the operation and maintenance of the project except:  (1) recreation with respect to the Reservoir; and (2) flood control administration by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Provides for a reduction in the repayment obligation in exchange for instream flows in the Conejos River. Requires the Secretary of the Army to retain authority for the management of the Platoro Dam and Reservoir for flood control purposes on the Conejos River.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-4889,100,hr,4889,A bill to provide for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District of the State of Colorado and for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat on the Conejos River.,Water Resources Development,1988-06-22,1988-07-29,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3]",CO,D,C000077,4,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Colorado, upon the early payout of the repayment obligation on a lump-sum basis.  Defines the Platoro Reservoir as the Platoro Dam and Reservoir Unit of the Conejos Division of the San Luis Valley project. Transfers to the District: (1) all lands beneath the Platoro Dam and Reservoir up to the high water line; (2) land and improvements at the operation and maintenance site in the townsite of Platoro, Colorado, including the shop and caretaker house; and (3) all associated structures and all project operating facilities and equipment. Reserves to the United States:  (1) the right to make recreational use of the Platoro Reservoir so long as such use does not interfere with its use for irrigation and flood control; and (2) a reversionary interest in the transferred land in the event such lands are no longer used for reservoir purposes. Relieves the United States of responsibility and liability associated with the operation and maintenance of the project except:  (1) recreation with respect to the Reservoir; and (2) flood control administration by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Provides for a reduction in the repayment obligation in exchange for instream flows in the Conejos River. Requires the Secretary of the Army to retain authority for the management of the Platoro Dam and Reservoir for flood control purposes on the Conejos River.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-s-2542,100,s,2542,"A bill to provide for the use of unobligated abandoned mine land funds by the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-06-21,1988-06-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources and Development.,Senate,"Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]",KY,R,M000355,0,Directs the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to make available to the State of Kentucky certain unobligated Abandoned Mine Land Funds for use by such State for Butler County water project activities.,2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-s-2514,100,s,2514,"A bill to modify the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army to extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay to a depth of 40 feet, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-06-15,1988-06-15,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA]",CA,R,W000607,0,"Modifies the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army to: (1) extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay Harbor, contingent upon a favorable recommendation by the Chief of Engineers and after completion of a feasibility study by the Corps of Engineers; and (2) carry out and maintain such other improvements as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary for safe navigation.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-hr-4791,100,hr,4791,Solano Project Indebtedness Prepayment Act,Water Resources Development,1988-06-10,1988-06-17,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]",CA,D,F000053,0,"Solano Project Indebtedness Prepayment Act - Provides for the water users of the Solano Project, in Solano County, California, to purchase the indebtedness of such project and for the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the land and improvements forming the project facilities to the water users. Declares that the Secretary is responsible for, and retains full jurisdiction and control over, Lake Berryessa and retains full title to all recreational facilities.",2025-08-28T20:05:44Z,
100-s-2435,100,s,2435,State and Local River Conservation Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-05-26,1988-05-27,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,9,"State and Local River Conservation Act of 1988 - Encourages States to make specified assessments with respect to the identification of rivers needing environmental protection and to develop protection programs with respect to such rivers. Requires each State to develop river protection plans designed to protect such rivers' natural and environmental values.  Requires each State, in developing such plans, to make reasonable efforts, including the creation of river protection commissions, to consult with interested parties.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State to appoint river protection commission members.  Requires such commissions to assist in the development and implementation of river protection plans. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to States, local governments, or river commissions that intend to develop or implement programs and river protection plans.  Limits Federal funds to no more than 67 percent of the cost of State programs developed under this Act.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to review State river protection programs every five years for compliance with this Act.  Terminates assistance for those States which fail to comply. Provides that current State river protection efforts meeting the criteria under this Act shall be automatically eligible for river protection grants. Provides that this Act shall not affect State or Federal programs developed under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and is intended to supplement and enhance the river protection provisions of the Electric Consumer Protection Act of 1986. Prohibits a permit, license, or exemption, or an amendment thereto, to be issued for the construction of an original hydroelectric project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission if, at the time the application is considered by the Commission, the project would be inconsistent with a State's river protection plan.  Requires the Commission to comply with specified requirements when relicensing a hydroelectric project.  Requires each Federal agency conducting or regulating activities on rivers covered by this Act to conduct or regulate those activities in a manner consistent with the Electric Consumer Protection Act of 1986 and this Act.",2025-08-28T20:05:23Z,
100-hr-4661,100,hr,4661,Water Project Beautification Act,Water Resources Development,1988-05-24,1988-06-06,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,7,Water Project Beautification Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from executing a water resources project unless the State or local government enters into an agreement with the Secretary to reconstruct any lands adversely affected by such project to an aesthetically appealing and environmentally compatible condition.,2025-08-28T20:09:15Z,
100-hr-4628,100,hr,4628,A bill to provide temporary authorities to the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate emergency action to mitigate the impacts of drought.,Water Resources Development,1988-05-18,1988-11-17,For Further Action See S.795.,House,"Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15]",CA,D,C000581,1,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make specified efforts to mitigate the impact of the 1987-1988 drought period. Prohibits any willing seller from profiting or receiving any undue benefit from the sale of water during such drought. Authorizes the Secretary to make available, by contract, surplus water at existing Federal reclamation projects to irrigation districts on a temporary basis to mitigate losses and damages resulting from the drought. Requires Federal and State agencies to coordinate emergency and relief operations. Requires a report to the President and the Congress by March 1, 1989.  Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-4630,100,hr,4630,Water Resources Development Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-05-18,1988-11-17,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22]",IL,D,G000400,1,"Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Title I:  Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations:  (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (5) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (6) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (7) repair and renovation of the Harrisonville Levee, Monroe County, Illinois; (8) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (9) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas, Mississippi and Louisiana; (10) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (11) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (12) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (13) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (14) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (15) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (16) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; and (17) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas. Makes such projects subject to current law with respect to the maximum costs of projects and project deauthorizations. Title II:  General Provisions - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Revises provisions implementing the transfer of land near the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project in North Dakota to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery requirements.  (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Requires non-Federal interests to agree to comply with applicable Federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs before construction of any project for shoreline protection. Requires the Secretary, when feasible, to promote long- and short-term cost savings, increased efficiency, reliability, safety, and improved environmental results through the use of innovative technology in water resources development projects.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within two years of enactment of this Act on the use of such technologies. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of a non-Federal sponsor of a water resources development project, to provide such sponsor with periodic statements of project expenditures. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a demonstration program for a two-year period to provide technical assistance, on a nonexclusive basis, to any U.S. firm which is competing for, or has been awarded, a contract for the planning, design, or construction of a project outside the United States.  Requires the firm to:  (1) provide funds, in advance, to cover the costs of such assistance; (2) certify that such assistance is not otherwise available; and (3) agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of the project.  Sets forth the authority of the Secretary with respect to an invention made by a Federal employee while providing such assistance.  Requires the firm to protect any confidential information which may be provided. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the results of the demonstration program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide services to the non-Federal project sponsor in the design and the construction of upstream and downstream non-Federal extensions to the Federal project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, if the non-Federal sponsor provides funds, in advance, to cover all costs of such services.  Provides that such extensions shall not be considered part of the Federal project. Authorizes the construction of a new laboratory for the U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Authorizes the Secretary to pay tuition expenses of English-taught primary and secondary education in Puerto Rico for the children of any Federal employee when such expenses are incurred after the date of enactment of this Act and while the employee is temporarily residing and employed in Puerto Rico for the construction of the Portuguese and Bucana Rivers, Puerto Rico, project. Authorizes the Chief of Engineers to provide services by contract. Changes the non-Federal cost sharing requirements associated with the King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to require the Secretary to accommodate the schedule of any State that requests the placement of beach quality sand. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit to specified congressional committees the plan for alternative dredge disposal sites to the Mud Dump near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Modifies the Libby Dam project for flood control and allied purposes for the Kootenai River, Montana, to include fish and wildlife enhancement and recreation as project purposes. Directs the Secretary to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska.  Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense.  Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers. Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Provides that if any provision of this Act is held invalid in the courts, that determination does not affect the remainder of such Act. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require that the Federal share of the cost of the project for Indiana shoreline protection be determined in accordance with title I of such Act. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a facility constructed under such Act until it is determined that such facility is no longer needed for such purpose or that such facility is completely full. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend from two years to five years the period during which the Secretary is authorized to carry out the demonstration program for modifications to projects to improve the quality of the environment. Declares certain portions of Coney Island Creek and Gravesend Bay, New York, as nonnavigable waters. Title III:  Programs and Studies - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to establish an annual program ceiling cost for the New York Harbor projects for the collection and removal of drift. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to establish a Technical Resource Service for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota, for the purpose of providing technical services for the development and implementation of State and local water and related land resources initiatives. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to report to the Congress on a study of the water quality effects of hydroelectric facilities owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a review of the Civil Works Program of the Corps of Engineers and report to the Congress with recommendations not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary, as part of the existing wetland research program, to conduct wetland research and restoration activities, including necessary construction, for a period not to exceed five years from the date of enactment of this Act.  Requires a report to the Congress upon completion of each activity. Directs the Secretary to establish a water resources management and planning service for the Hudson River Basin in New York and New Jersey.  Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.",2025-08-28T20:07:28Z,
100-s-2412,100,s,2412,"A bill to ensure continued funding for the Davis Creek Dam, North Loup Project, Nebraska.",Water Resources Development,1988-05-18,1988-05-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.,Senate,"Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE]",NE,R,K000011,0,"Provides for continued funding of the Davis Creek Dam, North Loup project, in Nebraska.",2025-01-14T18:18:18Z,
100-hr-4609,100,hr,4609,A bill to provide protection for established recreational uses of water resources projects constructed by the Secretary of the Army.,Water Resources Development,1988-05-17,1988-11-17,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]",MI,R,D000131,8,"Requires the Secretary of the Army, when maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, or reconstructing a water resources project which will result in a change in its configuration, to carry out construction in a manner which will not adversely affect any recreational use. Requires the Secretary to take necessary actions to restore such recreational use or provide alternative opportunities for comparable recreational use.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4613,100,hr,4613,Water Resources Development Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-05-17,1988-11-17,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22]",IL,D,G000400,1,"Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Title I:  Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations:  (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (5) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (6) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (7) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (8) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas, Mississippi and Louisiana; (9) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (10) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (11) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (12) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (13) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (14) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (15) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; and (16) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas. Makes such projects subject to current law with respect to the maximum costs of projects and project deauthorizations. Title II:  General Provisions - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Revises provisions implementing the transfer of land near the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project in North Dakota to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery requirements.  (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Requires non-Federal interests to agree to comply with applicable Federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs before construction of any project for shoreline protection. Requires the Secretary, when feasible, to promote long- and short-term cost savings, increased efficiency, reliability, safety, and improved environmental results through the use of innovative technology in water resources development projects.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within two years of enactment of this Act on the use of such technologies. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of a non-Federal sponsor of a water resources development project, to provide such sponsor with periodic statements of project expenditures. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a demonstration program for a two-year period to provide technical assistance, on a nonexclusive basis, to any U.S. firm which is competing for, or has been awarded, a contract for the planning, design, or construction of a project outside the United States.  Requires the firm to:  (1) provide funds, in advance, to cover the costs of such assistance; (2) certify that such assistance is not otherwise available; and (3) agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of the project.  Sets forth the authority of the Secretary with respect to an invention made by a Federal employee while providing such assistance.  Requires the firm to protect any confidential information which may be provided. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the results of the demonstration program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide services to the non-Federal project sponsor in the design and the construction of upstream and downstream non-Federal extensions to the Federal project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, if the non-Federal sponsor provides funds, in advance, to cover all costs of such services.  Provides that such extensions shall not be considered part of the Federal project. Authorizes the construction of a new laboratory for the U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Authorizes the Secretary to pay tuition expenses of English-taught primary and secondary education in Puerto Rico for the children of any Federal employee when such expenses are incurred after the date of enactment of this Act and while the employee is temporarily residing and employed in Puerto Rico for the construction of the Portuguese and Bucana Rivers, Puerto Rico, project. Authorizes the Chief of Engineers to provide services by contract. Changes the non-Federal cost sharing requirements associated with the King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to require the Secretary to accommodate the schedule of any State that requests the placement of beach quality sand. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit to specified congressional committees the plan for alternative dredge disposal sites to the Mud Dump near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Modifies the Libby Dam project for flood control and allied purposes for the Kootenai River, Montana, to include fish and wildlife enhancement and recreation as project purposes. Directs the Secretary to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska.  Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense.  Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers. Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Provides that if any provision of this Act is held invalid in the courts, that determination does not affect the remainder of such Act. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require that the Federal share of the cost of the project for Indiana shoreline protection be determined in accordance with title I of such Act. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a facility constructed under such Act until it is determined that such facility is no longer needed for such purpose or that such facility is completely full. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend from two years to five years the period during which the Secretary is authorized to carry out the demonstration program for modifications to projects to improve the quality of the environment. Declares certain portions of Coney Island Creek and Gravesend Bay, New York, as nonnavigable waters. Title III:  Programs and Studies - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to establish an annual program ceiling cost for the New York Harbor projects for the collection and removal of drift. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to establish a Technical Resource Service for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota, for the purpose of providing technical services for the development and implementation of State and local water and related land resources initiatives. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to report to the Congress on a study of the water quality effects of hydroelectric facilities owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a review of the Civil Works Program of the Corps of Engineers and report to the Congress with recommendations not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary, as part of the existing wetland research program, to conduct wetland research and restoration activities, including necessary construction, for a period not to exceed five years from the date of enactment of this Act.  Requires a report to the Congress upon completion of each activity. Directs the Secretary to establish a water resources management and planning service for the Hudson River Basin in New York and New Jersey. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.",2025-08-28T20:07:18Z,
100-hr-4577,100,hr,4577,A bill to amend the Buy American Act to extend its coverage to temporary structures used in Army Corps of Engineers projects.,Water Resources Development,1988-05-11,1988-05-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1]",WV,D,M000844,0,Amends the Buy American Act to extend its coverage to a cofferdam or any other temporary structure used in Army Corps of Engineers water resource projects.,2025-02-04T16:54:13Z,
100-hr-4583,100,hr,4583,"A bill entitled: ""The New Melones Emergency Drought Relief Act"".",Water Resources Development,1988-05-11,1988-06-06,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]",CA,R,S000393,0,Amends provisions of Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract unallocated water from the New Melones project in California on an annual basis for emergency drought relief purposes.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-4584,100,hr,4584,A bill to authorize the development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities at Minidoka Dam in the State of Idaho.,Water Resources Development,1988-05-11,1988-10-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2]",ID,D,S000785,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct and maintain public outdoor recreation areas and facilities at Minidoka Dam, Idaho. Requires 50 percent of the costs for such construction and maintenance to be repaid to the Federal Government from non-Federal interests. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-4537,100,hr,4537,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a flood control project on the Scioto River at West Columbus, Ohio.",Water Resources Development,1988-05-04,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]",OH,R,W000781,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a flood control project on the Scioto River at West Columbus, Ohio, at specified cost.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4492,100,hr,4492,A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to cost sharing.,Water Resources Development,1988-04-29,1988-05-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1]",AR,D,A000103,0,"Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that the cost sharing provisions do not apply to:  (1) the construction of harbors with a depth of 20 feet or less; (2) certain flood control projects in Arkansas within the boundaries of the watersheds of the Mississippi River and tributaries; and (3) the feasibility studies, planning, engineering, and design of such flood control projects.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4453,100,hr,4453,"A bill to authorize certain elements of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-04-25,1988-05-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4]",WA,R,M000999,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following facilities of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project:  (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a reregulating reservoir to increase water-use efficiency of the Roza Division; (3) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division; (4) facilities to automate the headgate, wasteways, and trashrack of the Chandler Power Canal to maintain operating controls for the Kennewick Irrigation District; (5) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project; and (6) electric pumping facilities to replace existing hydraulic pumps at the Chandler Diversion and at facilities within the Sunnyside Division. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain the Bumping Lake enlargement storage facility in accordance with the recommended plan for the Bumping Lake Enlargement Yakima Project, Washington, joint feasibility report.  Directs the Secretary to update and complete all project reports and report to the Congress within three years of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement until: (1) completion of a plan to mitigate and enhance resources that will be affected by the construction and operation of such facility; and (2) completion and implementation of the Yakima water study (authorized by this Act). Directs the Secretary to undertake the Yakima River Basin Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Study to investigate the feasibility of reducing or otherwise altering the diversion of irrigation water supplies provided by the existing Yakima Project and the Yakima Enhancement Project and delivered pursuant to contracts with the Secretary. Requires the Secretary, within three years after enactment of this Act, to transmit the study, along with recommendations for implementation of conservation and water use efficiency measures, to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the Governor of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest Power Planning Council. Provides for the Secretary to implement the study one year after its submission to the Congress. Provides for the fulfillment of Yakima Indian Nation water rights and the operation of the Yakima Basin projects upon completion of the facilities authorized by this Act. Provides for the operation of the Naches and Naches Drop Hydroelectric Projects until construction of the Bumping Lake Enlargement Project is completed. Authorizes appropriations, sets forth cost sharing provisions, and provides for reimbursable and non-reimbursable costs. Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies of potential elements of the Yakima Project. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking construction of facilities authorized under this Act until the Secretary finds that such construction is consistent with the laws of the State of Washington and meets the needs of the Yakima Indian Nation.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-s-2322,100,s,2322,"A bill to authorize certain elements of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-04-25,1988-06-28,Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA]",WA,R,E000236,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following facilities of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project:  (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a reregulating reservoir to increase water-use efficiency of the Roza Division; (3) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division; (4) facilities to automate the headgate, wasteways, and trashrack of the Chandler Power Canal to maintain operating controls for the Kennewick Irrigation District; (5) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project; and (6) electric pumping facilities to replace existing hydraulic pumps at the Chandler Diversion and at facilities within the Sunnyside Division. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain the Bumping Lake enlargement storage facility in accordance with the recommended plan for the Bumping Lake Enlargement Yakima Project, Washington, joint feasibility report.  Directs the Secretary to update and complete all project reports and report to Congress within three years of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement until: (1) completion of a plan to mitigate and enhance resources that will be affected by the construction and operation of such facility; and (2) completion and implementation of the Yakima water study (authorized by this Act). Directs the Secretary to undertake the Yakima River Basin Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Study to investigate the feasibility of reducing or otherwise altering the diversion of irrigation water supplies provided by the existing Yakima project and the Yakima Enhancement Project and delivered pursuant to contracts with the Secretary. Requires the Secretary within three years after enactment of this Act, to transmit the study along with recommendations for implementation of conservation and water use efficiency measures to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the Governor of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest Power Planning Council. Requires the Secretary to implement the study one year after its submission to the Congress. Provides for the fulfillment of Yakima Indian Nation water rights and the operation of the Yakima Basin projects upon completion of the facilities authorized by this Act. Provides for the Operation of the Naches and Naches Drop Hydroelectric Projects until such time as the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement project is completed. Authorizes appropriations and sets forth cost sharing provisions.  Provides for reimbursable and non-reimbursable costs. Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies of potential elements of the Yakima project. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking construction of facilities authorized under this Act until the Secretary finds that such construction is consistent with the laws of the State of Washington and meets the needs of the Yakima Indian Nation.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-4382,100,hr,4382,"A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out beach nourishment on the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico in Matagorda County, Texas.",Water Resources Development,1988-04-13,1988-04-25,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14]",TX,R,S001101,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to periodically carry out beach nourishment on the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of Sargent Beach in Matagorda County, Texas.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4334,100,hr,4334,"A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, in planning any water resource projects, to give consideration to the impact of the project on recreation uses and commercial development.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-31,1988-11-17,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4]",MI,R,U000031,26,"Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, in planning any water resources project to give consideration to the impact of the project to present and future recreational uses and commercial development in the area surrounding the project.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-2257,100,s,2257,A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the WEB rural water development project.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-31,1988-08-04,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 4267 in lieu of this measure.,Senate,"Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]",SD,D,D000064,1,"Authorizes additional appropriations for the WEB Rural Water Development Project in South Dakota, for the construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-4291,100,hr,4291,A bill to amend the authority of the Corps of Engineers with respect to bank stabilization and shoreline erosion along the Missouri River.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-30,1988-04-11,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]",NE,R,B000403,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and a specified site below Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska.  Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense.  Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4267,100,hr,4267,A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the WEB Rural Water Development Project.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-29,1988-10-14,Became Public Law No: 100-490.,House,"Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large]",SD,D,J000177,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Title I:  WEB Pipeline Project, South Dakota - Authorizes additional appropriations for the WEB Rural Water Development Project in South Dakota for the construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system. Authorizes the delivery of Pick-Sloan Missouri basin program pumping power for irrigation development within the entire Lower Brule Sioux Indian Reservation, South Dakota, including the Clark Ranch irrigation development. Title II:  Name Change - Renames the San Luis Dam of the San Luis Unit, Central Valley project, California, the B.F. Sisk San Luis Dam. Designates the San Luis Pumping-Generating Plant of the San Luis Unit as the William R. Gianelli Pumping-Generating Plant. Designates the Whiskeytown Dam of the Central Valley project, California, as the Clair A. Hill Whiskeytown Dam.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-s-2225,100,s,2225,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take corrective action to protect certain portions of the Franklin County, Washington, road system within the Federal Columbia Basin reclamation project.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-29,1988-06-10,"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.",Senate,"Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA]",WA,D,A000031,1,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to investigate and design any works necessary to protect the road system in irrigated portions of Franklin County, Washington, within the Federal Columbia Basin reclamation project and which are underlain or adjacent to lands identified as the Ringold Formation.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-4252,100,hr,4252,"A bill to prohibit the licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-24,1988-10-20,For Further Action See S.2102.,House,"Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1]",ID,R,C000858,1,"Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing the construction of any dam on certain segments of the Salmon River and the Snake River in Idaho.  Prohibits, in furtherance of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the construction of any dam on such portions of the rivers.",2025-01-15T18:51:50Z,
100-hr-4253,100,hr,4253,A bill to authorize a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River Wetlands.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-24,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12]",IL,R,C000873,2,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River wetlands in Wadsworth, Illinois. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-4254,100,hr,4254,Georgia Reservoir Management Improvement Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-03-24,1988-09-06,Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.,House,"Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9]",GA,D,J000083,5,"Georgia Reservoir Management Improvement Act of 1988 - Modifies the following projects to include recreation and water conservation as project purposes: (1) Allatoona Lake and Dam; (2) Hartwell Lake and Dam; (3) Lake Sidney Lanier (once known as the Buford Dam and Lake Project); and (4) Richard B. Russell Lake (once known as the Trotter's Shoals Project). Modifies the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Reservoir project (once known as the Clarks Hill Lake and Dam) to authorize water conservation as a project purpose. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish, revise, and develop for each of the water conservation projects a drought management plan to cover the project in times of low rainfall.  Requires a final report on each plan by April 1, 1989. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a citizen's advisory council should be established for each of the water conservation projects to advise the appropriate district of the Corps of Engineers on its management of such projects.",2025-08-28T20:08:30Z,
100-hr-4239,100,hr,4239,National Ground Water Recharge Demonstration Program Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-03-23,1988-05-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5]",MS,R,L000447,2,"National Ground Water Recharge Demonstration Program Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct an investigation of and establish demonstration projects for groundwater recharge. Requires the Bureau, during phase I, to develop a detailed plan of demonstration projects to determine whether various recharge technologies may be applied to diverse geologic and hydrologic conditions.  Directs the Bureau to make maximum use of data, planning studies, and other technical resources and assistance from State and local entities. Specifies that demonstration project sites shall be confined to areas having a declining water table, an available surface water supply (or one that could be made available), and a high probability of physical, chemical, and economic feasibility for recharge of the groundwater reservoir. Requires the plan to address specified issues. Directs the Secretary, within eight months after the date of enactment of an appropriation Act to carry out phase I, to make  a preliminary selection of projects to receive further consideration, and to initiate planning and development for such projects.  Requires the selection of projects representing diverse geographic regions and diversity of problems associated with groundwater depletion.  Directs the Secretary to transmit a report to the Congress within 24 months after such date, containing recommendations for demonstration projects to be designed, constructed, and operated during phase II, and a detailed statement of his findings and conclusions. Directs the Bureau, during phase II, to design, construct, and operate demonstration projects as recommended. Directs the Secretary to contract with States to conduct a study to identify and evaluate:  (1) alternative means by which the costs of groundwater recharge projects could be allocated among project beneficiaries; and (2) the economic feasibility of, and legal authority for, utilizing groundwater recharge in water resource development projects. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress: (1) interim progress reports annually on phase II progress; and (2) a final report within five years after initiative of phase II, including specific recommendations regarding the location, scope, and feasibility of operational groundwater recharge projects to be constructed and maintained by the Bureau, and an evaluation of the feasibility of integrating such projects into existing reclamation projects. Directs the Secretary, acting through the U.S. Geological Survey, to conduct an evaluation of the impacts on surface and groundwater quality of the demonstration projects and to include such evaluation in the Secretary's final report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.  Provides for matching funds to the States to meet the costs of phase II.",2025-08-28T20:05:09Z,
100-hr-4217,100,hr,4217,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity control Project, New Mexico and Texas.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-22,1988-05-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13]",TX,R,B000666,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas, to improve the quality of water to the Canadian River downstream of Ute Reservoir, New Mexico, and entering Lake Meredith, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority of Texas (Authority) for the design and construction management of project facilities by the Bureau of Reclamation and for the payment of construction costs by the Authority.  Makes it the responsibility of the Authority to operate and maintain the facilities upon completion of construction and testing. Requires the Authority to advance all costs of construction of project facilities as the non-Federal contribution.  Declares the Federal share to be all project costs for verification, design preparation, and construction management. Provides for transferring control of the project works to the Authority or to a bona fide entity agreeable to New Mexico and Texas upon completion of construction and testing, or upon termination of activities at the request of the Authority. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-4202,100,hr,4202,A bill to declare that certain costs incurred for emergency repairs and modifications to preserve the safety of the Conconully Dam are nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-17,1988-05-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4]",WA,R,M000999,0,"Declares that certain costs incurred in 1969 for emergency repairs and modifications to preserve the safety of Conconully Dam, Okanogan Unit, Okanogan-Similkameen Division, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington, are nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hres-405,100,hres,405,"A resolution relating to a survey of the shores of the State of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and related purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-16,1988-03-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1]",SC,R,R000072,5,"Directs the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation to request the Secretary of the Army to direct the Chief of Engineers to make a survey of the shores of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and related purposes.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-sres-395,100,sres,395,"A resolution relating to a survey of the shores of the State of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-16,1988-03-16,Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",SC,R,T000254,1,"Directs the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to request the Secretary of the Army to direct the Chief of Engineers to make a survey of the shores of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and related purposes.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-s-2169,100,s,2169,Truckee Meadows Flood Control Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-03-15,1988-03-15,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV]",NV,R,H000439,0,"Truckee Meadows Flood Control Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for flood control at Truckee Meadows, Nevada, at a specified cost.",2025-08-28T20:07:47Z,
100-s-2158,100,s,2158,A bill to amend the authority of the Corps of Engineers with respect to bank stabilization and shoreline erosion along the Missouri River.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-14,1988-03-29,Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.,Senate,"Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]",ND,D,B001077,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska. Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense.  Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-s-2144,100,s,2144,A bill to authorize a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River Wetlands.,Water Resources Development,1988-03-04,1988-03-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]",IL,D,D000366,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River wetlands in Wadsworth, Illinois. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-s-2146,100,s,2146,"A bill to direct the Bureau of Reclamation to expend $1,000,000 of the funds made available to the North Loup division, Nebraska, in fiscal year 1988, for the Davis Creek Dam as provided in Public Law 100-202, the continuing resolution for fiscal year 1988.",Water Resources Development,1988-03-04,1988-03-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]",NE,D,E000284,0,"Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to expend $1,000,000 of the funds made available to the North Loup division, Nebraska, in FY 1988 for the Davis Creek Dam.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-4093,100,hr,4093,Umatilla Basin Project Act,Water Resources Development,1988-03-03,1988-10-28,For Further Action See S.2148.,House,"Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2]",OR,R,S000607,4,"Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the report of the Secretary.  Declares the purpose of such project to mitigate losses to anadromous fishery resources and continuing water service to the Hermiston, West Extension, Westland, and Stanfield Irrigation Districts, or any other entity which participates in the project water exchange. Declares the principal works of such project to consist of:  (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to provide for project power needed to effect the water exchange with irrigation districts in accordance with the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program established under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act.  Requires the cost of project power to be credited to fishery restoration goals of the Program. Establishes the procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the interest rate for construction charges. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing West Extension Irrigation District pumping facility as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fishery resource improvements. Provides that when project pumping capacity is available in excess of that needed for fishery resource benefits, such capacity shall be available to eligible irrigation districts participating in the project.  Requires the irrigation districts to pay the costs of such power which shall be provided from the Federal Columbia River power system. Declares such irrigation districts eligible for financial assistance under the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act for water conservation purposes and improvements to water supply systems. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to purchase land, water rights, or other interests for the benefit of fishery resources consistent with the purposes of this Act. Authorizes construction appropriations.",2025-08-28T20:06:39Z,
100-hr-4053,100,hr,4053,"A bill to redesignate the J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir as the ""Clarks Hill Lake"".",Water Resources Development,1988-03-02,1988-03-14,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]",GA,D,B000153,7,Designates the J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir on the Savannah River on the border between Georgia and South Carolina as the Clarks Hill Lake.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-2108,100,s,2108,Reclamation Groundwater Management and Technical Assistance Study Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-02-29,1988-08-25,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 911.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-489)  Reclamation Groundwater Management and Technical Assistance Study Act of 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and following fiscal years for the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to prepare a Reclamation Groundwater Management and Technical Assistance Study for the Congress. Requires the Secretary to consult with the affected States in the preparation of the Study.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-s-2100,100,s,2100,Water Resources Development Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-02-26,1988-11-17,Became Public Law No: 100-676.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,4,"(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-1098) Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations:  (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (5) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (6) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (7) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (8) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (9) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (10) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (11) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (12) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (13) flood control Falfurrias, Texas; (14) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; (15) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas; and (16) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend its cost sharing and cost ceiling provisions to all water resources projects enacted after the date of enactment of such Act. Requires the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service to cooperate with the Secretary of the Army in the Beaver Lake Water quality project in Arkansas. Directs the Secretary to use available funds to continue planning and design for such project, including plans for individual parcels of land within the drainage basis which contribute to water quality degradation and impairment of water supply uses at Beaver Lake. Modifies the project for flood control, West Memphis and vicinity, Arkansas, to provide that non-Federal cooperation for such project may be provided by private individuals, private organizations, levee districts, drainage districts, or any unit of a State, country, or local government. Authorizes the Secretary to construct the breakwaters to a greater height at the project at King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, if recommended in a report of the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary. Modifies the navigation project for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California, to provide that if non-Federal interests carry out any work associated with such project which is later recommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may reimburse such non-Federal interests an amount equal to the Federal share of the costs, without interest. Directs the Secretary to perform maintenance dredging of the Federal project at the mouth of the Los Angeles River, California, to an authorized depth to maintain the flood control basin and navigation safety. Modifies the demonstration project at Sunset Harbor, California, to wetland restoration as a project purpose. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require that the Federal share of the cost of the project for Indiana shoreline erosion be determined in accordance with title I of such Act. Modifies the project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses at Stumpy Lake, Louisiana, to:  (1) include design and construction of such structural and remedial measures as necessary to control erosion and protect certain valuable environmental resources; and (2) authorize the Secretary to spend certain funds in participation with Louisiana on design, construction, and purchase of necessary lands and rights-of-way. Modifies the navigation project at Annapolis Harbor, Maryland, to direct the Secretary to realign the channel in such project to promote more efficient mooring operations. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the remaining cost for the navigation project for Deal Island, Maryland (Lower Thorofare). Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that the flood control project for Root River Basin, Minnesota, does not affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out a small project under the Flood Control Act of 1948. Modifies the flood control project, Roseau River, Minnesota, to direct the Secretary to construct a flood control levee in the vicinity of Duxby, Minnesota. Modifies the navigation project at Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi, to alter the methods by which the Secretary, during construction of the project, may carry out a demonstration program to evaluate the costs and benefits of thin layer disposal in the Mississippi Sount of dredged material.  Directs the Secretary, during construction of the project, to carry out a demonstration program to evaluate the costs and benefits of thin layer disposal in the Mississippi Sound of dredged material from construction harbor improvements and to determine whether there are unacceptable adverse effects from such disposal.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within one year of completion of the demonstration program.  Provides for the Administrator of the EPA to approve or disapprove the report. Requires the Secretary to establish a study team to assist in planning, carrying out, monitoring, and reporting on the program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide services to the non-Federal project sponsor in the design and the construction of upstream and downstream non-Federal extensions to the Federal project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas if the non-Federal sponsor provides funds, in advance, to cover all costs of such services.  Provides that such extensions shall not be considered part of the Federal project. Modifies the project for Libby Dam, Lake Koocanusa Reservoir, Montana, to authorize the Secretary to alleviate low water impact on existing facilities at such project and to provide additional planned public recreation sites along the reservoir.  Directs the Secretary to protect Indian archaeological sites at such project.  Requires the Secretary to coordinate with the Kootenai Tribes in protecting such sites and facilitating curation. Modifies the project for beach erosion control for Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, to require that the Sandy Hook reach be constructed in accordance with a specified draft general design memorandum, and that periodic beach nourishment over the project life be conducted. Modifies the project for flood control, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, to authorize the Secretary to construct an inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River in the Wilkes Barre area, Pennsylvania. Increases the ceiling costs for the navigation project for the Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Washington. Modifies the project for  Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1962, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate such project after September 30, 1988.  Sets forth terms and conditions and other administrative provisions if the Secretary grants the city permission to proceed. Requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for public review and comment before any changes are made in the operation of any reservoir which will result in or require a reallocation of storage space in such reservoir or will significantly affect any project purpose. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the following projects enhance recreation:  (1) Beechfork Lake, West Virginia; (2) Bluestone Lake, West Virginia; (3) East Lynn Lake, West Virginia; (4) Francis E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania; (5) Jennings Randolph Lake, Maryland and West Virginia; (6) R.D. Bailey Lake, West Virginia; (7) Savage River Dam, Maryland; (8) Youghiogheny River Lake, Pennsylvania and Maryland; (9) Summersville Lake, West Virginia; (1) Sutton Lake, West Virginia; and (11) Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to improve the state of engineering and construction in the United States and consistent with the civil works mission of the Army Corps of Engineers, to undertake, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with non-Federal entities. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary, when feasible, to promote long- and short-term cost savings, increased efficiency, reliability, safety, and improved environmental results through the use of innovative technology in water resources development projects.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within two years of enactment of this Act on the use of such technologies. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a demonstration program for a two-year period to provide technical assistance, on a nonexclusive basis, to any U.S. firm which is competing for, or has been awarded, a contract for the planning, design, or construction of a project outside the United States. Requires the firm to:  (1) provide funds in advance, to cover the costs of such assistance; (2) certify that such assistance is not otherwise available; and (3) agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of the project. Sets forth the authority of the Secretary with respect to an invention made by a Federal employee while providing such assistance. Requires the firm to protect any confidential information which may be provided.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the results of the demonstration program. Requires the Secretary, upon the request of a non-Federal sponsor of a water resources development project, to provide such sponsor with periodic statements of project expenditures. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with affected Federal, State, and other interested agencies, to develop a simulation model of the central and southern Florida hydrologic ecosystem for use in predicting the effects of proposed modifications to the ecosystem. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1968 to change the reimbursement limitation per project to $3,000,000 or one percent to the total project cost, whichever, is greater, except that the amount of actual Federal reimbursement, including reductions in contributions, may not exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Requires projects for hurricane or storm damage reduction to comply with applicable flood plain requirements. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery approach that is consistent with State law to satisfy cost-recovery requirements.  (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Provides for the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a private person for the removal of an abandoned vessel from the waters off Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, to design and implement a comprehensive flood warning and response system to serve communities and flood prone areas along the Juniata River and tributaries in Pennsylvania to demonstrate the effectiveness of such systems and to evaluate their costs.  Authorizes appropriations for such project. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake emergency repairs as necessary to preserve the existing dike at the Small Boat Harbor, Buffalo Harbor, New York, at a specified cost. Reauthorizes the flood control project at Lakeport Lake, California. Requires the President, in submitting the FY 1990 budget, to include a schedule for completing the feasibility study on Northern California Streams, American River Watershed, as expeditiously as practicable and an estimate of the resources required to meet such schedule. Directs the Secretary to maintain water levels in the Mississippi River headwaters reservoirs at specified limits. Authorizes the Secretary to dredge the Hearding Island Inlet, Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, to increase water circulation and reduce stagnant water conditions. Directs the Secretary to review periodically the water supply problems related to drought which may be experienced at the Bayou Lafourche water supply reservoir in Louisiana, and to respond as appropriate. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a contained spoil disposal facility in the Great Lakes until the Secretary determines that such facility is no longer needed or that it is completely full.  Requires the Secretary to conduct a study and monitoring program to determine whether toxic pollutants are present in such facilities and to determine the concentration levels of such pollutants.  Requires the Secretary to conduct an inspection and monitoring program to determine whether toxic pollutants are leaking from such facilities. Directs the Secretary to restore recreational uses established prior to May 1, 1988, or provide comparable recreational uses at the South Pier to Charlevoix Harbor project, Charlevoix, Michigan, in order to mitigate any adverse impact on recreational uses resulting from reconstruction of the South Pier. Directs the Secretary to include in the feasibility report for the Coyote and Berryessa Creeks, California, project recommendations for reimbursement to local interests for work undertaken by them which is integral to the project. Authorizes the Secretary to convey specified acreage to the City of South El Monte, California.  Authorizes the Secretary, in consideration for such conveyance, to accept real property in the Los Angeles area or cash, or both. Authorizes the Secretary to convey specified land to Illinois in the city of Ottawa. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange certain lands in Whitman County, Washington, for wildlife mitigation purposes. Prohibits the Secretary from conveying title to all or any part of the Lesage/Greenbottom Swamp to the State of West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary to pay tuition expenses of English-taught primary and secondary education in Puerto Rico for the children of any Federal employee when such expenses are incurred after the date of enactment of this Act and while the employee is temporarily residing and employed in Puerto Rico for the construction of the Portuguese and Bucana Rivers, Puerto Rico, project. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit to specified congressional committees the plan for alternative dredge disposal sites to the Mud Dump near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska.  Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense.  Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to revise the project cost ceiling for the New York Harbor drift removal project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to require the Secretary to accommodate the schedule of any State that requests the placement of beach quality sand. Directs the Secretary to make repairs as required to restore a groin of the Ventura to Pierpont Beach erosion control project to its original configuration. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to declare certain portions of the Delaware River in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, as nonnavigable. Declares as nonnavigable certain portions of Coney Island Creek and Gravesend Bay, New York. Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984 to extend the authorization of the modified water delivery schedule for the Everglades National Park from January 1, 1989, until January 1, 1992. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend from two years to five years the authority of the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to modify water projects to improve the environment. Directs the Secretary to study the need to modernize and upgrade the federally owned and operated hydroelectric power system and report to the Congress with recommendations. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to study the water quality effects of hydroelectric facilities owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers. Directs the Comptroller General to review the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers and report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the Des Plaines River Wetlands demonstration project. Directs the Secretary to proceed with work on the Kissimmee River demonstration project, Florida. Directs the Secretary to study the need for an internal drainage system in the Frog Pond agricultural area of Dade County, Florida. Directs the Secretary, before issuing a permit for a proposed municipal landfill in the vicinity of Bartlett, Illinois, to study and report to the Congress on the impact of such landfill on the Newark Valley Aquifer and on the ability of water from the aquifer to dilute for purposes of drinking water supply naturally occurring radium in groundwater. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on modifying the operation of the Bluestone Lake project, West Virginia, to facilitate the protection and enhancement of biological resources and recreational use of waters downstream from the project. Directs the Secretary to study and report on cost recovery options and alternative methods of financing navigational improvements on the Great Lakes connecting channels and Saint Lawrence Seaway, including modernization of the Eisenhower and Snell Locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Authorizes the Secretary to construct a new division laboratory for the United States Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a water resources management and planning service for the Hudson River Basin in New York and New Jersey. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to establish a Technical Resource Service for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota, for purpose of providing technical services for the development and implementation of State and local water and related land resources initiatives. Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1988 to correct the description of the portion of the Hudson River, New York, that is not a part of the federally authorized Channel Deepening Project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to deauthorize the water resources projects at:  (1) Rockland Lake, Texas; (2) White River, Batesville, Arkansas; (3) Algoma, Wisconsin (outer harbor); and (4) the Chicago River Turning Basin, Chicago Harbor, Illinois. Declares that the following navigation projects shall remain authorized after December 31, 1989:  (1) Monterey Harbor, California; (2) the north branch of the Chicago River, Illinois; (3) certain elements of the Missouri River Basin project; and (4) James River, Virginia. Makes the following name designations:  (1) the Ventura Marina, located in Ventura County, California, as the Ventura Harbor; (2) the harbor on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman; and (3) the boat ramp to be constructed on the Mississippi River in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, as the Ed Jones Boat Ramp. Declares specified bodies of water in Ridgefield, New Jersey, as nonnavigable.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-s-2101,100,s,2101,Water Resources Development Act of 1988,Water Resources Development,1988-02-26,1988-03-17,"Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed:  S.Hrg. 100-643.",Senate,"Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]",VT,R,S000776,0,"Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations:  (1) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky; (2) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (3) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; and (4) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada. Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests to the amount such interests must pay back to the Federal Government over 30 years. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary to collect recreation user fees at water resources development areas that are used in whole or in part for recreation purposes. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a contained spoil disposal facility until the Secretary determines that such facility is no longer needed or that it is completely full. Declares that the authority to construct such new facilities expires on the date of enactment of this Act, except for those projects for which there is an executed agreement. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds to another Federal agency or a non-Federal public agency to carry out intensified wildlife management on areas under the jurisdiction of the transferee agency for mitigating fish and wildlife impacts attributable to projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a demonstration program for a two-year period to provide technical assistance, on a nonexclusive basis, to any U.S. firm which is competing for, or has been awarded, a contract for the planning, design, or construction of a project outside the United States.  Requires the firm to:  (1) provide funds, in advance, to cover the costs of such assistance; (2) certify that such assistance is not otherwise available; and (3) agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of the project.  Sets forth the authority of the Secretary with respect to an invention made by a Federal employee while providing such assistance.  Requires the firm to protect any confidential information which may be provided.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the results of the demonstration program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide services to the non-Federal project sponsor in the design and the construction of upstream and downstream non-Federal extensions to the Federal project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, if the non-Federal sponsor provides funds, in advance, to cover all costs of such services. Provides that such extensions shall not be considered a part of the Federal project. Authorizes the construction of a new laboratory for the U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Authorizes the Secretary to pay tuition expenses of English-taught primary and secondary education in Puerto Rico for the children of any Federal employee when such expenses are incurred after the date of enactment of this Act and while the employee is temporarily residing and employed in Puerto Rico for the construction of the Portuguese and Bucana Rivers, Puerto Rico, project.",2025-08-28T20:07:27Z,
100-s-2102,100,s,2102,"A bill to prohibit the licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-02-26,1988-11-17,Became Public Law No: 100-677.,Senate,"Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]",ID,R,M000346,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing any preliminary permit, license, or exemption from licensing for the construction of any dam, diversion, or bypass on certain segments of the Salmon River and the Snake River in Idaho. Prohibits, in furtherance of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the construction of any dam on such portions of those rivers. Prohibits the FERC from issuing any permit, license, or exemption to any public or private entity relating to any hydroelectric power project located at Lake Tobesofkee in Bibb County, Georgia, without having obtained the prior consent of the governing body of Bibb County.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-3988,100,hr,3988,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide water conservation opportunities by lining the All-American Canal, Boulder Canyon Project, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-02-23,1988-10-04,For Further Action See S.795.,House,"Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27]",CA,D,L000264,15,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in order to provide for water conservation, to:  (1) construct a new lined canal or to line the presently unlined portions of the All-American Canal of the Boulder Canyon Project; and (2) implement measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone. Provides that the water conserved by the project shall be available for beneficial consumptive use within California as specified in existing water delivery contracts.  Entitles participating contractors to a proportionate share of the water conserved. Directs the Secretary to study the impact of the project on the operation and maintenance of the existing All-American Canal and its Coachella Branch and to provide for certain additional costs if necessary. Requires the cost of the project to be paid from funds advanced by the participating contractors and in accordance with terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary.  Provides that title to all constructed facilities shall rest with the United States, subject to disposal by the Secretary at his discretion as permitted under certain existing repayment contracts.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-s-2074,100,s,2074,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas.",Water Resources Development,1988-02-19,1988-03-16,"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.",Senate,"Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]",TX,D,B000401,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas, to improve the quality of water to the Canadian River downstream of Ute Reservoir, New Mexico, and entering Lake Meredith, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority of Texas (Authority) for the design and construction management of project facilities by the Bureau of Reclamation and for the payment of construction costs by the Authority.  Makes it the responsibility of the Authority to operate and maintain the facilities upon completion of construction and testing. Requires the Authority to advance all costs of construction of project facilities as the non-Federal contribution.  Declares the Federal share to be all project costs for verification, design preparation, and construction management. Provides for transferring control of the project works to the Authority or to a bonafide entity agreeable to New Mexico and Texas upon completion of construction and testing, or upon termination of activities at the request of the Authority. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-3976,100,hr,3976,"A bill to modify the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army to extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay Harbor to a depth of 40 feet, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-02-18,1988-03-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,0,"Modifies the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to:  (1) extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay Harbor; and (2) carry out and maintain such other improvements as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary for safe navigation.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3952,100,hr,3952,A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for construction of the closed basin division of the San Luis Valley project in the State of Colorado.,Water Resources Development,1988-02-17,1988-10-04,For Further Action See H.R.2772.,House,"Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3]",CO,D,C000077,0,"Amends the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to increase the authorization of appropriations for construction and for operation and maintenance of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project, Colorado.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-s-2060,100,s,2060,"A bill to provide assistance for small communities with ground water contamination, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-02-17,1988-02-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]",IL,D,D000366,1,Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist local governments in demonstrating mitigation of radium contamination in groundwater where such groundwater is used as a source of public drinking water in small communities and the contamination exceeds the level established under the Public Health Service Act.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for such program.,2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
