S 1279 · 106th Congress · Water Resources Development
Missouri River Valley Improvement Act of 1999
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.(1999-06-24)
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Missouri River Valley Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on the Missouri River (River). (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a River study to examine needs and opportunities for acquisition of land and water surrounding the River as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. (Sec. 6) Amends provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to a project for the mitigation of River fish and wildlife losses to require the Secretary of the Army to report to Congress outlining the feasibility and costs of acquiring and restoring up to 25 percent of lost habitat in the River floodplain in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary of the Army to complete, and report to Congress on, a study that: (1) analyzes any adverse effects on aquatic and riparian-dependent fish and wildlife resulting from operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Project in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana; and (2) recommend appropriate measures to mitigate such effects. Directs such S…
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