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HR 6294 110th Congress House Water Resources Development Coastal zone Environmental Protection Florida Freshwater resources conservation Geology Governmental investigations Hydrology Infrastructure Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources Riparian ecology Water supply Watersheds

To provide for a comprehensive study by the National Research Council of the National Academies to assess the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System.

Introduced: June 18, 2008 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 18, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 18, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academies to conduct a comprehensive study of the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System.

Requires that the study include: (1) a summary of the existing body of scientific knowledge on the ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, and biogeochemistry of the Apalachicola River and the greater River System, the ecosystem services provided by that River, the impact of variation in freshwater flow on the ecology of the river and downstream coastal ecosystems, and how to restore the natural hydraulic function of the System; (2) assessments of models that serve as the basis for the master manuals of the System, of water availability, supply options, demand-management alternatives, and socioeconomic factors that influence uses in the System, and of policies, regulations, and other factors that affect federal water project operations; and (3) recommendations for an approach to determine water limits that recognize the needs of all water users along the System and for additional measures to address the long-term watershed management needs of the System.

What's happening now June 19, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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