Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a replacement lock and dam project on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake steps to provide for wildlife protection and recreational activities in conjunction with such project.
Withdraws all authority for the Secretary of the Army to construct or study the feasibility of construction or modification of a channel in the Mississippi River north of its juncture with the Illinois River.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transportation to study the bulk commodity freight requirements on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Waterway.
Withdraws the authority of: (1) any Federal agency to study the feasibility of deepening the navigation channels in the Minnesota River, Minnesota; Black River, Wisconsin; Saint Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin; Illinois River, Illinois and the Mississippi River north of its junction with the Missouri River, Missouri; and (2) the Secretary of the Army to study or construct a specified Mississippi River channel.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
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