To direct the President to treat a harmful algal bloom caused by certain activities of the Federal Government as an emergency for purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-2137House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 26, 2017

Summary

Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within such state as an emergency for purposes of federal emergency assistance programs under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and (2) exercise such authority to provide federal emergency assistance under such Act as necessary to address such an emergency, including exercising debris-removal authority to remove toxic algal biomass and muck.

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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