113 S601 IS: Water Resources Development Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-03-18
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1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Water Resources Development Act of
2013
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Water resource projects
Sec. 1001. Purposes.
Sec. 1002. Project authorizations.
Sec. 1003. Project review.
TITLE II—Water resources policy reforms
Sec. 2001. Purposes.
Sec. 2002. Safety assurance review.
Sec. 2003. Continuing authority programs.
Sec. 2004. Continuing authority program
prioritization.
Sec. 2005. Fish and wildlife mitigation.
Sec. 2006. Mitigation status report.
Sec. 2007. Independent peer review.
Sec. 2008. Operation and maintenance of navigation and
hydroelectric facilities.
Sec. 2009. Hydropower at Corps of Engineers
facilities.
Sec. 2010. Clarification of work-in-kind credit
authority.
Sec. 2011. Transfer of excess work-in-kind credit.
Sec. 2012. Credit for in-kind contributions.
Sec. 2013. Credit in lieu of reimbursement.
Sec. 2014. Dam optimization.
Sec. 2015. Water supply.
Sec. 2016. Report on water storage pricing
formulas.
Sec. 2017. Clarification of previously authorized
work.
Sec. 2018. Consideration of Federal land in feasibility
studies.
Sec. 2019. Planning assistance to States.
Sec. 2020. Vegetation management policy.
Sec. 2021. Levee certifications.
Sec. 2022. Restoration of flood and hurricane storm damage
reduction projects.
Sec. 2023. Operation and maintenance of certain
projects.
Sec. 2024. Dredging study.
Sec. 2025. Non-Federal project implementation pilot
program.
Sec. 2026. Non-Federal implementation of feasibility
studies.
Sec. 2027. Tribal partnership program.
Sec. 2028. Cooperative agreements with Columbia River Basin
Indian tribes.
Sec. 2029. Military munitions response actions at civil works
shoreline protection projects.
Sec. 2030. Beach nourishment.
Sec. 2031. Regional sediment management.
Sec. 2032. Study acceleration.
Sec. 2033. Project acceleration.
Sec. 2034. Feasibility studies.
Sec. 2035. Accounting and administrative expenses.
Sec. 2036. Determination of project completion.
Sec. 2037. Project partnership agreements.
Sec. 2038. Interagency and international support
authority.
Sec. 2039. Acceptance of contributed funds to increase lock
operations.
Sec. 2040. Emergency response to natural disasters.
Sec. 2041. Systemwide improvement frameworks.
Sec. 2042. Funding to process permits.
Sec. 2043. National riverbank stabilization and erosion
prevention study and pilot program.
Sec. 2044. Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction
prioritization.
Sec. 2045. Prioritization of ecosystem restoration
efforts.
Sec. 2046. Special use permits.
Sec. 2047. Operations and maintenance on fuel taxed inland
waterways.
Sec. 2048. Corrosion prevention.
Sec. 2049. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 2050. Reports to Congress.
TITLE III—Project modifications
Sec. 3001. Purpose.
Sec. 3002. Chatfield Reservoir, Colorado.
Sec. 3003. Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee
expenses reimbursement.
Sec. 3004. Hurricane and storm damage reduction
study.
Sec. 3005. Lower Yellowstone Project, Montana.
Sec. 3006. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 3007. Raritan River Basin, Green Brook Sub-basin, New
Jersey.
Sec. 3008. Red River Basin, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas,
Louisiana.
TITLE IV—Water resource studies
Sec. 4001. Purpose.
Sec. 4002. Initiation of new water resources
studies.
Sec. 4003. Applicability.
TITLE V—Regional and nonproject provisions
Sec. 5001. Purpose.
Sec. 5002. Northeast Coastal Region ecosystem
restoration.
Sec. 5003. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and
Protection Program.
Sec. 5004. Rio Grande environmental management program,
Colorado, New Mexico, Texas.
Sec. 5005. Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay ecosystem
restoration, Oregon and Washington.
Sec. 5006. Arkansas River, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Sec. 5007. Aquatic invasive species prevention and management;
Columbia River Basin.
Sec. 5008. Upper Missouri Basin flood and drought
monitoring.
Sec. 5009. Northern Rockies headwaters extreme weather
mitigation.
TITLE VI—Levee safety
Sec. 6001. Short title.
Sec. 6002. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 6003. Definitions.
Sec. 6004. National levee safety program.
Sec. 6005. National levee safety advisory board.
Sec. 6006. Inventory and inspection of levees.
Sec. 6007. Reports.
Sec. 6008. Effect of title.
Sec. 6009. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII—Inland waterways
Sec. 7001. Purposes.
Sec. 7002. Definitions.
Sec. 7003. Project delivery process reforms.
Sec. 7004. Major rehabilitation standards.
Sec. 7005. Inland waterways system revenues.
Sec. 7006. Efficiency of revenue collection.
TITLE VIII—Harbor maintenance
Sec. 8001. Short title.
Sec. 8002. Purposes.
Sec. 8003. Funding for harbor maintenance programs.
Sec. 8004. Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
prioritization.
Sec. 8005. Civil works program of the Corps of
Engineers.
TITLE IX—Dam safety
Sec. 9001. Short title.
Sec. 9002. Purpose.
Sec. 9003. Administrator.
Sec. 9004. Inspection of dams.
Sec. 9005. National Dam Safety Program.
Sec. 9006. Public awareness and outreach for dam
safety.
Sec. 9007. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE X—Innovative financing pilot projects
Sec. 10001. Short title.
Sec. 10002. Purposes.
Sec. 10003. Definitions.
Sec. 10004. Authority to provide assistance.
Sec. 10005. Applications.
Sec. 10006. Eligible entities.
