To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.

Bill: 114-hr-1370
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2015-03-16
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aquatic ecology

Army Corps of Engineers

Dams and canals

Fishes

Floods and storm protection

Government information and archives

Missouri River

Water storage

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps and elevate flood control as the highest priority of authorized purposes of the Corps at all times.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2015 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.

1. Master water control manual revision Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps and elevate flood control as the highest priority of authorized purposes of the Corps at all times, not just during significant runoff events.