A bill to amend section 426 of title 33, United States Code, for the purpose of authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake emergency erosion control projects.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes an emergency fund of $35,000,000 to be expended for emergency erosion control at the discretion of the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, provided that local interests supply without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the work. Allows the Secretary of the Army pending the appropriation of funds to allot from existing erosion appropriations money necessary for the immediate prosecution of the erosion control. Provides that such money is to be reimbursed from the emergency fund when appropriated. (Adds 33 U.S.C. 426(k))…