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HR 5987 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Alabama Georgia Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Kentucky Lakes and rivers Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Mississippi North Carolina Outdoor recreation Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority Transportation safety and security User charges and fees Virginia

To provide for recreational access for floating cabins on the Tennessee River System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 9, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 9, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to approve and allow the construction and use of a floating cabin (a watercraft or other floating structure primarily designed and used for human habitation or occupation and not primarily designed or used for navigation or transportation on water) on TVA waters if: (1) such cabin is maintained by the owner to reasonable health, safety, and environmental standards; and (2) the TVA has authorized the use of recreational vessels on such waters. The TVA may levy necessary and reasonable fees on the owners of such cabins.

The TVA may not require removal of floating cabins located on TVA waters on the date of enactment of this bill for specified periods after enactment of this bill and must allow continued use of such cabins that meet the requirements of this bill for the duration of such periods.

What's happening now September 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5987: To provide for recreational access for floating cabins on the Tennessee River System, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5987/
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"H.R. 5987: To provide for recreational access for floating cabins on the Tennessee River System, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5987/.
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H.R. 5987, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5987/.
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