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THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024

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On 2024-12-09, Representative Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) delivered a floor speech titled "THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024" in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered the environment, infrastructure. It referenced legislation including HR6254, HR8812, S4367.

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THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024

Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [House] [Pages H6453-H6529] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024 Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 4367) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 4367 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents. DIVISION A--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Secretary defined. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--General Matters Sec. 1101. Outreach and access. Sec. 1102. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation. Sec. 1103. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. Sec. 1104. Minimum real estate interest. Sec. 1105. Review process. Sec. 1106. Processing timelines. Sec. 1107. Continuing authority programs. Sec. 1108. Stormwater management projects. Sec. 1109. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 1110. Construction of water resources development projects by non- Federal interests. Sec. 1111. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 1112. Services of volunteers. Sec. 1113. Nonrecreation outgrant policy. Sec. 1114. Silver Jackets program. Sec. 1115. Support of Army civil works missions. Sec. 1116. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. Sec. 1117. Harbor deepening. Sec. 1118. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. Sec. 1119. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. Sec. 1120. Real estate administrative fees. Sec. 1121. Databases of Corps recreational sites. Sec. 1122. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. Sec. 1123. National coastal mapping program. Sec. 1124. Removal of abandoned vessels. Sec. 1125. Missouri River existing features protection. Sec. 1126. Inland waterway projects. Sec. 1127. Planning assistance for States. Sec. 1128. Expedited consideration. Sec. 1129. Emerging harbors. Sec. 1130. Maximization of beneficial use. Sec. 1131. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. Sec. 1132. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program. Sec. 1133. Funding to process permits. Sec. 1134. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. Sec. 1135. Corrosion prevention. Sec. 1136. Federal breakwaters and jetties. Sec. 1137. Eligibility for inter-Tribal consortiums. Sec. 1138. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. Sec. 1139. Ability to pay. Sec. 1140. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 1141. Tribal project implementation pilot program. Sec. 1142. Federal interest determinations. Sec. 1143. Watershed and river basin assessments. Sec. 1144. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. Sec. 1145. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. Sec. 1146. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. Sec. 1147. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 1148. Treatment of projects in covered communities. Sec. 1149. Remote operations at Corps dams. Sec. 1150. Reporting and oversight. Sec. 1151. Alternate seaports. Sec. 1152. Columbia River Basin. Sec. 1153. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities. Sec. 1154. Retention of recreation fees. Sec. 1155. Sense of Congress related to water data. Sec. 1156. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits. Subtitle B--Grace F. Napolitano Priority for Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency Act of 2024 Sec. 1160. Short title. Sec. 1161. Declaration of policy. Sec. 1162. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. Sec. 1163. Updates to certain water control manuals. Sec. 1164. Emergency drought operations pilot program. Sec. 1165. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. TITLE II--STUDIES AND REPORTS Sec. 1201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. Sec. 1202. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies. Sec. 1203. Expedited completion. Sec. 1204. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies. Sec. 1205. Corps of Engineers Reports. Sec. 1206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures. Sec. 1207. Craig Harbor, Alaska. Sec. 1208. Studies for modification of project purposes in the Colorado River Basin in Arizona. [[Page H6454]] Sec. 1209. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, reallocation study. Sec. 1210. Oceanside, California. Sec. 1211. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Study. Sec. 1212. Sussex County, Delaware. Sec. 1213. J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia. Sec. 1214. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. Sec. 1215. