To modify the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3022
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2021-05-07
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill revises the Redbank and Fancher Creeks flood control project in California to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to allow a nonfederal interest to establish conservation pools in the Big Dry Creek Reservoir and the Fancher Creek Reservoir.</p> <p>Under this bill, a nonfederal interest that intends to establish a conservation pool must (1) perform any dam safety study that the USACE deems appropriate for determining whether the pool will affect flood protections or injure the public, and (2) submit the plan to the USACE for establishing and engineering the pool so it will not affect flood protections or injure the public.</p> <p>For these pools, the USACE may accept and expend funds provided by the nonfederal interest for reviewing any study, engineering, or plan to ensure compliance with federal standards. Further, the USACE may revise the water control manual for the flood control project.</p> <p>The bill requires the nonfederal cost share to be 90%.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3022 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2021 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Valadao , Mr. Nunes , and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To modify the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools, and for other purposes.

1. Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California (a) In general The project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4112), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools in the Big Dry Creek Reservoir and Fancher Creek Reservoir. (b) Study and plan (1) In general A non-Federal interest that intends to establish a conservation pool pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (A) perform any dam safety study that the Secretary determines appropriate to determine whether the establishment of such conservation pool will affect the flood protections of the project described in subsection (a) or be injurious to the public; and (B) submit to the Secretary a plan for the establishment and engineering of such conservation pool that will not affect the flood protections of the project or be injurious to the public. (2) Review The Secretary may accept and expend funds provided by a non-Federal interest to review any study, engineering, or plan submitted under this Act to ensure that such study, engineering, or plan complies with Federal standards. (c) Non-Federal share The non-Federal share of the costs to study and modify the project described in subsection (a) to include conservation pools shall be 90 percent. (d) Amendment to water control manual The Secretary is authorized to revise the water control manual for the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, as necessary to meet the requirements of this section.