[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3945 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3945

Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for 
  flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas 
  affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2019

Mr. Lawson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for 
  flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas 
  affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,  That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019:

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for flood control 
projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by 
flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, that have received a 
major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, $116,968,000, to remain available 
through fiscal year 2028: Provided, That upon approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate these funds may be used to construct any project by the Corps 
for reducing flooding and storm damage risks in the city of 
Jacksonville, Florida, that the Secretary determines is technically 
feasible, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable: 
Provided further, That projects using these funds shall be at full 
Federal expense with respect to such funds: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Water Relief Act of 2019''.
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