To prohibit the use of funds for certain releases or discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary or the Indian River Lagoon.

SA 2999. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available by this title
may be used by the Corps of Engineers to conduct a release or
discharge of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee
Estuary or the Indian River Lagoon unless the discharge or
release--
(1) is conducted in pulses to minimize downstream impacts
from reduced water quality and harmful algal blooms to local
communities and wildlife habitat; or
(2) is necessary--
(A) to protect the integrity of the Herbert Hoover Dike;
and
(B) to minimize threats to lives and human health in the
communities surrounding Lake Okeechobee.
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