Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act

Bill: 116-hr-5288
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2019-12-03
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Floods and storm protection

Illinois

Lakes and rivers

Minnesota

Mississippi River

Public-private cooperation

Water resources funding

Watersheds
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes additional requirements for the Department of the Army's plan to address water and land resource issues in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, such as by requiring the plan to include (1) determinations as to whether certain projects are eligible for federal funding, and (2) recommendations on funding alternatives through public-private partnerships.<br /></p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5288 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2019 Mr. Luetkemeyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a plan to address water resource problems in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act . 2. Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan Section 459 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 ( 33 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) after paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: (4) include determinations (based on implementation studies) as to whether the projects recommended under paragraphs (1) through (3) are eligible for funding under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); and (5) include recommendations on funding alternatives through public private partnerships for projects recommended under paragraphs (1) through (3), including— (A) the Federal cost share for nonstructural improvements and easement costs; and (B) the State and local cost share for structural improvements. ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and at the end and inserting , the Governors of the States within the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River basins, representatives of the appropriate levee and drainage districts, representatives of nonprofit organizations, agricultural stakeholders, and other interested parties; ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking on the date of enactment of this Act ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance under section 3A(a) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1003a(a) ) to local jurisdictions affected by flooding. ; and (3) in subsection (e), by striking 3 years after the first date on which funds are appropriated to carry out this section and inserting January 1, 2021 .