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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.
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
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 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 ‘‘Levee Rehabilitation
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Improvements Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF BENEFITS.
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Section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Flood Control Act of 1941
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(33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION
OF
BENEFITS.—In
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preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assess-
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ment for any emergency project described in
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paragraph (1), the Chief of Engineers shall con-
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sider—
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‘‘(i) the benefits to be gained by such
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project for the protection of—
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‘‘(I) residential establishments;
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‘‘(II) commercial establishments,
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including the protection of inventory;
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and
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‘‘(III)
agricultural
establish-
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ments, including the protection of
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crops; and
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‘‘(ii) the benefits to navigation to be
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gained by such project.’’.
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