,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,gillibr& 7= h]self1 ,ms4    
,ern/1 & ,mr4 ,grassley7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a       
program to e/abli% p]man5t features =   
flood control 9 areas 9 :i* tempor>y    
features h be5 con/ruct$1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,local ,exp]tise is ,vital 
= ,effective ,embankm5ts ,act or !      
,,levee ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%+ p]man5t    
features f em]g5cy response measures    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,impact$ community ,! t]m impact$       
community means an entity t has receiv$ 
em]g5cy flood fight+ assi/ance "u       
section #e ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #ah1 #aida 
7commonly kn[n z ! ,flood ,control ,act 
( #aida7 7#ee ,/at4 #fej1 *apt] #cgg2   
#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjan71 t involv$ !       
con/ruction ( a tempor>y /ructure4  7#b7

 ,p]man5t feature ,! t]m p]man5t feature
 means a /ructural or non/ructural      
measure typical 9 a flood control       
project4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army4  
7#d7 ,small or disadvantag$ community ,!
 t]m small or disadvantag$ community    
means a community-- 7,a7 ) a population 
( less ?an #aj1jjj2 or  7,b7 t is-- 7i7 
f9ancially disadvantag$2 &  7ii7 at risk
 f repeat flood+ ev5ts4  7b7 ,evaluation
 ( tempor>y /ructures ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law1 on reque/ ( an impact$ 
community1 ! ,secret>y %all evaluate    
:e!r ! tempor>y /ructure w>rants        
consid]ation = a p]man5t feature1 9     
accordance ) subsection 7c74  7c7       
,consid]ations ,9 evaluat+ a tempor>y   
/ructure "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y 
%all consid]-- 7#a7 ! likelihood t a    
simil> /ructure w ne$ to be con/ruct$ 9 
! area 9 ! future if ! tempor>y         
/ructure1 or a simil> /ructure1 is n    
made p]man5t2  7#b7 ! ext5t to :i*      
simil> /ructures h be5 con/ruct$ 9 !    

area previ\sly & remov$2  7#c7 !        
economic1 safety1 & environm5tal b5efits
 & impacts ( e/abli%+ a p]man5t feature 
9 ! wat]%$ ( ! impact$ community2  7#d7 
! ext5t ( ! modifications necess>y to   
make ! tempor>y /ructure a p]man5t      
feature2 &  7#e7 ! co/s ( !             
modifications describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74 
7d7 ,conv]sion ( tempor>y /ructures     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] ! ,secret>y         
completes an evaluation "u subsection   
7b71 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !        
tempor>y /ructure %\ld become a p]man5t 
feature1 or t a p]man5t feature w\ld    
prev5t damage simil> to damage prev5t$  
by ! tempor>y /ructure1 & subject to    
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all beg9 !  
plann+ & design ( ! p]man5t feature 9   
accordance ) all applicable design &    
con/ruction /&>ds & legal requirem5ts ( 
! ,secret>y1 includ+ all applicable     
environm5tal laws4  7#b7 ,project co/   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may c>ry out 
! plann+1 design1 & con/ruction ( a     
project describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if !   

total con/ruction co/ ( ! project is n  
expect$ to exce$ #be1jjj1jjj4  7,b7     
,l>ge projects ,if ! total con/ruction  
co/ ( a project describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 is expect$ to be great] ?an            
#be1jjj1jjj1 ! ,secret>y--  7i7 %all    
submit to ,congress a reque/ to c>ry out
 ! project 9 a mann] simil> to a ,*ief's
 ,report2 &  7ii7 may n c>ry out !      
project until ,congress au?orizes !     
con/ruction ( ! project4  7,c7          
,demolition ,demolition ( a tempor>y    
/ructure "u ?is section %all be subject 
to ! co/-%>e requirem5t "u p>agraph     
7#c71 b ! co/s ( t demolition %all n be 
includ$ 9 ! total con/ruction co/ ( !   
project "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b74    
7#c7 ,co/-%>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( c>ry+ out a    
project "u ?is section %all be n m ?an  
#ce p]c5t4  7,b7 ,small or disadvantag$ 
communities ,9 ! case ( a project c>ri$ 
out "u ?is section 9 an impact$         
community t is a small or disadvantag$  
community1 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a     

project may be up to #ajj p]c5t1 bas$ on
 ! ability ( ! community to pay4