Levee Rehabilitation Improvements Act

Bill: 116-hr-3898
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2019-07-23
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency planning and evacuation

Floods and storm protection

Government studies and investigations

Natural disasters

Navigation, waterways, harbors
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Levee Rehabilitation Improvements Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the benefits of an emergency project&nbsp;to navigation when preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assessment for&nbsp;the project. Such projects include those involving (1)&nbsp;emergency response to a natural disaster, (2) flood fighting and rescue operations, or&nbsp;(3) the repair or restoration of any flood control work threatened or destroyed by flood. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Bost (for himself and Ms. Finkenauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Corps of Engineers to consider benefits to navigation to be gained by certain projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Levee Rehabilitation Improvements Act . 2. Consideration of benefits Section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Flood Control Act of 1941 ( 33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(2)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) Consideration of benefits In preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assessment for any emergency project described in paragraph (1), the Chief of Engineers shall consider— (i) the benefits to be gained by such project for the protection of— (I) residential establishments; (II) commercial establishments, including the protection of inventory; and (III) agricultural establishments, including the protection of crops; and (ii) the benefits to navigation to be gained by such project. .