,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdbf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #cj1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,lamb 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,ryan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 ,financial ,services1 ,agriculture1 and ,natural ,resources1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require development and implementation of an interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the ,ohio ,river ,basin1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ohio ,river ,basin ,preparedness ,act4 #b4 ,interagency plan 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of ,engineers1 in coordination with the head of each agency described in subsection 7d71 shall develop and issue an interagency plan for the agencies described in subsection 7d7 to assist ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities in the ,ohio ,river ,basin in preparing for1 and responding to1 the effects of climate change1 including by-- 7#a7 informing such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities of existing ,federal resources available to such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities1 based on the analysis described in subsection 7b77#b72 and 7#b7 providing assistance through the ,environmental ,protection ,agency's ,smart ,growth ,program1 the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency's ,pre-,disaster ,mitigation ,grant ,program1 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development's ,community ,development ,block ,grant program1 the ,economic ,development ,administration of the ,department of ,commerce1 and the ,department of ,agriculture1 to such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities to help them prepare for extreme weather1 major floods1 rising temperatures1 and potential economic losses from such threats4 7b7 ,development ,in developing the interagency plan under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of ,engineers1 in coordination with the head of each agency described in subsection 7d71 shall-- 7#a7 consult with ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities in the ,ohio ,river ,basin that may be affected by climate change2 and 7#b7 include in such interagency plan-- 7,a7 identification of the particular needs of such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities in order for such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities to adequately prepare for1 and respond to1 the effects of climate change2 and 7,b7 an analysis of-- 7i7 the availability of existing and potential ,federal resources1 including programs1 grants1 loans1 and other assistance1 that the agencies described in subsection 7d7 may provide to assist ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities in the ,ohio ,river ,basin in preparing for1 and responding to1 the effects of climate change 7including assistance in building or modernizing infrastructure71 including-- 7,i7 ,corps of ,engineers resources related to-- 7aa7 modernizing and hardening levees1 floodwalls1 and flood control projects for more extreme weather flooding events2 7bb7 restoring wetlands so that such wetlands may absorb rain2 7cc7 reconnecting floodplains to rivers in order to allow for natural flood storage2 7dd7 developing a basin-wide water management plan1 in collaboration with the ,department of ,agriculture1 ,tennessee ,valley ,authority1 and water management agencies of the ,states in the ,ohio ,river ,basin2 and 7ee7 updating and modernizing operations manuals for dams and reservoirs operated by the ,corps of ,engineers to account for future water risks1 precipitation1 flow patterns1 and usage2 7,,ii7 ,environmental ,protection ,agency resources and ,department of ,agriculture resources related to modernizing drinking water and wastewater treatment and stormwater management2 7,,iii7 ,department of ,transportation resources related to raising or hardening critical transportation infrastructure that may be vulnerable to flooding2 7,,iv7 ,united ,states ,geological ,survey resources and ,environmental ,protection ,agency resources related to water quality and flow discharge monitoring and modeling2 and 7,v7 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency resources related to updating and modernizing flood hazard maps to incorporate the latest science and future risk projections2 and 7ii7 the limitations of existing ,federal resources that the agencies described in subsection 7d7 may so provide1 including-- 7,i7 the limitations of such resources in meeting the particular needs of such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities identified under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,,ii7 recommendations-- 7aa7 for ,congress regarding any statutory changes regarding existing ,federal programs1 or additional ,federal funding1 that the agencies determine are necessary to assist such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities in preparing for1 and responding to1 the effects of climate change2 and 7bb7 for additional ,federal1 ,state1 and local resources that the agencies determine are necessary to so assist such ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities4 7c7 ,publication and implementation 7#a7 ,publication ,upon issuance of the interagency plan developed under subsection 7a71 the plan shall be published on the public internet website of-- 7,a7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 7,b7 the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,army for ,civil ,works2 and 7,c7 the ,great ,lakes and ,ohio ,river ,division of the ,corps of ,engineers4 7#b7 ,deadline ,not later than #cj days after the interagency plan developed under subsection 7a7 is issued1 each head of an agency described in subsection 7d7 shall implement such interagency plan4 7#c7 ,technical assistance ,in implementing the interagency plan developed under subsection 7a71 the heads of the agencies described in subsection 7d7 shall provide technical assistance and expertise to ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and communities in the ,ohio ,river ,basin4 7d7 ,agencies described ,the agencies described in this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,corps of ,engineers4 7#b7 ,the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#c7 ,the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7#d7 ,the ,department of the ,interior4 7#e7 ,the ,department of ,agriculture4 7#f7 ,the ,department of ,transportation4 7#g7 ,the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7#i7 ,the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#aj7 ,the ,department of ,commerce4 #c4 ,report on impacts of climate change on electric utilities ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall publish1 on the public internet website of the ,department of ,energy1 a report that includes-- 7#a7 an analysis of-- 7,a7 the potential vulnerabilities of electric utilities that are located in1 or serve electric consumers in1 the ,ohio ,river ,basin1 to climate change and extreme weather2 and 7,b7 the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on such electric utilities2 and 7#b7 recommendations and technical assistance1 as appropriate1 to assist such electric utilities in preparing for climate change and extreme weather4 #d4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term ,ohio ,river ,basin means the ,ohio ,river ,basin as identified in the ,corps of ,engineers' study titled ,ohio ,river ,basin-,formulating ,climate ,change ,mitigation_/,adaptation ,strategies through ,regional ,collaboration with the ,,orb ,alliance 7,may #bjag74