S.Amdt. 976

1. Adds Sec. 1__. Any levee, lock, or dam that is damaged or destroyed by major disaster or emergency declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or declared by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the disaster occurs-- at the end of title I of division A

   Adds a section

   Inserted: Sec. 1__. Any levee, lock, or dam that is damaged or destroyed by major disaster or emergency declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or declared by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the disaster occurs--

   Inserted: (1) may be reconstructed in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the disaster or emergency using amounts made available by this Act; and

   Inserted: (2) shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under--

   Inserted: (A) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);

   Inserted: (B) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);

   Inserted: (C) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);

   Inserted: (D) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);

   Inserted: (E) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;

   Inserted: (F) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);

   Inserted: (G) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);

   Inserted: (H) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to the protection of wetland); and

   Inserted: (I) any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetland.

   Original wording

   At the end of title I of division A, add the following:

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