HR 892 112th Congress House Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Fishes Floods and storm protection Government studies and investigations Great Lakes Hydrology and hydrography Illinois Indiana Lakes and rivers Marine and inland water transportation Mississippi River Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Stop Asian Carp Act

Introduced: March 3, 2011 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Mar 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Mar 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Mar 3, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 3, 2011

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Asian Carp Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water System (CAWS) and other aquatic pathways.

Requires the study to: (1) include options to address flooding, Chicago wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational vessel traffic alternatives; and (2) contain a detailed analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each option.

Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out this Act at full federal cost; and (2) the President, or the Council on Environmental Quality as a designee to the President, to oversee the study to ensure its thoroughness and timely completion.

Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) monitor and survey all waters that connect to the Great Lakes Basin or could connect to it due to flooding, underground hydrological connection, or human-made diversion to identify additional threats that could allow Asian Carp to enter the Basin; and (2) prioritize each threat and help identify means to impede the passage of Asian Carp to the Basin.

What's happening now March 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

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