H.R.14576 - A bill to redesignate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.94th Congress (1975-1976)

06/28/1976 Referred to House Interior and Insular Affairs
Type of Action: Introduction and Referral
Action By: House of Representatives

06/28/1976 Introduced in House
Type of Action: Introduction and Referral
Action By: House of Representatives

Introduced in House (06/28/1976)

Redesignates the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area. Specifies restrictions relating to timber harvesting, mining, and use of recreational vehicles within such area.

Increases to one and one-quarter percent of the fair appraised value the amount payable to the State of Minnesota with respect to lands within the Superior National Forest.

H.R.10546 - A bill to amend the act of June 22, 1948, as amended, to provide for the acquisition of additional lands, and for other purposes.94th Congress (1975-1976)

08/02/1976 Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #582 (375-5).

06/03/1976 Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture, H. Rept. 94-1171 (Part II).

05/15/1976 Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 94-1171.

11/04/1975 Introduced in House

Reported to House amended (05/15/1976)
(Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 94-1171)

Authorizes the appropriation of an additional $4,500,000 for the acquisition of land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota.

Authorizes the use of such appropriations for the payment of court judgments in condemnation actions brought under authority of the Act establishing such area, regardless of the date such actions were instituted.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to the Congress on March 1 of each year 1977 through 1980 a report concerning acquisition of land under the Act.

S.1526 - An Act to make additional funds available for purposes of certain public lands in northern Minnesota, and for other purposes.94th Congress (1975-1976)

08/13/1976 Public law 94-384.

08/13/1976 Signed by President.

08/04/1976 Measure presented to President.

08/02/1976 Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, in lieu of H.R. 10546.

08/02/1976 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged in House.

04/27/1976 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

04/23/1976 Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 94-759.

03/04/1976 Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 94-681.

04/24/1975 Introduced in Senate

Reported to Senate amended (04/23/1976)
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 94-759)

Authorizes to be appropriated annually such sums as are necessary for the purchase and condemnation of lands, waters, or interests in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota. Limits the total of such appropriations to $9,000,000.

Permits any funds authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to be used for such acquisitions. Authorizes appropriations to be used for the payment of court judgments in condemnation actions brought under this Act.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture prior to March 1 of each year 1977 through 1980, to submit to the Congress a report concerning the acquisition of lands or interests in lands under this Act.

H.R.2820 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments.95th Congress (1977-1978)

02/01/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.3888 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

02/23/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.3889 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

02/23/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.3890 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

02/23/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.4674 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such areas as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

03/08/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.4921 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to re-designate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

03/14/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.5622 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

03/28/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.5968 - A bill to designate the Boundary Waters Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters National Recreation Area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

04/04/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.7231 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to countries respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

05/17/1977 Introduced in House

S.1759 - A bill to amend the Wilderness Act of 1964.95th Congress (1977-1978)

06/24/1977 Introduced in Senate

H.R.8722 - A bill to designate the Boundary Waters Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters National Recreation Area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

08/03/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.9095 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

09/14/1977 Introduced in House

H.R.11060 - A bill to add certain lands to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to redesignate such area as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, to withdraw certain authorities for timber harvesting and vehicle use within such area, to increase the payments made to counties respecting such area, and for other purposes.95th Congress (1977-1978)

02/22/1978 Introduced in House

H.R.12609 - A bill to establish certain rules with respect to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and for other purposes.95th Congress (1977-1978)

05/08/1978 Introduced in House

H.R.12745 - A bill to designate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters Canoe Area National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.95th Congress (1977-1978)

05/17/1978 Introduced in House

H.Res.1213 - A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 12250, to designate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and to establish the Boundary Waters Canoe Area National Recreation Area.95th Congress (1977-1978)

06/05/1978 Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, roll call #408 (339-1).

06/01/1978 Reported to House from the Committee on Rules, H. Rept. 95-1257.

06/01/1978 Introduced in House

Introduced in House (06/01/1978)

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 12250 (Boundary Waters Canoe Area).

S.3242 - A bill to designate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and for other purposes.95th Congress (1977-1978)

06/23/1978 Introduced in Senate

H.R.12250 - An Act to designate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and for other purposes.95th Congress (1977-1978)

10/21/1978 Public Law 95-495.

10/21/1978 Signed by President.

10/20/1978 Measure presented to President.

10/14/1978 Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.

10/14/1978 Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #933 (248-111).

10/12/1978 Conference report filed: Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 95-1327.

10/12/1978 Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1770.

10/09/1978 To conference: Conference scheduled in Senate.

10/09/1978 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

10/04/1978 Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1274.

06/05/1978 Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #410 (324-29).

05/08/1978 Committee on Agriculture discharged in House.

05/04/1978 Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1117 (Part I).

04/20/1978 Introduced in House

Reported to Senate amended (10/04/1978)
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1274)

Establishes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, in Minnesota.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the areas. Directs the Secretary to restrict motorboat usage on specified lakes and rivers within the wilderness. Prohibits snowmobiles in the wilderness except in certain areas when permitted by the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary to establish entry quotas for motorboats on specified lakes taking into account certain factors.

Permits certain owners of commercially operated resorts to require the Secretary to purchase their interests. Permits such owners to retain a limited area for personal use. Directs affected owners to offer the Secretary the right of first refusal to purchase specified lands.

Directs the Secretary to terminate, within one year, the timber sale contracts in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Provides for compensation for the termination of such contracts. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the State of Minnesota in developing forest management plans to increase timber production to offset the reduction due to the reclassification.

Prohibits the authorization of any permit or lease for exploration for, or mining of, minerals owned by the United States within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Mining Protection Areas if such activities may affect navigable waters or materially impair the wilderness or environmental qualities.

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire first by donation then by purchase, any minerals or mineral rights within the wilderness and mining protection areas alleged to be owned by persons other than the Federal or State Governments.

Stipulates that the provisions of this Act are severable. Directs the Secretary to maintain certain existing water control structures at existing levels.

Continues State jurisdiction over fish and wildlife in the wilderness and mining protection areas.

Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the State of Minnesota in the administration of the areas covered by this Act.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall effect rights established by the treaties of the United States.

Authorizes the Secretary to expand recreational opportunities in the Superior National Forest outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by constructing a system of new hiking, backpacking, and cross-country ski trails inside and outside the wilderness area. Directs the Secretary and other appropriate executive agencies to develop an assistance program for resorts and outfitters in the area. Authorizes grants to improve economic opportunities in the area surrounding the wilderness.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a comprehensive management plan concerning the areas.

S.1556 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income grants paid by the U.S. Forest Service as a result of restricting motorized traffic in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.98th Congress (1983-1984)

06/28/1983 Introduced in Senate

H.R.3436 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income grants paid by the U.S. Forest Service as a result of restricting motorized traffic in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.98th Congress (1983-1984)

06/28/1983 Introduced in House

H.R.4170 - Deficit Reduction Act of 198498th Congress (1983-1984)

07/18/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-369.

07/18/1984 Signed by President.

07/06/1984 Presented to President.

06/27/1984 Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 83-15. Record Vote No: 161.

06/27/1984 Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 268 - 155 (Record Vote No: 272).

06/26/1984 Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-861 Filed in House.

05/24/1984 Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.

05/24/1984 Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to the Senate Amendment to the Title, and Insisted on its Disagreement to Said Amendment.

05/23/1984 Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

05/17/1984 To conference: Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatfield; Stevens; Weicker; Stennis; Byrd from the Committee on Appropriations to consider those matters within that Committee's jurisdiction.

05/17/1984 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of H.R. 2163 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-23. Record Vote No: 101.

04/11/1984 Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 318 - 97 (Record Vote No: 82).

03/05/1984 Supplemental Report Filed by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 98-432. (Part II).

10/21/1983 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 98-432, Vol. II.

10/21/1983 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 98-432, Vol. I.

10/20/1983 Introduced in House

Excludes from gross income payments received by the taxpayer from the United States Forest Service as a result of restricting motorized traffic in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

H.R.4348 - A bill to amend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness law to change the authorizations of appropriations for resource management review and grants.99th Congress (1985-1986)

06/16/1986 Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

06/12/1986 House Committee on Agriculture Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

06/11/1986 Reported to House by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-632.

03/06/1986 Introduced in House

Introduced in House (03/06/1986)

Amends provisions which established the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota to change the authorization of appropriations for resource management review and grants

H.R.6 - Water Resources Development Act of 198699th Congress (1985-1986)

11/17/1986 Became Public Law No: 99-662.

11/17/1986 Signed by President.

11/05/1986 Presented to President.

10/17/1986 Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-2. Record Vote No: 359.

10/17/1986 Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 329 - 11 (Record Vote No: 488).

10/17/1986 Conference report filed: Conference Report 99-1013 Filed in House.

05/15/1986 Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

03/26/1986 To conference: Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Stafford; Abdnor; Domenici; Durenberger; Bentsen; Moynihan; Baucus (from the Committee on Environment, pursuant to the Unanimous Consent Agreement of Oct. 10, 1985).

03/26/1986 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1567 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

11/13/1985 Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 358 - 60 (Record Vote No: 406).

09/23/1985 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 99-251 (Part IV).

09/23/1985 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 99-251 (Part III).

09/16/1985 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-251 (Part II).

08/01/1985 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 99-251 (Part I).

01/03/1985 Introduced in House
Conference report filed in House (10/17/1986)
(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 99-1013)

Water Resources Development Act of 1986 - Title I: Cost Sharing - Establishes cost sharing formulas for the construction of harbors, inland waterway transportation, and flood control projects.

Directs the Secretary of the Army, within one year of enactment of this Act, to issue guidelines for crediting against the non-Federal share of project cost for flood control any compatible work carried out by local interests.

Prohibits the Secretary from initiating any feasibility study for a water resources project until non-Federal interests agree to contribute 50 percent of the costs during the period of the study. Exempts from such prohibition any study designed for purposes of navigational improvements.

Prohibits the Secretary from initiating any planning or engineering authorized by this Act until non-Federal interests agree to contribute 50 percent of the costs during the period of planning and engineering.

Provides for determining the interest rate when a non-Federal interest elects to repay an amount under this Act over a period of time.

Title II: Harbor Development - Harbor Develoment and Navigation Improvement Act of 1986- Authorizes the Secretary to construct the following deep-draft harbor projects: (1) Mobile Harbor, Alabama; (2) Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; (3) Texas City Channel, Texas; (4) Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia; (5) Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California; and (6) New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey.

Authorizes the Secretary to construct the following general cargo and shallow harbor projects; (1) Kodiak Harbor, Alaska; (2) St. Paul Island, Alaska; (3) Oakland Outer Harbor, California; (4) Oakland Inner Harbor, California; (5) Richmond Harbor, California; (6) Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California; (7) New Haven Harbor, Connecticut; (8) Palm Beach Harbor, Florida; (9) Manatee Harbor, Florida; (10) Tampa Harbor, East Bay Channel, Florida; (11) Savannah Harbor, Georgia; (12) Hilo Harbor, Hawaii; (13) Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan; (14) Monroe Harbor, Michigan; (15) Duluth-Superior, Minnesota and Wisconsin; (16) Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi; (17) Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi; (18) Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, New Hampshire; (19) Gowanus Creek Channel, New York; (20) Kill Van Kull, New York and New Jersey; (21) Wilmington Harbor-Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina; (22) Cleveland Harbor, Ohio; (23) Lorain Harbor, Ohio; (24) Charleston Harbor, South Carolina; (25) Brazos Island Harbor, Texas-Brownsville Channel; (26) Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Tacoma Harbor, Washington; (27) Grays Harbor, Washington; (28) East, West, and Duwamish Waterways, Washington; (29) Saipan Harbor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (30) San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico; (31) Crown Bay Channel-St. Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands; (32) Fresh Kills in Carteret, New Jersey; (33) Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey; (34) New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey; and (35) Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Allows a non-Federal interest to submit to the Secretary for review a feasibility study of a proposed harbor or inland harbor project. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress the results of the review together with recommendations. Requires the Secretary to credit the non-Federal share of the costs of such study if the project is subsequently authorized by law.

Provides for the undertaking by non-Federal entities of the construction of navigation projects approved by the Secretary and for crediting the non-Federal share of such construction. Requires the Secretary, prior to such construction, to coordinate and schedule Federal, State, and local actions regarding environmental assessments, project reviews and permits.

Sets forth the conditions under which non-Federal interests may levy port or harbor dues (in the form of tonnage duties or fees).

Requires non-Federal interests to provide the United States information necessary for national security.

Authorizes appropriations out of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for each fiscal year to pay 100 percent of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and 40 percent of such costs of commercial navigation of all harbors and inland harbors within the United States. Authorizes appropriations out of for each fiscal year to pay the balance of all eligible operations and maintenance costs.

Expresses the policy of the Congress that use of the disposal site known as "Mud Dump" near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, shall be terminated, and replacement sites shall be designated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency within three years of the enactment of this Act. Requires annual reports by the Administrator concerning such designation. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any non-Federal interest operating a project for a port for provision of emergency response services in such port. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to the non-Federal interest operating Morro Bay Harbor, California, for construction of a new port office.

Title III: Inland Waterway Transportation System - Authorizes the Secretary to commence the following navigation improvement projects: (1) Oliver Lock and Dam, Black Warrior-Tombigbee River, Alabama; (2) Locks and Dams 5 through 14, Kentucky River, Kentucky; (3) Gallipolis Locks and Dam Replacement, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia; (4) Bonneville Lock and Dam, Oregon and Washington - Columbia River and Tributaries, Washington; (5) Lock and Dam 7 Replacement, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; (6) Lock and Dam 8 Replacement, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; and (7) Winfield Locks and Dam, Kanawha River, West Virginia.

Establishes an Inland Waterways Users Board to make recommendations regarding construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending levels for the inland waterways.

Title IV: Flood Control - Authorizes the Secretary to commence the following flood control projects: (1) Village Creek, Alabama; (2) Threemile Creek, Alabama; (3) Little Colorado River, Arizona; (4) Eight Mile Creek, Paragould, Arkansas; (5) Fourche Bayou Basin, Arkansas; (6) Helena and vicinity, Arkansas; (7) West Memphis and vicinity, Tennessee; (8) Cache Creek Basin, California; (9) Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California; (10) Santa Ana River Mainstem, California; (11) Fountain Creek, Colorado; (12) Metropolitan Denver, Colorado; (13) Oates Creek, Georgia; (14) Alenaio Stream, Hawaii; (15) Little Wood River, Idaho; (16) Rock River, Illinois; (17) South Quincy Drainage and Levee District, Illinois; (18) North Branch of Chicago River, Illinois; (19) O'Hare System of the Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (20) Little Calumet River, Indiana; (21) Little Calumet River Basin (Cady Marsh Ditch), Indiana; (22) Green Bay Levee and Drainage District Number 2, Iowa; (23) Perry Creek, Iowa; (24) Des Moines River Basin, Iowa and Minnesota; (25) Halstead, Kansas; (26) Upper Little Arkansas River, Kansas; (27) Arkansas City, Kansas; (28) Bushley Bayou, Louisiana; (29) Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee; (30) Quincy Coastal Streams, Massachusetts; (31) Roughans Point, Massachusetts; (32) Redwood River, Minnesota; (33) Root River Basin, Minnesota; (34) South Fork Zumbro River, Minnesota; (35) Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minnesota; (36) Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Mississippi; (37) Maline Creek, Missouri; (38) St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, Missouri; (39) Ste. Genevieve, Missouri; (40) Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas; (41) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (42) Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes, Nebraska; (43) Rahway River and Van Winkles Brook, New Jersey; (44) Robinson's Branch - Rahway River, New Jersey; (45) Green Brook Sub-Basin, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey; (46) Molly Ann's Brook, New Jersey; (47) Lower Saddle River, New Jersey; (48) Ramapo River at Oakland, New Jersey; (49) Ramapo and Mahwah Rivers, New Jersey and New York; (50) Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico; (51) Puerco River and Tributaries, New Mexico; (52) Cazenovia Creek, New York; (53) Mamaroneck, Sheldrake, and Byram Rivers, New York and Connecticut; (54) Sugar Creek Basin, North Carolina and South Carolina; (55) Sheyenne River, North Dakota; (56) Park River, Grafton, North Dakota; (57) Muskingum River, Killbuck, Ohio; (58) Muskingum River, Mansfield, Ohio; (59) Hocking River, Logan, Ohio; (60) Hocking River, Nelsonville, Ohio; (61) Scioto River, Ohio; (62) Little Miami River, Ohio; (63) Miami River, Fairfield, Ohio; (64) Mingo Creek, Oklahoma; (65) Fry Creeks, Oklahoma; (66) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; (67) Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; (68) Schuylkill River Basin, Pottstown, Pennsylvania; (69) Saw Mill Run, Pennsylvania; (70) Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; (71) Nonconnah Creek and Johns Creek, Tennessee and Mississippi; (72) Horn Lake Creek and Tributaries, Tennessee and Mississippi; (73) Boggy Creek, Texas; (74) Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, Texas; (75) Lake Wichita, Holliday Creek, Texas; (76) Lower Rio Grande, Texas; (77) Sims Bayou, Texas; (78) James River Basin, Virginia; (79) Roanoke River Upper Basin, Virginia; (80) Yakima-Union Gap, Washington; (81) Chehalis River, Washington; (82) Centralia, Washington; (83) Island Creek Basin, West Virginia; (84) Portage, Wisconsin; (85) Agana River, Guam; and (86) Rio Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico.

Authorizes construction of the following flood control projects, subject to favorable reports by the Chief of Engineers: (1) Guadalupe River, San Jose, California; (2) Meredosia, Illinois; (3) Muscatine Island, Iowa; (4) Pearl River Basin, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; (5) West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; and (6) James River, South Dakota.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out planning, engineering, and design for the following flood control projects: (1) Gold Gulch, Santa Cruz County, California; (2) Calleguas Creek, California; (3) Coyote Creek, California; (4) Louisville, Kentucky; (5) Amite River, Comite River, Tangipahoa River, Tchefuncte River, Tickfaw River, Bogue Chitto River, and Natalbany River, Louisiana; (6) Bayou Rigolette, Louisiana; (7) Brockton, Massachusetts; (8) Las Vegas Valley and Tributaries area, Nevada; (9) Manalapan Township, New Jersey; (10) Passaic River Basin, New Jersey; (11) Malhauer and Harney Lakes, Oregon; and (12) Milton, Pennsylvania.

Authorizes construction of the following flood control projects in accordance with provisions of the Flood Control Act of 1948: (1) San Francisco River at Clifton, Arizona; (2) Mission Zanja Creek, Redlands, California; (3) Salt and Eel Rivers, California; (4) Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana, and Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; and (5) Noyes, Minnesota.

Authorizes the construction of the following flood control projects subject to review and comment by the Secretary: (1) Salyersville, Kentucky; (2) Poplar Brook, New Jersey; (3) Pearly River Basin, Mississippi; (4) Great Salt Lake, Utah; and (5) Tarrant County, Texas.

Requires non-Federal interests to agree to participate in and comply with applicable Federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs.

Revises the definition of "flood control" to include protection from groundwater induced damages.

Title V: Shoreline Protection - Authorizes the Secretary to commence the following shoreline protection projects in compliance with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act: (1) Panama City Beaches, Florida; (2) St. Johns County, Florida; (3) Charlotte County, Florida; (4) Indian River County, Florida; (5) Dade County, Florida; (6) Monroe County, Florida; (7) Sarasota County, Florida; (8) Casino Beach, Chicago, Illinois, (9) Indiana Shoreline, Indiana; (10) Atlantic Coast of Maryland (Ocean City); (11) Rockaway Inlet to Norton Point, New York; (12) Hereford Inlet to Cape May Canal, Delaware Bay, New Jersey; (13) Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina; (14) Maumee Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio; (15) Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pennsylvania; (16) Folly Beach, South Carolina; (17) Willoughby Spit, Virginia; and (18) Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Authorizes construction of the following projects subject to a favorable report by the Chief of Engineers: (1) Pinellas County, Florida; (2) Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois; and (3) Coconut Point, Tutuila Island, American Samoa.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out planning, engineering, and design for projects for shoreline erosion control at the following communities in New Jersey: Fort Elsinboro, Sea Breeze, Gandys Beach, Reeds Beach, Pierces Point, and Fortescue.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the project for beach erosion control at Orchard Beach, New York, in accordance with the River and Harbor Act of 1962.

Directs the Secretary, after review and comment, to construct an erosion control structure at Tangier Island, Virginia.

Directs the Secretary to apply to cost sharing provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to periodic nourishment of the continuing construction project at Westhampton Beach, New York, for a period of 20 years after enactment of this Act.

Title VI: Water Resources Conservation and Development - Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the following works of improvement for water resources development and conservation: (1) Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama and Mississippi; (2) Bethel Bank Stabilization, Alaska; (3) Scammon Bay, Alaska; (4) South Central Railbelt Area, Alaska; (5) Helena Harbor, Phillips County, Arkansas; (6) White River Navigation to Batesville, Arkansas; (7) Sacramento River Bank protection, California; (8) Jacksonville Harbor (Mill Cove), Florida; (9) Port Canaveral Harbor, Florida; (10) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, Georgia and South Carolina; (11) Metropolitan Atlanta area, Georgia; (12) Davenport, Iowa (Nahant Marsh); (13) Obion Creek, Kentucky; (14) Lake Pontchartrain North Shore, Louisiana; (15) Atchafalaya Basin, Lousisiana; (16) Red River Waterway, Lousisiana; (17) Yazoo Backwater area, Mississippi; (18) Greenville Harbor, Mississippi; (19) Vicksburg Harbor, Mississippi; (20) Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, Missouri; (21) Trimble Wildlife area, Smithville Lake, Little Platte River, Missouri; (22) St. Louis Harbor, Missouri and Illinois; (23) Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska; (24) Olcott Harbor, New York; (25) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Bridges, North Carolina; (26) Muddy Boggy Creek, Parker Lake, Oklahoma; (27) Fort Gibson Lake, Oklahoma; (28) Blue River Lake, Oregon; (29) Big River Reservoir, Rhode Island; (3) Gregory County, South Dakota; (31) Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee; (32) Cooper Lake and Channels, Texas; (33) Hampton Roads Debris Removal, Virginia; (34) McNary Lock and Dam, Washington and Oregon; and (35) Cabin Creek, West Virginia.

Authorizes construction of the following projects subject to favorable reports by the Chief of Engineers: (1) Rillito River, Tucson, Arizona; (2) Wailua Falls, Wailua River, Kauai, Hawaii; (3) Yazoo River, Mississippi; and (4) Trinity River, Texas.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out planning, engineering, and design for the following projects: (1) Neponset River, Milton Town Landing to Port Norfolk, Massachusetts; (2) Merrimack River, Massachusetts; (3) Buffalo Harbor, New York; (5) Wheeling Creek Watershed, Ohio; (5) Five Mile Creek, Dallas, Texas; and (6) Fox River Channel, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Directs the Secretary to carry out the following projects under provisions of the River and Harbor Act of 1960: (1) Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, California; (2) Shelburne Bay, Vermont; and (3) Rudee Inlet, Virginia.

Authorizes the construction of the Agat Small Boat Harbor, Guam, subject to a review and comment period by the Secretary.

Authorizes the Secretary, after a review and comment period, to carry out the following programs for the removal of silt, aquatic growth, and other material in the following lakes: (1) Albert Lea Lake, Freeborn County, Minnesota; (2) Lake George, Hobart, Indiana; (3) Greenwood Lake and Belcher Creek, New Jersey; (4) Sauk Lake, Stearns County, Minnesota; (5) Deal Lake, Monmouth County, New Jersey; (6) Lake Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; (7) Hamlet City Lake, Hamlet, North Carolina; (8) Lake Herman, Lake County, South Dakota; and (9) Gorton's Pond, Warwick, Rhode Island.

Authorizes the Secretary, after a review and comment period, to carry out a program to plan, design, and construct the following streambank erosion control projects: (1) Little River, Arkansas; (2) Sacramento River, California; (3) Wabash River, Illinois; (4) Red Lake River, Minnesota; (5) Caney Creek, Mississippi; (6) Platte River, Nebraska; (7) Elm Creek, Decatur, Nebraska; (8) Passaic River, New Jersey; (9) Ohio River and tributaries; (10) Upper Missouri River, South Dakota; (11) Memphis, Tennessee; (12) LaConner, Washington; and (13) Kanawha River, West Virginia.

Specifies the area to be included in the project for the Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt, Iowa.

Provides for the Secretary to carry out the following projects: (1) beach erosion control, navigation, and storm protection from Barnegat Inlet to Longport, New Jersey; (2) streambank and shoreline erosion control along the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia; (3) clearing and channel rectification measures along the Passaic River Basin Channel, New Jersey; (4) erosion problems along the banks of Mount State Park and Fort Toulouse National Historic Landmark, Alabama; (5) rehabilitation and repair of the Muck Levee, Salt Creek, Illinois; and (6) maintenance of a harbor of refuge in Swan Creek, Newport, Michigan.

Directs the Secretary to transfer to New Hanover County, North Carolina, all title and interest to a surplus dredging vessel in Wilmington, North Carolina, known as the "Hyde hopper dredge."

Authorizes the Secretary to undertake interim emergency flood control measures along Wheeling Creek in specified areas of Ohio.

Requires the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly develop a feasibility study for the construction of a water resources development project at Tolay Lake, California.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to complete construction of the following projects for run-off and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention: (1) Bush River Watershed, Virginia; (2) Great Creek Watershed, Virginia; and (3) Cottonwood-Walnut Creek Watershed, New Mexico.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to maintain a harbor of refuge in Port Ontario, Sandy Creek, New York. Authorizes the Secretary to construct shoreline protection measures at the Sky Harbor Municipal Airport, Duluth, Minnesota.

Title VII: Water Resources Studies - Directs the Secretary to prepare feasibility reports on the following water resources projects: (1) Illinois River, Hardin, Illinois; and (2) Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Directs the Secretary to sutdy water resourced development in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Directs the Secretary, upon the request of local officials, to survey the potential and methods for rehabilitating former industrial sites, millraces, and similar types of facilities already constructed for use as hydroelectric facilities.

Directs the Secretary to study the capability of the Corps of Engineers to conserve fish and wildlife. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct projects of alternative or beneficially modified habitats for fish and wildlife, including the construction of reefs for fish habitat in: (1) Lake Erie, Buffalo, New York; (2) the Atlantic Ocean, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; (3) Lake Ontario, Newfane, New York; and (4) the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to include the areas of San Francisco and Marin, California, in the Secretary's invesigation of flood and related problems in the San Francisco Bay area.

Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study of shoreline protection and beach erosion policy and related projects in view of the expected increases in the levels of the Great Lakes.

Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the long-range capital investment needs for water resources programs.

Directs the Secretary to expedite completion of the study of New York Harbor and adjacent channels, New York and New Jersey.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study, and report to specified congressional committees on, the extent and adverse environmental effects of dioxin contamination in the Passaic River-Newark Bay navigation system.

Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on incomplete water resources studies which have been authorized but for which no funds have been appropriated during the five fiscal years preceding the report.

Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of navigation improvements at Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River, Michigan.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) study the feasibility of constructing shoreline erosion mitigation measures along the Rancho Palos Verdes coastline and in the city of Rolling Hills, California; (2) conduct a nearshore sediment inventory in the offshore waters of Louisiana between Southwest Pass and Sabine Pass in Lake Pontchartrain and in Lake Borgne; and (3) study land acquisition policies applicable to water resources projects.

Prohibits the study of any river basin plan which has as its objective the transfer of water from either the Columbia or Arkansas River Basins to any other region or major river basin unless such study is approved by the Governors of all affected States.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study of protection from erosion problems on the southern bank of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River.

Authorizes the Secretary to study the feasibility of developing measures to control storm water runoff on a watershed basis.

Directs the Secretary to study: (1) boundary delineation and and fencing practices of the Corps of Engineers; (2) the Corps of Engineers project evaluation and selection criteria; (3) the feasibility of the eradication and control of hydrilla in the Potomac River; (4) Chesapeake Bay drought management; and (5) the feasibility of providing flood protection in the Guayanilla River Basin, Puerto Rico.

Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the status of feasibility and reconnaissance studies relating to hydroelectric power potential at existing Corps of Engineers projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Directs the Secretary to undertake studies to identify the impact on the United States of potential Canadian tidal power development in the Bay of Fundy.

Directs the Secretary to expedite the hydroelectric power studies of the Red River Basin Comprehensive Study, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies, in cooperation with Canada, for the development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources in the Rainy River Basin, Minnesota, and Ontario.

Authorizes the Secretary to undertake reconnaissance studies in specified areas of Utah to determine if improvements for flood control purposes are economically and environmentally justified.

Directs the Secretary to study a hydro-environmental monitoring and information system in the New York Bight.

Authorizes the Secretary to study water resources needs of river basins and regions of the United States.

Directs the Secretary to study current practices on the sharing of costs related to the benefits of increased land values resulting from water resources projects, together with potential methods by which any increase in land values should be shared between the Federal Government and non-Federal interests.

Authorizes the Secretary to study shoreline protection and beach erosion control policy and related projects in view of the prospect for long-term increases in the levels of the ocean.

Directs the Secretary to determine the extent of shoreline erosion damage in the United States causally related to the regulation of the waters of Lake Superior by the International Joint Commission (United States and Canada).

Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a study of the water supply potential of Lake Okeechobee in Florida.

Title VIII: Project Modifications - Modifies the following projects for navigation improvements and flood control: (1) Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia; (2) Elizabeth River, Virginia; (3) Massillon, Ohio bridge; (4) Mamaroneck Harbor, New York; (5) Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana; (6) Reelfoot Lake, Kentucky; (7) Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oregon; (8) South Platte River Basin, Colorado; (9) King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California; (10) Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii; (11) Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz, California; (12) mouth of the Colorado River; (13) Alabama-Coosa River and tributaries, Alabama; (14) LaFarge Dam, Kickapoo River, Wiconsin; (15) Winona, Minnesota; (16) Little Calumet River; (17) north branch of the Chicago River; (18) Brazos River Basin, Texas; (19) Houston Ship Channel, Texas; (20) Rio Grande bank protection, Texas; (21) Anacostia River, District of Columbia and Maryland; (22) Yazoo River, Mississippi; (23) Corte Madera Creek, Marin County, California; (24) Teche-Vermilion Basins, Louisiana; (25) Lewisville Lake, Texas; (26) Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Arkansas; (27) Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Pennsylvania; (28) Hudson River, New York City to Waterford; (29) San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz County, California; (30) Colusa Trough Drainage Canal, Sacramento River and tributaries, California; (31) Great Egg Harbor, Corson, and Townsend Inlets, New Jersey; (32) Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers, Georgia and Florida; (33) Milk River, Havre, Montana; (34) Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania; (35) Waterloo, Iowa; (36) Mud Lake, Western Tennessee tributaries; (37) Kawkawlin River, Michigan; (38) Denison Dam (Lake Texoma), Red River, Texas and Oklahoma; (39) Buffalo Ship Canal, Buffalo, New York; (40) Jackson Hole Snake River, Wyoming; (41) Newport Bay Harbor, California; (42) South Platte River Basin, Colorado; (43) Beaver Lake, Arkansas; (44) Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet; (45) Saginaw River, Michigan; (46) Brunswick Harbor, Georgia; (47) Hansen Dam, Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, California; (48) Dunkirk Harbor, New York (49) Kalihi Channel, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii; (50) Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana; (51) Noyo, Mendocino County, California; (52) Endicott, Johnson City, and Vestal, New York; (53) Cambridge Creek, Maryland; (54) Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey; (55) Taylorsville Lake, Kentucky; (56) Lower Snake River; (57) Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois; (58) Tampa, Harbor, Florida; (59) Salem River, New Jersey; (60) Cold Spring Inlet, New Jersey; (61) Fort Peck, Montana; (62) Fishtrap Lake, Kentucky; (63) Sabine River Channel, Texas; (64) Clarks Hill Reservoir, Savannah River Basin, Georgia; (65) Cape Charles City Harbor, Virginia; (66) East Chester Creek, New York; (67) Savannah Harbor, Georgia; (68) Tacoma Harbor, Washington; (69) Delaware Cost, Cape Henlopen to Fenwich Island; (70) Winooski River, Waterbury, Vermont; (71) Rio Grande Floodway, New Mexico; and (72) Connecticut River Basin.

Title IX: General Provisions - Establishes ceilings for Corps of Engineers construction activities for FY 1987 through 1991. Provides that project costs under this Act may only be increased for changes in construction costs and for modifications that do not alter the functions of the project.

Establishes procedures for Secretarial approval of projects authorized for construction subject to a review and comment period and subject to a favorable report by the Chief of Engineers.

Requires water resources projects to address the enhancement of national economic development in the formulation and evaluation of such projects.

Directs the Secretary to prepare a feasibility report for every water resource study authorized. Enumerates information to be included in such report. Directs the Secretary, before preparing a feasibility report, to perform a reconnaissance survey of the potential water resources project to define problems with the project, together with their possible solutions.

Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses to be undertaken before construction on the project involved begins. Authorizes the Secretary to mitigate damages to fish and wildlife. Requires a report to the Congress when mitigation features are likely to require condemnation. Requires the Secretary to submit with each proposal for the authorization of a water resources project, either: (1) a recommendation with a specific plan to mitigate fish and wildlife losses; or (2) a determination that such project will have negligible adverse impact on fish and wildlife. Directs that when the Secretary recommends activities to enhance fish and wildlife resources, the cost of such enhancement shall be a Federal cost when its benefits are determined to be national in character.

Deems the benefits attributable to environmental

H.R.921 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the appropriate minimum altitude for aircraft flying over national park system units.100th Congress (1987-1988)

08/18/1987 Became Public Law No: 100-91.

08/18/1987 Signed by President.

08/07/1987 Presented to President.

08/03/1987 Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

07/28/1987 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

07/24/1987 Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings without amendment. With written report No. 100-125.

07/01/1987 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-97.

05/04/1987 Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

04/29/1987 House Committee on Public Works and Transportation Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

04/28/1987 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 100-69 (Part I).

02/03/1987 Introduced in House

Passed Senate amended (07/28/1987)
(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a study of the proper minimum altitude which should be maintained by aircraft flying over areas within units of the National Park System.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of the Interior for such study.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress, within three years after enactment of this Act, regarding the study results.

Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) review, on the basis of aviation safety, current regulations pertaining to aircraft flights over units of the National Park System addressed in the study conducted by the Secretary of the Interior or other units as needed or requested; and (2) report to the Congress the results of such review together with recommendations for changes.

Authorizes appropriations for such studies.

Prohibits any fixed wing aircraft or helicopter from flying below specified minimum altitudes, during such study and review periods, over the surfaces of Yosemite National Park and Haleakala National Park, except as specified.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit recommendations for air traffic management and noise abatement over Grand Canyon National Park to the Administrator, including flight free zones and allowing transport to specified Indian lands. Requires the Administrator to prepare and issue a final plan for the management of such air space. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress whether such final plan has succeeded in substantially restoring the natural quiet in the Grand Canyon National Park. Exempts certain helicopter flights of river runners from prohibition under the noise abatement plan.

Requires the Administrator to survey aircraft flights over the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, and to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the type and frequency of aircraft using such airspace.

Directs the Chief of the Forest Service to assess and report to the Congress within two years any adverse impacts to wilderness resources from overflights of National Forest System wilderness areas.

Authorizes appropriations.

H.R.389 - A bill to amend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness law to change the authorizations of appropriations for resource management review and grants.100th Congress (1987-1988)

03/10/1987 Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

03/05/1987 Reported to House by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 100-14.

01/06/1987 Introduced in House

Introduced in House (01/06/1987)

Amends provisions which established the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota to change the authorization of appropriations for resource management review and grants

S.1738 - Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Partnership Act of 1996104th Congress (1995-1996)

05/08/1996 Introduced in Senate

H.R.3470 - Minnesota National Treasures Conservation and Protection Act104th Congress (1995-1996)

05/16/1996 Introduced in House

H.R.3297 - To provide for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes.104th Congress (1995-1996)

04/23/1996 Introduced in House

H.R.3880 - To provide for the establishment of the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, to provide for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes.104th Congress (1995-1996)

07/23/1996 Introduced in House

S.1085 - Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act of 1997105th Congress (1997-1998)

07/29/1997 Introduced in Senate

H.R.2149 - BWCA Wilderness Legacy Act105th Congress (1997-1998)

07/10/1997 Introduced in House

S.783 - Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997105th Congress (1997-1998)

09/11/1997 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 105-80.

05/22/1997 Introduced in Senate

H.R.1739 - BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997105th Congress (1997-1998)

04/29/1998 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-500.

05/22/1997 Introduced in House

S.347 - A bill to redesignate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, as the "Hubert H. Humphrey Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness".106th Congress (1999-2000)

02/03/1999 Introduced in Senate

H.R.5582 - To designate a portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota as the "Bruce F. Vento Unit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness".106th Congress (1999-2000)

10/26/2000 Introduced in House

S.2796 - Water Resources Development Act of 2000106th Congress (1999-2000)

12/11/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-541.

12/11/2000 Signed by President.

12/05/2000 Presented to President.

11/03/2000 Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 2 (Roll no. 594).

10/31/2000 Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 106-1020 filed.(text of conference report: CR H11624-11668)

10/31/2000 Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.

10/23/2000 Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the amendment of the House by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10852-10881; text as Senate disagreed to House amendment: CR H10852-10881)

10/19/2000 To conference: On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H10365)

10/19/2000 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 394 - 14 (Roll no. 534).

09/25/2000 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 1. Record Vote Number: 255.(text: CR S9152-9181)

07/27/2000 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Smith, of NH with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-362.

06/27/2000 Introduced in Senate

Conference report filed in House (10/31/2000)
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) to carry out: (1) projects for water resources development, conservation, and related purposes at the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey, and the Port of New York and New Jersey; and (2) specified water resources projects (subject to the completion of a favorable final report of the Army Chief of Engineers by December 31, 2000) in Alaska, Arizona, California, the Delaware coast, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana and Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio, the Ohio River in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.

(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of, and authorizes the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that a project is feasible, to carry out projects for: (1) emergency streambank protection in Indiana and Louisiana; (2) navigation in Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin; (3) aquatic ecosystem restoration in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania; (4) shoreline protection in Louisiana and New York; (5) snagging and sediment removal in Illinois and Louisiana; and (6) mitigation of shore damage at Puget Island, Washington.

(Sec. 110) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain projects in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Ohio for the beneficial uses of dredged material.

(Sec. 111) Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1999 to authorize the Secretary to design and construct a shore protection project at Fort Canby State Park, Washington.

(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the Petaluma River flood protection project in Petaluma, California.

Title II: General Provisions - Amends the WRDA of 1986 to authorize the Secretary to assess the water resources needs of watersheds (currently only river basins and regions) of the United States. Requires cooperation with the heads of specified Federal agencies, and consultation with Federal, tribal, State, interstate, and local governmental entities, as part of such assessment. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary to study the feasibility of carrying out water resources development projects that: (1) will substantially benefit Indian tribes; and (2) are located primarily within Indian country or in proximity to Alaska Native villages. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 204) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to require cost-sharing agreements for environmental protection and restoration, navigation, storm damage or hurricane protection, shoreline erosion, or recreation projects under such Act (currently, only for flood control or agricultural water supply) to be subject to the non-Federal interest's ability to pay.

(Sec. 205) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to reduce vandalism and destruction of property at water resources development projects, including awards to those providing information; and (2) participate in the National Recreation Reservation Service and pay the Army's share of activities required to maintain such Service.

(Sec. 207) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to adjust and extend permanently the authorization of appropriations for interagency and international support to address problems of national significance to the United States.

(Sec. 208) Authorizes the Secretary to identify and set aside areas at Army civil works projects for the reburial of certain Native American remains discovered on project lands.

(Sec. 209) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to require certain guidelines developed therein to address measures undertaken by non- Federal interests to preserve a project's flood protection level.

(Sec. 210) Amends various WRDA Acts to allow a non-Federal sponsor to include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of the affected local government, in projects for environmental dredging, the lakes program, and environmental improvement.

(Sec. 211) Authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to provide specialized or technical services to a Federal agency (other than an agency of the Department of Defense) only if the chief executive of the requesting entity submits to the Secretary: (1) a request describing the scope of such services and an agreement to reimburse the Corps for their costs; and (2) a certification that such services are not reasonably and quickly available through ordinary business channels. Requires a report identifying such requests.

(Sec. 213) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with non- Federal public and nonprofit entities for services relating to natural resources conservation or recreation management.

(Sec. 214) Authorizes the Secretary, in FY 2001 through 2003, to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits under the Army's jurisdiction. Requires impartiality in permit decisionmaking.

(Sec. 215) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to allow the direct marketing of dredged materials to public agencies and private entities. Requires annual reports. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a related pilot program, with a report and an authorization of appropriations.

(Sec, 216) Directs the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study, and make recommendations relating to, the independent peer review of water resources project feasibility reports, including a review of methods for project analysis. Requires reports. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 217) Amends the: (1) WRDA of 1990 to extend through FY 2005 the authorization of appropriations for the rehabilitation of Federal flood control levees; and (2) Flood Control Act of 1948 to increase from $40,000 to $50,000 the maximum expenditure for small flood control projects.

(Sec. 219) Provides a conflict-of- interest requirement with respect to the employment of engineering and consulting services under a water resources project.

(Sec. 220) Requires the Secretary to develop and implement procedures to ensure that all the benefits of a beach restoration project are displayed in that project's reports.

(Sec. 221) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a pilot program to test the design-build method of project delivery on various authorized Corps civil works projects. Requires a report.

(Sec. 222) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to require the Secretary to enhance public participation in the development of each project feasibility study under that Act, including the use of a stakeholder advisory group.

(Sec. 223) Directs the Secretary to conduct a monitoring program of the economic and environmental results of up to five eligible projects selected by the Secretary. Limits the monitoring term to 12 years. Requires reports.

(Sec. 224) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to direct the Secretary to design mitigation projects to reflect contemporary understanding of the science of such mitigation. Requires a report.

(Sec. 226) Limits the administrative costs associated with the conveyance of property by the Secretary to a non-Federal governmental or nonprofit entity.

(Sec. 227) Amends the WRDA of 1999 to add sites in Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas to authorized flood mitigation and riverine restoration projects.

Title III: Project-Related Provisions - Modifies the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway wildlife mitigation project, Alabama and Mississippi, to authorize the Secretary to remove the wildlife mitigation purpose designation from up to 3,000 acres of such project's land, and to take related actions.

(Sec. 302) Modifies the project for flood control, Nogales Wash and tributaries, Nogales, Arizona, to provide a 100 percent Federal share of the costs associated with addressing certain flood control problems arising from floodwater flows originating in Mexico.

(Sec. 303) Credits toward the non-Federal share the costs of certain planning and engineering investigations associated with reservoir improvements in the vicinity of Boydsville, Arkansas.

(Sec. 304) Modifies the project for flood control and power generation, White River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri, to authorize the Secretary to provide minimum flows necessary to sustain tail water trout fisheries. Requires a report.

(Sec. 305) Modifies the project for navigation, Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California, to authorize the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal cost share the value of dredged material that is purchased by public agencies or nonprofit entities for environmental restoration or other beneficial uses (with a condition).

(Sec. 306) Modifies the project for: (1) navigation on the Delaware River, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, to provide for the crediting of the non-Federal share of the costs of additional capacity at dredged material disposal areas; (2) storm damage reduction and shoreline protection, Rehoboth and Dewey Beach, Delaware, to revise the project's cost; (3) navigation, Fernandina Harbor, Florida, to authorize the Secretary to realign the access channel; (4) shore protection, Gasparilla and Estero Island, Florida, to authorize the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest to carry out such project; (5) flood protection, East St. Louis and vicinity, Illinois, to include ecosystem restoration as a project purpose; (6) navigation, Kaskaskia River, Illinois, to include recreation as a project purpose; and (7) navigation, Waukegan Harbor, Illinois, to extend such project's upstream limit.

(Sec. 313) Authorizes the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal cost share a required feasibility study of improvements to the Upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and Wisconsin.

(Sec. 314) Directs the Secretary to initiate construction of an authorized flood control project in Cumberland, Kentucky, to prevent future losses from any flood equal in magnitude to the one experienced there in April 1977.

(Sec. 315) Directs the Secretary to construct a visitors center and other recreational features at the flood control project, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana.

(Sec. 316) Modifies the project for: (1) mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Red River Waterway, Louisiana, to authorize the purchase of additional mitigation lands; (2) navigation, Georges River, Maine, to redesignate a specified project portion; and (3) the beneficial use of dredged material at Poplar Island, Maryland, to provide certain crediting of non- Federal shares of such project's cost.

