S.Amdt. 2587

SA 2587. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 40113 of division D, add the
following:
(e) Cross Border Flood Protection.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
means the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
(B) Columbia river treaty.--The term ``Columbia River
Treaty'' means the Treaty Relating to Cooperative Development
of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at
Washington January 17, 1961 (15 UST 1555; TIAS 5638).
(2) Authorization.--To maintain and ensure the current
level of domestic flood protection provided under the
Columbia River Treaty, the Assistant Secretary may make
expenditures for the purpose of--
(A) constructing, enhancing, or maintaining Columbia River
Basin flood risk management projects in the United States;
and
(B) acquiring flood risk management services from the
Province of British Columbia, or a crown corporation owned by
the Province of British Columbia.
(3) Criteria.--Expenditures authorized under paragraph (2)
shall--
(A) take into account changing water cycles and the
likelihood of more frequent and intense severe weather
events;
(B) be included in the annual budget for civil works
submitted by the Assistant Secretary to Congress; and
(C) occur after September 16, 2024.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out
this subsection $800,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.
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