3.0.0 5476 2022-10-28T01:46:16Z 2022-10-28T01:46:16Z House HR 2019-12-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. AXNE:H.R. 5476.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H12210]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-19T19:35:09Z Referred to 2019-12-18T14:00:11Z LEVEE Act 116 3082 S 2019-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 116 3591 S 2020-11-09 An errata sheet on written report No. 116-288 was printed. Related bill CRS 2019-12-19 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2019-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 N B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2019-12-18 True Water Resources Development Army Corps of Engineers Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Floods and storm protection Water resources funding Water Resources Development 00 2019-12-18 Introduced in House 2020-01-24T22:07:56Z Local Expertise is Vital for Effective Embankments Act or the LEVEE Act

This bill provides that, upon request of a community that has received emergency flood-fighting assistance involving the construction of a temporary structure, the U.S. Department of the Army shall evaluate whether the structure should be made permanent.

If the Army makes such a determination, it (1) shall begin planning, design, and construction of a permanent feature if the total construction cost of the project is not expected to exceed $25 million; and (2) shall seek congressional authorization if construction cost is expected to be in excess of that amount.

]]> LEVEE Act Display Title LEVEE Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program to convert temporary structures at risk of flood events into permanent features, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced LEVEE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Local Expertise is Vital for Effective Embankments Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5476ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5476ih.xml 2019-12-19 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.