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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2137 (Introduced in House) — To direct the President to treat a harmful algal bloom caused by certain activities of the Federal Government as an e... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Emergency assistance for harmful algal blooms caused by Corps of Engineers water transfers

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Notwithstanding section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ), the President shall treat the impacts to State waterways and coastal estuaries of a harmful algal bloom conveyed downstream as a result of a water transfer carried out by the Corps of Engineers within such State as an emergency for purposes of title V of such Act. The President, in consultation with the affected State, shall exercise any authority under section 502 or 503 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5192 , 5193) that the President determines is necessary to address an emergency described in subsection (a), including exercising debris-removal authority under section 502(a)(5) of such Act to remove toxic algal biomass and muck.
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Emergency assistance for harmful algal blooms caused by Corps of Engineers water transfers
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