To provide for a comprehensive study by the National Research Council of the National Academies to assess the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academies to conduct a comprehensive study of the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System. Requires that the study include: (1) a summary of the existing body of scientific knowledge on the ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, and biogeochemistry of the Apalachicola River and the greater River System, the ecosystem services provided by that River, the impact of variation in freshwater flow on the ecology of the river and downstream coastal ecosystems, and how to restore the natural hydraulic function of the System; (2) assessments of models that serve as the basis for the master manuals of the System, of water availability, supply options, demand-management alternatives, and socioeconomic factors that influence uses in the System, and of policies, regulations, and other factors that affect federal water project operations; and (3) recommendations for an approach to determine water limits that recognize the needs of all water users along the System and for additional measures to address the long-term watershed management needs of the System.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 2008

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 June 2008

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   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 June 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 June 2008

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 18 June 2008 · Official file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Kathy Castor · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Cosponsor
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