Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of title I the following: SEC. __. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR NON-FEDERAL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1572, chapter 688; 33 U.S.C. 701h), is amended by inserting after ``authorized purposes of the project:'' the following: ``Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to receive and expend funds, subject to the availability of appropriations, from an owner of a non-Federal reservoir to formulate, review, or revise operational documents for any non-Federal reservoir for which the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood risk management or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709):''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 918, the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.”