[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1294 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1294

  To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from modifying water control 
 policies in a manner which would interfere with the use of navigation 
                               channels.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 1995

  Mr. Latham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from modifying water control 
 policies in a manner which would interfere with the use of navigation 
                               channels.

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

SECTION 1. WATER CONTROL POLICIES AFFECTING NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

    The Secretary of the Army may not take any action which is 
inconsistent with a water control policy of the Corps of Engineers in 
effect on January 1, 1995, if such action would result in--
            (1) a reduction of 10 days or more in the total number of 
        days in a year during which vessels are able to use a 
        navigation channel; or
            (2) a substantial increase in flood damage to lands 
        adjacent to a navigation channel,
unless such action is specifically authorized by a law enacted after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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