Freedom to Fish Act - Requires the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) cease implementing and enforcing, until two years after enactment of this Act, any restricted area for hazardous waters at dams and other civil works structures in the Cumberland River Basin that the Chief established or modified between August 1, 2012, and the day before the enactment of this Act, and (2) remove any permanent physical barriers constructed in connection with such area.
Requires the Chief, before establishing any such restricted area after this Act's enactment, to: (1) ensure that any restrictions are based on operational conditions that create hazardous waters, and (2) publish and seek and consider public comment on a draft describing the restricted area. Prohibits the Chief from: (1) implementing or enforcing the restricted area until two years after this Act's enactment, or (2) taking any action to establish a permanent physical barrier in connection with such area. (Excludes the installation and maintenance of measures for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions as such a permanent physical barrier.)
Prohibits the Chief from assessing any penalty for entering a restricted area of public park and recreational facilities at water resource development projects.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-03 | President | Became Public Law No: 113-13. | House floor actions |
| 2013-06-03 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-22 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-21 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-21 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2825) | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-21 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 982. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-21 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2825-2827) | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-21 | Floor | Mr. Shuster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-20 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-20 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2013-05-20 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2013-05-16 | Floor | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3584-3585; text as passed Senate: CR S3585) | Senate |
| 2013-05-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |