,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #efe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mr4   
,durb9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = ! safe & reliable         
navigation ( ! ,mississippi ,riv]1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,mississippi ,riv]     
,navigation ,su/a9m5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! ,mississippi 
,riv] is ! l>ge/1 mo/ fam\s riv] 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & a vital natural res\rce2
  7#b7 ! ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9 is !  
?ird l>ge/ wat]%$ 9 ! _w1 cov]+ m ?an   
#a1jjj1jjj squ>e miles & approximately  
#dj p]c5t ( ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7#c7 ! riv]s1 tribut>ies1 & res]voirs t 
make up ! ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9      
op]ate naturally z a sy/em & any attempt
 to op]ate projects )9 ! ,mississippi   
,riv] ,bas9 by mank9d %\ld take ?is fact
 into consid]ation2  7#d7 ! ,mississippi
 ,riv] is ! backbone ( ! inl& wat]way   

sy/em ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & a crucial     
art]y = ! movem5t ( goods2  7#e7 ea* ye>
 millions ( tons ( commodities1 includ+ 
gra91 coal1 petroleum1 & *emicals1      
repres5t+ billions ( doll>s are         
transport$ on ! ,mississippi ,riv] by   
b>ge2  7#f7 ! ,mississippi ,riv] is home
 to "s ( ! busie/ comm]cial ports 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,port ( ,new   
,orleans & ! ,port ( ,/4 ,l\is2  7#g7   
safe & reliable navigation ( !          
,mississippi ,riv] is vital to !        
national economy2  7#h7 extreme wea!r   
ev5ts pose *all5ges to navigation & life
 along ! ,mississippi ,riv] & are likely
 to become m sev]e & m frequ5t 9 ! com+ 
ye>s1 z evid5c$ by ! deva/at+ floods    
along ! ,mississippi ,riv] 9 #bjaa & !  
ne> hi/oric l[ wat] levels se5 on ! same
 /ret* ( ! ,mississippi ,riv] 9 ! w9t] (
 #bjab-bjac2  7#i7 ! ,am]ican ,wat]ways 
,op]ators & ! ,wat]ways ,c\ncil1        
,incorporat$ h e/imat$ t a disruption ( 
navigation on ! ,mississippi ,riv] due  
to l[ wat] levels betwe5 ,decemb] #bjab 

& ,janu>y #bjac w\ld h negatively       
impact$ #bj1jjj jobs & #g1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 
c>go2  7#aj7 ! ,regulat+ ,works ,program
 ( ! ,/4 ,l\is ,di/rict ( ! ,corps (    
,eng9e]s is critical to ma9ta9+         
navigation on ! middle ,mississippi     
,riv] dur+ extreme wea!r ev5ts & %\ld   
receive cont9u$ ,f$]al f9ancial         
assi/ance & support2 &  7#aa7 ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t1 comm]cial us]s1 & o!rs h a   
%>$ responsibility to take /eps to      
ma9ta9 ! critical fl[ ( goods on !      
,mississippi ,riv] dur+ extreme wea!r   
ev5ts4  #c4 ,def9itions  7a7 ,extreme   
wea!r ,! t]m extreme wea!r means--  7#a7
 sev]e flood+ & dr\ght conditions t lead
 to above or bel[ av]age wat] levels2 or
  7#b7 o!r sev]e wea!r ev5ts t ?reat5   
p]sonal safety1 prop]ty1 & navigation on
 ! inl& wat]ways ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7
 ,great] ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9 ,! t]m
 great] ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9 means !
 area cov]$ by hydrologic units #e1 #f1 
#g1 #h1 #aj1 & #aa1 z id5tifi$ by !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey z ( ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,l[]   
,mississippi ,riv] ,! t]m l[]           
,mississippi ,riv] means ! portion ( !  
,mississippi ,riv] t beg9s at !         
conflu5ce ( ! ,ohio ,riv] & fl[s to !   
,gulf ( ,mexico4  7d7 ,middle           
,mississippi ,riv] ,! t]m middle        
,mississippi ,riv] means ! portion ( !  
,mississippi ,riv] t beg9s at !         
conflu5ce ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv] & fl[s to !
 l[] ,mississippi ,riv]4  7e7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !  
,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s4   
#d4 ,great] ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9    
,extreme ,wea!r ,managem5t ,/udy  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out a /udy
 ( ! ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9--  7#a7 to
 improve ! coord9at$ & compreh5sive     
managem5t ( wat] res\rce projects 9 !   
great] ,mississippi ,riv] ,bas9 relat+  
to extreme wea!r conditions2 &  7#b7 to 
evaluate ! feasibility ( any            
modifications to ^? wat] res\rce        
projects & develop new wat] res\rce     
projects to improve ! reliability (     

