Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2875
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2013-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Motor carriers
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New York City
Railroads
Roads and highways
Seashores and lakeshores
Transportation programs funding
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-31
text: 
Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study measures that provide the greatest flood protection and climate resilience for New York City coastal communities from a disaster such as Hurricane Sandy.
 
 Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the environmental impact of each major disaster that will have a significant environmental impact on U.S. waters.
 
Makes one of the goals of national freight policy to ensure that the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of moving cargo through a community are fully accounted for in establishing the national freight network (composed of highways, railways, navigable waterways, seaports, airports, freight intermodal connectors, and aerotropolis transportation systems most critical to the multimodal movement of freight).
 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that ports and harbors are incorporated into the national freight network.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to make grants to states and local governments for projects to improve port infrastructure and intermodal rail and highway networks.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, acting jointly with the EPA Administrator, to establish a green port designation for ports that meet certain environmental standards.
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to provide grants and technical assistance to a designated green port to implement innovations that minimize the environmental impacts of port operations.
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the Economic Development Administration (EDA), to make grants to states and local governments for projects to establish environmentally sustainable waterfront areas. Sets the federal share of project costs at 75%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-31
text: Introduced in House