1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act”.
Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act
A BILL
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a plan to address water resource problems in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.
2. Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan
Section 459 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (2), by striking “and”;
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
after paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
“(4) include determinations (based on implementation studies) as to whether the projects recommended under paragraphs (1) through (3) are eligible for funding under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); and
“(5) include recommendations on funding alternatives through public private partnerships for projects recommended under paragraphs (1) through (3), including—
“(A) the Federal cost share for nonstructural improvements and easement costs; and
“(B) the State and local cost share for structural improvements.”
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting “, the Governors of the States within the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River basins, representatives of the appropriate levee and drainage districts, representatives of nonprofit organizations, agricultural stakeholders, and other interested parties;”;
in paragraph (2)—
by striking “on the date of enactment of this Act”; and
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance under section 3A(a) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1003a(a)) to local jurisdictions affected by flooding.”
in subsection (e), by striking “3 years after the first date on which funds are appropriated to carry out this section” and inserting “January 1, 2021”.