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H.R. 913: Everglades for the Next Generation Act
- Introduced:
- Feb 28, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL20]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.
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- Text
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Last updated Feb 28, 2013.
3 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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2/28/2013--Introduced.
Everglades for the Next Generation Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, after completing a project implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out projects for:
(1) the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir;
(2) the Biscayne Bay coastal wetland;
(3) Broward County water preserve areas;
(4) the C-111 Spreader Canal;
(5) any other project identified in the Plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Chief of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed not later than five years after this Act's enactment; and
(6) any group of projects under the Plan that the Secretary determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if the group of projects is constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Chief and the District within that time frame.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
Slip laws refer to enacted bills and joint resolutions in their original form as enacted by Congress, that is, before other laws amend them. Slip laws are cited as “Public Law XXX-YYY”, where XXX is the number of the Congress in which the bill or resolution was introduced.
- Public Law 106-541:
S. 2796 (106th): Water Resources Development Act of 2000
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 114 Stat. 2684