To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.
USA118th CongressHR-4959| House
| Updated: 8/28/2023
Derrick Van Orden
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (2)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Agriculture Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Water Resources Development
Congressional oversightDams and canalsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchInfrastructure developmentWatersheds
To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.
USA118th CongressHR-4959| House
| Updated: 8/28/2023
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.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Derrick Van Orden
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (2)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Agriculture Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Water Resources Development
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDams and canalsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchInfrastructure developmentWatersheds