Corps of Engineers Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1565 To establish a Corps of Engineers Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 21, 2019 Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To establish a Corps of Engineers Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corps of Engineers 4 Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CORPS OF ENGINEERS FLOOD CONTROL. 6 (a) ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Corps 8 of Engineers Flood Control Civilian Advisory Coun- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1565.IS S1565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 1565 IS cil (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Advisory 1 Council’’). 2 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council 4 shall be composed of— 5 (i) 2 members from each of— 6 (I) the State of Montana; 7 (II) the State of North Dakota; 8 (III) the State of South Dakota; 9 (IV) the State of Nebraska; 10 (V) the State of Iowa; 11 (VI) the State of Kansas; and 12 (VII) the State of Missouri; and 13 (ii) representatives of— 14 (I) the agriculture industry; 15 (II) the river commerce industry; 16 and 17 (III) other related industries, as 18 determined by the President. 19 (B) SELECTION.—Members of the Advi- 20 sory Council shall be appointed by the Presi- 21 dent, based on the recommendations of the Sen- 22 ators of the States described in subparagraph 23 (A)(i). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1565.IS S1565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •S 1565 IS (C) DEADLINE.—Members of the Advisory 1 Council shall be appointed by not later than 90 2 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 3 (3) MEETING.—The first meeting of the Advi- 4 sory Council shall be not later than 90 days after 5 the date of enactment of this Act. 6 (4) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall— 7 (A) develop recommendations on how to 8 best revise the Missouri River Mainstem Res- 9 ervoir System Master Water Control Manual to 10 prioritize flood control and navigation; 11 (B) submit to the Secretary of the Army, 12 the Committee on Environment and Public 13 Works of the Senate, and the Committee on 14 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 15 of Representatives a report that includes those 16 recommendations; and 17 (C) make the report under subparagraph 18 (B) publicly available. 19 (5) COMPENSATION.— 20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 21 subparagraph (B), the members of the Advisory 22 Council shall serve without compensation. 23 (B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of 24 the Advisory Council shall be allowed travel ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1565.IS S1565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •S 1565 IS penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- 1 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agen- 2 cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 3 United States Code, while away from their 4 homes or regular places of business in the per- 5 formance of services for the Advisory Council. 6 (C) TREATMENT.—The members of the 7 Advisory Council shall not be considered to be 8 Federal employees. 9 (6) NO NEW FUNDS.—No new funds are au- 10 thorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub- 11 section. 12 (7) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall 13 terminate on the date that is 1 year after the date 14 of the first meeting of the Advisory Council under 15 paragraph (3). 16 (b) REVISION.—To the maximum extent practicable 17 and after considering the recommendations of the Advi- 18 sory Council under subsection (a)(4), the Chief of Engi- 19 neers shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir 20 System Master Water Control Manual to prioritize flood 21 control and navigation. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1565.IS S1565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS