,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjai,mr4 ,luetkemeyer introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #aiii to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,army to develop a plan to address     
water resource problems in the ,upper   
,mississippi ,river ,basin1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,upper         
,mississippi ,river ,flood ,control     
,act4  #b4 ,upper ,mississippi ,river   
,comprehensive ,plan ,section #dei of   
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #aiii 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #feb note7 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and2    
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7,c7 after paragraph    
7#c71 by adding at the end the          

following3  7#d7 include determinations 
7based on implementation studies7 as to 
whether the projects recommended under  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 are        
eligible for funding under the ,water   
,infrastructure ,finance and ,innovation
 ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #cija et  
seq472 and  7#e7 include recommendations
 on funding alternatives through public 
private partnerships for projects       
recommended under paragraphs 7#a7       
through 7#c71 including--  7,a7 the     
,federal cost share for nonstructural   
improvements and easement costs2 and    
7,b7 the ,state and local cost share for
 structural improvements4  2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking 2 and at the end and       
inserting 1 the ,governors of the       
,states within the ,upper ,mississippi  
and ,illinois ,river basins1            
representatives of the appropriate levee
 and drainage districts1 representatives
 of nonprofit organizations1            
agricultural stakeholders1 and other    

interested parties22  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b7-- 7i7 by striking on the date of   
enactment of this ,act2 and  7ii7 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7 coordinate 
with the ,secretary of ,agriculture to  
provide assistance under section        
#c;,a7a7 of the ,watershed ,protection  
and ,flood ,prevention ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc;a7a77 to local          
jurisdictions affected by flooding4  2  
and  7#c7 in subsection 7e71 by striking
 #c years after the first date on which 
funds are appropriated to carry out this
 section and inserting ,january #a1     
#bjba4