[Senate Report 115-142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 192
115th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 115-142
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A BILL TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ON CERTAIN PROPERTY IN
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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August 2, 2017.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Barrasso, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 810]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was
referred the bill (S. 810) to facilitate construction of a
bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and
for other purposes, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
GENERAL STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND
Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) authorizes the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to contribute to the
cost of measures that will reduce the risk of future damage
from a major disaster. No structures may be built on any
property purchased with such funds.
The Riverside Bridge in Christian County, Missouri, is a
100-year old, one lane bridge that is frequently closed due to
flooding. The only location available to replace that bridge
involves the use of land that was purchased using FEMA disaster
mitigation funds. Unless Congress removes the restrictive
covenant from that land, the County cannot replace the
Riverside Bridge.
OBJECTIVES OF THE LEGISLATION
The objective of S. 810 is to lift a restrictive covenant
on the use of certain land.
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
Section 1. Riverside Bridge Project
Section 1 authorizes the Riverside Bridge Project
notwithstanding any Federal restrictions under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, subject
to several conditions. The conditions on the authorization are:
(1) no flood damage attributable to the project occurs, (2) if
flood damage does occur the County (or the County's assignee)
shall be liable for the damage, not the Federal Government, and
(3) the property shall not be eligible for any future Federal
disaster assistance.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
On April 4, 2017, Senator Blunt and Senator McCaskill
introduced S. 810. The bill was referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
On July 12, 2017, the Committee on Environment and Public
Works met to consider an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to S. 810 that made non-controversial changes to the
bill. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be reported
favorably by voice vote.
HEARINGS
No committee hearings were held on S. 810.
ROLLCALL VOTES
The Committee on Environment and Public Works met to
consider S. 810 on July 12, 2017. The bill was ordered to be
reported favorably by voice vote.
REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT
In compliance with section 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee finds that S. 810
does not create any additional regulatory burdens, nor will it
cause any adverse impact on the personal privacy of
individuals.
MANDATES ASSESSMENT
In compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Public Law 104-4), the Committee notes that the Congressional
Budget Office found that S. 810 contains no intergovernmental
or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (UMRA), and would impose no costs on state, local,
or tribal governments.
COST OF LEGISLATION
Section 403 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act requires that a statement of the cost of the
reported bill, prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, be
included in the report, if available. That statement follows:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, August 2, 2017.
Hon. John Barrasso,
Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 810, a bill to
facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in
Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Sarah Puro
and Robert Reese.
Sincerely,
Mark P. Hadley
(For Keith Hall, Director).
Enclosure.
S. 810--A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain
property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes
S. 810 would provide Congressional authorization for the
construction of a bridge in Ozark, Missouri. The bill would
exempt the project from deed restrictions imposed on the
proposed construction site by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). The project would be built with a combination of
funds from the Federal Highway Administration, FEMA, and the
state of Missouri.
Based on an analysis of information from the state and the
affected agencies, CBO estimates that constructing the bridge
would cost about $3 million with about $2 million of those
amounts coming from federal sources. Thus, CBO estimates that
implementing the bill would cost $2 million over the 2018-2022
period; such spending would be subject to the availability of
appropriated funds.
Enacting S. 810 would not affect direct spending or
revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO
estimates that enacting S. 810 would not increase net direct
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive
10-year periods beginning in 2028.
S. 810 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Sarah Puro and
Robert Reese. The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss,
Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
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