,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,fortenberry introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,act of ,august #ah1 #aida 7commonly
 known as the ,flood ,control ,act of   
#aida71 to allow a non-,federal sponsor 
to carry out certain work1 to provide   
for reimbursement of costs to complete  
such work1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restoring the ,efforts of ,local   
,involvement in ,emergencies and ,floods
 ,act or the ,,relief ,act4  #b4 ,work  
carried out by a non-,federal sponsor   
,section #e7;a7 of the ,act of ,august  
#ah1 #aida 7,chapter #cgg1 #ee ,stat4   
#fej2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjan71 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,work carried out by a 
non-,federal sponsor  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary may authorize a         

non-,federal sponsor to carry out work  
described in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7      
,eligibility ,to be eligible to carry   
out work described in paragraph 7#a71 a 
non-,federal sponsor shall-- 7i7 enter  
into a written agreement with the       
,secretary prior to initiation of such  
work2 and  7ii7 carry out such work in  
compliance with the requirements of--   
7,i7 subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ca of  
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code2       
7,,ii7 chapter #cg of title #dj1 ,united
 ,states ,code2 and  7,,iii7 any other  
terms or conditions the ,secretary      
considers appropriate4  7,c7            
,reimbursement  7i7 ,in general ,upon a 
determination by the ,secretary that the
 work carried out by a non-,federal     
sponsor pursuant to a written agreement 
required by subparagraph 7,b77i7 is     
complete1 the ,secretary shall reimburse
 such non-,federal sponsor for the      
,federal share of costs to complete such
 work4  7ii7 ,additional reimbursement  
,if the ,federal share of the cost to   

complete work performed pursuant to a   
written agreement required by           
subparagraph 7,b77i7 exceeds the amount 
agreed to by the ,secretary under such  
agreement1 the reimbursement of any     
amounts in addition to such agreement   
shall be at the discretion of the       
,secretary4  7,d7 ,annual limit on      
reimbursements not applicable ,a written
 agreement required by subparagraph     
7,b77i7 is not subject to section #ajb  
of the ,energy and ,water ,development  
,appropriations ,act of #bjjf 7#cc      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbba74  4