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S 1308 115th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Great Lakes Michigan Navigation, waterways, harbors

Soo Locks Modernization Act

Introduced: June 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3331)
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Soo Locks Modernization Act

This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the construction of a second lock adjacent to the existing lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs.

What's happening now June 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3331)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2806 Identical bill Soo Locks Modernization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 11, 2018
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 11, 2018
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1308: Soo Locks Modernization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1308/
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"S. 1308: Soo Locks Modernization Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1308/.
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S. 1308, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1308/.
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