An amendment numbered 25 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to direct GAO to conduct a study on USACE's ability to comply with Federal stormwater runoff requirements.
What it does: Adds SEC. __. STUDY ON STORMWATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS at the end of title I
Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 8
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Adds SEC. __. STUDY ON STORMWATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS at the end of title I
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. STUDY ON STORMWATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study on the compliance of projects and properties constructed or renovated by the Corps of Engineers with stormwater runoff requirements.
Inserted: (b) Requirements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of--
Inserted: (1) the extent to which the Corps of Engineers has complied with section 439 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17094) for projects and properties constructed or renovated since February 1, 2010;
Inserted: (2) the feasibility of the Corps of Engineers to meet the requirement to restore the predevelopment hydrology of properties under the "maximum extent technically feasible" standard created under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007;
Inserted: (3) potential changes to the Corps of Engineers' budgeting, planning, design, construction, and maintenance strategies that could increase the agency's ability to meet the requirement described in paragraph (2);
Inserted: (4) potential changes to the guidance described in the Technical Guidance on Implementing the Stormwater Runoff Requirements for Federal Projects under section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and dated December 2009, that could increase the Corps of Engineers' ability to meet the requirement described in paragraph (2).
Original wording
Add at the end of title I the following:
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As printed
Add at the end of title I the following:
SEC. __. STUDY ON STORMWATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study on the compliance of projects and properties constructed or renovated by the Corps of Engineers with stormwater runoff requirements.
(b) Requirements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of--
(1) the extent to which the Corps of Engineers has complied with section 439 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17094) for projects and properties constructed or renovated since February 1, 2010;
(2) the feasibility of the Corps of Engineers to meet the requirement to restore the predevelopment hydrology of properties under the “maximum extent technically feasible” standard created under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007;
(3) potential changes to the Corps of Engineers' budgeting, planning, design, construction, and maintenance strategies that could increase the agency's ability to meet the requirement described in paragraph (2);
(4) potential changes to the guidance described in the Technical Guidance on Implementing the Stormwater Runoff Requirements for Federal Projects under section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and dated December 2009, that could increase the Corps of Engineers' ability to meet the requirement described in paragraph (2).
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House amendment offered
June 6, 2018
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House amendment offered
June 6, 2018
House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A025) offered by Mr. Heck.(consideration: CR H4826-4827; text: CR H4826)
June 6, 2018 • 4:47 PM
Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
June 6, 2018 • 4:51 PM
House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Heck amendment (A025) Agreed to by voice vote.
June 6, 2018 • 4:51 PM
Amendment (A025) offered by Mr. Heck. (consideration: CR H4826-4827; text: CR H4826)
June 6, 2018 • 4:47 PM
On agreeing to the Heck amendment (A025) Agreed to by voice vote.
June 6, 2018 • 4:51 PM