S.Amdt. 830
What it does: Adds SEC. 30__. PEARL RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI at the end of title III
Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)What it changes
1 change to S. 601 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 30__. PEARL RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI at the end of title III
Adds a sectionIn S. 601 · Reported to Senate
The project for the Harbor of Refuge at Point Judith, Narragansett, Rhode Island, adopted by the Act of September 19, 1890 (commonly known as the "River and Harbor Act of 1890") (26 Stat. 426, chapter 907), House Document numbered 66, 51st Congress, 1st Session, and modified to include the west shore arm breakwater under the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly known as the "River and Harbor Act of 1910") (36 Stat. 632, chapter 382), is further modified to include shore protection and erosion control as project purposes.
Inserted: SEC. 30__. PEARL RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI.
Inserted: Section 3104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1134) is amended--
Inserted: (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
Inserted: "(a) In General.--The project for flood damage reduction, Pearl River Basin, including Shoccoe, Mississippi, authorized by section 401(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4132), is modified to authorize the Secretary, subject to subsection (c), to construct the project generally in accordance with the plan described in the 'Pearl River Watershed, Mississippi, Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement Main Report', with an estimated Federal share of $133,770,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $72,030,000."; and
Inserted: (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
Inserted: "(b) Comparison of Alternatives.--Before initiating construction of the project, the Secretary shall compare the level of flood damage reduction provided by the plan that maximizes national economic development benefits of the project and the locally preferred plan, to that portion of Jackson, Mississippi and vicinity, located below the Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam.".
Original wording
At the end of title III, add the following:
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As printed
SA 830. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Cochran) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 601, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 30__. PEARL RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI.
Section 3104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1134) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
“(a) In General.--The project for flood damage reduction, Pearl River Basin, including Shoccoe, Mississippi, authorized by section 401(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4132), is modified to authorize the Secretary, subject to subsection (c), to construct the project generally in accordance with the plan described in the ‘Pearl River Watershed, Mississippi, Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement Main Report', with an estimated Federal share of $133,770,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $72,030,000.”; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
“(b) Comparison of Alternatives.--Before initiating construction of the project, the Secretary shall compare the level of flood damage reduction provided by the plan that maximizes national economic development benefits of the project and the locally preferred plan, to that portion of Jackson, Mississippi and vicinity, located below the Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 8, 2013