S.1795: A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about water resources development
  • Introduced Nov. 3, 2011
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 3, 2011

Bill Cosponsor

Bill Summary

Directs the Chief of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure that the System's flood control storage allocation has been: (1) recalculated so that the flood control storage allocation is based on the vacated space required to control the largest flood experienced in the System and the associated serious downstream flooding; and (2) adjusted, prior to each runoff season, such that...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov. 3, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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