,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,mast 7for himself and ,mr4 ,posey7     
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 considerations1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,prioritizing ,revised ,operations ,to  
,eliminate ,cyanobacteria ,toxins in    
,florida ,act or the ,,protect ,florida 
,act4  #b4 ,management of the central   
and southern florida system  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,assistant ,secretary of   
the ,army for ,civil ,works shall direct
 the ,army ,corps of ,engineers to      
modify water infrastructure management  
in ,central and ,southern ,florida to   
ensure public health shall overlay 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    
,for the purposes of this ,act1 the term
 public health 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 and other       
harmful algal blooms2 and  7,b7 prevent 
discharges containing cyanobacteria or  
related toxins into the ,st4 ,lucie and 
,caloosahatchee watersheds1 downstream  
users1 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 ,state1 ,federal1 and ,tribal

 water quality laws1 policies1 and      
regulations4  7#d7 ,ensuring necessary  
water volume and quality reaches the    
greater ,everglades1 ,tribal lands1     
,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 of
 all citizens1 including downstream     
users1 shall overlay 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     
,everglades ,restoration4 ,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 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 of ,florida2  7#b7 the 
water quality standards of the          
,miccosukee ,tribe of ,indians of       
,florida2  7#c7 ,state water quality    

standards1 applicable ,national         
,pollutant ,discharge ,elimination      
,system discharge permits1 and          
,everglades ,forever ,act watershed     
permits2 or  7#d7 the schedule for      
completion of the ,central ,everglades  
,planning ,project or ,comprehensive    
,everglades ,restoration ,plan projects 
authorized on or before enactment of    
this ,act4  7g7 ,prohibition on use of  
restoration funds ,no restoration funds 
shall be used by the ,secretary to      
undertake ,deep ,well ,injection 7,,dwi7
 of flood or any other excess waters4   
7h7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 such sums as are necessary to carry out
 the provisions of this ,act4