,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #d1       
#bjah,mr4 ,mast introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify  
the project for ,central and ,southern  
,florida to include public health and   
safety considerations1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop ,harmful      
,discharges ,act4  #b4 ,management of   
the ,central and ,southern ,florida     
system  7a7 ,in general ,the project for
 ,central and ,southern ,florida        
authorized by ,section #bjc of ,public  
,law #hj-heh 7#fb ,stat4 #aage71 as     
amended1 is modified to include public  
health and safety as the primary        
consideration for all authorized project
 purposes4 ,such authorized project     
purposes shall include--  7#a7 flood    
control2  7#b7 navigation2  7#c7 water  
supply for agricultural irrigation1     

municipalities1 industry1 and           
,everglades ,national ,park2  7#d7      
regional groundwater control1 and       
salinity control2  7#e7 enhancement of  
fish and wildlife2 and  7#f7 recreation4
  7b7 ,public health and safety ,for the
 purposes of this ,act1 the term public 
health and safety is defined as follows3
 7#a7 ,managing ,lake ,okeechobee and   
the ,central and ,southern ,florida     
system--  7,a7 to minimize the potential
 of toxic cyanobacteria blooms2 and     
7,b7 prevent discharges containing      
cyanobacteria or related toxins into the
 ,st4 ,lucie and ,caloosahatchee        
watersheds and other areas where such   
cyanobacteria or related toxins will    
cause or exacerbate public health risks4
  7#b7 ,ensuring the integrity and      
stability of the ,herbert ,hoover ,dike4
  7#c7 ,maintaining all provisions of   
applicable ,state and ,federal water    
quality laws1 policies and regulations4 
7#d7 ,ensuring necessary water volume   
and quality reaches the ,everglades     

,national ,park1 ,florida ,bay and      
,caloosahatchee ,watershed to restore   
the natural habitat4  7c7 ,modification 
of operations ,the ,secretary of the    
,army shall modify operations of all    
current project elements to ensure that 
public health and safety shall be the   
prime consideration for the operating   
regimes of these various elements4  7d7 
,master ,operational ,manual ,the       
,secretary of the ,army shall update or 
develop a ,master ,operational ,manual1 
in cooperation with the ,state of       
,florida1 to ensure that all of the     
various existing operational project    
elements of the ,central and ,southern  
,florida project shall be managed as a  
system to protect public health and     
safety4 ,as new elements are completed  
and added to the project1 the ,master   
,operational ,manual shall be updated to
 include the new features4  7e7 ,study  
,the ,secretary of the ,army1 in        
conjunction with the ,national          
,academies of ,sciences1 shall undertake

 a study of the legacy of pollution and 
nutrient loading as well as the impacts 
of soil amendments that contribute to   
nutrient uptake that have occurred to   
,lake ,okeechobee from current and past 
operational regimes4 ,the study shall   
include--  7#a7 the components of the   
nutrient load and soil amendments1 and  
how this nutrient loading is and will   
continue to impact ,everglades          
restoration efforts2 and  7#b7 proposed 
solutions to ameliorate the impacts of  
this pollution to downstream watersheds4
  7f7 ,scope ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to alter or amend--  
7#a7 the ,water ,rights ,compact between
 the ,state of ,florida and the         
,seminole ,tribe and the ,miccosukee    
,tribe2  7#b7 the ,miccosukee ,tribe's  
access to water2 or  7#c7 the schedule  
for completion of the ,central          
,everglades ,planning ,project or       
,central ,everglades ,restoration ,plan 
projects authorized on or before        
,december #ca1 #bjah4  7g7              

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as are necessary to carry out the  
provisions of this ,act4