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Grace Meng: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2016
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. ___. ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out projects under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), including planning, design, construction, and monitoring of structural and nonstructural technologies and measures for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams. (b) Inclusion.--The projects described in subsection (a) may include the development and demonstration of cost- effective technologies and designs developed in consultation with-- (1) the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory of the Corps of Engineers; (2) universities; (3) Federal, State, and local agencies; and (4) private organizations. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 897, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Meng) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York
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Sep 28, 2016

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