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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 5595 (Introduced in House) — To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to revise the water manuals of certain fl... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Definitions

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In this Act: The term drought State means a State— for which the Governor has declared a drought; or that contains at least one county for which the Secretary of Agriculture has designated a drought disaster. The term flood control project means a project operated, wholly or in part, for flood control, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944 ) ( 33 U.S.C. 709 ).
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. The term water manual means, with respect to a flood control project, the water operations manual, the flood control rule curves, and the water control manual, as applicable.
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