[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3698 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3698

   To provide for improved flood protection along the American River 
                   Watershed, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1998

  Mr. Matsui (for himself and Mr. Fazio of California) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for improved flood protection along the American River 
                   Watershed, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Folsom Dam and Levee Modifications, California.--
            (1) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army (referred to 
        hereinafter as the ``Secretary'') shall complete a study of the 
        feasibility of enlarging the river outlets of the Folsom Dam, 
        California, and constructing new river outlets below the 
        emergency spillway of the dam.
            (2) Modification of report.--If, after conducting the study 
        required by paragraph (1), the Secretary determines that 
        enlarging the river outlets of the Folsom Dam and constructing 
        new river outlets below the emergency spillway of the dam would 
        achieve substantially the same benefits as the Folsom Dam and 
        levee modifications described in the March 1996 Supplemental 
        Information Report of the Chief of Engineers, with a shorter 
        construction time, less construction-related impacts, and at a 
        comparable cost, the Secretary shall modify such report in 
        accordance with the determination.
            (3) Authorization.--After completion of the study required 
        by paragraph (1) and any modification of the March 1996 
        Supplemental Information Report of the Chief of Engineers 
        pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized to carry 
        out the Folsom Dam and levee modification project substantially 
        in accordance with the report.
    (b) Howe Avenue Bridge Project, California--.
            (1) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study to 
        determine which of the following options is feasible and allows 
        for the safe passage of 180,000 cubic feet of flow of water 
        under the Howe Avenue bridge, California, or a replacement 
        crossing for that bridge:
                    (A)(i) Raise the Howe Avenue Bridge by not less 
                than 3 feet and not more than 5 feet; and
                    (ii) construct a floodgate and make modifications 
                to the right trestle of the Union Pacific Railroad 
                where the railroad track crosses the north levee below 
                the levee crown.
                    (B) Construct a replacement crossing for the Howe 
                Avenue bridge.
                    (C) Maintain the Howe Avenue bridge and the right 
                trestle of the Union Pacific Railroad where the 
                railroad track crosses the north levee below the levee 
                crown without modification.
            (3) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to carry 
        out a project to implement the option that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate under paragraph (1).
    (c) Downstream Levee Improvements.--The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out the downstream levee improvement project described in the 
March 1996 Supplemental Information Report of the Chief of Engineers 
substantially in accordance with that report and the conclusions and 
findings of Chief of Engineers' system-wide evaluation of the 
Sacramento River Flood Control Project.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) Federal Share for Loss of Water and Power Resources.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost that a non-
        Federal interest incurs as a result of loss of water and power 
        resources as a result of construction of the projects 
        authorized by section 1 shall be 75 percent.
            (2) Finance plan.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
        Congress a long-term plan to finance the Federal share of the 
        cost payable under paragraph (1).
    (b) Credit Toward Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal interest of a 
project authorized by section 1 shall receive full credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project for expenses that the non-
Federal interest incurs, before the date on which Federal funds are 
made available for construction of such projects, for design or 
construction of the projects authorized by section 1.

SEC. 3. VARIABLE STORAGE SPACE.

    Upon completion of the projects authorized by section 1, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall operate the Folsom Dam and Reservoir to 
the variable 400,000/600,000 acre-feet of flood control storage 
capacity.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall complete the American River Watershed Investigation 
and transmit to Congress a report containing the results of that 
investigation and any recommendations for measures to reduce the risk 
of flooding in the American River Watershed.
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