Sec. 10007. Projects eligible for assistance.
Sec. 10008. Activities eligible for assistance.
Sec. 10009. Determination of eligibility and project
selection.
Sec. 10010. Secured loans.
Sec. 10011. Program administration.
Sec. 10012. State and local permits.
Sec. 10013. Regulations.
Sec. 10014. Funding.
Sec. 10015. Report to Congress.
TITLE XI—Extreme weather
Sec. 11001. Improving management of flood and
drought.
Sec. 11002. GAO study on management of flood and
drought.
Sec. 11003. Post-disaster watershed assessments.
2.In this Act, the
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army.
<enum>I</enum><header>Water resource
projects</header>
<section id="idFF8766BDC14D490885925901E2D5D924"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="id14a0b79ac2eb426c9b654d1c48a75b4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to authorize
projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idedba3f7c84874386b259191493e17122"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are the subject
of a completed report of the Chief of Engineers containing a determination that
the relevant project—</text>
<clause id="id617fcfb394f048f69086cea6db612dd2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
in the Federal interest;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5ddd9b698a514c32b1af41f169a9e8d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>results in
benefits that exceed the costs of the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf27aee087bf547b098f2ce0ffb31ebee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is
environmentally acceptable; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id244489db35364259b6b618407300834c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is
technically feasible; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2f6f8224482848a18c06d658cfcec6f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have been
recommended to Congress for authorization by the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d4de273466345759c56fb11f489062a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to authorize the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="id603A926BD4054EEB99F914E2ADA1CE8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to review
projects that require increased authorization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CE3FEA4D6C5408C9C030DF85FA6D842"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to request an
increase of those authorizations after—</text>
<clause id="id8082BF7D5A7F47BC8C5BA87908D706CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>certifying that
the increases are necessary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id49FB4C06EB944664B9D9D1A37667A45B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submitting to
Congress reports on the proposed increases.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idEC6DF57A31974F479961A9F54CBBB8C1"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Project
authorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
is authorized to carry out projects for water resources development,
conservation, and other purposes, subject to the conditions that—</text>
<paragraph id="id120883108EE4442DAAF9708FD2B382F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each project is
carried out—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9B6979865A594D66A59A12664018C32D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substantially in
accordance with the plan for the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10576ABF6352484CA5710D96B24098D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to any
conditions described in the report for the project; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA614A528949041169E13BF6533D0A377"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Report of the
Chief of Engineers has been completed and a referral by the Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Civil Works has been made to Congress as of the date of
enactment of this Act for the project.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="idDF1619166DD84982BB1F4FED92F70717"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Project
review</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id405AB77E27F04C59A83328E6F5112B90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For a project that is authorized by Federal law as of the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may modify the authorized project
cost set under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2280)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id415FB28811EB469986979BD0D9D84D56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by submitting the
required certification and additional information to Congress in accordance
with subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDC1790EB724C4E9489D61349A2FF209E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>after receiving
an appropriation of funds in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idD0B76DF8CCDD4D89B35CD16CC2051B19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements
for submission</header>
<paragraph id="idf82ec1421edc42cf8914683305ed8364"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The
certification to Congress under subsection (a) shall include a certification by
the Secretary that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb728d3da13544b5c8f17453f4a8e08d6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expenditures
above the authorized cost of the project are necessary to protect life and
safety, maintain critical navigation routes, or restore ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc4530d36d63419c8100b258e7e73bb6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project
continues to provide benefits identified in the report of the Chief of
Engineers for the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idea03c77f0387487cbeb7a1ee3a47320d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for projects
under construction—</text>
<clause id="id12FEFBA37424415EAB1D04E140CDF162"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
temporary stop or delay resulting from a failure to increase the authorized
cost of the project will increase costs to the Federal Government; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9d6a3e2dc4154a3ab2e7994ce7132dcc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount
requested for the project in the budget of the President or included in a work
plan for the expenditure of funds for the fiscal year during which the
certification is submitted will exceed the authorized cost of the
project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF313A989F5F143C0B456DB4FAD908A0E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>The information provided to Congress about the
project under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id637e2009573e45b686211725e8b16362"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
review of the project costs and reasons for exceeding the authorized limits set
under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2280);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id503FFFA59803472CB02CC16D64F373CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an expedited
analysis of the updated benefits and costs of the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id191329519bf945b6be29fc4538a9c961"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the new funding
level needed to complete the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0767C9B6B83B4E04BBE3208AFE37A039"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval of
Congress</header><text>The Secretary may not change the authorized project
costs under subsection (a) unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4192a8fa09984979bf234b03b6136083"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification
and required information is submitted to Congress under subsection (b);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id201c390769fb4c1fbf727198487ddff9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after such
submission, amounts are appropriated to initiate or continue construction of
the project in an appropriations or other Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idF2FC19CBF870471ABF12061C7A8A3AF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of
effectiveness</header><text>The authority of the Secretary under this section
terminates on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Water resources
policy reforms</header>
<section id="id87d6c49ae9bd46cbb563298949486d37"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="idBDE08EE9629D46DEBC4A6C86324D020B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reform the implementation of water
resources projects by the Corps of Engineers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2818082763D84F339F3E95C6A4CC3936"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make other technical changes to the
