,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,curtis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>am5di7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,cr$it ,act (
 #aigh ) respect to pre-agreem5t co/s ( 
em]g5cy wat]%$ protection measures1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,mak+ ,access ,to      
,cleanup ,happ5 ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,mat*
 ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,em]g5cy wat]%$     
program ,section #djc ( ! ,agricultural 
,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbjc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7c7 ,pre-,agreem5t co/s  7#a7  
,sponsor ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 !
 t]m sponsor means a ,/ate or local     
gov]nm5t1 or an ,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9
 section #d ( ! ,indian                 
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b774
  7#b7 ,pre-agreem5t project co/s ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        

enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7,a7 id5tify a li/ ( em]g5cy     
wat]%$ protection measures ! co/ ( :i*  
may be incurr$ by a sponsor prior to    
ent]+ into an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y    
pursuant to ?is section2 &  7,b7 develop
 a proc$ure1 includ+ appropriate        
deadl9es1 to be implem5t$ at ! ,/ate    
level1 ?r\gh :i* a sponsor may reque/1 =
 a specifi$ natural disa/]1 additional  
em]g5cy wat]%$ protection measures ! co/
 ( :i* may be incurr$ by a sponsor prior
 to ent]+ into an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y
 pursuant to ?is section4  7#c7         
,agreem5t contribution ,if ! ,secret>y &
 ! sponsor ent] into an agreem5t        
pursuant to ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all consid] any applicable pre-agreem5t
 co/s incurr$ by a sponsor = und]tak+   
em]g5cy wat]%$ protection measures      
id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#b7 z    
meet+ "p ( ! sponsor's contribution     
t[>ds ! project co/s4  7#d7 ,assumption 
( risk ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection requires !
 ,secret>y to ent] into an agreem5t ) a 

sponsor1 & a sponsor und]tak+ em]g5cy   
wat]%$ protection measures prior to     
ent]+ into an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y    
pursuant to ?is section %all assume !   
risk ( incurr+ any co/s ( und]tak+ su*  
measures4  4