Title: RELIEF Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Restoring the Efforts of Local Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act or the RELIEF Act
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reimburse nonfederal sponsors for work related to the emergency response to a natural disaster.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5868 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5868

   To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood 
   Control Act of 1941), to allow a non-Federal sponsor to carry out 
 certain work, to provide for reimbursement of costs to complete such 
                     work, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2020

 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood 
   Control Act of 1941), to allow a non-Federal sponsor to carry out 
 certain work, to provide for reimbursement of costs to complete such 
                     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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Efforts of Local 
Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act'' or the ``RELIEF Act''.

SEC. 2. WORK CARRIED OUT BY A NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR.

    Section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (Chapter 377, 55 Stat. 
650; 33 U.S.C. 701n), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(5) Work carried out by a non-federal sponsor.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may authorize a 
                non-Federal sponsor to carry out work described in 
                paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to carry out 
                work described in paragraph (1), a non-Federal sponsor 
                shall--
                            ``(i) enter into a written agreement with 
                        the Secretary prior to initiation of such work; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) carry out such work in compliance 
                        with the requirements of--
                                    ``(I) subchapter IV of chapter 31 
                                of title 40, United States Code;
                                    ``(II) chapter 37 of title 40, 
                                United States Code; and
                                    ``(III) any other terms or 
                                conditions the Secretary considers 
                                appropriate.
                    ``(C) Reimbursement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Upon a determination by 
                        the Secretary that the work carried out by a 
                        non-Federal sponsor pursuant to a written 
                        agreement required by subparagraph (B)(i) is 
                        complete, the Secretary shall reimburse such 
                        non-Federal sponsor for the Federal share of 
                        costs to complete such work.
                            ``(ii) Additional reimbursement.--If the 
                        Federal share of the cost to complete work 
                        performed pursuant to a written agreement 
                        required by subparagraph (B)(i) exceeds the 
                        amount agreed to by the Secretary under such 
                        agreement, the reimbursement of any amounts in 
                        addition to such agreement shall be at the 
                        discretion of the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Annual limit on reimbursements not 
                applicable.--A written agreement required by 
                subparagraph (B)(i) is not subject to section 102 of 
                the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 
                2006 (33 U.S.C. 2221).''.
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