HR 5584 · 102th Congress · Water Resources Development

Harold T. "Biz" Johnson Memorial Dam Act

Introduced 1992-07-09· Sponsored by Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.(1992-07-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Harold T. "Biz" Johnson Memorial Dam Act - Title I: Sacramento and American Rivers Flood Control Project - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) to carry out a project for flood control and recreation on the Sacramento and American Rivers. Requires the project to: (1) include the construction of a pumping plant and facilities to fulfill certain Federal water supply requirements; and (2) be designed so as not to preclude future expansion for water, power, and other beneficial purposes. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the State of California to establish an independent consulting board (composed of recognized dam engineering experts) to review the design and construction effort and to provide technical confirmation that the project will create no significant impediments to the construction of a contemplated multi-purpose project. Directs the: (1) Secretary to consider certain pre-project construction work of non-Federal sponsors to protect the Natomas area as part of the non-Federal share of the project's costs; (2) United States to receive credit as part of its Federal share of project costs for any lands acquired and works constructed by the Bureau of…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat