118 HR 7818 IH: Table Rock Lake Property Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7818IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 26, 2024Mr. Burlison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo exempt certain structures from removal from Army Corps of Engineers property on Table Rock Lake, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Table Rock Lake Property Protection Act.

2.

Table Rock Lake encroachment

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall—(1)suspend any activities to require eligible property owners to remove eligible structures; and(2)offer to an eligible property owner a conveyance or release that—(A)for an eligible structure located on fee land, conveys by quitclaim deed the minimum land required to maintain the eligible structure, reserving the right to flood the land, if applicable;(B)for an eligible structure located on land subject to a flowage easement, releases by quitclaim deed the easement prohibition; and(C)provides that—(i)the eligible structure shall not be extended further onto fee land or land subject to the flowage easement; (ii)additional structures for human habitation shall not be placed on fee land or land subject to the flowage easement;(iii)the United States shall not be liable or responsible for damage to the eligible structure caused by the operation of the Lake; and(iv)no claim to compensation shall accrue from the exercise of any flowage easement right.(b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Easement prohibition

The term easement prohibition means the rights acquired by the United States, in a flowage easement, to prohibit structures for human habitation on land subject to the easement.(2)

Eligible property owner

The term eligible property owner means a person who owns an eligible structure. (3)

Eligible structure

The term eligible structure means a structure for human habitation, including a septic system—(A)that is located on fee land or land subject to the flowage easement; and(B)for which a license for right-of-way has been provided by the Secretary and is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.(4)

Fee land

The term fee land means the land acquired in fee title by the United States for the Lake.(5)

Flowage easement

The term flowage easement means an interest in land acquired by the United States that includes the right to flood land surrounding the Lake.(6)

Lake

The term Lake means the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the multiple-purpose reservoir projects in the White River Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218).(7)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.