Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-197
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-01-31
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California

Floods and storm protection

Lakes and rivers

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S442)

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Chief of Engineers to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled &quot;American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California,&quot; dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 197 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2013 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 . 2. Project Modification, American and Sacramento Rivers, California The project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–303 ; 110 Stat. 3662; 113 Stat. 319; 117 Stat. 1839; 121 Stat. 1947), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California , and dated December 30, 2010, at an estimated total cost of $1,389,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $921,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $468,300,000.