[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1810 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1810

To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent 
to the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2011

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent 
to the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Natomas Basin Flood Protection 
Improvements Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PROJECT MODIFICATION, AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    (a) In General.--The project for flood damage reduction, American 
and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303; 110 
Stat. 3662; 113 Stat. 319; 117 Stat. 1839; 121 Stat. 1947), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, to construct improvements to flood damage reduction 
facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers in the 
vicinity of Sacramento, California, substantially in accordance with 
the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled ``American River 
Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and 
Sutter Counties, California'', and dated December 30, 2010, at an 
estimated total cost of $1,389,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
of $921,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $468,300,000.
    (b) Credit for Non-Federal Work.--
            (1) In general.--The non-Federal interest shall receive 
        credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred by the 
        non-Federal interest in carrying out a project described in 
        subsection (a) for planning, design, and construction of the 
        project and acquisition of any land, easement, right-of-way, 
        relocation, and dredged material disposal area for the project.
            (2) Application of credit.--The credit under paragraph (1) 
        shall be applied toward the non-Federal share of--
                    (A) the project; or
                    (B) any other project for which the non-Federal 
                interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with 
                the Secretary.
            (3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in this 
        subsection limits the ability of the non-Federal interest to 
        pursue credit or reimbursement for work performed by the non-
        Federal interest in connection with the project under any other 
        law (including regulations), authority, or procedure, including 
        section 104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
        U.S.C. 2214).
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