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HR 857 98th Congress House Emergency Management Flood control Illinois Indiana Land transfers Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Real Property Water and Water Resources Development Wisconsin

A bill to deauthorize the William L. Springer Lake portion of the flood control project for the Illinois River and tributaries, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 1983
Similiar Provisions Contained in H.R.3678.
Feb 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Feb 7, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Army.
Jan 25, 1983
Introduced in House
Jan 25, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deauthorizes the William L. Springer Lake portion (located on the Sangamon River near Decatur, Illinois) of the flood control project for the Illinois River and tributaries (Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana).

Requires the lands acquired for such portion to be made available for purchase by the city of Decatur, before such lands are sold or otherwise disposed of at the price the United States acquired such lands.

What's happening now July 27, 1983

Similiar Provisions Contained in H.R.3678.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3678 Related bill Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1983
  • S 1157 Identical bill A bill to deauthorize the William L. Springer Lake portion of the flood control project for the Illinois River and trib…
  • HR 1183 Companion bill Tax Rate Equity Act of 1983
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 17, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 857: A bill to deauthorize the William L. Springer Lake portion of the flood control project for the Illinois River and tributaries, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-857/
MLA
"H.R. 857: A bill to deauthorize the William L. Springer Lake portion of the flood control project for the Illinois River and tributaries, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-857/.
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H.R. 857, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-857/.
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