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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 135 

To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to 

the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Ms. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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 2013’’. 

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 03:16 Jan 10, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H135.IH H135

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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), and modified by section 366 of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53; 

5 113 Stat. 319), section 129 of the Energy and Water De6 velopment Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108– 

7 137; 117 Stat. 1839), and section 130 of the Energy and 

8 Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

9 Act, 2008 (Division C of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 

10 1947), is further modified to authorize the Secretary of 

11 the Army to construct improvements to flood damage re12 duction facilities adjacent to the American and Sac13 ramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, 

14 substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief 

15 of Engineers entitled ‘‘American River Watershed (Com16 mon Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and 

17 Sutter Counties, California’’, dated December 30, 2010, 

18 at an estimated total cost of $1,389,500,000, with an esti19 mated Federal cost of $921,200,000 and an estimated 

20 non-Federal cost of $468,300,000. 

21 (b) CREDIT FOR NON-FEDERAL WORK.— 

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

23 shall receive credit for expenses and in-kind con24 tributions incurred by the non-Federal interest for 

25 planning, design, and construction of the project and 


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1 acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relo2 cations, and dredged material disposal areas for the 

3 project. 

4 (2) APPLICATION OF CREDIT.—Such credit 

5 shall be applied toward the non-Federal share of— 

6 (A) the project; or 

7 (B) any other project for which the non8 Federal interest has entered into a cost-sharing 

9 agreement with the Secretary. 

10 (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC11 TION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed 

12 to limit the ability of the non-Federal interest to 

13 pursue credit or reimbursement for work performed 

14 by the non-Federal interest in connection with the 

15 project under any other authority, rule, or proce16 dure, including section 104 of the Water Resources 

17 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2214). 

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