S.Amdt. 5030

SA 5030. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2848, 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:

On page 12, strike lines 14 through 19 and insert the
following:
``(b) Local Flood Protection Works.--
``(1) In general.--Permission under subsection (a) for
alterations to a Federal levee, floodwall, or flood risk
management channel project and associated features may be
granted by a District Engineer of the Department of the Army
or an authorized representative.
``(2) Timely approval of permits.--On the date that is 120
days after the date on which the Secretary receives an
application for a permit under subsection (a), the
application shall be approved if--
``(A) the Secretary has not made a determination on the
approval or disapproval of the application; and
``(B) the plans detailed in the application were prepared
and certified by a professional engineer licensed by the
State in which the project is located.
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