S 3121
114th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Aquatic ecology
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Atlantic Ocean
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Lakes and rivers
Marine pollution
Water quality
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region.
Introduced: June 29, 2016
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 29, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to develop a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region. (Current law requires the Corps to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects to restore such ecosystems.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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