Lake Lanier and Upper Chattahoochee Safety Act

Bill: 117-hr-7796
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2022-05-17
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Lake Lanier and Upper Chattahoochee Safety Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to review potential threats to human life and safety from the use of recreational areas at Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier in northern Georgia. The bill also requires USACE to install technology necessary to alert the public of hazardous water conditions or to minimize or eliminate threats to human life and safety (e.g., sirens, strobe lights, and signage).</p> <p> USACE operates and maintains Buford Dam which forms Lake Sidney Lanier. The Chattahoochee River flows just below the dam. Water releases from the dam effect water levels in Lake Sidney Lanier and river flow conditions below Buford Dam.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7796 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2022 Ms. Bourdeaux introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Corps of Engineers to carry out a review of recreational hazards at Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lake Lanier and Upper Chattahoochee Safety Act . 2. Review of recreational hazards at Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall— (1) carry out a review of potential threats to human life and safety from use of designated recreational areas at the Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, authorized by section 1 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 635); and (2) install such technologies and other measures, including sirens, strobe lights, and signage, that the Secretary, based on the review carried out under paragraph (1), determines necessary for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions or to otherwise minimize or eliminate any identified threats to human life and safety.