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H.R. 813 · 114th Congress

FORECAST Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JHD HuffmanSponsor
11 cosponsors · 11 D
ABD Bera MCD Cartwright JGD Garamendi ZLD Lofgren ALD Lowenthal DMD Matsui JMD McNerney GND Napolitano SPD Peters JSD Speier MTD Thompson

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act or the FORECAST Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 9, 2015

Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act or the FORECAST Act

Requires the Secretary of the Army, not later than one year after a request of a nonfederal sponsor of a reservoir, to review operation of such reservoir, including the water control manual and rule curves, using improved weather forecasts and run-off forecasting methods, including the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System of the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorology Testbed program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Requires the Secretary to determine if a change in operations will improve core functions of the Army Corps of Engineers, including: (1) reducing risks to human life, public safety, and property; (2) reducing the need for future disaster relief; (3) improving local water storage capability and reliability in coordination with the nonfederal sponsor and other water users; (4) restoring, protecting, or mitigating the impacts of a water resources development project on the environment; or (5) improving fish species habitat or population within the boundaries and downstream of a water resources project.

Requires that if the Secretary determines from results of the review that using improved weather and run-off forecasting methods improves one or more core functions of the Corps at a reservoir, the Secretary shall incorporate such changes in its operation and update the water control manual.

    Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

    About this bill and sources

    Official title: FORECAST Act

    Also known as: Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act

    Latest action (Feb 10, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

    Policy area: Water Resources Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 9, 2015

    Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

    No recorded floor vote found.