,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjac,mr4 ,jeffries 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of the ,army to give     
priority to projects and studies for    
hurricane and storm damage risk         
reduction1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,extreme ,weather ,mitigation ,act  
of #bjac4  #b4 ,hurricane and storm     
damage risk reduction prioritization    
7a7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act
 are-- 7#a7 to provide adequate levels  
of protection to communities impacted by
 natural disasters1 including           
hurricanes1 tropical storms1 and other  
related extreme weather events2 and     
7#b7 to expedite critical water         
resources projects in communities that  
have historically been and continue to  

remain susceptible to extreme weather   
events4  7b7 ,priority ,for authorized  
projects and ongoing feasibility studies
 with a primary purpose of hurricane and
 storm damage risk reduction1 the       
,secretary of the ,army shall give      
funding priority to projects and ongoing
 studies that-- 7#a7 address an imminent
 threat to life and property2  7#b7     
prevent storm surge from inundating     
populated areas2  7#c7 prevent the loss 
of coastal wetlands that help reduce the
 impact of storm surge2  7#d7 protect   
emergency hurricane evacuation routes or
 shelters2  7#e7 prevent adverse impacts
 to publicly owned or funded            
infrastructure and assets2  7#f7        
minimize disaster relief costs to the   
,federal ,government2 and  7#g7 address 
hurricane and storm damage risk         
reduction in an area for which the      
,president declared a major disaster in 
accordance with section #dja of the     
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74  7c7 ,expedited       
consideration of currently authorized   
projects ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 submit to the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate and the ,committee
 on ,transportation and ,infrastructure 
of the ,house of ,representatives a list
 of all-- 7,a7 ongoing hurricane and    
storm damage reduction feasibility      
studies that have signed feasibility    
cost share agreements and have received 
,federal funds since #bjji2 and  7,b7   
authorized hurricane and storm damage   
reduction projects that-- 7i7 have been 
authorized for more than #bj years but  
are less than #ge percent complete2 or  
7ii7 are undergoing a post-authorization
 change report1 general reevaluation    
report1 or limited reevaluation report2 
7#b7 identify those projects on the list
 required under paragraph 7#a7 that meet
 the criteria described in subsection   
7b72 and  7#c7 provide a plan for       

expeditiously completing the projects   
identified under paragraph 7#b71 subject
 to available funding4  7d7             
,prioritization of new studies for      
hurricane and storm damage risk         
reduction ,in selecting new studies for 
hurricane and storm damage reduction to 
propose to ,congress1 the ,secretary    
shall give priority to studies-- 7#a7   
that-- 7,a7 have been recommended in a  
comprehensive hurricane protection study
 carried out by the ,corps of           
,engineers2 or  7,b7 are included in a  
,state plan or program for hurricane1   
storm damage reduction1 flood control1  
coastal protection1 conservation1 or    
restoration that is created in          
consultation with the ,corps of         
,engineers or other relevant ,federal   
agencies2 and  7#b7 for areas for which 
the ,president declared a major disaster
 in accordance with section #dja of the 
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74