Introduced in House | Passed House | Introduced in Senate | Passed Senate | To President | Became Law |
12/03/2019 |
Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act
116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a plan to address water resource problems in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.
Mr. Luetkemeyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a plan to address water resource problems in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act”.
SEC. 2. Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan.
Section 459 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “and”;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) after paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
“(4) include determinations (based on implementation studies) as to whether the projects recommended under paragraphs (1) through (3) are eligible for funding under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); and
“(5) include recommendations on funding alternatives through public private partnerships for projects recommended under paragraphs (1) through (3), including—
“(A) the Federal cost share for nonstructural improvements and easement costs; and
“(B) the State and local cost share for structural improvements.”;
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting “, the Governors of the States within the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River basins, representatives of the appropriate levee and drainage districts, representatives of nonprofit organizations, agricultural stakeholders, and other interested parties;”;
(i) by striking “on the date of enactment of this Act”; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance under section 3A(a) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1003a(a)) to local jurisdictions affected by flooding.”; and
(3) in subsection (e), by striking “3 years after the first date on which funds are appropriated to carry out this section” and inserting “January 1, 2021”.
Picture | Name | From | Date | Type |
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Blaine Luetkemeyer | R-MO | 12/03/2019 | Sponsor | |
David Loebsack | D-IA | 02/05/2020 | Cosponsor | |
Darin LaHood | R-IL | 12/06/2019 | Cosponsor | |
Rodney Davis | R-IL | 03/11/2020 | Cosponsor | |
Mike Bost | R-IL | 07/13/2020 | Cosponsor |
Date | Branch | Action |
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12/04/2019 | President | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Action By: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
12/03/2019 | President | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Action By: House of Representatives |
12/03/2019 | President | Introduced in HouseAction By: House of Representatives |
Summary |
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There is one summary for H.R.5288. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (12/03/2019) Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act This bill establishes additional requirements for the Department of the Army's plan to address water and land resource issues in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, such as by requiring the plan to include (1) determinations as to whether certain projects are eligible for federal funding, and (2) recommendations on funding alternatives through public-private partnerships. |
Shown Here:Introduced in House (12/03/2019) Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act This bill establishes additional requirements for the Department of the Army's plan to address water and land resource issues in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, such as by requiring the plan to include (1) determinations as to whether certain projects are eligible for federal funding, and (2) recommendations on funding alternatives through public-private partnerships. |