Bill113th Congress

S. 565

Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act

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Introduced
Mar 14, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Water Resources Development
Latest Action
Mar 14, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Democrat·IL
Bioguide ID: D000563
First Name: Richard
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: Durbin
By Request: N
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Cosponsors
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Committees
3
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Related Bills
17
Subjects
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Summaries
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
565
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 14, 2013
Policy Area
Water Resources Development
Is Law
No
Mar 14, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1857-1858)

Source: Senate

Mar 14, 2013IntroReferralB00100

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1856-1857)

Source: Library of Congress

Mar 14, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Mar 14, 20130

Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River Basin relating to extreme weather conditions, and (2) evaluate the feasibility of modifications to those projects and develop new projects to improve the reliability of navigation and more effectively reduce flood risk.

Directs the Chief to improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by: (1) updating forecasting technology deployed on the River and its tributaries, (2) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the River and tributaries, and (3) deploying additional automatic identification system base stations at river gage sites. Requires the Chief to prioritize the sections of the River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation.

Authorizes the Chief to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain ingress and egress paths to docks, loading facilities, fleeting areas, and other critical locations outside of the authorized navigation channel on the Mississippi River upon determining such actions to be critical to maintaining safe and reliable navigation; and (2) mitigate, through dredging, any incidental impacts to loading or fleeting areas outside of such channel that result from operation and maintenance of the channel.

Directs the Chief: (1) in accordance with the project for navigation, Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri and Illinois, to carry out a 10-year pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River; and (2) as part of such program, to conduct activities necessary to improve navigation through such project while restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitat.

Environment and Public Works Committee

Senate· Standing
Atmospheric science and weatherBirdsDams and canalsFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsIllinoisLakes and riversLand transfersMarine and inland water transportationMississippi RiverMissouriNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation safety and securityWater storageWater use and supplyWatershedsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Introduced in Senate

Mar 14, 2013