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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1810 

To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to 

the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2011 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers 

near Sacramento, California, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Natomas Basin Flood 

5 Protection Improvements Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROJECT MODIFICATION, AMERICAN AND SAC7 RAMENTO RIVERS, CALIFORNIA. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood damage re9 duction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, auVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:05 Nov 08, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1810.IS S1810

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1 thorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources De2 velopment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 

3 3662; 113 Stat. 319; 117 Stat. 1839; 121 Stat. 1947), 

4 is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting 

5 through the Chief of Engineers, to construct improve6 ments to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the 

7 American and Sacramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sac8 ramento, California, substantially in accordance with the 

9 report of the Chief of Engineers entitled ‘‘American River 

10 Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, 

11 Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California’’, and dated 

12 December 30, 2010, at an estimated total cost of 

13 $1,389,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 

14 $921,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

15 $468,300,000. 

16 (b) CREDIT FOR NON-FEDERAL WORK.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal interest 

18 shall receive credit for expenses and in-kind con19 tributions incurred by the non-Federal interest in 

20 carrying out a project described in subsection (a) for 

21 planning, design, and construction of the project and 

22 acquisition of any land, easement, right-of-way, relo23 cation, and dredged material disposal area for the 

24 project. 


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1 (2) APPLICATION OF CREDIT.—The credit 

2 under paragraph (1) shall be applied toward the 

3 non-Federal share of— 

4 (A) the project; or 

5 (B) any other project for which the non6 Federal interest has entered into a cost-sharing 

7 agreement with the Secretary. 

8 (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC9 TION.—Nothing in this subsection limits the ability 

10 of the non-Federal interest to pursue credit or reim11 bursement for work performed by the non-Federal 

12 interest in connection with the project under any 

13 other law (including regulations), authority, or pro14 cedure, including section 104 of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2214). 

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