navigation & m effectively r$uce flood  
risk4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! /udy %all--  7#a7
 id5tify any ,f$]al actions necess>y to 
prev5t & mitigate ! impacts ( extreme   
wea!r1 includ+ *anges to au?oriz$ *annel
 dim5sions1 op]ational proc$ures ( locks
 & dams1 & res]voir managem5t )9 !      
,mississippi ,riv] ,bas92  7#b7 evaluate
 ! effect on navigation & flood risk    
managem5t to ! ,mississippi ,riv] ( all 
up/ream riv]s & tribut>ies1 especially !
 conflu5ce ( ! ,ill9ois ,riv]1 ,miss\ri 
,riv]1 & ,ohio ,riv]2  7#c7 id5tify &   
make recomm5dations to rem$y *all5ges to
 ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s pres5t$ by extreme 
wea!r1 includ+ riv] access1 9 c>ry+ out 
its mission to ma9ta9 safe1 reliable    
navigation2 &  7#d7 id5tify & locate    
natural or o!r pot5tial imp$im5ts to    
ma9ta9+ navigation on ! middle & l[]    
,mississippi ,riv] dur+ p]iods ( l[     
wat]1 includ+ exi/+ indu/rial pipel9e   
cross+s4  7c7 ,consultation & use (     
exi/+ data ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy1 !       
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 consult )        

appropriate committees ( ,congress1     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 tribal1 & local ag5cies1 
environm5tal int]e/s1 riv] navigation   
indu/ry repres5tatives1 o!r %ipp+ &     
bus9ess int]e/s1 organiz$ labor1 &      
nongov]nm5tal organizations2  7#b7 to ! 
maximum ext5t practicable1 use data 9   
exi/5ce on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2
 &  7#c7 incorporate lessons le>n$ & be/
 practices develop$ z a result ( pa/    
extreme wea!r ev5ts1 includ+ major      
floods & ! successful ef=t to ma9ta9    
navigation dur+ ! ne> hi/oric l[ wat]   
levels on ! ,mississippi ,riv] dur+ !   
w9t] ( #bjab-bjac4  7d7 ,co/-,%>+ ,!    
,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( c>ry+ out ! /udy "u
 ?is section %all be #ajj p]c5t4  7e7   
,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report on ! /udy  
c>ri$ out "u ?is section4  #e4          
,mississippi ,riv] =eca/+ improvem5ts   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9            
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! dep>tm5t 
9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+1 !        

,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological 
,survey1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national   
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & 
! ,director ( ! ,national ,wea!r        
,s]vice1 z applicable1 %all improve     
=eca/+ on ! ,mississippi ,riv] by--     
7#a7 updat+ =eca/+ te*nology deploy$ on 
! ,mississippi ,riv] & its tribut>ies   
?r\gh--  7,a7 ! con/ruction ( additional
 automat$ riv] gages2  7,b7 !           
rehabilitation ( exi/+ automat$ & manual
 riv] gages2 &  7,c7 ! replacem5t (     
manual riv] gages ) automat$ gages1 z ! 
,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y2  7#b7
 con/ruct+ additional s$im5tation ranges
 on ! ,mississippi ,riv] & its          
tribut>ies2 &  7#c7 deploy+ additional  
automatic id5tification sy/em base      
/ations at riv] gage sites4  7b7        
,prioritization ,9 c>ry+ out ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all prioritize !  
sections ( ! ,mississippi ,riv] on :i*  
additional & m reliable in=mation w\ld h
 ! greate/ impact on ma9ta9+ navigation 
on ! ,mississippi ,riv]4  7c7 ,report ,n