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection, Louisiana. Sec. 1216. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sec. 1217. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation. Sec. 1218. New Jersey Shore protection, New Jersey. Sec. 1219. Excess land report for certain projects in North Dakota. Sec. 1220. Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. Sec. 1221. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas. Sec. 1222. Lake O' the Pines, Texas. Sec. 1223. Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Texas. Sec. 1224. Waco Lake, Texas. Sec. 1225. Coastal Washington. Sec. 1226. Kanawha River Basin. Sec. 1227. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. Sec. 1228. Briefing on status of certain activities on Missouri River. Sec. 1229. Ogallala Aquifer. Sec. 1230. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin. Sec. 1231. Upper Susquehanna River Basin comprehensive flood damage reduction feasibility study. Sec. 1232. Technical correction, Walla Walla River. Sec. 1233. Dam safety assurance consideration. Sec. 1234. Sea sparrow accounting. Sec. 1235. Report on efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species. Sec. 1236. Deadline for previously required list of covered projects. Sec. 1237. Examination of reduction of microplastics. Sec. 1238. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas. Sec. 1239. Study on land valuation procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program. Sec. 1240. Report to Congress on levee safety guidelines. Sec. 1241. Public-private partnership user's guide. Sec. 1242. Review of authorities and programs for alternative delivery methods. Sec. 1243. Cooperation authority. Sec. 1244. GAO studies. TITLE III--DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS Sec. 1301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 1302. Specific deauthorizations. Sec. 1303. General reauthorizations. Sec. 1304. Environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1305. Environmental infrastructure pilot program. Sec. 1306. Conveyances. Sec. 1307. Selma, Alabama. Sec. 1308. Barrow, Alaska. Sec. 1309. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska. Sec. 1310. San Francisco Bay, California. Sec. 1311. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California. Sec. 1312. Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut. Sec. 1313. Faulkner Island, Connecticut. Sec. 1314. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. Sec. 1315. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. Sec. 1316. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois. Sec. 1317. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Sec. 1318. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. Sec. 1319. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana. Sec. 1320. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sec. 1321. Missouri River levee system, Missouri. Sec. 1322. Stockton Lake, Missouri. Sec. 1323. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas. Sec. 1324. Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New York. Sec. 1325. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington. Sec. 1326. Willamette Valley, Oregon. Sec. 1327. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris counties, Texas. Sec. 1328. Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas. Sec. 1329. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. Sec. 1330. Lake Champlain Watershed, Vermont and New York. Sec. 1331. Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project, Port Angeles, Washington. Sec. 1332. Western Washington State, Washington. Sec. 1333. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska. Sec. 1334. Chattahoochee River Program. Sec. 1335. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program. Sec. 1336. Delaware Coastal System Program. Sec. 1337. Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. Sec. 1338. Hawaii environmental restoration. Sec. 1339. Illinois River basin restoration. Sec. 1340. Kentucky and West Virginia environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1341. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. Sec. 1342. New York emergency shore restoration. Sec. 1343. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New Jersey. Sec. 1344. Southeastern North Carolina environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1345. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Sec. 1346. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Sec. 1347. Ohio and North Dakota. Sec. 1348. Oregon environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1349. Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1350. Washington Aqueduct. Sec. 1351. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Sec. 1352. Northern West Virginia. Sec. 1353. Southern West Virginia. Sec. 1354. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. Sec. 1355. Acequias irrigation systems. Sec. 1356. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. Sec. 1357. Bosque wildlife restoration project. Sec. 1358. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. Sec. 13