water resources policy of the Corps of Engineers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6C2E3BE45F0240B0B63618CA5A31BA36"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to implement
reforms, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id388f45362e334ddbbca8688bcbd61ac3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhancing the
ability of local sponsors to partner with the Corps of Engineers by ensuring
the eligibility of the local sponsors to receive and apply credit for work
carried out by the sponsors and increasing the role of sponsors in carrying out
Corps of Engineers projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddcd36f0e722a467b8ee1ca8253a00003"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring
continuing authority programs can continue to meet important needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf78b2615a7ca4cddafcecd5a49f3e829"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encouraging the
continuation of efforts to modernize feasibility studies and establish targets
for expedited completion of feasibility studies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id525dcbee229a42b793d1d7bb95260974"><enum>(D)</enum><text>seeking
efficiencies in the management of dams and related infrastructure to reduce
environmental impacts while maximizing other benefits and project purposes,
such as flood control, navigation, water supply, and hydropower;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84449577150f4aeab173e7e1fc086854"><enum>(E)</enum><text>clarifying
mitigation requirements for Corps of Engineers projects and ensuring
transparency in the independent external review of those projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida956790f48604c089969d076197eb296"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establishing an
efficient and transparent process for deauthorizing projects that have failed
to receive a minimum level of investment to ensure active projects can move
forward while reducing the backlog of authorized projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H399DA57F8862446F8016D6D59F17552A"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Safety
assurance review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2035
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2344">33 U.S.C. 2344</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2714D3A34F4B444290CF0C0A61FFCF05" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H5B6833223EE54977AC46FBE2A1E6F61E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of FACA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to a safety assurance review
conducted under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="id4d0a0a2604eb4a93aa7eb1ca6b25283a"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Continuing
authority programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id6199DD800C6847BC86D980F2AF0CAD8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Small river and
harbor improvement projects</header><text>Section 107 of the River and Harbor
Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id777543B89CA84BFEA7CD6A05E877BB38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$50,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3CB4D69C07C34ECAB5CF82C6CAA0EC8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>$7,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb0e101f28f3b428996ebd19089f6b6c5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Shore damage
prevention or mitigation</header><text>Section 111(c) of the River and Harbor
Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426i">33 U.S.C. 426i(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2dda9081f3984eb2b5eeed0c12d45fb2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional
sediment management</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id9434327E636C414E83332AC60E6AD393"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326">33 U.S.C. 2326</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id85603F8D1C2D4564AA996D6C9E3A021A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(C), by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$10,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3BBBD4736D5B418F9DB104FAC084678D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(g), by striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8690E125FB324A31AEFA8D84D46ECE58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section
2037 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1094) is amended
by added at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id607817C940C4408F8708F8FA99F5D338" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idC558034D997C4DF982EB7ADF574E4DC0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply to any project authorized
under this Act if a report of the Chief of Engineers for the project was
completed prior to the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4479f33325e44123b1e7ed059c19fc5f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Small flood
control projects</header><text>Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33
U.S.C. 701s) is amended in the third sentence by striking
<quote>$7,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idf5c6c70d5abf491c88dc493cb42b08c6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Project
modifications for improvement of environment</header><text>Section 1135(d) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2309a">33 U.S.C. 2309a(d)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id64aab665f6924e608e5afd9bba6bfedd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>Not more than 80 percent of the non-Federal may
be</quote> and inserting <quote>The non-Federal share may be provided</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idb6ecc203786b439385f4ff7a2122164e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ide443481cd57649a6a07aaaa687031254"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Aquatic
ecosystem restoration</header><text>Section 206(d) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2330">33 U.S.C. 2330(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id59A08E301B3E42A78F4009224B139632"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Floodplain
management services</header><text>Section 206(d) of the Flood Control Act of
1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id61DF8759271B4A3D823EFAC05B203B37"><enum>2004.</enum><header>Continuing
authority program prioritization</header>
<subsection id="idd9d168668f1c47f49060253670ce74c0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
continuing authority program project</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>continuing authority program</term> means 1 of the following
authorities:</text>
<paragraph id="id20198771a8664ad096f7f59ba25932ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 205 of
the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2614603607b84567acbfffcce7c4768f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 111 of
the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426i">33 U.S.C. 426i</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id00f7b5c11eb44e6bb5aed653c0f9c9f9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 206 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4f477669af0a45a2a61f5c50b40737e4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1135 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2309a">33 U.S.C. 2309a</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4abf58c719af47fc9542b2ae342b84ac"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 107 of
the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53b2b0cc74fc43e49c6ed3c4cad2f912"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 3 of the
Act of August 13, 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426g">33 U.S.C. 426g</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3ec300d0d1cf4aafb2c93f49ef7c9827"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available website, the
criteria the Secretary uses for prioritizing annual funding for continuing
authority program projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd4b804cf6f834edc96536a22352d385e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register and on a publicly available website, a report on the status of each
continuing authority program, which, at a minimum, shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="idb7240f6bf21b425b8a3dd86cd96c1b47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the name and a
short description of each active continuing authority program project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id966e33bca252496ab8225e354be8887b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the cost estimate
to complete each active project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbc64824e36cf46c0acfd57112b5fac31"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the funding
available in that fiscal year for each continuing authority program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3f3949113b4444aca59c9f79d8d8f5f8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Congressional
notification</header><text>On publication in the Federal Register under
subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a copy of all information
published under those subsections.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idD4975AC844BD47B9B19160964346E4DD"><enum>2005.</enum><header>Fish and
wildlife mitigation</header>
<subsection id="id5CF6EF3009D848439A55585CB5B202A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2283">33 U.S.C. 2283</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idE1D86C7949C545559CC17FEB2577A73C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF7626066AF154AD494EBD84B66E41286"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H03CB879750B64521AAB1F8B400AB4597"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2D3935FF54C84B9AA5F4EB4D1262A4F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>for damages to ecological resources, including terrestrial and aquatic
resources, and</quote> after <quote>mitigate</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HB7CC2FF2E6724C1BADB3D2B911D1494B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>ecological resources
and</quote> after <quote>impact on</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H6E8A5B0FCEF94C089A0DA17DFEBB83C9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>without the implementation of mitigation measures</quote> before the
period; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC178705D25044DDAAD0E8DB89AD3878E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
before the last sentence the following: <quote>If the Secretary determines that
mitigation to in-kind conditions is not possible, the Secretary shall identify
in the report the basis for that determination.</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3D02E52B81B840B08AAA75446684962B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id4B80038DC8F3493786C57501FA4D70D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>, at a minimum,</quote> after <quote>complies
with</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idB8573FB47A884DBE96E104E6287BAA38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id6552AB73617846AD92B2133BDF38620B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
clause (iii);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id9D974F7D8FB34562A345C1DBE052EEB7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id3309F4633C7049D3975843553B72DC94"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (ii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3440BB8E68E43C6B7B05C5E8E62929B" style="OLC">
<clause id="idF5195FB3516245E18683134687F4AC67"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for projects
where mitigation will be carried out by the Secretary—</text>
<subclause id="id21F4CE994A4E4BB7BD6B2A34F07435D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of
the land and interest in land to be acquired for the mitigation plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE8407D93B744497B8686D36629BD4F5F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the basis for a
determination that the land and interests are available for acquisition;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD4C8BA235D884C50AE443E627084CE84"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a determination
that the proposed interest sought does not exceed the minimum interest in land
necessary to meet the mitigation requirements for the project;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idE2E3C26CE2494D5484409FEEEC47C51F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for projects
where mitigation will be carried out through a third party mitigation
arrangement in accordance with subsection (i)—</text>
<subclause id="idE71E9ACB38DD4794B3AF771591ED2844"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of
the third party mitigation instrument to be used; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB114B4A2D0DE4A228D01C0C4936C4116"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the basis for a
determination that the mitigation instrument can meet the mitigation
requirements for the project;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id620E01A22E584170BA8EDA100381712C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72E110F86CF64B50BC6C33C21870736C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ide813b95a517b47989288b9c6767aa634"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Programmatic
mitigation plans</header>
<paragraph id="idef8cc6ef8499478f8fcded3be1aae257"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may develop 1 or more programmatic
mitigation plans to address the potential impacts to ecological resources,
fish, and wildlife associated with existing or future water resources
development projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id40ba5d05e1264e30b3626bd1253cad0a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
mitigation plans</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, use programmatic mitigation plans developed in accordance with
this subsection to guide the development of a mitigation plan under subsection
(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4f9eb4a710094febb234a74861bb446f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal
plans</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and
subject to all conditions of this subsection, use programmatic environmental
plans developed by a State, a body politic of the State, which derives its
powers from a State constitution, a government entity created by State
legislation, or a local government, that meet the requirements of this
subsection to address the potential environmental impacts of existing or future
water resources development projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4380ff6b095c4d9aa3b3ec5e7df4a060"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>A
programmatic mitigation plan developed by the Secretary or an entity described
in paragraph (3) to address potential impacts of existing or future water
resources development projects may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id90d1941c129e4aa8a6e494fd91247708"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be developed on a
regional, ecosystem, watershed, or statewide scale;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b742da6fb7144a08ef86bef0f6a5d78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encompass
multiple environmental resources within a defined geographical area or focus on
a specific resource, such as aquatic resources or wildlife habitat; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2068e2cf6204bea9b5ec7698acbf508"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address impacts
from all projects in a defined geographical area or focus on a specific type of
project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0f7c612f0c454f5f8833ae038b19fefe"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
scope of the plan shall be determined by the Secretary or an entity described
in paragraph (3), as appropriate, in consultation with the agency with
jurisdiction over the resources being addressed in the environmental mitigation
plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idefce68b089084bc2909c947c5665e4ed"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
programmatic environmental mitigation plan may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3b8b1ac53401403c8549bbd93dab5b03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of
the condition of environmental resources in the geographical area covered by
the plan, including an assessment of recent trends and any potential threats to
those resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f82102147a144b395fb73847bee1c36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
potential opportunities to improve the overall quality of environmental
resources in the geographical area covered by the plan through strategic
mitigation for impacts of water resources development projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85a9b6ee19524d6384db01374ea49c01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>standard measures
for mitigating certain types of impacts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf88bae3e01904a039ef928d4a610a881"><enum>(D)</enum><text>parameters for
determining appropriate mitigation for certain types of impacts, such as
mitigation ratios or criteria for determining appropriate mitigation
sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida99e862d79204b949cf3184432e94b90"><enum>(E)</enum><text>adaptive
management procedures, such as protocols that involve monitoring predicted
impacts over time and adjusting mitigation measures in response to information
gathered through the monitoring;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e8cbad6f57c4a68b0bac7491fe779f1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>acknowledgment of
specific statutory or regulatory requirements that must be satisfied when
determining appropriate mitigation for certain types of resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc5c1be5991a464ea6d77e6872074b04"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any offsetting
