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HR 2691 115th Congress House Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Everglades Florida Water quality Water use and supply Watersheds

Everglades for the Next Generation Act

Introduced: May 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Everglades for the Next Generation Act

This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Army, after completing an implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out: (1) any 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 Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed by five years after the date of the enactment of this bill; and (2) any group of projects under the plan that the Corps determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Corps and the district by such date.

What's happening now May 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1234 Identical bill Everglades for the Next Generation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 5, 2018
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2691: Everglades for the Next Generation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2691/
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"H.R. 2691: Everglades for the Next Generation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2691/.
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H.R. 2691, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2691/.
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