To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3944 To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 24, 2019 Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, 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. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OF RISK. 3 Section 3027(d) of the Water Resources Reform and 4 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 709c(d)) is amended 5 by inserting ‘‘, or when the National Weather Service fore- 6 casts a possibility that precipitation or runoff will exceed,’’ 7 after ‘‘when precipitation or runoff exceeds’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:32 Aug 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3944.IH H3944 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS