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HR 3152 104th Congress House Water Resources Development Commerce Construction costs Dikes (Engineering) Dredging Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal aid to water resources development Finance and Financial Sector Government trust funds Harbors Hazardous waste disposal Navigation Sedimentation Transportation and Public Works Waste disposal sites

Wetland Creation and Improvement Act

Introduced: March 22, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 22, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 22, 1996
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wetland Creation and Improvement Act - Considers, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of providing upland and confined aquatic dredged material disposal facilities associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of all Federal navigation projects for harbors and inland harbors to be a general navigation feature of the project and subjects it to cost sharing in accordance of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Requires that the Federal share of the operation and maintenance of such disposal facilities be determined in accordance with that Act. Specifies included costs. Prohibits the expenditure of the Federal share until the Secretary of the Army determines that the funds are not otherwise required to cover other eligible operation and maintenance costs assigned to commercial navigation. Limits the total Federal share for each project.

What's happening now April 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2