Title: A bill to amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the "Flood Control Act of 1941"), to authorize the Secretary to provide reimbursement to non-Federal sponsors for emergency response repair and restoration work, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to reimburse nonfederal sponsors for qualifying planning, design, or construction activities related to the emergency response to natural disasters. Such reimbursements to nonfederal sponsors shall not be subject to certain annual limits on reimbursements for Corps of Engineers projects.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3295 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3295

  To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ``Flood 
     Control Act of 1941''), to authorize the Secretary to provide 
reimbursement to non-Federal sponsors for emergency response repair and 
               restoration work, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2020

 Mrs. Fischer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ``Flood 
     Control Act of 1941''), to authorize the Secretary to provide 
reimbursement to non-Federal sponsors for emergency response repair and 
               restoration work, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR WORK.

    Section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the 
``Flood Control Act of 1941'') (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 
701n(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Work carried out by a non-federal sponsor.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may authorize a 
                non-Federal sponsor to plan, design, or construct 
                repair or restoration work described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Requirements.--To be eligible for 
                reimbursement under subparagraph (C), the non-Federal 
                sponsor shall--
                            ``(i) enter into a written agreement with 
                        the Secretary prior to carrying out the work; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) carry out all activities in 
                        compliance with--
                                    ``(I) subchapter IV of chapter 31 
                                of title 40, United States Code 
                                (commonly known as the `Davis-Bacon 
                                Act');
                                    ``(II) chapter 37 of title 40, 
                                United States Code (commonly known as 
                                the `Contract Work Hours and Safety 
                                Standards Act'); and
                                    ``(III) any other terms and 
                                conditions as the Secretary may 
                                require.
                    ``(C) Reimbursement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--After the Secretary 
                        determines that activities carried out by a 
                        non-Federal sponsor pursuant to an agreement 
                        under subparagraph (B) are complete, the 
                        Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal 
                        sponsor for the Federal share of the cost of 
                        any planning, design, or construction 
                        activities for the repair or restoration work 
                        carried out.
                            ``(ii) Additional amounts.--If the Federal 
                        share of the cost of the activities exceeds the 
                        amount obligated by the Secretary under the 
                        agreement under subparagraph (B), reimbursement 
                        of any additional amounts shall be at the 
                        discretion of the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Annual limit on reimbursements not 
                applicable.--Section 102 of the Energy and Water 
                Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (33 U.S.C. 2221), 
                shall not apply to an agreement under subparagraph 
                (B).''.
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