[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6217 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6217

 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 with respect to 
             levee certifications, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2010

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 with respect to 
             levee certifications, 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. PERFORMANCE OF SPECIALIZED OR TECHNICAL SERVICES.

    Section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (31 
U.S.C. 6505 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Levee Certifications.--The requirements of this section do 
not apply to activities conducted by the Corps of Engineers to evaluate 
a levee system that was designed or constructed by the Corps if the 
activities--
            ``(1) are conducted at the request of a State or local 
        government; and
            ``(2) the State or local government agrees to reimburse the 
        Corps for all costs associated with the performance of the 
        activities.''.
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