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A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.

USA115th CongressS-1234| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson

Democratic Senator

Florida

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 26, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2691
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • May 26, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2691
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Water Resources Development

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2691: To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.
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A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.

USA115th CongressS-1234| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
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.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 26, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2691
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • May 26, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2691
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson

Democratic Senator

Florida

Environment and Public Works Committee

Water Resources Development

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2691: To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aquatic ecologyEvergladesFloridaWater qualityWatershedsWater use and supply