To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to improve compensatory mitigation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to improve compensatory mitigation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Finance, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section idd5166aff3a964640880a514b203a30a1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Corps Civil Works Compensatory Mitigation Act.
- Section id9e04f392b2c844e88891538371b511dd: 2. Fish and wildlife mitigation Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) is amended— in subsection (d)(3)(B)(iv)— in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to improve compensatory mitigation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Finance, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to improve compensatory mitigation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Alex Padilla
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an agreement between the Secretary and a mitigation provider that— uses accepted Corps of Engineers District-level mitigation practices described in part 332 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)
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