Summary: Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota. Lists agreement requirements. Limits the federal share of planning, design, and construction of the System to 75% of the total cost. Delineates the components of System facilities for which federal funds may be expended and the System's service area. Limits the obligation of funds for construction. Provides that any cost relating to the System's operation, maintenance, or replacement shall not be a federal responsibility and shall be paid by the System.Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available to the System a quantity of power required to meet the System's pumping and incidental operation requirements from the water intake facilities and through the water treatment facilities and all first water distribution pumping facilities. Makes the System eligible to receive power only if it operates on a nonprofit basis and is constructed pursuant to the agreement. Directs the Authority to develop a water conservation plan containing a description of water conservation objectives and measures and a schedule for carrying out such measures. Requires the plan to be designed to ensure that users of water provided by the System will use the best practical technology and management techniques to conserve water.

directs secretary interior enter cooperative agreement provide federal assistance planning design construction specified counties montana north_dakota lists agreement requirements limits federal share planning design construction system total cost delineates components system facilities federal funds expended system service area limits obligation funds construction provides cost relating system operation maintenance replacement shall federal responsibility shall paid system directs administrator western_area_power_administration available system quantity power required meet system pumping incidental operation requirements water intake facilities water treatment facilities water distribution pumping facilities makes system eligible receive power operates nonprofit basis constructed pursuant agreement directs authority develop water conservation plan containing description water conservation objectives measures schedule carrying measures requires plan designed ensure users water provided system use best practical technology management techniques conserve water


Summary: Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Magna Water District, Utah, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will be used to provide recycled water in that District. Limits the federal share of the capital cost of the project to 25% of the total cost of the project. Allows each cost incurred by the District after January 1, 2003, relating to any capital, planning, design, permitting, construction, or land acquisition (including the value of reallocated water rights) for the project to be credited towards the non-federal share of the project's costs. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for the project's operation or maintenance. Authorizes appropriations.

groundwater recharge act amends reclamation wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize secretary interior cooperation utah participate design planning construction permanent facilities needed establish recycled water distribution wastewater treatment reclamation facilities provide recycled water district limits federal share capital cost project total cost project allows cost incurred district january relating capital planning design permitting construction land acquisition including value reallocated water rights project credited non federal share project costs prohibits funds provided secretary project operation maintenance authorizes appropriations


Summary: Tule River Tribe Water Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to complete a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for a domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial, and irrigation water supply for the Tule River Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California. Prohibits any project constructed relating to that study from providing water supply for the casino of the Tule River Tribe or any other tribal casino or any lodging, dining, entertainment, meeting space, parking, or other similar facility in support of a gaming activity. Provides that a water supply provided by a project constructed relating to the feasibility study shall be available to serve: (1) the domestic, municipal, and governmental (including firefighting) needs of the Tribe; and (2) other commercial, agricultural, and industrial needs not related to gaming.

tule river tribe water development act directs secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation complete feasibility study evaluate alternatives domestic commercial municipal industrial irrigation water supply california prohibits project constructed relating study providing water supply casino tribal casino lodging entertainment meeting space parking similar facility support gaming activity provides water supply provided project constructed relating feasibility study shall available serve domestic municipal governmental including firefighting needs tribe commercial agricultural industrial needs related gaming


Summary: Great Lakes Icebreaker Replacement Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Homeland Security for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard relating to the design, acquisition, and construction of a combined buoy tender-icebreaker to replace icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes.

replacement act_-_authorizes appropriations secretary homeland_security necessary expenses coast_guard relating design acquisition construction combined buoy tender icebreaker replace icebreaking capacity great lakes


Summary: Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and provide funding for a program of directed and applied research, to be conducted through a nonprofit water research foundation and sponsored by drinking water utilities, to assist the utilities in adapting to the effects of climate change. Requires research areas to include: (1) water quality impacts and solutions; (2) impacts on groundwater supplies from carbon sequestration; (3) water quantity impacts and solutions; (4) infrastructure impacts and solutions for water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities and underground pipelines; (5) desalination, water reuse, and alternative supply technologies; (6) energy efficiency and greenhouse gas minimization; (7) regional and hydrological basin cooperative water management solutions; (8) utility management, decision support systems, and water management models; (9) greenhouse gas emissions reduction and improvement of energy demand management; (10) water conservation and demand management; and (11) communications, education, and public acceptance.

drinking water adaptation technology education act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish provide funding program directed applied research conducted nonprofit water research foundation sponsored drinking water utilities assist utilities adapting effects climate change requires research areas include water quality impacts solutions impacts groundwater supplies carbon sequestration water quantity impacts solutions infrastructure impacts solutions water treatment wastewater treatment facilities underground pipelines desalination water reuse alternative supply technologies energy efficiency greenhouse gas minimization regional hydrological basin cooperative water management solutions utility management decision support systems water management models greenhouse gas emissions reduction improvement energy demand management water conservation demand management communications education public acceptance


