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HR 1296 113th Congress House

Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify a maintenance exemption regarding the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures.

Introduced: October 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Dams and canalsFloods and storm protectionWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) include the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation as "maintenance" of a currently serviceable structure for which the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites is not prohibited; and (2) include a channel or basin as such a structure.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 30, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 20, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 20, 2013
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Mar 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1296: Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1296/
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"H.R. 1296: Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1296/.
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H.R. 1296, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1296/.
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