(Sec. 319) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide design and construction assistance for recreational facilities at William Jennings Randolph Lake, Maryland and West Virginia; and (2) complete the project for flood damage reduction, Breckenridge, Minnesota, at a specified cost.

(Sec. 321) Modifies the project for: (1) navigation, Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, to include the relocation of Scenic Highway 61; and (2) clearing, snagging, and sediment removal, East Bank of the Mississippi River, Little Falls, Minnesota, to direct the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with specified plans.

(Sec. 323) Authorizes the project for navigation, New Madrid County Harbor, Missouri, as described in a specified feasibility report.

(Sec. 324) Authorizes the Secretary to credit certain integral construction work toward the non-Federal cost share of the project for navigation, Pemiscot County Harbor, Missouri.

(Sec. 325) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a project at Fort Peck Lake, Montana, for the design and construction of a fish hatchery and associated facilities necessary to sustain a multispecies fishery. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 326) Directs the Secretary to carry out maintenance dredging of the Sagamore Creek Channel, New Hampshire.

(Sec. 327) Modifies the project for flood control, Passaic River, New Jersey and New York, to direct the Secretary to give priority to nonstructural approaches to flood control as alternatives to construction of the Passaic River tunnel element, while maintaining the integrity of other project elements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) undertake certain project reviews; and (2) establish the Passaic River Flood Management Task Force (requiring an annual report from the Task Force).

(Sec. 328) Modifies the project for: (1) environmental quality, Times Beach Nature Preserve, Buffalo, New York, to include recreation as a project purpose; and (2) shoreline protection, Rockaway Inlet to Norton Point, New York, to authorize the Secretary to construct T-groins to improve sand retention.

(Sec. 330) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the Garrison Dam, North Dakota, feature of the project for flood control, Missouri River Basin, to determine if the damage to a certain water transmission line is the result of a design deficiency and, if so, to correct the deficiency.

(Sec. 331) Modifies the project for flood control, Duck Creek, Ohio, to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a revised cost.

(Sec. 332) Extinguishes certain reversionary interests and use restrictions contained in deeds affecting the John Day Pool area, Oregon and Washington.

(Sec. 333) Amends the WRDA of 1999 to provide a crediting toward the non-Federal cost share of the Fox Point hurricane barrier in Providence, Rhode Island.

(Sec. 334) Modifies the project for: (1) flood control, Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee and Mississippi, to authorize the Secretary to extend a certain protected area and hiking and biking trails; (2) flood control, San Antonio channel, Texas, to include environmental restoration and recreation as project purposes; and (3) flood control, Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River, Virginia, to direct the Secretary to determine the ability of specified Virginia counties to pay the non-Federal share of certain project costs.

(Sec. 337) Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of a local water authority, to reallocate water supply storage space in the John Flannagan Reservoir, Virginia, to yield specified water withdrawals.

(Sec. 338) Modifies the project for: (1) beach erosion control and hurricane protection, Sandbridge Beach, Virginia, to direct the Secretary to provide 50 years of periodic nourishment; (2) sediment control, Mount St. Helens, Washington, to authorize the Secretary to maintain specified flood protection levels; and (3) flood damage reduction, Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia, to direct the Secretary to carry out the project.

(Sec. 342) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to increase the funding for Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration in Maryland and Virginia, specifying the uses for such additional funds.

(Sec. 343) Requires specified adjustment in the dredging of the Great Lakes and certain adjoining areas, including a portion of the St. Lawrence River.

(Sec. 344) Amends the WRDA of 1990 to increase and extend through FY 2005 the authorization of appropriations for Great Lakes remedial action plans and sediment remediation.

(Sec. 345) Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to use innovative treatment technologies for the treatment of dredged material from Long Island Sound. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 346) Declares specified portions of Erie County, New York, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States, unless the Secretary finds that proposed projects there are not in the public interest.

(Sec. 347) Deauthorizes specified navigation projects at: (1) Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Jackson, Alabama; (2) Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California; (3) Bay Island Channel, Illinois; (4) Warsaw Boat Harbor, Illinois; (5) Kennebunk River, Maine; (6) Rockport Harbor, Massachusetts (with a project modification); (7) Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts; (8) Duluth- Superior Harbor, Minnesota and Wisconsin; (9) Tremley Point, New Jersey; (10) Angola, New York; (11) Wallabout Channel, New York; (12) New York and New Jersey Channels; and (13) Warwick Cove, Rhode Island.

(Sec. 348) Directs the Secretary to convey to: (1) Thompson, Connecticut, specified lands for firefighting and related emergency services; (2) the Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries Conducting Sibley Memorial Hospital, specified lands for medical care and parking; (3) the Joliet Park District, Illinois, specified lands for public ownership and use as a headquarters; (4) the Young Men's Christian Association of Ottawa, Illinois, the easements acquired for improvement of the Illinois Waterway; (5) S.S.S., Inc., specified lands in Pike County, Missouri; (6) the Iconium Fire Protection District, Missouri, specified lands for a fire station site; (7) the township of Manor, Pennsylvania, specified lands for public park, recreation, and other public purposes; and (8) South Carolina specified lands for fish and wildlife mitigation.

Authorizes the Secretary to convey to: (1) St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, specified lands in Bayou Teche, Louisiana; (2) the Ontonagon County Historical Society, Michigan, a lighthouse and underlying lands; and (3) North Augusta and Aiken County, South Carolina, the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam (after undertaking certain repairs).

(Sec. 349) Authorizes projects on the Narraguagus River, Maine, and Cedar Bayou, Texas, to be carried out by the Secretary, but prohibits construction therein until the Secretary determines that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.

Redesignates as anchorage a specified portion of the Narraguagus River.

(Sec. 350) Continues project authorizations for: (1) flood control, Sacramento River, California; and (2) flood protection on a portion of such River.

(Sec. 351) Amends the WRDA of 1992 to include St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, within authorized projects to address water quality problems associated with storm water runoffs.

Title IV: Studies - Authorizes or directs the Secretary to conduct studies with respect to specified projects in Florida, Illinois, Oregon, the Lower Mississippi River, the Upper Mississippi River, the Ohio River, Alabama, the Arkansas River, California, the Delaware River, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine and New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the WRDA of 1986 to direct the Secretary to construct an environmental education and research facility at Otsego Lake, New York. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 502) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) add specified sites for authorized water quality restoration projects; and (2) authorize appropriations for such projects.

(Sec. 503) Makes certain competitive bid requirements inapplicable to any contract, agreement, or grant entered into between the Secretary and Marshall University or Juniata College in support of the Army civil works program.

(Sec. 504) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to: (1) direct the Secretary to encourage the Great Lakes States to develop and implement a mechanism that provides a common conservation standard with respect to the withdrawal and use of Great Lakes water; (2) require approval of the Great Lakes Board of Governors prior to the export of Great Lakes water; and (3) express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should work with the Canadian Government to develop a standard under (1), above.

(Sec. 505) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) require a report concerning the Great Lakes tributary model; and (2) authorize appropriations through 2006 for such model.