 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to  
,congress a report on ! activities c>ri$
 out by ! ,secret>y "u ?is section4  #f4
 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s flexibility 9 ma9ta9+
 navigation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if !         
,secret>y det]m9es x to be critical to  
ma9ta9+ safe & reliable navigation1 !   
,secret>y--  7#a7 9 consultation ) !    
dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+1 
may con/ruct +ress & egress pa?s to     
docks1 load+ facilities1 fleet+ areas1 &
 o!r critical locations outside ( !     
au?oriz$ navigation *annel on !         
,mississippi ,riv]2 &  7#b7 op]ate &    
ma9ta91 ?r\gh dr$g+ & con/ruction ( riv]
 tra9+ /ructures1 +ress & egress pa?s to
 load+ docks & fleet+ areas outside ( ! 
au?oriz$ navigation *annel on !         
,mississippi ,riv]4  7b7 ,mitigation ,! 
,secret>y may mitigate ?r\gh dr$g+ any  
incid5tal impacts to load+ or fleet+    
areas outside ( ! au?oriz$ navigation   
*annel on ! ,mississippi ,riv] t result 
f op]ation & ma9t5ance ( ! au?oriz$     

*annel4  #g4 ,middle ,mississippi ,riv] 
environm5tal pilot program  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 accordance ) ! project = navigation1
 ,mississippi ,riv] betwe5 ! ,ohio &    
,miss\ri ,riv]s 7,regulat+ ,works71     
,miss\ri & ,ill9ois1 au?oriz$ by ! ,act 
( ,june #be1 #aiaj 7#cf ,/at4 #fca1     
*apt] #chb7 7commonly kn[n z ! ,riv] &  
,h>bor ,act ( #aiaj71 ! ,act ( ,janu>y  
#a1 #aibg 7#dd ,/at4 #ajaj1 *apt] #dg7  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,riv] & ,h>bor ,act (
 #aibg71 & ! ,act ( ,july #c1 #aicj 7#df
 ,/at4 #iah1 *apt] #hdg71 ! ,secret>y   
%all c>ry out = a p]iod ( n less ?an #aj
 ye>s1 a pilot program to re/ore &      
protect fi% & wildlife habitat 9 !      
middle ,mississippi ,riv]4  7b7         
,au?oriz$ activities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z  
"p ( ! pilot program c>ri$ out "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all conduct
 any activities t are necess>y to       
improve navigation ?r\gh ! project :ile 
re/or+ & protect+ fi% & wildlife habitat
 9 ! middle ,mississippi ,riv]4  7#b7   
,inclusions ,activities au?oriz$ "u     

p>agraph 7#a7 %all include--  7,a7 !    
modification ( navigation tra9+         
/ructures2  7,b7 ! modification &       
creation ( side *annels2  7,c7 !        
modification & creation ( isl&s2  7,d7  
any /udies & analyses necess>y to       
develop adaptive managem5t pr9ciples2 & 
7,e7 ! acquisition f will+ sell]s ( any 
l& associat$ ) a rip>ian corridor ne$$  
to c>ry out ! goals ( ! pilot program4  
7c7 ,co/-,%>+ requirem5t ,! co/-%>+     
requirem5ts "u ! provisions ( law       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = ! project   
describ$ 9 t subsection %all apply to   
any activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section4
  #h4 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is ,act su* sums z are        
necess>y4