Water Resources Policy Act of 1983

Summary

Water Resources Policy Act of 1983 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, from initiating construction on any water resource project or any separable part of a project until a non-Federal public interest agrees to provide certain percentages of the cost of such projects. Sets forth such percentages depending on the purpose of such projects. Requires the Secretary to agree in writing to such cost-sharing arrangements. Authorizes the Secretary to accept payments in kind toward the non-Federal share of such projects, provided that at least ten percent of the costs are provided in cash during the period of project construction. Authorizes the Secretary to delay the initial payment to be made by the non-Federal public interest at the request of such public interests.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 12 April 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 May 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Water Resources. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

4. 18 May 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Water Resources. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 June 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Water Resources. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

6. 8 November 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Environment and Public Works. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1739 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 April 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Sponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Water Resources Development Act of 1983