Freedom to Fish Act of 2013

Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 826 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 826

To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking any action to establish 
 a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a 
                      dam, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2013

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking any action to establish 
 a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a 
                      dam, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Freedom to Fish Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTED AREAS AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS DAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, shall not take any action to establish a restricted 
area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by 
the Corps of Engineers.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section 
        shall apply to an action described in subsection (a) on or 
        after August 1, 2012.
            (2) Existing restrictions.--If the Secretary of the Army, 
        acting through the Chief of Engineers, has taken an action 
        described in subsection (a) during the period beginning on 
        August 1, 2012, and ending on the date of enactment of this 
        Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) cease implementing the restricted area 
                resulting from the action; and
                    (B) remove any barriers constructed in connection 
                with the restricted area.
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