benefits of self-mitigating projects, such as ecosystem or resource restoration
and protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4f4c98c2ac14bd2a9a43bbb7f91b8e2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Before
adopting a programmatic environmental mitigation plan for use under this
subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb62e850ad43a4d34974266ecc6dfef02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for a plan
developed by the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="idfd9f22ccc1794662a8a3b60c2ce01745"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make a draft of
the plan available for review and comment by applicable environmental resource
agencies and the public; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2CA847F819DE40B9BF5987BF763DA2E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consider any
comments received from those agencies and the public on the draft plan;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c9a685d92db464e9e2d5b31ed2b839e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a plan
developed under paragraph (3), determine, not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, whether the plan meets the requirements of paragraphs (4)
through (6) and was made available for public comment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaebf7a195a94428c93899cd9e088ba8f"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Integration
with other plans</header><text>A programmatic environmental mitigation plan may
be integrated with other plans, including watershed plans, ecosystem plans,
species recovery plans, growth management plans, and land use plans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b603dc7e15b42dc96448d03d5be22db"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Consideration
in project development and permitting</header><text>If a programmatic
environmental mitigation plan has been developed under this subsection, any
Federal agency responsible for environmental reviews, permits, or approvals for
a water resources development project may use the recommendations in that
programmatic environmental mitigation plan when carrying out the
responsibilities of the agency under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2594e20654c041a780248ed6b5520252"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Preservation
of existing authorities</header><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the use
of programmatic approaches to reviews under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id936be2d76cfa40f9812af29ee8b41a9d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Third-Party
mitigation arrangements</header>
<paragraph id="id5579A50EE44146408DEDFDABB94B4D94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>In accordance with all applicable Federal laws
(including regulations), mitigation efforts carried out under this section may
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id67426f20d600400f85bb4b70bc163337"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participation in
mitigation banking or other third-party mitigation arrangements, such
as—</text>
<clause id="ide8db36447ec142d2a441bffa85a64c5b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purchase of
credits from commercial or State, regional, or local agency-sponsored
mitigation banks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb71db790134d4407adee1345dd41f55c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the purchase of
credits from in-lieu fee mitigation programs; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28420dfcc52a475f864bbf8c6fa2fcf9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contributions to
statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create
natural habitats and wetlands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id478dc4a113e64743a5797e997997189c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion of
other activities</header><text>The banks, programs, and efforts described in
paragraph (1) include any banks, programs, and efforts developed in accordance
with applicable law (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcfbbf50521d24e37a5e4f478fefe5a65"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>In carrying out natural habitat and wetlands
mitigation efforts under this section, contributions to the mitigation effort
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idaaa5933a8a2e4813a994053ec2aef6ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take place
concurrent with, or in advance of, the commitment of funding to a project;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5dc42a910a874e5ba95974e204c57dc2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>occur in advance
of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable
requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and water resources
development planning processes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf93c8635530145a491efd050639ddd8e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>At
the request of the non-Federal project sponsor, preference may be given, to the
maximum extent practicable, to mitigating an environmental impact through the
use of a mitigation bank, in-lieu fee, or other third-party mitigation
arrangement, if the use of credits from the mitigation bank or in-lieu fee, or
the other third-party mitigation arrangement for the project has been approved
by the applicable Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id61333d9ac89043fb899c7ac85c25b671"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use
funds made available for preconstruction engineering and design prior to
authorization of project construction to acquire interests in land necessary
for meeting the mitigation requirements of this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd4fa94c8b16140df8a119a7c76220e01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to a project for which a
mitigation plan has been completed as of the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id986e43822a2f43efa38138562a6cda24"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="id5337aed71f9b41be9fd73e8dd9b8166d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical assistance to States
and local governments to establish third-party mitigation instruments,
including mitigation banks and in-lieu fee programs, that will help to target
mitigation payments to high-priority ecosystem restoration actions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd90615d75ac840d69fc167e4cb460b03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
providing technical assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give
priority to States and local governments that have developed State, regional,
or watershed-based plans identifying priority restoration actions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idca0242c895604a2a8a249b803913e261"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigation
instruments</header><text>The Secretary shall seek to ensure any technical
assistance provided under this subsection will support the establishment of
mitigation instruments that will result in restoration of high-priority areas
identified in the plans under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id5041B823034B4BFC921F2BFAF4C12076"><enum>2006.</enum><header>Mitigation
status report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2036(b)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2283a">33 U.S.C. 2283a</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5845E73323294C41986B60546D231131"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5653F516BA6043958E21E89C8109ED88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBC1B293AEF764D29B215F12D0A311352" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H69CCE407AACE4AA7B3BB4D7A10B63B03"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information
included</header><text>In reporting the status of all projects included in the
report, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0FDD7F949584C44A1067584A34D11A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use a uniform
methodology for determining the status of all projects included in the
report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H31AA9C6ACDB34821BB24178F04B050CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use a methodology
that describes both a qualitative and quantitative status for all projects in
the report; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H04A289DF804140E5A2FDE8F87B66914F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide specific
dates for and participants in the consultations required under section
906(d)(4)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2283(d)(4)(B)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H7141EF2AB9F548D1937069A9D0113A8C"><enum>2007.</enum><header>Independent
peer review</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HEC5F92A9436F4EAC82FA6FC44D84061E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Timing of peer