Summary: Withdraws approximately 512 acres of covered land in Arizona (consisting of approximately 300 feet of the crest of the Craigin Dam and associated spillway, the reservoir pool of that Dam, and a specified corridor of land) from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Grants the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, exclusive jurisdiction to manage the Craigin Project in accordance with the Arizona Water Settlements Act. Defines the "Craigin Project" as the Craigin Dam, its reservoir pool, and any pipelines, linear improvements, buildings, hydroelectric generating facilities, priming tanks, transmission, telephone, and fiber optic lines, pumps, machinery, tools, appliances, and other Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District or Bureau of Reclamation structures and facilities used for the Project. Requires that Secretary and the District to ensure the compliance of each activity carried out at the Project with each applicable federal environmental law and coordinate with appropriate federal agencies in ensuring compliance. Grants the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, administrative jurisdiction over land management activities on the covered land and other appropriate management activities that do not conflict with, or adversely affect, the operation, maintenance, or replacement (including repair) of the Project, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the District, to enter into an agreement under which the Secretary of Agriculture may: (1) undertake any other appropriate management activity in accordance with applicable law that will improve the management and safety of the covered land and other land managed by the Secretary of Agriculture if the activity does not conflict with, or adversely affect, the operation, maintenance, or replacement (including repair) of the Project, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) carry out any emergency activities, such as fire suppression, on the covered land.

withdraws approximately acres covered land arizona consisting approximately feet crest dam associated reservoir pool dam specified corridor land forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition laws pertaining mineral geothermal leasing mineral materials grants secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation exclusive jurisdiction manage project accordance defines project dam reservoir pool pipelines improvements buildings hydroelectric generating facilities tanks transmission telephone fiber lines pumps machinery tools appliances bureau_of_reclamation structures facilities project requires secretary district ensure compliance activity carried project applicable federal environmental law coordinate appropriate federal agencies ensuring compliance grants secretary agriculture acting chief forest_service administrative jurisdiction land management activities covered land appropriate management activities conflict adversely affect operation maintenance replacement including repair project determined secretary interior authorizes secretary agriculture secretary interior coordination district enter agreement secretary agriculture undertake appropriate management activity accordance applicable law improve management safety covered land land managed secretary agriculture activity conflict adversely affect operation maintenance replacement including repair project determined secretary interior carry emergency activities fire suppression covered land


Summary: Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act - Title I: Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to plan, design, and construct a regional water system, in accordance with the settlement agreement dated January 19, 2006, among New Mexico, the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque, the city of Santa Fe, and Santa Fe County: (1) to divert water to the Pueblos and to the County Water Utility, in accordance with the Pojoaque Regional Water System Engineering Report, dated September 2008; and (2) that consists of surface water diversion facilities at San Ildefonso Pueblo on the Rio Grande and any treatment, transmission, storage and distribution facilities and wellfields for the County Distribution System (the portion of the regional water system that serves water customers on non-Pueblo land in the Pojoaque Basin) and Pueblo Water Facilities that are necessary to supply 4,000 acre-feet of water within the Pojoaque Basin. Authorizes New Mexico and Santa Fe County, in agreement with the Pueblos, the city of Santa Fe, and other signatories to the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement (that describes the location, capacity, and management of the regional water system and allocates system costs), to modify the extent, size, and capacity of the County Distribution System. (Sec. 102) Sets deadlines for: (1) the Pueblos and the County to submit to the Secretary an executed operating agreement for the regional water system; and (2) the Secretary to approve such agreement. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary, for the purpose of providing a reliable supply of water from the system for the Pueblos in accordance with the settlement agreement, to: (1) acquire rights to specified Nambe reserved water and water acquired by the County; (2) make a specified amount of water available to the Pueblos in accordance with the San Juan-Chama Project Act; and (3) seek approval to divert such water for the system at points consistent with the agreement. (Sec. 104) States that the regional water system shall have the capacity to divert from the Rio Grande a quantity of water sufficient to provide: (1) up to 4,000 acre-feet of consumptive use of water; and (2) the requisite peaking capacity described in the engineering report and the final project design. (Sec. 105) Establishes in the Treasury the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund. (Sec. 106) Directs the Secretary to comply with each federal law relating to environmental protection. (Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2022 to: (1) the Secretary for the planning, design, and construction of the regional water system and the conduct of environmental compliance activities; and (2) the Fund. Title II: Pojoaque Basin Indian Water Rights Settlement - (Sec. 201) Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the settlement agreement and the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement. (Sec. 202) Declares that the settlement agreement shall not constitute a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to comply with each federal law relating to environmental protection. (Sec. 203) Requires the Secretary to publish by September 15, 2017, a statement of finding that specified conditions have been fulfilled, including the following: (1) to the extent that the settlement agreement conflicts with this title, it has been revised to conform with this title; (2) the revised agreement has been executed by the appropriate parties and the Secretary; (3) Congress has fully appropriated, or the Secretary has provided from other authorized sources, all funds authorized in title I, with an exception, by December 15, 2016; (4) the Secretary has acquired and entered into appropriate contracts for the water rights described in that title; (5) permits have been issued by the New Mexico State Engineer to the Regional Water Authority to change the points of diversion to the mainstem of the Rio Grande for the diversion and consumptive use of at least 2,381 acre-feet by the Pueblos as part of the water supply for the regional water system, subject to specified conditions; (6) the state of New Mexico has enacted any necessary legislation and provided any funding that may be required under the settlement agreement; (7) a partial final decree that sets forth the water rights and other rights to water to which the Pueblos are entitled under the agreement and this title and that substantially conforms to the agreement has been approved by the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico; and (8) a final decree that sets forth the water rights for all parties to the Aamodt Case and that substantially conforms to the agreement has been approved by that Court by June 15, 2017. Sets forth criteria for substantial completion of the regional water system. Requires the Secretary, at the request of one or more of the Pueblos, on or after June 30, 2021, to: (1) consult with the Pueblos and confer with Santa Fe County and New Mexico on whether the criteria for substantial completion of the system will be met by June 30, 2024; and (2) determine whether the system has been substantially completed and submit a written notice of such determination to the Pueblos, the County, and the state. Provides that such determination shall be considered to be a final agency action subject to judicial review by the Decree Court. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the failure to make a timely determination; (2) the right to void a final decree; and (3) the voiding of waivers. (Sec. 204) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) waivers and releases of claims by the Pueblos and the United States; and (2) tolling of claims between the date of enactment of this Act and June 30, 2021.

