[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4247 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4247

 To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the 
   California snowpack and flood mitigation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the 
   California snowpack and flood mitigation, 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 ``Flood Prevention and Snowpack 
Management Act''.

SEC. 2. TASK FORCE ON CALIFORNIA SNOWPACK AND FLOOD MITIGATION.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, shall establish a task force to be known as the 
``Task Force on the California Snowpack and Flood Mitigation'' (in this 
section referred to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall consist of 17 
        members, to be appointed by the Chief of Engineers, as follows:
                    (A) 1 member of the Senate representing the State 
                of California.
                    (B) 5 members of the House of Representatives, 
                including--
                            (i) 1 member who represents Northern 
                        California;
                            (ii) 1 member who represents Northern San 
                        Joaquin Valley;
                            (iii) 1 member who represents Central San 
                        Joaquin Valley;
                            (iv) 1 member who represents Southern San 
                        Joaquin Valley; and
                            (v) 1 member who represents Southern 
                        California.
                    (C) A representative of the Corps of Engineers.
                    (D) A representative of the Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency.
                    (E) A representative of the Bureau of Reclamation.
                    (F) A representative of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration.
                    (G) A representative of the California Office of 
                Emergency Services.
                    (H) A representative of the California Department 
                of Water Resources.
                    (I) 4 members from local community organizations 
                that are impacted by, or provide resources or relief to 
                individuals impacted by, flooding in California.
                    (J) A representative of Tribal communities in 
                California.
            (2) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The Chairperson and 
        Vice Chairperson of the Task Force shall be elected by the 
        members of the Task Force.
    (c) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--The Task Force shall meet on the day 
        after any day on which the California Department of Resources 
        determines that any portion of the snowpack in California is 
        150 percent above the average snowpack in California.
            (2) Subsequent meetings.--After conducting the initial 
        meeting described under paragraph (1), the Task Force shall 
        meet on a periodic basis until the plan of action required 
        under subsection (d) is complete.
    (d) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall be to--
            (1) examine and assess the risks posed by the snowpack in 
        California;
            (2) assess what local, State, and Federal actions may be 
        taken to mitigate such risks; and
            (3) not later than 90 days after conducting an initial 
        meeting under subsection (c)(1), develop a plan of action for 
        snowpack melt, flood mitigation and recovery, and expediting 
        water storage projects to capture water from the snowpack and 
        alleviate future drought conditions.
    (e) Report.--Upon completion of a plan of action under subsection 
(d), the Task Force shall submit each such plan of action to--
            (1) the Governor of California;
            (2) the California Office of Emergency Services;
            (3) the California Department of Water Resources;
            (4) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency;
            (5) the Chief of Engineers;
            (6) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (7) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate.
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