To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.

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Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and other executive officials and employees may not prohibit or condition the ability of a State or local government to remove from land or waters any rocks, vegetation, soil, or other debris deposited by flood waters when the primary purpose of such removal is to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 June 1998

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  Introduced in House · EN · 24 June 1998

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  summary · EN · 24 June 1998

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