pojoaque basin regional water system sec directs secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation plan design construct regional water system accordance settlement agreement dated january new_mexico pueblos pojoaque city santa_fe divert water pueblos accordance dated september consists surface water diversion facilities rio_grande treatment transmission storage distribution facilities portion regional water system serves water customers land necessary supply acre feet water authorizes new mexico agreement pueblos city santa_fe signatories describes location capacity management regional water system allocates system costs modify extent size capacity sec sets deadlines pueblos county submit secretary executed operating agreement regional water system secretary approve agreement sec directs secretary purpose providing reliable supply water system pueblos accordance settlement agreement acquire rights specified reserved water water acquired county specified water available pueblos accordance san_juan chama project act seek approval divert water system points consistent agreement sec states regional water system shall capacity divert rio grande quantity water sufficient provide acre feet consumptive use water requisite capacity described engineering report final project design sec establishes treasury settlement pueblos fund sec directs secretary comply federal law relating environmental protection sec authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2022 secretary planning design construction regional water system conduct environmental compliance activities fund title pojoaque basin indian water rights settlement sec authorizes ratifies confirms settlement agreement sec declares settlement agreement shall constitute major federal action national_environmental_policy_act directs secretary comply federal law relating environmental protection sec requires secretary publish september statement finding specified conditions fulfilled including following extent settlement agreement conflicts title revised conform title revised agreement executed appropriate parties secretary congress fully appropriated secretary provided authorized sources funds authorized title exception december secretary acquired entered appropriate contracts water rights described title permits issued change points diversion rio_grande diversion consumptive use acre feet pueblos water supply regional water system subject specified conditions state new_mexico enacted necessary legislation provided funding required settlement agreement partial final decree sets forth water rights rights water pueblos entitled agreement title substantially conforms agreement approved united_states_district_court final decree sets forth water rights parties case substantially conforms agreement approved court june sets forth criteria substantial completion regional water system requires secretary request pueblos june consult pueblos confer new_mexico criteria substantial completion system met june determine system substantially completed submit written notice determination pueblos county state provides determination shall considered final agency action subject judicial review sets forth provisions failure timely determination right void final decree waivers sec sets forth provisions waivers releases claims pueblos united_states tolling claims date enactment act june


Summary: Office of the National Alzheimer's Project Act - Establishes in the Office of the President the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project to: (1) accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer's; (2) create and maintain an integrated national plan to overcome Alzheimer's; (3) help to coordinate the health care and treatment of citizen's with Alzheimer's; (4) ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations that are at higher risk for Alzheimer's or that are least likely to receive care in clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of decreasing health disparities; and (5) coordinate with international bodies to integrate and inform the fight against Alzheimer's globally. Sets forth the duties of the Director of the Office, including to use discretionary authority to evaluate all federal programs around Alzheimer's. Establishes in the Office an Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research and Treatment.

accelerate development treatments prevent halt reverse course alzheimer create maintain integrated national plan overcome alzheimer help coordinate health care treatment citizen alzheimer ensure inclusion ethnic racial populations higher risk alzheimer likely receive care clinical research service efforts purpose decreasing health disparities coordinate international bodies integrate inform fight alzheimer globally sets forth duties director office including use discretionary authority evaluate federal programs alzheimer establishes alzheimer


Summary: Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon. Limits the federal share of project costs to 25% of the total. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance.

amends reclamation_wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize secretary interior participate design planning construction permanent facilities reclaim reuse water oregon limits federal share project costs total prohibits secretary providing funds project operation maintenance


Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of a specified contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing provisions of the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Provides that the prepayment: (1) shall result in the United States recovering the net present value of all repayment streams that would have been payable to the United States if this Act was not in effect; (2) may be provided in several installments to reflect substantial completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid and any increase in the repayment obligation resulting from delivery of water in addition to the water being delivered under this contract as of this Act's enactment date; (3) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost allocation including costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation, but unallocated as of the date of enactment, that are allocable to the water delivered under this contract; (4) may not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment financing utilized by the District; and (5) shall be made such that total repayment is made not later than September 30, 2019.

directs secretary interior allow prepayment specified contract united_states providing repayment municipal industrial water delivery facilities terms conditions similar implementing provisions provides prepayment shall result united_states recovering net present value repayment streams payable united_states act effect provided installments reflect substantial completion delivery facilities prepaid increase repayment obligation resulting delivery water addition water delivered contract act enactment date shall adjusted conform final cost allocation including costs incurred bureau_of_reclamation unallocated date enactment allocable water delivered contract adjusted basis type prepayment financing utilized district shall total repayment later september


Summary: Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 - Provides that the following voluntary water transfers shall be considered to meet conditions specified for authorized transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: (1) a transfer of irrigation water among CVP contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions; and (2) a transfer from a long-term Friant Division water service or repayment contractor to a temporary or prior temporary water service contractor within the place of use in existence on the date of the transfer, as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation water rights permits for the Friant Division. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of Reclamation, to initiate and complete on an expedited basis programmatic documentation to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the CVP. Directs the Commissioner to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve the water transfers under this Act; (2) evaluates potential effects of this Act on federal programs, Indian tribes, CVP operations, the environment, groundwater aquifers, refuges, and communities; and (3) provides recommendations on ways to facilitate and improve the process for water transfers within the CVP and water transfers between the CVP and other water projects in California. Requires the Commissioner to update the report by the end of the water year in which the report is submitted and each of the four water years thereafter.

