I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2942 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2011 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Terry, Mr. Latham, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding.

1.

Revision of Master Manual

(a)

In general

The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure that the System’s flood control storage allocation has been— (1)recalculated so that it is based on the vacated space required to control the largest flood experienced in the System and to control the serious downstream flooding associated with such flood; and (2)adjusted, prior to each runoff season, such that the space allocated for flood control purposes in the Exclusive Flood Control Zone and the Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use Regulation Zone is increased by an amount necessary to ensure that the storage capacity of the two zones is adequate to avoid contributing to serious downstream flooding. (b)

Applicability

The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall carry out the requirements under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.