H.R. 2774 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2774 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1941 to impose a deadline for initiating the repair or restoration of project under such section, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Our Levees Act. 2. Emergency response to natural disasters Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: (6) Deadline Not later than 180 days after receiving from a non-Federal sponsor of a project a request to repair or rehabilitate a flood control work described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall initiate the repair or restoration of such flood control work. ; and (2) in subsection (d)(2) by inserting 25 percent of before the difference.