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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D–OH
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-15 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would allow the Secretary of the Army to study whether a project along the Maumee River near Glass City Riverwalk in Toledo, Ohio, is feasible. The study would cover managing flood risks, stabilizing riverbanks, restoring ecosystems, and recreation. The proposed authorization covers studying the project, rather than constructing it.
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the project identified as the Glass City Riverwalk
The feasibility study authorized by subsection (a) shall be for a project along the Maumee River, Ohio, in the vicinity of Glass City Riverwalk, City of Toledo, Ohio, for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, ecosystem restoration, and recreation.
Section 1(a) would authorize, but does not require, the Secretary of the Army to conduct the feasibility study. It identifies the project by reference to the 2026 Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development.
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the project identified as the Glass City Riverwalk in the report titled 2026 Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) for the purposes identified below in subsection (b).
Section 1(b) would set the study's location and purposes: the Maumee River near Glass City Riverwalk in Toledo, with flood risk management, riverbank stabilization, ecosystem restoration, and recreation included in its scope.
The feasibility study authorized by subsection (a) shall be for a project along the Maumee River, Ohio, in the vicinity of Glass City Riverwalk, City of Toledo, Ohio, for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, ecosystem restoration, and recreation.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 29, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 15, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-29T16:21:04Z. 2026-09-15: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2026-09-15: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-15. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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No congressionally directed spending was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. A study authorization alone does not establish an earmark. This conclusion is limited to this version and does not resolve formal status in accompanying materials.
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The supplied introduced text contains a narrow project-specific authorization central to its main purpose. This classification is not a judgment about the project's merits.
The bill specifically selects the Glass City Riverwalk project near Toledo, Ohio, for authorization of a federal feasibility study. The targeted treatment is the authority to study this named project; it does not itself award construction funding.
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the project identified as the Glass City Riverwalk
The feasibility study authorized by subsection (a) shall be for a project along the Maumee River, Ohio, in the vicinity of Glass City Riverwalk, City of Toledo, Ohio
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