[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1571

 To remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Missouri 
 River Mainstem Reservoir System and to make flood control the highest 
 priority of authorized purposes of the System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2019

 Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Grassley) 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 remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Missouri 
 River Mainstem Reservoir System and to make flood control the highest 
 priority of authorized purposes of the System, 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 ``Missouri River Flood Control 
Prioritization Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF THE MISSOURI RIVER MAINSTEM RESERVOIR 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
respect to the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System--
            (1) fish and wildlife shall not be an authorized purpose; 
        and
            (2) of the authorized purposes, flood control shall be the 
        highest priority.
    (b) Revision of Control Manual.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall revise the 
Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual 
and any related regulations in accordance with subsection (a).
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