[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2310 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2310

  To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require the 
    Secretary of the Army to consider the loss of life which may be 
 associated with flooding and coastal storm events in the formulation 
   and evaluation of flood control projects to be carried out by the 
                               Secretary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 1993

 Mr. Franks  of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Shepherd, Mr. Gallo, Mr. 
   Menendez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Mica) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and 
                             Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require the 
    Secretary of the Army to consider the loss of life which may be 
 associated with flooding and coastal storm events in the formulation 
   and evaluation of flood control projects to be carried out by the 
                               Secretary.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Life Through Water 
Resources Planning Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. LOSS OF LIFE PREVENTION.

    Section 904 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2281) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 904. MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN PLANNING.

    ``(a) In General.--Enhancing national economic development 
(including benefits to particular regions of the Nation not involving 
the transfer of economic activity to such regions from other regions), 
the quality of the total environment (including preservation and 
enhancement of the environment), and the prevention of loss of life 
shall each be considered equally in the formulation and evaluation of 
water resources projects to be carried out by the Secretary, and 
associated benefits and costs, both quantifiable and unquantifiable, 
shall be displayed in the benefits and costs of such projects.
    ``(b) Additional Matters.--In addition to the matters described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the well-being of the 
people of the United States and the preservation of cultural and 
historical values in the formulation and evaluation of water resources 
projects to be carried out by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Loss of Life Prevention.--In computing the benefits and costs 
of a flood control project to be carried out by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall consider the loss of life which may be associated with 
flooding and coastal storm events. For such purposes, the Secretary 
shall quantify, in monetary terms and using reasonable methods, a fair 
value on the preservation of human life.''.

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