facilitation act provides following voluntary water transfers shall considered meet conditions specified authorized transfers central_valley_project cvp water reclamation projects authorization adjustment act transfer irrigation water cvp contractors friant delta divisions transfer long term friant_division water service repayment contractor temporary prior temporary water service contractor place use existence date transfer identified bureau_of_reclamation water rights permits friant_division directs secretary interior acting director united_states fish_and_wildlife_service commissioner reclamation initiate complete expedited basis programmatic documentation facilitate voluntary water transfers cvp directs commissioner submit appropriate congressional committees report describes status efforts help facilitate improve water transfers act evaluates potential effects act federal programs indian tribes cvp operations environment groundwater aquifers refuges communities provides recommendations ways facilitate improve process water transfers cvp water transfers cvp water projects california requires commissioner update report end water year report submitted water years


Summary: Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities; (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies; and (3) collaborate with other public and private monitoring efforts in establishing the monitoring program.Directs the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a water resources assessment of the Basin. Requires the Director of the USGS to establish: (1) a computer modeling program of nutrient and sediment sources in the Basin; and (2) an Internet-based system to distribute information about nutrient and sediment loss reduction projects and nutrient and sediment levels in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries.

secretary interior acting united_states_geological_survey usgs establish nutrient sediment monitoring network directs secretary establish guidelines related data collection storage activities inventory sediment monitoring efforts governmental nongovernmental entities purpose creating baseline understanding overlap data gaps collaborate public private monitoring efforts establishing monitoring program directs national_research_council national_academy_of_sciences conduct water resources assessment basin requires director usgs establish computer modeling program nutrient sediment sources basin internet based system distribute information nutrient sediment loss reduction projects nutrient sediment levels upper_mississippi_river tributaries


Summary: Arctic Deep Water Sea Port Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of, and report to Congress on, the feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance U.S. strategic interests within the Arctic region.

directs secretary defense conduct study report congress feasibility potential establishing deep water sea port arctic protect advance strategic interests arctic region


Summary: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness, including with respect to road maintenance, hunting, fish and wildlife, watercraft, and buffer zones.

sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore conservation recreation act designates specified land inland water michigan wilderness component national_wilderness_preservation_system known sets forth requirements administration including respect road maintenance hunting fish wildlife watercraft buffer zones


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 8, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Alzheimer's Project Act - (Sec. 2) Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Alzheimer's Project.  Requires the Secretary to: (1) be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an integrated national plan to overcome Alzheimer's; (2) provide information and coordination of Alzheimer's research and services across all federal agencies; (3) accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer's; (4) improve the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and coordination of the care and treatment of citizens with Alzheimer's; (5) ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations at higher risk for Alzheimer's, or least likely to receive care for Alzheimer's, in clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of decreasing health disparities in Alzheimer's; and (6) coordinate with international bodies to integrate and inform the fight against Alzheimer's globally. Directs the Secretary to:(1) use discretionary authority to evaluate all federal programs around Alzheimer's, including budget requests and approvals; and (2) annually assess the nation's progress in preparing for the escalating burden of Alzheimer's. Establishes an Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services to advise the Secretary and provide the Secretary and Congress with: (1) an initial evaluation of all federally -funded efforts in Alzheimer's research, clinical care, and institutional-, home-, and community-based programs and their outcomes; (2) initial recommendations for priority actions to expand, eliminate, coordinate, or condense programs based on their performance, mission, and purpose; (3) initial recommendations to improve health outcomes and reduce the financial impact of Alzheimer's on Medicare and other federally-funded programs and on families living with Alzheimer's disease; and (4) an annual evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the recommendations through an updated national plan. Terminates the Advisory Council on December 31, 2025. Directs federal agencies to share Alzheimer's data with the Secretary. Sets forth reporting requirements. Terminates the Project on December 31, 2025.

measure amended passed senate december summary version repeated project act sec establishes office_of_the_secretary health_and_human_services hhs requires secretary responsible creation maintenance integrated national plan overcome alzheimer provide information coordination alzheimer research services federal agencies accelerate development treatments prevent halt reverse course alzheimer improve early diagnosis alzheimer disease coordination care treatment citizens alzheimer ensure inclusion ethnic racial populations higher risk alzheimer likely receive care alzheimer clinical research service efforts purpose decreasing health disparities alzheimer coordinate international bodies integrate inform fight alzheimer globally directs secretary use discretionary authority evaluate federal programs alzheimer including budget requests approvals annually assess nation progress preparing burden alzheimer establishes advisory_council alzheimer research care services advise secretary provide secretary congress initial evaluation federally efforts alzheimer research clinical care home- community based programs outcomes initial recommendations priority actions expand eliminate coordinate programs based performance mission purpose initial recommendations improve health outcomes reduce financial impact alzheimer medicare federally funded programs families living alzheimer disease annual evaluation implementation outcomes recommendations updated national plan terminates advisory council december directs federal agencies share alzheimer data secretary sets forth reporting requirements terminates project december


Summary: Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12063 (Little Wood River Ranch, Idaho), to: (1) extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works; or (2) if the license for Project No. 12063 has been terminated, reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works.

