S.Amdt. 49

SA 49. Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Paul, and Mr.
Corker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill
H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page _, between lines _ and _, insert the following:
Sec. _____. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including regulations), no funds made available under this
Act or any other Act to the Secretary of the Army, acting
through the Chief of Engineers, shall be used to take any
action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public
access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps of
Engineers.
(b) For purposes of this Act, installing and maintaining
sirens, strobe lights, and signage for alerting the public of
hazardous water conditions shall not be considered to be an
action to establish a restricted area under subsection (a).
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall apply
to an action described in subsection (a) on or after August
1, 2012.
(2) If the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief
of Engineers, has taken an action described in subsection (a)
during the period beginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(A) cease implementing the restricted area resulting from
the action; and
(B) remove any barriers constructed in connection with the
restricted area.
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