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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2206 

To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 

to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Arizona. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 

Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to provide 

environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Arizona. 

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 ‘‘Environmental Infra5 structure Assistance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ARIZONA. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

8 of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall 


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1 establish a program for providing environmental assist2 ance to non-Federal interests in Arizona. 

3 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this 

4 section may be in the form of— 

5 (1) design and construction assistance for 

6 water-related environmental infrastructure and re7 source protection and development in Arizona, in8 cluding projects for— 

9 (A) wastewater treatment and related fa10 cilities; 

11 (B) water supply and related facilities; 

12 (C) environmental restoration; and 

13 (D) surface water resource protection and 

14 development; and 

15 (2) technical assistance to small and rural com16 munities for water planning and issues relating to 

17 access to water resources. 

18 (c) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec19 retary may provide assistance for a project under sub20 section (b)(1) only if the project is publicly owned. 

21 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

23 under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall enter 

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1 eral interest to provide for design and construction 

2 of the project to be carried out with the assistance. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation 

4 agreement entered into under this subsection shall 

5 provide for the following: 

6 (A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary, 

7 in consultation with appropriate Federal and 

8 State officials, of a facilities or resource protec9 tion and development plan, including appro10 priate engineering plans and specifications. 

11 (B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUC12 TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti13 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 

14 the effective long-term operation of the project 

15 by the non-Federal interest. 

16 (3) COST SHARING.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

18 project costs under each local cooperation 

19 agreement entered into under this subsection 

20 shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 

21 in the form of grants or reimbursements of 

22 project costs. 

23 (B) CREDIT FOR DESIGN WORK.—The 

24 non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the 

25 reasonable costs of design work completed by 


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1 the non-Federal interest before entering into a 

2 local cooperation agreement with the Secretary 

3 for a project. 

4 (C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 

5 delay in the funding of the non-Federal share 

6 of the costs of a project that is the subject of 

7 an agreement under this subsection, the non8 Federal interest shall receive credit for reason9 able interest incurred in providing the non10 Federal share of the project costs. 

11 (D) LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, 

12 AND RELOCATIONS.—The non-Federal interest 

13 shall receive credit for land, easements, rights14 of-way, and relocations provided by the non15 Federal interest toward the non-Federal share 

16 of project costs (including all reasonable costs 

17 associated with obtaining permits necessary for 

18 the construction, operation, and maintenance of 

19 the project on publicly owned or controlled 

20 land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 

21 project costs. 

22 (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

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1 ance provided under subsection (b)(1) shall be 

2 100 percent. 

3 (e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE

4 LAWS.—Nothing in this section waives, limits, or other5 wise affects the applicability of any provision of Federal 

6 or State law that would otherwise apply to a project to 

7 be carried out with assistance provided under this section. 

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $150,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

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