directs federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc request licensee project numbered idaho extend years enactment act time period licensee required commence construction project works license project terminated reinstate license extend years enactment act time period licensee required commence construction project works


Summary: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York, including any relevant sites and landscapes within counties in New York that abut that part of the River (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

study act directs secretary interior complete study state new_york evaluate national significance hudson_river flows fort edward southern boundary westchester_county new_york including relevant sites landscapes counties new_york abut river study area suitability feasibility designating study area unit national_park_system


Summary: Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from state volume caps private facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.

amends internal revenue code exempt state volume caps private facility bonds sewage water supply facilities


Summary: Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in providing to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana the St. Mary River water right, to allocate to the Tribe 50,000 acre-feet per year of stored water in Lake Sherburne Reservoir as part of the tribal water right. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage. Requires the Tribe and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to lease the water allocated to the Tribe for use by the Secretary for the Milk River Project. Requires, as part of the tribal water right, the Secretary to permanently allocate to the Tribe all remaining unallocated water in Lake Elwell. Directs the Secretary to carry out such activities as are necessary relating to: (1) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; (2) the completion to authorized acreage of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; and (3) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Four Horns Dam and Reservoir and associated delivery systems of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project. Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified compact and the Birch Creek Agreement. Holds the tribal water right in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Establishes: (1) the Blackfeet Land and Water Development Fund; and (2) the Birch Creek Mitigation Fund. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) water rights in the Lewis and Clark National Forest; and (2) Milk River water rights.

blackfeet_water_rights_settlement_act directs secretary interior providing montana mary_river water right allocate tribe acre feet year stored water lake reservoir tribal water right exempts tribe requirement pay costs associated allocation prohibits allocation increased year year carryover storage requires tribe secretary enter agreement lease water allocated tribe use secretary milk_river_project requires tribal water right secretary permanently allocate tribe remaining unallocated water lake elwell directs secretary carry activities necessary relating planning design construction rehabilitation improvement blackfeet_irrigation_project completion authorized acreage blackfeet_irrigation_project planning design construction rehabilitation improvement reservoir associated delivery systems ratifies confirms specified compact creek agreement holds tribal water right trust united_states benefit tribe establishes sets forth provisions concerning water rights lewis clark_national_forest milk_river water rights


Summary: Permanent Prevention of Asian Carp Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water System (CAWS) and other aquatic pathways. Requires the study to: (1) include options to address flooding, Chicago wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational vessel traffic alternatives; and (2) contain a detailed analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each option. Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out this Act at full federal cost; and (2) the President, or the Council on Environmental Quality as a designee to the President, to oversee the study to ensure its thoroughness and timely completion. Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) monitor and survey all waters that connect to the Great Lakes Basin or could connect to it due to flooding, underground hydrological connection, or human-made diversion to identify additional threats that could allow Asian Carp to enter the Basin; and (2) prioritize each threat and help identify means to impede the passage of Asian Carp to the Basin.

permanent prevention asian carp act directs secretary army acting chief engineers study watersheds illinois chicago including tributaries drain directly lake michigan determine feasibility best means implementing hydrologic separation great lakes mississippi_river_basins prevent introduction establishment populations aquatic nuisance species great_lakes mississippi_river_basins caws aquatic pathways requires study include options address flooding chicago wastewater stormwater infrastructure waterway safety operations barge recreational vessel traffic alternatives contain detailed analysis environmental benefits costs option directs secretary carry act federal cost president council_on_environmental_quality designee president oversee study ensure timely completion requires director united_states_geological_survey usgs cooperation director united_states fish_and_wildlife_service monitor survey waters connect great_lakes_basin connect flooding underground hydrological connection human diversion identify additional threats allow enter basin prioritize threat help identify means impede passage asian carp basin


Summary: High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, for each of FY2011-FY2020, to enter into contracts with producers in the High Plains Aquifer states (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming) through a High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Conservation Incentives Program, aimed at achieving significant per-acre savings of groundwater resources of the High Plains Aquifer. Directs the Secretary to ensure that producers on land drawing water from that Aquifer throughout the High Plains region have an opportunity to participate in the Program. Requires producers in areas experiencing significant aquifer level declines to be given priority. Provides for incentive payments for a producer on land drawing water from the Aquifer who agrees not to irrigate all or part of the land and to transfer the producer's water rights for the nonirrigated land to the applicable High Plains Aquifer state.

high plains groundwater resource conservation act amends food security act direct secretary agriculture fy2011-fy2020 enter contracts producers high plains aquifer states colorado kansas nebraska new_mexico oklahoma south_dakota texas wyoming high plains aquifer groundwater conservation incentives program aimed achieving significant acre savings groundwater resources high plains aquifer directs secretary ensure producers land drawing water aquifer high plains region opportunity participate program requires producers areas experiencing significant aquifer level declines given priority provides incentive payments producer land drawing water aquifer agrees irrigate land transfer producer water rights land applicable high plains aquifer state


Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to update each water control manual of the Corps of Engineers regarding the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River system to include reallocation of storage to meet current and future municipal and industrial water supply needs.

directs secretary army acting chief engineers update water control manual corps_of_engineers system include reallocation storage meet current future municipal industrial water supply needs


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations that allow for the replacement or rebuilding of a vessel qualified under specified sections of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 related to: (1) the non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher processor subsector; and (2) the catcher processor sector of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock groundfish fishery.

authorizes secretary commerce promulgate regulations allow replacement rebuilding vessel qualified specified sections department_of_commerce_and_related_agencies_appropriations_act related non american fisheries act catcher processor catcher processor sector bering_sea area non pollock fishery


