HR 5587
110th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Governmental investigations
Water use
Watersheds
To direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern United States.
Introduced: March 11, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 11, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 11, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern United States, especially in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River basin, and the Savannah River basin, to develop recommendations to address current and future water needs; and (2) assemble an inventory of actions taken or planned to address long-term watershed management needs in that area.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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