HR 8402 · 95th Congress · Inland water transportation

Inland Navigation Improvement Act

Introduced 1977-07-18· Sponsored by Rep. Rooney, Fred B. [D-PA-15]· 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 House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.(1977-07-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Inland Navigation Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of the Corps of Engineers, to replace locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, in accordance with the project report dated July 31, 1976. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Corps of Engineers, to replace as a part of such project, the terrestrial wildlife habitat inundated by project construction, and to manage such lands for wildlife mitigation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to construct a project-related recreation development near Ellis Island, Missouri, on a cost-sharing basis with Missouri. Directs that such recreation area be administered in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. Establishes the Mississippi River navigation channel above Alton, Illinois, at nine feet. Prohibits the Secretary or other Federal officials from studying the feasibility of deepening the navigation channels in the Minnesota River, Minnesota; Black River, Wisconsin; Saint Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin; the Mississippi River north of Cairo, Illinois; Kaskaskia River, Illinois; and Illinois River, Illinois. Directs the President …

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