[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3898 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3898
To require the Corps of Engineers to consider benefits to navigation to
be gained by certain projects, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2019
Mr. Bost (for himself and Ms. Finkenauer) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To require the Corps of Engineers to consider benefits to navigation to
be gained by certain projects, 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 ``Levee Rehabilitation Improvements
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF BENEFITS.
Section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Flood Control Act of 1941 (33 U.S.C.
701n(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) Consideration of benefits.--In preparing a
cost and benefit feasibility assessment for any
emergency project described in paragraph (1), the Chief
of Engineers shall consider--
``(i) the benefits to be gained by such
project for the protection of--
``(I) residential establishments;
``(II) commercial establishments,
including the protection of inventory;
and
``(III) agricultural
establishments, including the
protection of crops; and
``(ii) the benefits to navigation to be
gained by such project.''.
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Levee Rehabilitation Improvements Act
#3898 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: Water Resources Development
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (7/24/2019)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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