To reauthorize a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of certain water-related feasibility studies carried out by non-Federal interests.

Bill: 116-hr-6000
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Congressional oversight

Floods and storm protection

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Navigation, waterways, harbors
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of allowing nonfederal interests to carry out feasibility studies for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and coastal harbor and channel and inland navigation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2020 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To reauthorize a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of certain water-related feasibility studies carried out by non-Federal interests.

1. Non-Federal implementation of water-related feasibility studies Section 1043(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)(B) by inserting and every 5 years thereafter until the termination of authority of the pilot program, after enactment of this Act, ; (2) in paragraph (7) by striking on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting at the end of the fiscal year period described in paragraph (8) ; and (3) in paragraph (8) by striking fiscal years 2015 through 2019 and inserting fiscal years 2021 through 2025 .