118 S4658 IS: To provide for the ongoing presence of certain structures at the Table Rock Lake project. U.S. Senate 2024-07-10 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.
II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4658IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 10, 2024Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo provide for the ongoing presence of certain structures at the Table Rock Lake project.
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Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas
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Definitions
In this section:(1)
Abandonment
The term abandonment means, with respect to an eligible structure, the allowance of the structure to come into a state of disrepair without the demonstrated intent to repair by the owner.(2)
Eligible structure
The term eligible structure means a privately owned sewer and septic system—(A)for which a license for a right-of-way has been provided by the Secretary of the Army and is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;(B)that is located on fee land or land subject to a flowage easement; and(C)that does not impact the reservoir level or pose a failure risk to the dam of the Table Rock Lake project.(3)
Fee land
The term fee land means the land acquired in fee title by the United States for the Table Rock Lake project.(4)
Table Rock Lake project
The term Table Rock Lake project means the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the multipurpose reservoir projects in the White River Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218).(b)
Presence of eligible structures
The Secretary of the Army shall permit the ongoing presence of an eligible structure at the Table Rock Lake project until—(1)the abandonment of the eligible structure by the holder of a license for right-of-way for the structure; (2)the failure of the eligible structure; or(3)the replacement of the eligible structure.