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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2155
To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before
releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk manage-
ment projects, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 2021
Mr. MAST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected commu-
nities
before
releasing
water
contaminated
with
cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Toxic Health Threat
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Warning Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. RELEASES OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH
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CYANOBACTERIA.
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(a) DETERMINATION.—Before releasing water from
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a flood risk management project, the Secretary shall deter-
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mine
whether
the
water
is
contaminated
with
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cyanobacteria, based on tests conducted by the Secretary,
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another Federal agency, or the State in which the flood
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risk management project is located.
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(b) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary determines
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under subsection (a) that water to be released from a flood
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risk
management
project
is
contaminated
with
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cyanobacteria, the Secretary shall notify the public and
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affected governments of the contamination and planned
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release, and any potential effects on human health, before
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releasing the water.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) AFFECTED GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘af-
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fected government’’ means a State, local, or Tribal
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government with jurisdiction over an area that will
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be affected by a release of water from a flood risk
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management project.
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief
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of Engineers.
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