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HR 3315 114th Congress House

Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 with respect to the maximum cost of projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2015 Introduced by: Babin, Brian Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Marine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation safety and securityWater resources funding
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Jul 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize the Department of the Army to make modifications to deep-draft, high-commercial-use channels, including bends and entrances, as necessary to ensure safe navigation and efficient operations of such channels without regard to provisions of such Act regarding the maximum cost of water resources development and conservation projects.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3315: Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3315/
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"H.R. 3315: Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3315/.
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H.R. 3315, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3315/.
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