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To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.
Summary
This bill amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and other federal officials from preventing or restricting state and local governments from removing flood debris—including rocks, vegetation, soil, and other materials deposited by floodwaters—from land or waterways. The provision applies when the primary purpose of the removal operation is to reduce the risk and severity of future flooding events.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
Actions (5)
- Jul 20, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. · house
- Jul 2, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research. · house
- Jun 25, 1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1229)
- Jun 24, 1998 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jun 24, 1998 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 1998
Mr. Goodlatte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONINTERFERENCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL FLOOD DEBRIS REMOVAL EFFORTS.
The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act is amended by inserting after section 4 (16 U.S.C. 590d) the following new section:
“SEC. 5. NONINTERFERENCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL FLOOD DEBRIS REMOVAL EFFORTS.
“The Secretary of Agriculture and other executive branch officials and employees may not prohibit or condition the ability of a State or local government to remove from land or waters any rocks, vegetation, soil, or other debris deposited by flood waters when the primary purpose of the removal operation is to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.”. <all>
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