,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hifh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ae1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,gabb>d 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,"y7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 to recomm5d c]ta9     
projects 9 remote1 coa/al1 & small      
wat]%$s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,remote1
 ,coa/al1 & ,small ,wat]%$s ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,remote1 coa/al1 or small   
wat]%$s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 conduct+ a /udy
 ( hurricane & /orm damage r$uction1 !  
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s1 may recomm5d a project )\t !
 ne$ to demon/rate t ! project is       
ju/ifi$ solely by national economic     
developm5t b5efits if ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es t-- 7#a7 ! community to be s]v$
 by ! project has limit$ options =      
relocation or retreat+ f ! flood pla9 or
 coa/al flood zone2  7#b7 ! project w\ld

 be locat$ 9 ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii or       
,alaska1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 
,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9  
,isl&s1 or ,am]ican ,samoa2  7#c7 ! area
 co/ factor is great] ?an #b4b1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7#d7 !      
long-t]m viability ( ! community 9 :i* !
 project is locat$1 or ( a community t  
is locat$ 9 ! region to be s]v$ by !    
project & t w rely on ! project1 w\ld be
 ?reat5$ )\t ! hurricane & /orm damage  
r$uction project4  7b7 ,ju/ification ,9 
consid]+ :e!r to recomm5d a project "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid]
 ! b5efits ( ! project to-- 7#a7 public 
heal? & safety ( ! local community &    
communities t are locat$ 9 ! region to  
be s]v$ by ! project & t w rely on !    
project1 includ+ access to facilities   
design$ to protect public heal? &       
safety2  7#b7 hurricane & /orm damage   
effects on local & regional economic    
opportunities2  7#c7 welf>e ( ! regional
 population to be s]v$ by ! project2 or 

7#d7 social & cultural value to ! local 
community & communities t are locat$ 9 !
 region to be s]v$ by ! project & t w   
rely on ! project4  7c7 ,prioritization 
,projects recomm5d$ by ! ,secret>y "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be giv5 equival5t   
budget consid]ation & priority z        
projects recomm5d$ solely by national   
economic developm5t b5efits4  7d7       
,disposition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 may c>ry out any project id5tifi$ 9 !  
/udy c>ri$ out pursuant to subsection   
7a7 9 accordance ) ! crit]ia = projects 
c>ri$ out "u ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y "u
 section #bje ( ! ,riv] & ,h>bor ,act ( 
#aidh 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjas74  7#b7      
,non-,f$]al int]e/s ,9 evaluat+ &       
implem5t+ a project "u ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all all[ a non-,f$]al int]e/ 
to p>ticipate 9 ! f9anc+ ( a project 9  
accordance ) ! crit]ia e/abli%$ = flood 
control projects "u section #ijc7;c7 ( !
 ,wat] ,res\rces ,developm5t ,act (     
#aihf 7,public ,law #ii-ffb2 #ajj ,/at4 
#dahd74  7e7 ,annual report ,= a project

 t _c be c>ri$ out "u ! au?ority        
specifi$ 9 subsection 7d71 on a         
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y ( !          
feasibility ( ! project "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y may include a          
recomm5dation conc]n+ ! project 9 !     
annual report submitt$ to ,congress "u  
section #gjja ( ! ,wat] ,res\rces ,re=m 
& ,developm5t ,act ( #bjad 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #bbhb;d74