,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjai,mr4 ,mast introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,corps of ,engineers to notify      
affected communities before releasing   
water contaminated with cyanobacteria   
from flood risk management projects1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,toxic   
,health ,threat ,warning ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,releases of water contaminated with
 cyanobacteria  7a7 ,determination      
,before releasing water from a flood    
risk management project1 the ,secretary 
shall determine whether the water is    
contaminated with cyanobacteria1 based  
on tests conducted by the ,secretary1   
another ,federal agency1 or the ,state  
in which the flood risk management      
project is located4  7b7 ,notification  
,if the ,secretary determines under     

subsection 7a7 that water to be released
 from a flood risk management project is
 contaminated with cyanobacteria1 the   
,secretary shall notify the public and  
affected governments of the             
contamination and planned release1 and  
any potential effects on human health1  
before releasing the water4  7c7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,affected government ,the term affected 
government means a ,state1 local1 or    
,tribal government with jurisdiction    
over an area that will be affected by a 
release of water from a flood risk      
management project4  7#b7 ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,chief of ,engineers4