S.Amdt. 4731

SA 4731. Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4707 proposed by Mr.
Dodd (for himself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill S. 2284, to amend the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency
of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 301. BIG SIOUX RIVER AND SKUNK CREEK, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH
DAKOTA.

The project for flood control, Big Sioux River and Skunk
Creek, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, authorized by section
101(a)(28) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3666), is modified--
(1) to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Chief of Engineers, to construct the project at an
estimated total cost of $51,000,000, with an estimated
Federal cost of $38,250,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost
of $12,750,000;
(2) to direct the Secretary to accept advance funding from
the non-Federal interest for the remaining Federal share of
the project, as needed to complete the project; and
(3) to authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal
interest for funds advanced by the non-Federal interest for
the Federal share of the project, only if additional Federal
funds are appropriated for that purpose.
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