113 HR 136 IH: Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013.

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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.