House Bill 7657
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 with respect to anadromous fish habitat and passage, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7657
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out aquatic ecosystem restoration projects to improve habitat or passage for anadromous fish, including (1) installing fish bypass structures on small water diversions, (2) modifying tide gates, and (3) restoring or reconnecting floodplains and wetlands that are important for anadromous fish habitat or passage. Anadromous fish are species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and that migrate to ocean waters.
The Corps must give such projects equal priority for implementation as other aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.
July 16, 2020
08/10/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
07/16/2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/16/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:54 PM