[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 977 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 977

To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before 
    releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk 
              management projects, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before 
    releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk 
              management projects, 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 ``Toxic Health Threat Warning Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. RELEASES OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH CYANOBACTERIA.

    (a) Determination.--Before releasing water from a flood risk 
management project, the Secretary shall determine whether the water is 
contaminated with cyanobacteria, based on tests conducted by the 
Secretary, another Federal agency, or the State in which the flood risk 
management project is located.
    (b) Notification.--If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) 
that water to be released from a flood risk management project is 
contaminated with cyanobacteria, the Secretary shall notify the public 
and affected governments of the contamination and planned release, and 
any potential effects on human health, before releasing the water.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affected government.--The term ``affected government'' 
        means a State, local, or Tribal government with jurisdiction 
        over an area that will be affected by a release of water from a 
        flood risk management project.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
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