S. 2039A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands.

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Sponsor: John Hoeven [R-ND]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Emergency Management
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Latest action: Jul 23, 2012 · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 126 - 254 (Roll no. 500). (text: CR H5105)

IntroducedJan 26, 2012
Passed the SenateJan 26, 2012
Failed in the HouseJul 23, 2012
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve the construction of a permanent flood risk reduction levee by a state, local, or tribal government under specified circumstances on land: (1) acquired and deed restricted under hazard mitigation provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and (2) located in North Dakota in a community that is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program on the date on which a state, local, or tribal government requests construction of such a levee and certifies to the Administrator and the Chief of Engineers that the community will continue to participate in the Program.

Requires such approval if the Administrator and the Chief of Engineers determine, through a process funded entirely by the state, local, or tribal government seeking to construct it, that: (1) construction of the proposed levee would more effectively mitigate against flooding risk than an open floodplain or other flood risk reduction measures; (2) the proposed levee complies with federal, state, and local requirements, including mitigation of adverse impacts and implementation of floodplain management requirements, which shall include an evaluation of whether its construction, operation, and maintenance would continue to meet best available industry standards and practices, would be the most cost-effective measure to protect against the assessed flood risk, and minimizes future costs to the federal government; and (3) such government has provided an adequate maintenance plan that documents the procedures it will use to ensure that the stability, height, and overall integrity of the proposed levee and its structure and systems are maintained.

Requires: (1) a state, local, or tribal government that constructs such a levee to submit to the Administrator and the Chief of Engineers an annual certification indicating whether such government is in compliance with the maintenance plan; and (2) the Chief to review such certification and determine whether such government has complied with that plan.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 2039 as passed Senate amended on Jan 26, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 500

House Jul 23, 2012

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands

Failed · Two-thirds required

126 Yea 254 Nay 51 not voting

Crossed both parties 112 of 380 voting members broke with their own party: 9 Democrats, 103 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members431 members

Democratic191 members

Republican240 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 2039 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DKENT CONRAD [D-ND]Original

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S. 2039A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 500

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

S. 2039A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 500

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

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