Amendment allows the Army Corps of Engineers to pursue projects and technologies that prevent and mitigate flood damages associated with ice jams (chunks of ice floating on a river that catch on an obstruction such as bridge pilings, rocks, logs, etc., that pile up to form an ice dam, and cause flooding upstream from the blockage, and then possibly downstream again when the ice finally releases).

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Amendment Number
1468
Description
Amendment allows the Army Corps of Engineers to pursue projects and technologies that prevent and mitigate flood damages associated with ice jams (chunks of ice floating on a river that catch on an obstruction such as bridge pilings, rocks, logs, etc., that pile up to form an ice dam, and cause flooding upstream from the blockage, and then possibly downstream again when the ice finally releases).
Purpose
Amendment allows the Army Corps of Engineers to pursue projects and technologies that prevent and mitigate flood damages associated with ice jams (chunks of ice floating on a river that catch on an obstruction such as bridge pilings, rocks, logs, etc., that pile up to form an ice dam, and cause flooding upstream from the blockage, and then possibly downstream again when the ice finally releases).
Congress
114
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 28, 2016
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Meng amendment (A031) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
16:17:51
Submitted Date
Sep 28, 2016
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 15, 2020
Amendment 1468 — Informed