Summary: Realize America's Maritime Promise Act or the RAMP Act - Requires the total budget resources for expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for harbor maintenance programs to equal the level of receipts plus interest credited to such Fund for that fiscal year. Limits the use of such resources to such programs only. Declares that it shall be out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause total budget resources for the Fund in a fiscal year for harbor maintenance programs to be less than the level of receipts plus interest credited to the Fund for that fiscal year.

maritime promise act act requires total budget resources expenditures harbor_maintenance_trust_fund harbor maintenance programs equal level receipts plus interest credited fund fiscal year limits use resources programs declares shall order house_of_representatives senate consider bill joint resolution amendment motion conference report cause total budget resources fund fiscal year harbor maintenance programs level receipts plus interest credited fund fiscal year


Summary: Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to complete a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin, California, including: (1) a survey of groundwater resources in the Basin; and (2) a characterization of surface and bedrock geology of the Basin, including the effect of the geology on groundwater yield and quality. Requires the survey to include an analysis of: (1) the delineation of the aquifers in the Basin; (2) the availability of groundwater resources for human use; (3) the salinity of groundwater resources; (4) the identification of a recent surge in perchlorate concentrations in groundwater, whether significant sources are being flushed through the vadose zone, or if perchlorate is being remobilized; (5) the identification of impacts and extents of all source areas that contribute to the regional plume to be fully characterized; (6) the potential of the groundwater resources to recharge; (7) the interaction between groundwater and surface water; and (8) the susceptibility of the aquifers to contamination.

directs secretary interior acting director united_states_geological_survey usgs complete study water resources basin california including survey groundwater resources basin characterization surface bedrock geology basin including effect geology groundwater yield quality requires survey include analysis delineation aquifers basin availability groundwater resources human use salinity groundwater resources identification recent surge perchlorate concentrations groundwater significant sources zone perchlorate identification impacts source areas contribute regional fully characterized potential groundwater resources recharge interaction groundwater surface water susceptibility aquifers contamination


Summary: Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled "American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California," dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.Requires the nonfederal interest to receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred for planning, design, and construction of the project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas for the project. Requires such credit to be applied toward the nonfederal share of the project or of any other project for which the nonfederal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary.

modifies project flood damage reduction american california authorize secretary army construct improvements flood damage reduction facilities adjacent rivers vicinity sacramento substantially accordance report chief engineers entitled american river watershed common features project sacramento california dated december specified cost requires nonfederal interest receive credit expenses kind contributions incurred planning design construction project acquisition lands easements rights way relocations dredged material disposal areas project requires credit applied nonfederal share project project nonfederal interest entered cost sharing agreement secretary


Summary: Withdraws approximately 512 acres of covered land in Arizona (consisting of approximately 300 feet of the crest of the Craigin Dam and associated spillway, the reservoir pool of that Dam, and a specified corridor of land) from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Grants the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, exclusive jurisdiction to manage the Craigin Project in accordance with the Arizona Water Settlements Act. Defines the "Craigin Project" to include the Craigin Dam, its reservoir pool, and Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District or Bureau of Reclamation structures and facilities used for the Project. Requires that Secretary and the District to ensure the compliance of each activity carried out at the Project with applicable federal environmental law.Grants the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, administrative jurisdiction over land management activities on the covered land and other appropriate management activities that do not conflict with, or adversely affect, the operation, maintenance, or replacement (including repair) of the Project.Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the District, to enter into an agreement under which the Secretary of Agriculture may: (1) undertake any other appropriate management activity in accordance with applicable law that will improve the management and safety of the covered land and other land managed by the Secretary of Agriculture if the activity does not conflict with, or adversely affect, the operation, maintenance, or replacement (including repair) of the Project; and (2) carry out any emergency activities on the covered land.

withdraws approximately acres covered land arizona consisting approximately feet crest dam associated reservoir pool dam specified corridor land forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition laws pertaining mineral geothermal leasing mineral materials grants secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation exclusive jurisdiction manage project accordance defines project include dam reservoir pool bureau_of_reclamation structures facilities project requires secretary district ensure compliance activity carried project applicable federal environmental law grants secretary agriculture acting chief forest_service administrative jurisdiction land management activities covered land appropriate management activities conflict adversely affect operation maintenance replacement including repair project authorizes secretary agriculture secretary interior coordination district enter agreement secretary agriculture undertake appropriate management activity accordance applicable law improve management safety covered land land managed secretary agriculture activity conflict adversely affect operation maintenance replacement including repair project carry emergency activities covered land


Summary: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas.Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply.

lower rio grande valley water resources conservation improvement act amends lower rio grande valley water resources conservation improvement act authorize specified additional projects including projects water conservation improvement el_paso counties texas permits project secretary interior acting commissioner bureau_of_reclamation conducts participates include replacement irrigation canals lateral canals buried pipelines impervious irrigation canals lateral canals installation water level flow measurement pump control telemetry systems renovation replacement pumping plants activities result water conservation improved water supply


Summary: Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to implement a Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program which shall include: (1) cooperative research to collect and compile economic and social data related to recreational and commercial fisheries management: (2) establishment and implementation of state recreational fishing registry programs; (3) training and deploying observers authorized or required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; (4) preservation or restoration of coastal resources identified for their conservation, recreational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic values; (5) redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized working waterfronts and ports; (6) research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies; (7) cooperative research to collect data to improve, supplement, or enhance fishery and marine mammal stock assessments; and (8) other specified activities. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary to enter into contracts with, or provide grants to, states for the purpose of establishing and implementing a registry program to meet the requirements for the exemption from registration of a regional standardized fishing vessel registration and information management system program for state licensed recreational fishermen and charter fishing vessels when the Secretary determines that information from the state program is suitable for the Secretary's use in completing marine recreational fisheries statistical surveys or evaluating the effects of proposed conservation and management measures for marine recreational fisheries.

coastal jobs creation act directs secretary commerce implement coastal jobs creation grant program shall include cooperative research collect compile economic social data related recreational commercial fisheries management establishment implementation state recreational fishing registry programs training deploying observers authorized required magnuson stevens fishery conservation management act preservation restoration coastal resources identified conservation recreational ecological historic values redevelopment deteriorating underutilized working waterfronts ports research develop test deploy innovations improvements coastal ocean observation technologies cooperative research collect data improve supplement enhance fishery marine mammal stock assessments specified activities amends magnuson stevens fishery conservation management act require secretary enter contracts provide grants states purpose establishing implementing registry program meet requirements exemption registration regional standardized fishing vessel registration information management system program state licensed recreational fishermen charter fishing vessels secretary determines information state program suitable secretary use completing marine recreational fisheries statistical surveys evaluating effects proposed conservation management measures marine recreational fisheries


Summary: Prescribe A Book Act - Creates a Pediatric Early Literacy program under which the Secretary of Education awards matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of three-part models through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer them recommendations and strategies for doing so; (2) health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five-years a new, developmentally appropriate children's book to take home and keep; and (3) volunteers reading to children in health care facility waiting areas show parents the techniques and pleasures of reading aloud to children. Requires that the books provided to children under the program be obtained at a discount.

prescribe book act creates pediatric early literacy program secretary education awards matching grants nonprofit organizations implementation models health care providers encourage parents read aloud children offer recommendations strategies health care providers visiting child ages months years new developmentally appropriate children book home volunteers reading children health care facility waiting areas parents techniques pleasures reading aloud children requires books provided children program obtained discount


Summary: Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016: (1) the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel and for alcohol used as fuel, (2) the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit, and (3) the reduced credit for ethanol blenders. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend through 2016 the additional tariff on ethyl alcohol blends (ethanol) used as fuel. Requires seven-year amortization of the geological and geophysical expenditures of covered large oil companies. Defines a "covered large oil company" as a taxpayer that is a major integrated oil company or that has gross receipts in excess of $50 million in a taxable year. Denies certain tax benefits to any taxpayer that is not a small, independent oil and gas company, including: (1) the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery; (2) expensing of intangible drilling and development costs in the case of gas wells and geothermal wells; (3) percentage depletion; (4) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses; (5) the exemption from limitations on passive activity losses; and (6) the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities. Dedicates any increase in revenues resulting from this Act to the reduction of a federal budget deficit or the federal debt.

amends internal revenue code extend income excise tax credits biodiesel renewable diesel fuel alcohol fuel cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit reduced credit ethanol blenders amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states extend additional tariff ethyl alcohol blends ethanol fuel requires seven year amortization geological geophysical expenditures covered large oil companies defines covered large oil company taxpayer major integrated oil company gross receipts excess million taxable year denies certain tax benefits taxpayer small independent oil gas company including tax credits producing oil gas marginal wells enhanced oil recovery expensing intangible drilling development costs case gas wells geothermal wells percentage depletion tax deduction qualified tertiary injectant expenses exemption limitations passive activity losses tax deduction income attributable domestic production activities dedicates increase revenues resulting act reduction federal budget deficit federal debt


Summary: Amends federal law designating segments of the Lower Merced River for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System and providing that such designation shall not affect the continued operation and maintenance (including flood control operations) of the New Exchequer Project to define "flood control operations" to include occasional short-term increases in the level of Lake McClure not to exceed elevation 877 feet mean sea level for not to exceed 60 days between May 1 and July 31 of above-normal water years, as defined by the San Joaquin Valley 60-20-20 Hydrological Classification Index, developed by the California State Water Resources Control Board, or any successor index applicable to the Merced River watershed.

amends federal law designating segments inclusion wild scenic rivers system providing designation shall affect continued operation maintenance including flood control operations define flood control operations include short term increases level lake exceed elevation feet mean sea level exceed days july normal water years defined san_joaquin valley hydrological classification index developed successor index applicable watershed


Summary: Directs the United States Postal Service to issue and sell a semipostal (a postage stamp sold at a premium to help providing funding for a cause) the proceeds of which shall be allocated to the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program and the National Institutes of Health for colorectal cancer research and to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for colorectal cancer control programs.

directs united_states_postal_service issue sell semipostal postage stamp sold premium help providing funding cause proceeds shall allocated national_institutes_of_health colorectal cancer research centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention colorectal cancer control programs


Summary: Zero Baseline Budget Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate sequential and cumulative adjustments for inflation from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for discretionary appropriations with respect to: (1) expiring housing contracts and social insurance administrative expenses, (2) offset pay absorption and pay annualization, (3) inflation, and (4) any accounting for changes required by law in the level of agency payments for personnel benefits other than pay. Exempts from the requirement that budgetary resources (other than unobligated balances) be at the level available in the current year any resources designated as an emergency requirement or provided in supplemental appropriations laws. Prohibits adjustments for inflation or any other factor. Amends the Act to extend indefinitely the formula used to calculate the baseline.

zero baseline budget act amends balanced_budget emergency deficit control act gramm rudman hollings act eliminate sequential cumulative adjustments inflation congressional_budget_office cbo baseline projections discretionary appropriations respect expiring housing contracts social insurance administrative expenses offset pay absorption pay inflation accounting changes required law level agency payments personnel benefits pay exempts requirement budgetary resources unobligated balances level available current year resources designated emergency requirement provided supplemental appropriations laws prohibits adjustments inflation factor amends act extend indefinitely formula calculate baseline


Summary: Authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse state and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating Commission water projects.

authorizes international_boundary_and_water_commission reimburse state local governments arizona california new_mexico texas expenses incurred designing constructing rehabilitating commission water projects


Summary: Logan's Law - Requires the head of a federal agency that is carrying out a project involving the construction or modification of a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that: (1) the system intake is protected by a covering sufficient to ensure that a child may not be swept into the system; (2) a sign warning of the hazard for a child is clearly posted at such intake; and (3) the system has a hinged opening, or other type of opening and closing mechanism, to permit emergency services personnel access.Requires a federal agency providing financial assistance to a state or local government or other entity for a project carried out with federal funds to require compliance with this Act as a condition for the award of such assistance or any letter of intent.

logan law requires head federal agency carrying project involving construction modification enclosed flood drainage system ensure system intake protected covering sufficient ensure child system sign warning hazard child clearly posted intake system opening type opening closing mechanism permit emergency services personnel access requires federal agency providing financial assistance state local government entity project carried federal funds require compliance act condition award assistance letter intent


Summary: American Levee Certification Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon receipt of a request from a non-federal interest, to conduct a levee system evaluation and certification of a federally authorized levee or a non-federally authorized levee for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program. Limits the non-federal share of the cost of carrying out a levee system evaluation and certification to 35% of the total cost, but requires the Secretary to adjust the non-federal share to zero if: (1) the non-federal interest is located in an area with a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals, or (2) the division of the non-federal interest with responsibility for the applicable levee is staffed by individuals operating on a volunteer basis.

directs secretary army receipt request non federal interest conduct levee system evaluation certification federally authorized levee non federally authorized levee purposes national_flood_insurance_program limits non federal share cost carrying levee system evaluation certification total cost requires secretary adjust non federal share zero non federal interest located area population fewer individuals division non federal interest responsibility applicable levee staffed individuals operating volunteer basis


Summary: Deems the submission of a Notice of Determination for a CVP project or issuance of a permit related to such project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act to meet environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 for that project or permit. Declares that the Bureau of Reclamation shall not be required to cease activity on such a project pending completion of a review or legal challenge of such a Notice or issuance of such a permit. Defines "CVP" to mean Central Valley Project and "project" to mean activity that: (1) is undertaken or funded by, or that requires an issuance of a permit by, a public agency; (2) has a potential to result in physical change to the environment; (3) may be subject to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies; and (4) may include construction activities, clearing or grading of land, improvements to existing structures, and activities or equipment involving the issuance of a permit. Subjects an authorized CVP project to judicial review only in the U.S. district court for a district in which the authorized project is located. Limits the length of preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending appeal covering an authorized CVP project to 60 days, subject to renewals. Directs the court, in considering an injunction to an agency action under an authorized project, to balance the impact to the ecosystem likely affected by the project of the short- and long-term effects of undertaking the action against those of not undertaking the action.

deems submission notice determination cvp project issuance permit related project accordance meet environmental impact statement requirements project permit declares bureau_of_reclamation shall required cease activity project pending completion review legal challenge notice issuance permit defines cvp mean central_valley_project project mean activity undertaken funded requires issuance permit public agency potential result physical change environment subject discretionary approvals governmental agencies include construction activities clearing grading land improvements existing structures activities equipment involving issuance permit subjects authorized cvp project judicial review district court district authorized project located limits length preliminary injunctive relief stays pending appeal covering authorized cvp project days subject renewals directs court considering injunction agency action authorized project balance impact ecosystem likely affected project short- long term effects undertaking action undertaking action


Summary: Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to eliminate the pilot program status of the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program. Permits the nonfederal share of project costs of a local cooperation agreement to include in-kind services. Treats funds provided for a project by a federal agency other than the Corps of Engineers as nonfederal funds for purposes of cost sharing requirements.Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects under the program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with the goal of carrying out projects in Delaware, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia (currently the Secretary is required to establish at least one project in each of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania).Directs the Secretary to establish a program, to be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to provide small watershed grants for technical and financial assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations in the Chesapeake Bay region. Permits the use of grant funds only for implementation of cooperative tributary basin and other Chesapeake Bay-wide strategies that address storm water management or the establishment, restoration, protection, or enhancement of natural habitat associated with the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Cheasapeake Bay program.Directs the Secretary to develop at federal expense and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to prioritize projects within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

amends water_resources_development_act eliminate pilot program status chesapeake_bay environmental restoration protection program permits nonfederal share project costs local cooperation agreement include kind services treats funds provided project federal agency corps_of_engineers nonfederal funds purposes cost sharing requirements authorizes secretary army carry projects program chesapeake_bay watershed goal carrying projects delaware new_york maryland pennsylvania virginia west_virginia district_of_columbia currently secretary required establish project maryland virginia secretary establish program administered national_fish_and_wildlife_foundation provide small watershed grants technical financial assistance local governments nonprofit organizations permits use grant funds implementation cooperative tributary basin wide strategies address storm water management establishment restoration protection enhancement natural habitat associated chesapeake_bay ecosystem increases authorization appropriations program directs secretary develop federal expense submit congress comprehensive plan prioritize projects chesapeake_bay watershed