Water Resources Development Act

Summary

Water Resources Development Act - Title I: Water Resources Development - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to undertake the design, construction, repair, improvement, and modification of specified public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control and other enumerated purposes. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such projects. Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary to conduct, for a period of five fiscal years, a national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program. Provides for the establishment of a Shoreline Erosion Advisory Panel. Sets forth the duties of such Panel. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 per year for construction of such projects. Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct navigational and flood-control projects on specified public works. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such projects. River Basin Monetary Authorization Act - Title II: River Basin Monetary Authorizations - Authorizes specified amounts to be appropriated for the prosecution of development plans of enumerated river basins. States that such sums shall not exceed $764,000,000.

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Timeline

1. 12 September 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 September 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 September 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 October 1973

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works with amendment, H. Rept. 93-541.

   Source: Committee

5. 3 October 1973

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works with amendment, H. Rept. 93-541.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 October 1973

   Vote

   Measure passed House, amended, roll call #521 (337-14).

   Source: Floor

7. 12 October 1973

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #521 (337-14).

   Source: Floor

8. 16 October 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

9. 22 January 1974

   ResolvingDifferences

   Conference scheduled in Senate.

   Source: ResolvingDifferences

10. 22 January 1974

    Vote

    Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2798, roll call #8 (78-6).

    Source: Floor

11. 22 January 1974

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2798, roll call #8 (78-6).

    Source: Floor

12. 22 January 1974

    Discharge

    Committee on Public Works discharged in Senate.

    Source: Discharge

13. 22 January 1974

    Committee

    Committee on Public Works discharged in Senate.

    Source: Committee

14. 24 January 1974

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

15. 13 February 1974

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-796.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 13 February 1974

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-796.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

17. 19 February 1974

    Vote

    House agreed to conference report, roll call #36 (374-4).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

18. 19 February 1974

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #36 (374-4).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 21 February 1974

    Vote

    Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #39 (78-7).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 21 February 1974

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #39 (78-7).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

21. 25 February 1974

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

22. 25 February 1974

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

23. 7 March 1974

    President

    Public law 93-251.

    Source: President

24. 7 March 1974

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

25. 7 March 1974

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 8 March 1974

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• Public Law

  summary · EN · 7 March 1974

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 September 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Blatnik, John Anton [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Robert E., Jr. [D-AL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harsha, William H. [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kluczynski, John C. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grover, James R., Jr. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clark, Frank M. [D-PA-25] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Harold T. [D-CA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Zion, Roger H. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dorn, William Jennings Bryan [D-SC-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Henderson, David N. [D-NC-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mizell, Wilmer [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baker, LaMar [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Walsh, William F. [R-NY-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Water Resources Development Act
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 10203) authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Water Resources Development Act