Referenced legislation: S4367, S4367, HR6254, HR8812

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THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024 Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [House] [Pages H6453-H6529] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024 Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 4367) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 4367 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents. DIVISION A--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Secretary defined. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--General Matters Sec. 1101. Outreach and access. Sec. 1102. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation. Sec. 1103. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. Sec. 1104. Minimum real estate interest. Sec. 1105. Review process. Sec. 1106. Processing timelines. Sec. 1107. Continuing authority programs. Sec. 1108. Stormwater management projects. Sec. 1109. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 1110. Construction of water resources development projects by non- Federal interests. Sec. 1111. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 1112. Services of volunteers. Sec. 1113. Nonrecreation outgrant policy. Sec. 1114. Silver Jackets program. Sec. 1115. Support of Army civil works missions. Sec. 1116. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. Sec. 1117. Harbor deepening. Sec. 1118. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. Sec. 1119. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. Sec. 1120. Real estate administrative fees. Sec. 1121. Databases of Corps recreational sites. Sec. 1122. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. Sec. 1123. National coastal mapping program. Sec. 1124. Removal of abandoned vessels. Sec. 1125. Missouri River existing features protection. Sec. 1126. Inland waterway projects. Sec. 1127. Planning assistance for States. Sec. 1128. Expedited consideration. Sec. 1129. Emerging harbors. Sec. 1130. Maximization of beneficial use. Sec. 1131. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. Sec. 1132. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program. Sec. 1133. Funding to process permits. Sec. 1134. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. Sec. 1135. Corrosion prevention. Sec. 1136. Federal breakwaters and jetties. Sec. 1137. Eligibility for inter-Tribal consortiums. Sec. 1138. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. Sec. 1139. Ability to pay. Sec. 1140. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 1141. Tribal project implementation pilot program. Sec. 1142. Federal interest determinations. Sec. 1143. Watershed and river basin assessments. Sec. 1144. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. Sec. 1145. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. Sec. 1146. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. Sec. 1147. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 1148. Treatment of projects in covered communities. Sec. 1149. Remote operations at Corps dams. Sec. 1150. Reporting and oversight. Sec. 1151. Alternate seaports. Sec. 1152. Columbia River Basin. Sec. 1153. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities. Sec. 1154. Retention of recreation fees. Sec. 1155. Sense of Congress related to water data. Sec. 1156. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits. Subtitle B--Grace F. Napolitano Priority for Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency Act of 2024 Sec. 1160. Short title. Sec. 1161. Declaration of policy. Sec. 1162. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. Sec. 1163. Updates to certain water control manuals. Sec. 1164. Emergency drought operations pilot program. Sec. 1165. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. TITLE II--STUDIES AND REPORTS Sec. 1201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. Sec. 1202. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies. Sec. 1203. Expedited completion. Sec. 1204. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies. Sec. 1205. Corps of Engineers Reports. Sec. 1206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures. Sec. 1207. Craig Harbor, Alaska. Sec. 1208. Studies for modification of project purposes in the Colorado River Basin in Arizona. [[Page H6454]] Sec. 1209. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, reallocation study. Sec. 1210. Oceanside, California. Sec. 1211. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Study. Sec. 1212. Sussex County, Delaware. Sec. 1213. J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia. Sec. 1214. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. Sec. 1215. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection, Louisiana. Sec. 1216. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sec. 1217. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation. Sec. 1218. New Jersey Shore protection, New Jersey. Sec. 1219. Excess land report for certain projects in North Dakota. Sec. 1220. Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. Sec. 1221. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas. Sec. 1222. Lake O' the Pines, Texas. Sec. 1223. Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Texas. Sec. 1224. Waco Lake, Texas. Sec. 1225. Coastal Washington. Sec. 1226. Kanawha River Basin. Sec. 1227. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. Sec. 1228. Briefing on status of certain activities on Missouri River. Sec. 1229. Ogallala Aquifer. Sec. 1230. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin. Sec. 1231. Upper Susquehanna River Basin comprehensive flood damage reduction feasibility study. Sec. 1232. Technical correction, Walla Walla River. Sec. 1233. Dam safety assurance consideration. Sec. 1234. Sea sparrow accounting. Sec. 1235. Report on efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species. Sec. 1236. Deadline for previously required list of covered projects. Sec. 1237. Examination of reduction of microplastics. Sec. 1238. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas. Sec. 1239. Study on land valuation procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program. Sec. 1240. Report to Congress on levee safety guidelines. Sec. 1241. Public-private partnership user's guide. Sec. 1242. Review of authorities and programs for alternative delivery methods. Sec. 1243. Cooperation authority. Sec. 1244. GAO studies. TITLE III--DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS Sec. 1301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 1302. Specific deauthorizations. Sec. 1303. General reauthorizations. Sec. 1304. Environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1305. Environmental infrastructure pilot program. Sec. 1306. Conveyances. Sec. 1307. Selma, Alabama. Sec. 1308. Barrow, Alaska. Sec. 1309. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska. Sec. 1310. San Francisco Bay, California. Sec. 1311. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California. Sec. 1312. Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut. Sec. 1313. Faulkner Island, Connecticut. Sec. 1314. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. Sec. 1315. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. Sec. 1316. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois. Sec. 1317. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Sec. 1318. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. Sec. 1319. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana. Sec. 1320. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sec. 1321. Missouri River levee system, Missouri. Sec. 1322. Stockton Lake, Missouri. Sec. 1323. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas. Sec. 1324. Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New York. Sec. 1325. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington. Sec. 1326. Willamette Valley, Oregon. Sec. 1327. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris counties, Texas. Sec. 1328. Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas. Sec. 1329. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. Sec. 1330. Lake Champlain Watershed, Vermont and New York. Sec. 1331. Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project, Port Angeles, Washington. Sec. 1332. Western Washington State, Washington. Sec. 1333. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska. Sec. 1334. Chattahoochee River Program. Sec. 1335. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program. Sec. 1336. Delaware Coastal System Program. Sec. 1337. Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. Sec. 1338. Hawaii environmental restoration. Sec. 1339. Illinois River basin restoration. Sec. 1340. Kentucky and West Virginia environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1341. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. Sec. 1342. New York emergency shore restoration. Sec. 1343. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New Jersey. Sec. 1344. Southeastern North Carolina environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1345. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Sec. 1346. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Sec. 1347. Ohio and North Dakota. Sec. 1348. Oregon environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1349. Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure. Sec. 1350. Washington Aqueduct. Sec. 1351. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Sec. 1352. Northern West Virginia. Sec. 1353. Southern West Virginia. Sec. 1354. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. Sec. 1355. Acequias irrigation systems. Sec. 1356. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. Sec. 1357. Bosque wildlife restoration project. Sec. 1358. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. Sec. 13 Referenced legislation: S4367, S4367, HR6254, HR8812