HR 4959
118th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Infrastructure development
Watersheds
To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.
Introduced: July 27, 2023
Introduced by:
Van Orden, Derrick
Republican
· Wisconsin
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on dams in watershed programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Specifically, GAO must report on dams that receive assistance under (1) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, (2) the Act of December 22, 1944, (3) the Pilot Watershed Program, and (4) the Resource Conservation and Development program. The report must include the status of the dams, including information related to
- the location, ownership, and structural conditions of the dams;
- their compliance with certain environmental requirements;
- their hazard classification assessments; and
- whether the dams have exceeded their life expectancies.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Cosponsors
1