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2034(b) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2343">33 U.S.C. 2343(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H35835A6258CF4F108AB3C64E8EE3D352"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H900968866B5544C8A3C84788FD69DC14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51502BCF399541B98FDB969E0C1F0EC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H010F63855F7D493ABA7130B4EFF7F6F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reasons for
timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Chief of
Engineers does not initiate a peer review for a project study at a time
described in paragraph (2), the Chief shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id12D8003EDE684E65A98FFF6BDC39067E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 7 days after the date on
which the Chief of Engineers determines not to initiate a peer review—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB341E7F15A104C108235C59934D3D97C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of that decision; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF3E7337CF0DD4FC9B0488BB9CC673588"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make publicly available, including on the
Internet the reasons for not conducting the review; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id195798A7BF594BD2A7F38F5D175F22C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the reasons for not conducting the
review in the decision document for the project
study.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3B800EB9CDAF4B52B733E9CD945E3688"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
panels</header><text>Section 2034(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2343">33 U.S.C. 2343(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB30DB7B1AE6445A09AE51017E265BCB5" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H41CD259A59D64CF7B9DF4198E44B1826"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congressional
and public notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following the identification of a project
study for peer review under this section, but prior to initiation of the review
by the panel of experts, the Chief of Engineers shall, not later than 7 days
after the date on which the Chief of Engineers determines to conduct a
review—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA53D7227A03C4D57B669294DF522E98E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of the
review; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5B4C7E1C9FCA497E9DB64E1189E6B7D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make publicly
available, including on the Internet, information on—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H393A5DEED52342BABD3F0506EA64477D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the dates
scheduled for beginning and ending the review;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H3FB7B1DC00304BCEAD5DE2BF11AC8FDD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the entity that
has the contract for the review; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6028B2AAA9C646C491118D80AA6262CB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the names and
qualifications of the panel of
experts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H83C64B107E5D4BDF916C62E6B76E8DA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations
of panel</header><text>Section 2034(f) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2343">33 U.S.C. 2343(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EA90B447E3E4796BF1BA90E28770DB0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4B3EE4BC27244BB3B37DA837CEBC94A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
availability and submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After receiving a report on a project study
from a panel of experts under this section, the Chief of Engineers shall make
available to the public, including on the Internet, and submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A5638CE43674B5F98E6C4C1402F6B8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a copy of the
report not later than 7 days after the date on which the report is delivered to
the Chief of Engineers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H071A79C8028A42FBA5859B12DBE81011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a copy of any
written response of the Chief of Engineers on recommendations contained in the
report not later than 3 days after the date on which the response is delivered
to the Chief of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1828BE863D0F4D91AA5A6CC134625F6E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusion in
project study</header><text>A report on a project study from a panel of experts
under this section and the written response of the Chief of Engineers shall be
included in the final decision document for the project
study.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id32533391538442C6AF83A2425325FEE8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section
2034(h)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C.
2343(h)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>7 years</quote> and inserting
<quote>12 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id5398854B98284356B41D4885EE27BCD5"><enum>2008.</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric
facilities<editorial></editorial></header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5F5FA297E41241A6BBE6E10C97F26F6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 314 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2321">33 U.S.C. 2321</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id61BE0EEC4CC2419682D536A37638F0E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the heading and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD9E077C64D364061A2666B5D081C88CD" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="HFBD924314303407EBF4ECAE4857A3CA2"><enum>314.</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric
facilities</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id471CED0A94544952A0A5AFFB098CF160"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>Activities currently performed</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB773D719A64F46A594D3D3EE349D6CDF" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="id05EBEFA02AF04E37AE0DD0B721CB20BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Activities currently
performed</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idACB4160416354918B659CA3A2471AC10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>This section</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4D18FB333A3481FA147B61463236AD9" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="idB7C7B1473AD04D86AD16F8F7780FC9AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Major
maintenance contracts allowed</header><text>This
section</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5041573533F94F43993A493426F7E26B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
(as designated by paragraph (2)), by inserting <quote>navigation or</quote>
before <quote>hydroelectric</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5EB63CA3C45A4830A1866035726D22C5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DD61A37E0F64D93A192FAA8E32AD40C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id03D08411CFC4411E8CFBBDA7ABE75F25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>This
section shall not—</text>
<paragraph id="idD6EE42A70D5C4D9D913F9BD5211242B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>apply to those
navigation facilities that have been or are currently under contract with a
non-Federal interest to perform operations and maintenance as of the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development
Act of 2013</short-title>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBCF042BB3F264DF78598C538A8621A82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prohibit the
Secretary from contracting out future commercial activities at those navigation
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDDDBD3C21770436A8CB179FFB580CA17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4604) is amended by striking
the item relating to section 314 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF33A7AF9CFDD49A7BD965E2C75AC81E8" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 314. Operation and maintenance of
navigation and hydroelectric
facilities.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HC24D47F9D67A49EF90CB6445E8657059"><enum>2009.</enum><header>Hydropower at
Corps of Engineers facilities</header>
<subsection id="idc22cdf5738db4848b9aff747b5f8ab62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id0d93e4ddb77840fb98211c91d9855e86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in April 2012,
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory of the Department of Energy (referred to in
this section as the <quote>Oak Ridge Lab</quote>) released a report finding
