To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.

Bill: 116-hr-1137
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-11
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Appropriations

Military civil functions

Military facilities and property

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

War and emergency powers

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill repeals the authority of the President to divert certain resources of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during national emergencies. Specifically, the bill repeals the President's authority to&nbsp;(1) terminate or defer civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that are not essential to the national defense; and (2) apply the resources of the Corps' civil works program to&nbsp;civil works, military construction, and civil defense projects that are essential to the national defense.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2019 Mr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. Cisneros , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Bera , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Takano , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Rouda , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Soto , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Serrano , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Plaskett , and Mr. Harder of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.

1. Repeal of reprogramming authority Section 923 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2293 ) is repealed.