100-hr-3894,100,hr,3894,"A bill to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to protect and enhance recreation at certain water resource projects, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1988-02-02,1988-11-17,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]",WV,D,R000011,2,"Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to:  (1) ensure that each water resources project constructed by the Secretary before the enactment of this Act is operated in a manner to protect and enhance recreation associated with such project; and (2) manage lands at each project in a manner to improve opportunities for recreation.  Declares downstream whitewater recreation and recreational fishing and boating to be authorized project purposes. Directs the Secretary to impose such conditions on the construction and operation of non-Federal facilities at water resources projects as necessary for the protection and enhancement of project purposes, including recreation.  Requires the prior concurrence of the Secretary before the issuance of any permit, license, or exemption for the location of non-Federal facilities at any water resources project of the Secretary.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3819,100,hr,3819,A bill to prohibit additional appropriations for the analysis and study for the Shaws Bend site of the Colorado Coastal Plains project.,Water Resources Development,1987-12-18,1988-10-04,For Further Action See H.R.2772.,House,"Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14]",TX,R,S001101,0,Prohibits additional appropriations for the analysis and study of the Shaws Bend site of the Colorado Coastal Plains project.  Declares there to be no need for the construction of a dam at such site.,2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-3676,100,hr,3676,"A bill to authorize the water resources activities of the United States Geological Survey, to coordinate and improve ground water research, development and demonstration activities of Federal agencies, to improve   understanding of the relationship between agricultural practices and ground water use, to provide assistance for small communities with ground water radium contamination, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1987-11-30,1988-01-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.,House,"Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]",WA,D,F000239,0,"Title I:  Water Resources Authority of the Geological Survey - Geological Survey Water Resources Organic Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Geological Survey, to undertake research, investigations, appraisals, surveys, and related activities of the Nation's water resources. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with other government agencies and to perform such activities on a reimbursable basis, as specified.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title II:  Ground Water Research - National Ground Water Research Act of 1987 - Directs the President to coordinate groundwater related activities conducted by Federal agencies.  Requires the President to assist States in the conduct of such activities, including disseminating information. Directs the President to establish an Interagency Ground Water Research Committee to coordinate research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, training, and information dissemination activities related to groundwater conducted by the Federal agencies, including establishing priorities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a report assessing groundwater quality and quantity information systems and data collection and monitoring.  Requires the Secretary to submit such report to the Congress with biennial updates.  Directs the Secretary to establish and conduct a national groundwater assessment program. Requires such program to assist State and local governments in assessing and managing groundwater resources and designing monitoring programs, including recommending protocols to assist such governments in meeting their data collection responsibilities under specified Federal environmental Acts. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and coordinate a research, development, and demonstration program for the protection and management of groundwater resources, including surveys, the development of cost-effective prevention, detection, and mitigation techniques, and the provision of technical assistance.  Sets forth demonstration project selection criteria and procedures, based upon the seriousness of the contaminant addressed and a project's applicability to other locations and circumstances.  Requires that such project be monitored and evaluated by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to pay the costs of such evaluation, but limits Federal cost sharing for the project in general. Directs the Administrator to conduct and publish a risk assessment analysis for significant groundwater contaminants according to a standard format and prescribed schedule. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to each establish a technical assistance program to serve other Federal and governmental agencies, including conducting research, surveys, training, and technology transfer. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a National Groundwater Information Clearinghouse. Directs the Administrator to establish a media-specific research committee for groundwater resources.  Directs the Science Advisory Board established by the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 to review and report to the Congress on EPA's groundwater research programs. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and maintain research fellowships. Directs the Administrator to make grants for groundwater research institutes which are to be located in areas making significant use of groundwater.  Requires that funds be equitably distributed throughout the United States and that one of the institutes be the National Center for Ground Water Research, a consortium between Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Rice Universities.  Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of costs and earmarks funds for technology transfer.  Requires the Administrator to review and evaluate such institutes and subjects the institute's research to peer review. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army to consider the impact on groundwater when evaluating new water resource projects.  Authorizes modifications in existing projects to protect groundwater. Requires the Administrator, in cooperation with New Jersey and local governments, to study and report on:  (1) the feasibility of removing volatile groundwater contaminants in the New Jersey coastal plain by induced air phase transport; and (2) the problem of trace metal leaching by corrosive groundwater in such coastal plain. Directs the Administrator, in cooperation with California and local agencies, to study and report on the feasibility of groundwater replenishment with treated wastewater and of the potential of groundwater contamination through exfiltration of sewage from sewer systems of publicly owned treatment works. Directs the Administrator, in cooperation with New York State and local governments, to study and report on the pollution of the Buffalo River by contaminated groundwater in Erie County. Directs the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct a research and demonstration program at the Lake Okeechobee ecosystem, Florida, on the relationship between ground and surface water quality and the management and control of aquatic plants.  Requires that methods developed be adaptable to other circumstances and be made available to State and local governments.  Requires the solitication of information from other sources such as scientists and management personnel.  Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to each report to the Congress on such program and demonstration project, authorizing other Federal agencies to utilize such report.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on groundwater generally and groundwater programs conducted pursuant to this Act.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title III:  Agricultural Production and Water Use - Agricultural Ground Water Management Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and report to the Congress on the relationship between agricultural practices and water use and quality, including current and projected status and efforts. Directs the Secretary to establish an Agricultural Nitrogen Best Management Practices Task Force to report to the Secretary and the Congress on agricultural best management practices, systems, and technologies for reducing or mitigating any negative effects of agricultural nitrogen on water quality.  Authorizes appropriations for three fiscal years. Title IV: Ground Water Radium Contamination - Authorizes the Administrator to assist local governments in demonstrating mitigation of radium contamination in groundwater where such groundwater is used as a source of public drinking water in small communities and the contamination exceeds the level established under the Safe Drinking Water Act.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for such program.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3649,100,hr,3649,A bill to amend the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to extend the amounts authorized for an additional year without increasing the total amounts authorized.,Water Resources Development,1987-11-17,1987-11-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3]",WI,R,G000524,0,"Amends the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to extend authorized appropriations for certain water development resource programs and recreational projects from ten years to 11 years without increasing the total amounts authorized, by authorizing 11th-year appropriations in the amount of the aggregate differences between the amounts authorized and the amounts appropriated for the preceding ten years.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3631,100,hr,3631,"A bill to deauthorize the flood control project for Lafayette Dam and Reservoir, Wabash River, Indiana.",Water Resources Development,1987-11-10,1987-11-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5]",IN,D,J000265,0,"Deauthorizes the flood control project for Lafayette Dam and Reservoir, Wabash River, Indiana.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3514,100,hr,3514,"A bill to designate the Port of Hickman, located on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the ""Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman"".",Water Resources Development,1987-10-20,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1]",KY,D,H000878,0,"Designates the harbor on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3474,100,hr,3474,A bill to apply the reclamation laws to Puerto Rico.,Water Resources Development,1987-10-13,1987-12-16,For Further Action See H.R.3747.,House,"Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large]",PR,D,F000435,0,Applies Federal reclamation and irrigation laws to Puerto Rico.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-3417,100,hr,3417,"A bill to provide for the treatment of payments associated with excess capacity of the Minot Pipeline, an extension of the Garrison diversion unit of the Missouri River Basin project in North Dakota.",Water Resources Development,1987-10-05,1987-12-22,For Further Action See H.J.Res.395.,House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,0,"Relieves the city of Minot, North Dakota, from all liability for repayment to the United States of a specified amount associated with the excess water capacity of the Minot Pipeline resulting from enactment of the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986.  Makes such relief from liability retroactive to January 1, 1978.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-3420,100,hr,3420,A bill to change the name of Ventura Marina to Ventura Harbor.,Water Resources Development,1987-10-05,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]",CA,R,L000020,0,"Designates the harbor known as Ventura Marina in Ventura County, California, as Ventura Harbor.