that adding hydroelectric power to the non-powered dams of the United States
has the potential to add more than 12 gigawatts of new generating
capacity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEEC1C87FA8384217A748E8EA134A7031"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the top 10
non-powered dams identified by the Oak Ridge Lab as having the highest
hydroelectric power potential could alone supply 3 gigawatts of generating
capacity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ided99aedf86ab4e7eab002770389385ea"><enum>(3)</enum><text>of the 50
non-powered dams identified by the Oak Ridge Lab as having the highest
hydroelectric power potential, 48 are Corps of Engineers civil works
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc04180d58fa14fa28426a2e09e24e365"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promoting
non-Federal hydroelectric power at Corps of Engineers civil works projects
increases the taxpayer benefit of those projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45c8aac70cbb43b2a7865d6e1825eeed"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the development
of non-Federal hydroelectric power at Corps of Engineers civil works
projects—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD9794E7F7512471EA69967B5602A8A43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>can be
accomplished in a manner that is consistent with authorized project purposes
and the responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers to protect the environment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56D2E3E8035D4D49953FB3AEA8BE4AE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in many
instances, may have additional environmental benefits; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45dca82296b04fd8985e914915573e1e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the development
of non-Federal hydroelectric power at Corps of Engineers civil works projects
could be promoted through—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf1bc67c0a5c742b8b58980805f0ba643"><enum>(A)</enum><text>clear and
consistent lines of responsibility and authority within and across Corps of
Engineers districts and divisions on hydroelectric power development
activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14213aaad2564ddda4b319057e7c46e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistent and
corresponding processes for reviewing and approving hydroelectric power
development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef3ccd0e077943bfb4bf869aeba5d019"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing a
means by which non-Federal hydroelectric power developers and stakeholders can
resolve disputes with the Corps of Engineers concerning hydroelectric power
development activities at Corps of Engineers civil works projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9f8e2784517c44db8641d6a6c27f79ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>Congress
declares that it is the policy of the United States that—</text>
<paragraph id="id9fc8b61c9c1f4c4ab15b1261ae1e1894"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development
of non-Federal hydroelectric power at Corps of Engineers civil works projects,
including locks and dams, shall be given priority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01a223e560cb4b79a29b9ee3834ade56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Corps of
Engineers approval of non-Federal hydroelectric power at Corps of Engineers
civil works projects, including permitting required under section 14 of the Act
of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/408">33 U.S.C. 408</external-xref>), shall be completed by the Corps of Engineers
in a timely and consistent manner; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52d368fe754b44eda621f416d32fb353"><enum>(3)</enum><text>approval of
hydropower at Corps of Engineers civil works projects shall in no way diminish
the other priorities and missions of the Corps of Engineers, including
authorized project purposes and habitat and environmental protection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideedc8388a7ea4b6e815a3e6f84c71b04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, at a minimum,
shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id5ad6bb8317134119bd4b5225a80667a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
initiatives carried out by the Secretary to encourage the development of
hydroelectric power by non-Federal entities at Corps of Engineers civil works
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida640bae0cb364506b22777e07f9fd361"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of all new
hydroelectric power activities by non-Federal entities approved at Corps of
Engineers civil works projects in that fiscal year, including the length of
time the Secretary needed to approve those activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0b5420522c2947e4ac188eededcc7c97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the status of each pending application from non-Federal entities for approval
to develop hydroelectric power at Corps of Engineers civil works
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb4357635c93d4a41bec16bcffa059d23"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of
any benefits or impacts to the environment, recreation, or other uses
associated with Corps of Engineers civil works projects at which non-Federal
entities have developed hydroelectric power in the previous fiscal year;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf929eaacead2419cb598237f003c572d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the total annual
amount of payments or other services provided to the Corps of Engineers, the
Treasury, and any other Federal agency as a result of approved non-Federal
hydropower projects at Corps of Engineers civil works projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id1622D055D16F4812B7F4548513A67AFB"><enum>2010.</enum><header>Clarification
of work-in-kind credit authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idbf5c7271cb7b405dbae2b5e9d9ef8c48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Non-Federal
cost share</header><text>Section 7007 of the Water Resources Development Act of
2007 (121 Stat. 1277) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id18b83d69543b46eb988b462ce08f0394"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id71A55EF5A0EC4635B28EF6C0D30E0A5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, on, or after</quote> after <quote>before</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB430F9223CD84FBCA0F6039A0C3BDC0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, program,</quote> after <quote>study</quote> each place it
appears;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide0233bbb249848d89e9e70994e0ece66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsections
(b) and (e), by inserting <quote>, program,</quote> after <quote>study</quote>
each place it appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEE812CD4F5944937AE060E106824A232"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82D5DADCB58F422D9B7B2F8B5B626204" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="id2F297A082C3B4D02960CBC968797367F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of
credit between projects</header><text>The value of any land, easements,
rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas and the costs
of planning, design, and construction work provided by the non-Federal interest
that exceed the non-Federal cost share for a study, program, or project under
this title may be applied toward the non-Federal cost share for any other
study, program, or project carried out under this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idd63e0d8098ef48f4aca21c4da83c6c25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
coordination with any relevant agencies of the State of Louisiana, shall
establish a process by which to carry out the amendments made by subsection
(a)(3).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id94F6FD47D12747BEAA0FF2AA715FE162"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on
November 8, 2007.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idba44194ee03a4286a2c37006e8486e82"><enum>2011.</enum><header>Transfer of
excess work-in-kind credit</header>
<subsection id="idbdc048572ab44bd398da19238a0f3e11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may apply credit
for in-kind contributions provided by a non-Federal interest that is in excess
of the required non-Federal cost-share for a water resources study or project
toward the required non-Federal cost-share for a different water resources
study or project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida8f79059ca5d4ffa8fdc2d14fbd032e9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions</header>
<paragraph id="id38DE9C1F6B52462EA2C517C666592BF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except for subsection (a)(4)(D)(i) of that section, the
requirements of section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.
