Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3945 Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 24, 2019 Mr. LAWSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris- diction of the committee concerned A BILL Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, 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 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 4 fiscal year ending September 30, 2019: 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3945.IH H3945 Pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3945 IH DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 1 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 2 CONSTRUCTION 3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for 4 flood control projects and storm damage reduction 5 projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jack- 6 sonville, Florida, that have received a major disaster dec- 7 laration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re- 8 lief and Emergency Assistance Act, $116,968,000, to re- 9 main available through fiscal year 2028: Provided, That 10 upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 11 House of Representatives and the Senate these funds may 12 be used to construct any project by the Corps for reducing 13 flooding and storm damage risks in the city of Jackson- 14 ville, Florida, that the Secretary determines is technically 15 feasible, economically justified, and environmentally ac- 16 ceptable: Provided further, That projects using these funds 17 shall be at full Federal expense with respect to such funds: 18 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 19 Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 20 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Flood Water Relief 23 Act of 2019’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3945.IH H3945 Pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS