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HR 869 112th Congress House

To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River.

Introduced: March 2, 2011 See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development CaliforniaFloods and storm protectionLakes and rivers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 2, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 2, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends federal law designating segments of the Lower Merced River for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System and providing that such designation shall not affect the continued operation and maintenance (including flood control operations) of the New Exchequer Project to define "flood control operations" to include occasional short-term increases in the level of Lake McClure not to exceed elevation 877 feet mean sea level for not to exceed 60 days between May 1 and July 31 of above-normal water years, as defined by the San Joaquin Valley 60-20-20 Hydrological Classification Index, developed by the California State Water Resources Control Board, or any successor index applicable to the Merced River watershed.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Cardoza, Dennis
· Mar 2, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 2, 2011
McCarthy, Kevin
· Mar 2, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 2, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 869: To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-869/
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"H.R. 869: To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-869/.
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H.R. 869, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-869/.
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[H.R. 869: To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-869/)
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