H.R. 231 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 8, 2015 Mr. Murphy of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project. 1. Project deauthorization Section 528(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3768) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Project deauthorization (i) In general The project identified as the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project, carried out pursuant to this paragraph, shall no longer be authorized as a Federal project upon execution of a transfer agreement between the Secretary and the South Florida Water Management District. (ii) Requirement A transfer agreement referred to in clause (i) shall require that the South Florida Water Management District operate the transferred project as an environmental restoration project to provide water storage and water treatment options. .