H.R. 2273: Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013
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H.R. 2273: Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-06 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013
Plain summary
Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to manage and allocate funding for all commercial and recreational navigation projects in the Great Lakes Navigation System as components of a single system, recognizing the interdependence of the projects. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) establish a program to fund eligible operations and maintenenace projects of the System to their authorized depths and widths, and (2) give higher priority to projects at certain harbors in which a 50% non-federal share of costs of eligible operations and maintenance expenses is provided.
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Official text
Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · 36 cosponsors
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Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2273.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2273 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113