John Mica: “I want to have a practical pathway to get this done--not overbearing but also something to hold your feet to the fire.”

They're trying to exclude, instead of include.

Well, again, when I go to FEMA, they say: Well, we have to wait on the State to have their plan.

This is a simple amendment. It does make an adjustment to the benefit-cost ratio for any navigation project carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers with non-Federal funds. This gives the Secretary, after the completion of any portion of…

And then the President's initiative, which I support, better utilization of existing space.