Restoring the Efforts of Local Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act or the RELIEF Act
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reimburse nonfederal sponsors for work related to the emergency response to a natural disaster.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5868 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5868
To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood
Control Act of 1941), to allow a non-Federal sponsor to carry out
certain work, to provide for reimbursement of costs to complete such
work, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2020
Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood
Control Act of 1941), to allow a non-Federal sponsor to carry out
certain work, to provide for reimbursement of costs to complete such
work, 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 ``Restoring the Efforts of Local
Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act'' or the ``RELIEF Act''.
SEC. 2. WORK CARRIED OUT BY A NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR.
Section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (Chapter 377, 55 Stat.
650; 33 U.S.C. 701n), is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Work carried out by a non-federal sponsor.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may authorize a
non-Federal sponsor to carry out work described in
paragraph (1).
``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to carry out
work described in paragraph (1), a non-Federal sponsor
shall--
``(i) enter into a written agreement with
the Secretary prior to initiation of such work;
and
``(ii) carry out such work in compliance
with the requirements of--
``(I) subchapter IV of chapter 31
of title 40, United States Code;
``(II) chapter 37 of title 40,
United States Code; and
``(III) any other terms or
conditions the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(C) Reimbursement.--
``(i) In general.--Upon a determination by
the Secretary that the work carried out by a
non-Federal sponsor pursuant to a written
agreement required by subparagraph (B)(i) is
complete, the Secretary shall reimburse such
non-Federal sponsor for the Federal share of
costs to complete such work.
``(ii) Additional reimbursement.--If the
Federal share of the cost to complete work
performed pursuant to a written agreement
required by subparagraph (B)(i) exceeds the
amount agreed to by the Secretary under such
agreement, the reimbursement of any amounts in
addition to such agreement shall be at the
discretion of the Secretary.
``(D) Annual limit on reimbursements not
applicable.--A written agreement required by
subparagraph (B)(i) is not subject to section 102 of
the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of
2006 (33 U.S.C. 2221).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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