[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 140 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2587. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for 
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 40113 of division D, add the 
     following:
       (e) Cross Border Flood Protection.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
       (B) Columbia river treaty.--The term ``Columbia River 
     Treaty'' means the Treaty Relating to Cooperative Development 
     of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at 
     Washington January 17, 1961 (15 UST 1555; TIAS 5638).
       (2) Authorization.--To maintain and ensure the current 
     level of domestic flood protection provided under the 
     Columbia River Treaty, the Assistant Secretary may make 
     expenditures for the purpose of--
       (A) constructing, enhancing, or maintaining Columbia River 
     Basin flood risk management projects in the United States; 
     and
       (B) acquiring flood risk management services from the 
     Province of British Columbia, or a crown corporation owned by 
     the Province of British Columbia.
       (3) Criteria.--Expenditures authorized under paragraph (2) 
     shall--
       (A) take into account changing water cycles and the 
     likelihood of more frequent and intense severe weather 
     events;
       (B) be included in the annual budget for civil works 
     submitted by the Assistant Secretary to Congress; and
       (C) occur after September 16, 2024.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out 
     this subsection $800,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.
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