S.2779: Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about water resources development
  • Introduced Nov. 16, 2009
  • Latest Major Action June 9, 2010

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Bill Summary

Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities; (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities for the...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-707.
Nov. 16, 2009

Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

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