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H.R. 1014 (100th)

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of the feasibility of constructing a canal connecting Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal.

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Introduced

4 February 1987

Last action

17 February 1987 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of constructing and operating a canal connecting Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal in the vicinity of Lockport, New York. Requires the study to consider: (1) cost of construction; (2) environmental impact; (3) economic impact on the surrounding region; and (4) the combined effects of the canal connecting Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal and another canal which was the subject of the Study on Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal. Lists the combined effects of the two canals to be studied as: (1) the projected shipping volume on the canal connecting Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal; (2) the projected shipping volume on the canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River; (3) changes in shipping volume on the Welland Canal; and (4) changes in shipping patterns among U.S. and Canadian ports on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Requires the Secretary of the Army to make a report to the Congress within two years.

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Timeline

  1. 4 February 1987

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 February 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 February 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 February 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

    Source: Committee

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