93rd Congress > House > Vote 566

Date: 1974-02-19

Result: 374-4

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget Special Interest

Bill number: HR10203

Description: TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 10203, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT.

Bill summary: (LATEST SUMMARY) Water Resources Development Act - =Title I: Water Resources Development= - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to undertake the design, construction, repair, improvement, and modification of specified public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control and other enumerated purposes. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such projects. Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct navigational and flood-control (...show more) projects on specified public works. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such projects. Streambank Erosion Control Evaluation and Demonstration Act - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish and conduct for a period of five fiscal years a national streambank erosion prevention and control demonstration program. Provides that the program shall consist of: (1) an evaluation of the extent of streambank erosion on navigable rivers and their tributaries; (2) development of new methods and techniques for bank protection, research on soil stability, and identification of the causes of erosion; (3) a report to the Congress on the results of such studies and the recommendations of the Secretary of the Army on means for the prevention and correction of streambank erosion; and (4) demonstration projects, including bank protection works. Requires that demonstration projects authorized by this section shall be undertaken on streams selected to reflect a variety of geographical and environmental conditions, including streams with naturally occurring erosion problems and streams with erosion caused or increased by manmade structures or activities. Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary to conduct, for a period of five fiscal years, a national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program. Provides for the establishment of a Shoreline Erosion Advisory Panel. Sets forth the duties of such Panel. Authorizes an appropriation of $8,000,000 for construction of such projects. River Basin Monetary Authorization Act - =Title II: River Basin Monetary Authorizations= - Authorizes specified amounts to be appropriated for the prosecution of development plans on enumerated river basins. States that such sums shall not exceed $764,000,000.

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Bill titles: A bill authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 120-18, p. H907;

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