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HR 913 113th Congress House

Everglades for the Next Generation Act

Official title: To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.

Introduced: February 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Aquatic ecologyDams and canalsEvergladesFlorida
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Lakes and riversWater qualityWater storageWater use and supplyWatershedsWetlands
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Became law
Mar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 28, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E230-231)
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Everglades for the Next Generation Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, after completing a project implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out projects for: (1) the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir; (2) the Biscayne Bay coastal wetland; (3) Broward County water preserve areas; (4) the C-111 Spreader Canal; (5) any other project identified in the Plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Chief of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed not later than five years after this Act's enactment; and (6) any group of projects under the Plan that the Secretary determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if the group of projects is constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Chief and the District within that time frame.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 913: Everglades for the Next Generation Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-913/
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"H.R. 913: Everglades for the Next Generation Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-913/.
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