HR 2821
111th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Dams and canals
Government liability
Kentucky
Lakes and rivers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public contracts and procurement
Water use and supply
To direct the Secretary of the Army to assist entities adversely affected by a Corps of Engineers rehabilitation project relating to the Wolf Creek Dam, Kentucky, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1376)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Army to modify the terms of lease agreements entered into with owners and operators of marinas at Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, who have been adversely affected by low lake levels resulting from a Corps of Engineers rehabilitation project at Wolf Creek Dam and to suspend lease payments until the ordinary high water mark at the lake has been restored.
Requires the Secretary to reimburse: (1) counties in Kentucky for income lost as a result of the suspension of the lease payments; and (2) marinas for expenses determined to have resulted from that project.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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