[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3870]
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SA 4684. Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2578, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Until the Secretary of the Army takes the
actions described in subsection (b), none of the funds made
available in this Act may be used--
(1) to conduct an audit of--
(A) all Federal water contract violations in multi-State
water basins since 2005; and
(B) any contract violation notification the Department of
Justice has received from the Secretary of the Army regarding
all multi-State river basins since 2005;
(2) to develop and submit a record of how the Department of
Justice has handled the violations and notifications
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
(3) to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to
enforce Federal law and respond to the violations described
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
(4) to issue or submit a report relating to the violations
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); or
(5) to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the
Army to receive notifications relating to the violations
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
(b) The actions described in this subsection are--
(1) promulgation of a rule regarding return flow credits in
reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers;
and
(2) issuance of a final agency action on a updated water
supply allocation for Lake Allatoona for the Alabama-Coosa-
Tallapoosa river basin.
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