,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bacb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,long introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to exempt certain structures from removal from ,army ,corps of ,engineers property on ,table ,rock ,lake1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,table ,rock ,lake encroachment 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 suspend any activities to require eligible property owners to remove eligible structures2 and 7#b7 offer to an eligible property owner a conveyance or release that-- 7,a7 for an eligible structure located on fee land1 conveys by quitclaim deed the minimum land required to maintain the eligible structure1 reserving the right to flood the land1 if applicable2 7,b7 for an eligible structure located on land subject to a flowage easement1 releases by quitclaim deed the easement prohibition2 and 7,c7 provides that-- 7i7 the eligible structure shall not be extended further onto fee land or land subject to the flowage easement2 7ii7 additional structures for human habitation shall not be placed on fee land or land subject to the flowage easement2 7iii7 the ,united ,states shall not be liable or responsible for damage to the eligible structure caused by the operation of the ,lake2 and 7iv7 no claim to compensation shall accrue from the exercise of any flowage easement right4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,easement prohibition ,the term easement prohibition means the rights acquired by the ,united ,states1 in a flowage easement1 to prohibit structures for human habitation on land subject to the easement4 7#b7 ,eligible property owner ,the term eligible property owner means a person who owns an eligible structure4 7#c7 ,eligible structure ,the term eligible structure means a structure for human habitation that-- 7,a7 was constructed before ,december #bc1 #aigf2 and 7,b7 is located on fee land or land subject to the flowage easement4 7#d7 ,fee land ,the term fee land means the land acquired in fee title by the ,united ,states for the ,lake4 7#e7 ,flowage easement ,the term flowage easement means an interest in land acquired by the ,united ,states that includes the right to flood land surrounding the ,lake4 7#f7 ,lake ,the term ,lake means the ,table ,rock ,lake project of the ,corps of ,engineers1 located in ,missouri and ,arkansas1 authorized as one of the multiple-purpose reservoir projects in the ,white ,river ,basin by section #d of the ,act of ,june #bh1 #aich 7#eb ,stat4 #abah74 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of ,engineers4