3.0.0 6380 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z House H HR 2012-09-12 112 [Pages H5922-H5923]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GIBSON:H.R. 6380.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution(clauses 1, 3, 14, and 18), which[[Page H5923]]grants Congress the power of Congress to provide for thegeneral welfare of the United States; to regulate interstatecommerce; to make rules for the government and regulation ofthe land and naval forces; and to make all laws necessary andproper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress.]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2012-09-13T16:51:43Z Referred to 2012-09-12T14:01:10Z 2012-09-13 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2012-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2012-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 20 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2012-09-12 True Water Resources Development Advanced technology and technological innovations Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Floods and storm protection Intergovernmental relations Lakes and rivers Marine and inland water transportation Natural disasters State and local finance Water quality Water resources funding Watersheds Water Resources Development 00 2012-09-12 Introduced in House 2012-11-20T22:44:52Z Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Community Recovery Assistance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon the request of a state or local government, to allow a non-federal interest to make payment of any non-federal contribution associated with a qualifying watershed mitigation project or a qualifying flood damage reduction project over a 30-year period in accordance with specified payment option provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986.

Defines: (1) a "qualifying flood damage reduction project" to mean a flood damage reduction project carried out by the Corps of Engineers for a disaster county; (2) a "qualifying watershed mitigation project" to mean a project or study carried out by the Corps with respect to a watershed located in a disaster county to reduce the impacts of flooding, enhance rivers with respect to uses as transportation corridors, improve water quality, increase economic opportunities, utilize new technologies and innovative approaches to benefit the watershed, and/or develop and implement a long-term resource monitoring program; (3) a "disaster county" as a county included in the geographical area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration and each contiguous county; and (4) a "qualifying natural disaster declaration" to mean a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act due to damaging water and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.

]]> Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Community Recovery Assistance Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Community Recovery Assistance Act of 2012 Display Title Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Community Recovery Assistance Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements for Army Corps of Engineers watershed mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for counties adversely impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6380ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6380ih.xml 2012-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.