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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4472 
To direct the Secretary of the Army to take action with respect to the 
Chicago waterway system to prevent the migration of bighead and silver 
carps into Lake Michigan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2010 
Mr. CAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Army to take action with 
respect to the Chicago waterway system to prevent the 
migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michi-
gan, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Close All Routes and 
Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CHICAGO WATER-
WAY SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the Chicago wa-
terway system, the Secretary of the Army shall take ac-
tions, consistent with applicable law, to ensure the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The immediate closure and ceasing of oper-
ation of the locks at the O’Brien Lock and Dam and 
the Chicago Controlling Works until a strategy relat-
ing to controlled lock operations is developed. 
(2) The installation of interim barriers or other 
structures in the North Shore Channel as necessary 
to prevent the migration of bighead and silver carps 
into Lake Michigan. 
(3) The installation of interim barriers or other 
structures in the Grand Calumet and Little Calumet 
Rivers as necessary to prevent the migration of big-
head and silver carps into Lake Michigan. 
(4) The installation of interim barriers in the 
Chicago waterway system between the Des Plaines 
River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 
the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal to prevent bighead and sil-
ver carps from entering the Chicago Sanitary and 
Ship Canal during a flood event. 
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(5) The operation of the Electrical Disbursal 
Barrier System at optimal operating power and the 
expedited completion of proposed barrier IIB of such 
system. 
(6) The comprehensive monitoring of the Chi-
cago Sanitary and Ship Canal and all connected wa-
terways for the presence and location of bighead and 
silver carps using the best available methods. 
(7) The eradication of any bighead or silver 
carps discovered in the Chicago waterway system. 
(8) The upgrading and making permanent of 
barrier I of the Electrical Disbursal Barrier System 
in a location and with the features and operations 
determined to be the most effective. 
(9) The implementation of measures rec-
ommended in the efficacy study authorized under 
section 3061 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1121) 
or provided in related interim reports. 
(10) The implementation of emergency meas-
ures, as necessary, to prevent bighead and silver 
carps from dispersing into the Great Lakes. 
(11) The acquisition of real estate necessary for 
the construction, operation, and maintenance of the 
Electrical Disbursal Barrier System. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the following: 
(1) The actions taken by the Secretary pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
(2) Strategies for addressing any effects with 
respect to commerce resulting from such actions. 
(3) Strategies for addressing any effects with 
respect to flood control resulting from such actions. 
(4) Legislative recommendations relating to 
strategies under paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(c) CHICAGO WATERWAY SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Chicago waterway system’’ means the 
system of waterways in Illinois and Indiana composed of 
the following: 
(1) The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. 
(2) The Calumet-Sag Channel. 
(3) The Chicago River. 
(4) The Calumet River. 
(5) The Grand Calumet River. 
(6) The Little Calumet River. 
(7) The North Shore Channel. 
(8) The Illinois and Michigan Canal. 
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