(Sec. 506) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan for Corps activities that support the management of Great Lakes fisheries; (2) plan, design, and construct projects to support the restoration of the fishery, ecosystem, and beneficial uses of the Great Lakes; and (3) enter into a cooperative agreement with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission or any other agency established to facilitate active State participation in Great Lakes management. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 507) Directs the Secretary to assess the condition of water resources and related ecosystems in New England to identify problems and needs for restoring, preserving, and protecting New England water resources, ecosystems, wildlife, and fisheries. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 508) Amends the WRDA of 1992 to redefine areas authorized for the construction of: (1) a visitors center at Fort Smith, Arkansas; and (2) an interpretive site in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

(Sec. 509) Authorizes the Secretary to participate with appropriate Federal and State agencies in the planning and management associated with the CALFED Bay- Delta Program, an ecosystem restoration program for the San Joaquin and Sacramento River basins, California. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 510) Directs the Secretary to carry out: (1) necessary repairs of the Lowell Creek Tunnel, Seward, Alaska; (2) a flood damage reduction project at the Contra Coastal Canal, California; (3) a flood damage reduction project in Huntington Beach, California; and (4) a flood damage reduction project at Mallard Slough, Pittsburg, California.

(Sec. 511) Limits to wetlands restoration and project creation elements the use of funds made available to the Secretary for Clear Lakes Basin, California, under the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2000.

(Sec. 515) Directs the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for certain costs under the project for navigation, Port Everglades Harbor, Florida.

(Sec. 516) Directs the Secretary to establish, and provide public notice of, a program to: (1) convey to eligible property owners the right to maintain existing habitation structures on land acquired by the United States for the Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, project; or (2) release such owners from a related easement prohibition as it applies to existing structures.

(Sec. 517) Authorizes the Secretary to provide the non-Federal interest for certain environmental quality improvements at Ballard's Island, Illinois, if the Secretary determines that such work is integral to the project.

(Sec. 518) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to extend permanently (currently ends after FY 2003) the authorization of appropriations for the project for Lake Michigan diversion, Illinois.

(Sec. 519) Directs the Secretary to develop a proposed comprehensive plan for restoring, preserving, and protecting the Illinois River basin using new technologies and innovative approaches. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to integrate and coordinate such projects with specified ongoing Federal and State programs, projects, and activities. Provides a non-Federal cost share of 35 percent.

(Sec. 520) Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide, if the work is determined integral, the non-Federal costs for certain aquatic ecosystem restoration at Koontz Lake, Indiana; (2) investigate the contamination of the well system in West View Shores, Maryland; and (3) carry out the project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration at Muddy River, Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts.

(Sec. 523) Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a cargo vessel equipped with bow thrusters and friction winches traversing the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to provide more than two crew members to serve as line handlers on the pier of a lock there (with exceptions).

(Sec. 524) Directs the Secretary to establish an inventory of dams constructed in Minnesota by the Works Progress Administration, the Works Projects Administration, and the Civilian Conservation Corps, and to assess their condition and need for rehabilitation. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 525) Designates a specified portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, as the Bruce F. Vento Unit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

(Sec. 526) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) add certain technologies to those being considered for the decontamination and disposal of dredged material at the Port of Duluth, Minnesota; and (1) increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.

(Sec. 527) Directs the Secretary to design and construct the project for environmental restoration and recreation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, substantially in accordance with specified plans. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 528) Directs the Secretary to participate in restoration projects for critical coastal wetlands and coastal barrier islands in Mississippi. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 529) Directs the Secretary to participate in the implementation of the project at Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead in accordance with a specified plan. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 530) Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a research program to evaluate opportunities to manage peak flood flows in urbanized New Jersey watersheds. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 531) Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to Yonkers, New York, relating to the dredging of the Nepperhan River outlet.

(Sec. 532) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study, develop a strategy, and implement a project to reduce flood damages and create wildlife habitat in the Upper Mohawk River Basin, New York.

(Sec. 533) Directs the Secretary to carry out certain flood damage reduction projects in eastern North Carolina and Ohio. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 534) Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to non-Federal interests to evaluate the structural integrity of the bulkhead system along the Cuyahoga River in the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio.

(Sec. 535) Directs the Secretary to enter into a long-term lease with the city of Crowder, Oklahoma, under which the city may develop, operate, and maintain as a public park all or a portion of Crowder Point on Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma.

(Sec. 536) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects for the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries, Oregon and Washington. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 537) Authorizes the State of Pennsylvania to transfer certain unobligated funds for access improvements at the Raystown Lake project, Pennsylvania.

(Sec. 538) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) increase the amount authorized for a water quality improvement project on the Susquehanna River; and (2) direct (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to enter into certain cooperative agreements to effectuate such projects.

(Sec. 539) Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for Corps activities to support ecosystem restoration of the Charleston Harbor estuary, South Carolina. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 540) Amends the WRDA of 1999 relating to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and South Dakota terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration program to: (1) fund such program through funds made available under the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program and through grants to such tribes and South Dakota; (2) require consultation with such tribes in expending amounts from trust funds established for such program; (3) require the Secretary to lease to South Dakota in perpetuity certain recreation areas within the boundaries of the program; (4) require the Secretary to clean up each open dump and hazardous waste site identified on program lands and recreation areas; (5) require such tribes and South Dakota to establish the Cultural Resources Advisory Commission to advise with respect to cultural resources on such lands and recreation areas; (6) require the Secretary to inventory and stabilize each Commission-identified cultural and historic site; (7) direct the Secretary to complete a study, and take appropriate remedial action, with respect to sediment contamination in the Cheyenne River (authorizing appropriations for such purpose); and (8) provide additional authorizations of appropriations for activities added under this section, with specified allocations among such tribes and South Dakota.

(Sec. 541) Directs the Secretary to prepare a limited reevaluation report with respect to the project for flood control, Horn Lake Creek and tributaries, Tennessee and Mississippi.

(Sec. 542) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in critical restoration projects in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont and New York. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 543) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study evaluating the structural integrity and need for modification or removal of each of ten specified dams in Vermont; and (2) provide certain assistance to the non-Federal interests for each such dam. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 544) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in critical restoration projects in the area of Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 545) Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study of providing coastal erosion protection for the tribal reservation of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe on Willapa Bay, Washington.

(Sec. 546) Authorizes the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to transfer to Tacoma,

H.Res.773 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5949) to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.112th Congress (2011-2012)

09/11/2012 Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 179 (Roll no. 561).(text: CR H5780)

09/10/2012 The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-660, by Mr. Nugent.

09/10/2012 Introduced in House

Introduced in House (09/10/2012)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5949) to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.

H.R.5544 - Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act112th Congress (2011-2012)

09/12/2012 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 189 (Roll no. 568).

09/10/2012 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-655.

05/08/2012 Introduced in House

Passed House amended (09/12/2012)

Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a land exchange involving National Forest System land in Minnesota and Minnesota state lands.

Requires the exchange to be consummated pursuant to specified Minnesota law. Makes Minnesota responsible for the costs of the survey and all other administrative costs related to the land exchange.

Adds the lands acquired by the Secretary to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and modifies the boundaries of such Wilderness to reflect their inclusion.

Prohibits the acquisition, and inclusion, of land by the United States in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from altering or affecting current fishing and hunting rights.

Deems the lands acquired by Minnesota to be state trust lands and to be held in trust for the benefit of its public school system. Expresses the sense of Congress that, whenever the land acquired by Minnesota is not being used for revenue-gathering activities, it should make such land available for other compatible uses, including hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, and trail riding.

Instructs the Secretary to modify the boundaries of Superior National Forest to reflect the land exchange under this Act.

States that the land exchange under this Act shall not be considered to be a major federal action.

Prohibits the Secretary from taking into consideration the lands acquired by the United States in determining the appraisal value of System lands in Minnesota used for the purposes of making payments to Minnesota under the Thye-Blatnik Act and Humphrey-Thye-Blatnik-Andreson Act.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress, if the Secretary fails to complete the land exchange within the 18-month period following enactment of this Act.