Cohen amendment would make city flood control system part of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

By , Daily Memphian Published: July 15, 2020 4:32 PM CT
The city’s flood walls and other parts of its flood control system would be the responsibility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under an amendment by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis to the federal Water Resources Development Act.

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