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-hr-3408,100,hr,3408,A bill to increase the amounts authorized for the Colorado River Storage Project.,Water Resources Development,1987-10-01,1988-10-31,Became Public Law No: 100-563.,House,"Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]",UT,D,O000156,2,"(Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Increases authorized appropriations for the continued construction of the Colorado River Storage Project and for the continued construction of the municipal and industrial water features of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project.  (The Colorado River Storage Project provides water and power to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to the Congress, not later than December 31, 1989, an environmental impact statement for the Irrigation and Drainage System of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Requires funds available for fish and wildlife mitigation and recreation to be spent in accordance with the report accompanying this Act. Modifies the boundary of the Uinta National Forest to include certain acres of Strawberry Valley Project lands.  Requires the Strawberry Water Users Association to relinquish all surface rights and interests in such lands. Transfers certain lands to the Association and provides compensation to be used for Strawberry Valley Reclamation project purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after payment of such compensation, to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over specified acreage for rehabilitation.  Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make other land exchanges as necessary. Authorizes the expansion of the boundaries of the John Muir National Historic Site, California. Authorizes appropriations to acquire lands and interests in lands as necessary.  Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the East Bay Regional Park District of Oakland, California, for the operation and maintenance by such District of trails on lands within the John Muir National Historic Site. Prohibits the expansion of any reservoir within the Yosemite National Park, California.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-s-1737,100,s,1737,A bill providing for the completion of the Colorado River Storage Project.,Water Resources Development,1987-09-30,1988-06-09,Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,21,"Increases authorized appropriations to provide for completion of the Colorado River Storage Project, which provides water and power to the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-s-1720,100,s,1720,West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987,Water Resources Development,1987-09-25,1988-04-19,"Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.",Senate,"Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]",WV,D,R000361,0,"West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 - Title I: New River Gorge National River - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to modify the boundary of the New River Gorge National River. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State or local agencies for fire and law enforcement services on a reimbursable basis. Directs the Secretary to acquire the necessary lands and develop access to the River near Cunard.  Permits motorized towing of whitewater rafts as an interim measure. Directs the Secretary of the Army to study and report to the Congress by the end of 1988 on the feasibility of adjusting the timing of daily releases from the Bluestone Lake Project during certain rates of flow.  Requires the Secretary to conduct test releases during the summer of 1988. Title II:  Gauley River National Recreation Area - Establishes the Gauley River National Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit within five years to specified congressional committees a report on any boundary modifications for such Area.  Permits hunting and fishing except in designated zones.  Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with State or local agencies for fire and law enforcement services on a reimbursable basis.  Requires the Secretary to improve access to such Area through facility construction. Authorizes road maintenance, and/or land acquisition activities.  Earmarks lands and projects related to the operation of the Summersville Project for special management. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Gauley River National Recreation Area Advisory Committee to assist in developing a management plan for such Area.  Terminates such Committee after ten years. Title III:  Meadow National Wild River - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Meadow River, West Virginia, as a component of the wild and scenic rivers system. Title IV: Bluestone National Scenic River - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Bluestone River, West Virginia, as a component of the wild and scenic rivers system. Title V:  General Provisions - Requires the Secretary to cooperate with State and local authorities for developing and promoting recreational resources in West Virginia. Requires the Secretary to establish a public awareness program within specified counties of West Virginia to explain the significance of the wild and scenic river designations made by this Act.  Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on such program. Requires the Secretary to consolidate offices and administration of the areas designated by this Act. Makes any spending authority pursuant to this Act subject to amounts provided in appropriation Acts.",2025-08-28T20:07:49Z,
100-hr-3192,100,hr,3192,"A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the schedules of payment, and to waive certain interest requirements, on certain loans to the Redwood Valley County Water District.",Water Resources Development,1987-08-07,1988-10-04,For Further Action See H.R.2772.,House,"Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1]",CA,D,B000648,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the schedules of payment for certain loans to the Redwood Valley County Water District, California.  Suspends the obligation to repay such loans and interest charges until such renegotiated schedules take effect.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
100-hr-3202,100,hr,3202,A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 regarding activities directly affecting the coastal zone.,Water Resources Development,1987-08-07,1988-05-05,Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.,House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,33,"Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to prescribe the extent to which Federal agency activities directly affecting the coastal zones must be consistent with approved State management programs. Allows Federal activities to be inconsistent with State coastal zone management programs only if to be consistent would violate Federal law or if substantial unforeseen obstacles are encountered.  Describes what is encompassed by ""directly affecting activities.""",2021-06-10T21:00:28Z,
100-hr-3204,100,hr,3204,Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987,Water Resources Development,1987-08-07,1988-08-11,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2]",MS,D,E000218,66,"Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987 - Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor, which includes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.  Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Commission to prepare within two years a plan which includes an inventory and an assessment of the natural, economic, and historic resources of the Corridor. Requires the Commission to assist States within the Corridor and political subdivisions to preserve the values of the Corridor. Requires the Commission to collect and disseminate information related to the Corridor. Directs the Commission to assist in the development of the Great River Road. Requires the Commission to report biennially to the Secretary of the Interior and the chief executive officer of a Corridor State on the activities of the Commission. Directs the Secretary to assist and review the Commission in its work. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.",2025-08-28T20:07:23Z,
100-s-1643,100,s,1643,Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987,Water Resources Development,1987-08-07,1988-06-23,"Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.",Senate,"Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]",IL,D,S000423,15,"Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987 - Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor, which includes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.  Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Commission to prepare within two years a plan which includes an inventory and an assessment of the natural, economic, and historic resources of the Corridor.  Requires the Commission to assist States within the Corridor and political subdivisions to preserve the values of the Corridor.  Requires the Commission to collect and disseminate information related to the Corridor. Directs the Commission to assist in the development of the Great River Road. Requires the Commission to report biennially to the Secretary of the Interior and the chief executive officer of a Corridor State on the activities of the Commission. Directs the Secretary to assist and review the Commission in its work. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.",2025-08-28T20:08:58Z,
100-hr-3155,100,hr,3155,A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 regarding activities directly affecting the coastal zone.,Water Resources Development,1987-08-06,1988-02-09,Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.,House,"Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]",WA,D,L000486,19,"Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to prescribe the extent to which Federal agency activities directly affecting the coastal zones must be consistent with approved State management programs. Allows Federal activities to be inconsistent with State coastal zone management programs only if to be consistent would violate Federal law or if substantial unforeseen obstacles are encountered.  Describes what is encompassed by ""directly affecting activities.""",2021-06-10T21:00:00Z,
100-s-1613,100,s,1613,Umatilla Basin Project Act,Water Resources Development,1987-08-06,1988-11-04,For Further Action See S.2148.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the report of the Secretary dated February 12, 1988.  Declares the purpose of such project to mitigate losses to anadromous fishery resources and continuing water service to the Hermiston, West Extension, Westland, and Stanfield Irrigation Districts, or any other entity which participates in the project water exchange. Declares the principal works of such project to consist of:  (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to provide for project power needed to effect the water exchange with irrigation districts in accordance with the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program established under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act.  Requires the cost of project power to be credited to fishery restoration goals of the Program. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing pumping facilities as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fishery resource improvements. Provides that when project pumping capacity is available in excess of that needed for fishery resource benefits, such capacity shall be available to eligible irrigation districts participating in the project.  Requires the irrigation districts to pay the costs of such power which shall be provided from the Federal Columbia River power system. Declares such irrigation districts eligible for financial assistance under the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act for water conservation purposes and improvements to water supply systems. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to purchase land, water rights, or other interests for the benefit of fishery resources consistent with the purposes of this Act. Authorizes construction appropriations. Declares that nothing in this Act alters existing water rights.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-hr-3085,100,hr,3085,"A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to the level of flood protection provided by the flood control project for Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.",Water Resources Development,1987-08-04,1987-08-20,Became Public Law No: 100-109.,House,"Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23]",PA,R,C000523,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify the flood control project at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, as provided in the report of the District Engineer dated May 1987.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,