A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region.

Bill: 114-s-3121
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2016-06-29
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Atlantic Ocean

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Government studies and investigations

Lakes and rivers

Marine pollution

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to develop a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region. (Current law requires the Corps to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects to restore such ecosystems.)</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3121 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2016 Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region.

1. North Atlantic coastal region Section 4009 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–121 ; 128 Stat. 1316) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking conduct a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects and inserting develop a comprehensive assessment and management plan ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through In carrying out the study and inserting the following: (b) Assessment and management plan In developing the comprehensive assessment and management plan ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) and inserting identified in the comprehensive assessment and management plan under this section .