Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-136
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2013-01-03
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Floods and storm protection
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement any flood risk management project for which the Secretary has transmitted to Congress, before the date of enactment of this Act, a letter that includes: (1) a description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified; and (2) notification that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has concluded that the report's recommendations are consistent with the President's policy and programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 136 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 certain civil works projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 . 2. Authorization of certain flood risk management projects The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to implement any flood risk management project for which, before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army has transmitted to Congress a letter that includes— (1) a description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified; and (2) notification that the Office of Management and Budget has concluded that the recommendations in the report are consistent with the policy and programs of the President.