Lake Barkley Water Level Improvement Act

Lake Barkley Water Level Improvement Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a two-year pilot program to extend the summer pool elevation of 359 feet on Lake Barkley, Kentucky, from the current draw down date of July 1 until after the first Monday in September, under normal weather conditions.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6087 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6087

    To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Barkley, 
   Kentucky, and to improve recreation, navigation, and the economic 
vitality of the lake's region, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps 
   of Engineers shall establish a pilot program to maintain the pool 
  elevation of such lake at 359 feet until after the first Monday in 
                               September.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2006

Mr. Whitfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Barkley, 
   Kentucky, and to improve recreation, navigation, and the economic 
vitality of the lake's region, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps 
   of Engineers shall establish a pilot program to maintain the pool 
  elevation of such lake at 359 feet until after the first Monday in 
                               September.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Barkley Water Level Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY FOR LAKE BARKLEY, KENTUCKY.

    (a) Pilot Program.--Beginning on July 1, 2007, the Chief of 
Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers shall establish and conduct a 
pilot program that, under normal weather conditions, extends the summer 
pool elevation of 359 feet on Lake Barkley, Kentucky, from the current 
draw down date of July 1 until after the first Monday in September.
    (b) Pilot Program Duration.--The pilot program shall terminate on 
the first Monday in September 2 years after the pilot program begins.
    (c) Evaluation and Recommendations.--Not later than 60 days after 
the pilot program terminates, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps 
of Engineers shall evaluate the effectiveness of extending the pool 
elevation on Lake Barkley under subsection (a) and report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress their findings, including any 
recommendations, regarding the extension of such lake elevation .
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