1962d–5b) (as amended by section 2012 of this Act) shall not apply to any
credit under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf6be4dbef08644c5926250695700d556"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Credit
in excess of the non-Federal cost-share for a study or project may be approved
under this section only if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide8479e446568473595f6a627261a1af6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the non-Federal
interest submits a comprehensive plan to the Secretary that identifies—</text>
<clause id="id303AD44102B2492C89048084EDDC0E17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
studies and projects for which the non-Federal interest intends to provide
in-kind contributions for credit that is in excess of the non-Federal cost
share for the study or project; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7C80AAD4FBF342A4A81370983D5700CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the studies and
projects to which that excess credit would be applied;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80038114790d4da68c0ad3d0c9fa77de"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary
approves the comprehensive plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26B1775178874B77A65020C1B9565BA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the total amount
of credit does not exceed the total non-Federal cost-share for the studies and
projects in the approved comprehensive plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7a8aa12a78b24f8c87b8856e8d233688"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
criteria</header><text>In evaluating a request to apply credit in excess of the
non-Federal cost-share for a study or project toward a different study or
project, the Secretary shall consider whether applying that credit will—</text>
<paragraph id="id6b7348fee49b4b30a6bbd98f5fc50984"><enum>(1)</enum><text>help to expedite
the completion of a project or group of projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id318e9b364f8d42e99e61dac59e164d2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce costs to
the Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbb36b7957b7e4086bd6a6fec716a69db"><enum>(3)</enum><text>aid the
completion of a project that provides significant flood risk reduction or
environmental benefits.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id873b94a4a0904a3099a23a1f91405a59"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>The authority provided in this section shall terminate
10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id28400c5684c64c858931a49005c50df9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id3b663baab4984ca8ae990e865b47c750"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<subparagraph id="id74eaa10fc6b7409ca62017bc72b4022a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives an interim report on the use of the authority
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9140c84f94b14bd3a25eea67274782bc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives a final report on the use of the authority under
this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa020a501dbe42b29df7fef697eec39d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
reports described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd2cabd1cd3f248669dc0e9836230a645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the use of the authority under this section during the reporting period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24f902f7327c42b09a0419bec597dc48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
the impact of the authority under this section on the time required to complete
projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e8523d22c79487691c1ea69e38fc4fd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of
the impact of the authority under this section on other water resources
projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id89FDD71114FD402FA28427F7948F94C7"><enum>2012.</enum><header>Credit for
in-kind contributions</header>
<subsection id="id9976A27C5E5B4E5A9F4460F25C40B7EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id473D7EA12C2F4D039FEF1892F547816E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting <quote>or a project under
an environmental infrastructure assistance program</quote> after
<quote>law</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4c220c019f844c18810607387532e0ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>In any case</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf29e30cc7094f6fa2b035896f998f09" style="OLC">
<clause id="idc3115383201649998b75a1b543387c70"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Construction</header>
<subclause id="idB30567CED4B04D27B665341EE75B31AB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any case in which the non-Federal interest is to
receive credit under subparagraph (A) for the cost of construction carried out
by the non-Federal interest before execution of a partnership agreement and
that construction has not been carried out as of the date of enactment of this
subparagraph, the Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall enter into an
agreement under which the non-Federal interest shall carry out such work prior
to the non-Federal interest initiating construction or issuing a written notice
to proceed for the construction.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5FD35057AE164824B3DF8F3D418A4BE4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Construction
that is carried out after the execution of an agreement to carry out work
described in subclause (I) and any design activities that are required for that
construction, even if the design activity is carried out prior to the execution
of the agreement to carry out work, shall be eligible for credit.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ide699bcd538704253abb79b097d5885b0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Planning</header>
<subclause id="id466B90376C464464812BCB88A25846C2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any case in which the non-Federal interest is to
receive credit under subparagraph (A) for the cost of planning carried out by
the non-Federal interest before execution of a feasibility cost sharing
agreement, the Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall enter into an
agreement under which the non-Federal interest shall carry out such work prior
to the non-Federal interest initiating that planning.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB12E2AB3EFD4457AB8025973C7846444"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Planning
that is carried out by the non-Federal interest after the execution of an
agreement to carry out work described in subclause (I) shall be eligible for
credit.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1EE8C708771044AC92DDD6A8DA662E40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(iii), by striking <quote>sections 101 and 103</quote> and inserting
<quote>sections 101(a)(2) and 103(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2211">33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(2)</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEC500E7E022F482D8C855F50A8437AA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id461F117B4CEB46BDA9AC25F2ACFC8C57"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB00720AEB5B4B00B832AF05C6EA246B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id25a8e43fadab4c128661a9f97fce8a11"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Analysis of
costs and benefits</header><text>In the evaluation of the costs and benefits of
a project, the Secretary shall not consider construction carried out by a
non-Federal interest under this subsection as part of the future without
project condition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd372846520bb40e78c2bd2668713de04"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Transfer of
Credit between Separable Elements of a Project</header><text>Credit for in-kind
contributions provided by a non-Federal interest that are in excess of the
non-Federal cost share for an authorized separable element of a project may be
applied toward the non-Federal cost share for a different authorized separable
element of the same project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19cae8747e054d35a56e374ebdf40bd3"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Application of
Credit</header><text>To the extent that credit for in-kind contributions, as
limited by subparagraph (D), and credit for required land, easements,
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and relocations provided by the
non-Federal interest exceed the non-Federal share of the cost of construction
of a project other than a navigation project, the Secretary shall reimburse the
difference to the non-Federal interest, subject to the availability of
funds.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC71D619E6C374C0C835C4BA5D44E43AE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0D56619619A74FE78E0D2DF9F1DD8CC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>, and to water resources projects authorized prior to the date
of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law
99–662), if correction of design deficiencies is necessary</quote> before the
period at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64C645B7655C4D73B631DB9940A5845E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05f276ed3c8241cfa022093f4c325477" style="OLC">
<item id="idbe801a1683054488ba10a8463291823e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Authorization
in addition to specific credit provision</header><text>In any case in which a
specific provision of law authorizes credit for in-kind contributions provided
by a non-Federal interest before the date of execution of a partnership
agreement, the Secretary may apply the authority provided in this paragraph to
allow credit for in-kind contributions provided by the non-Federal interest on
or after the date of execution of the partnership
agreement.</text>
</item><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd8b47ca627f34310b595efe512b83792"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section
2003(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b
note) is amended by inserting <quote>, or construction of design deficiency
corrections on the project,</quote> after <quote>construction on the
project</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4A00611DCA9F4CF999B7ECBEF781B0F8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) take effect
on November 8, 2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCF4EBF3633C24BF2B123BDAA21A80784"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="id1141d1ff922f425aa4213487e1ddab26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall update any guidance or regulations for carrying out
section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4))
(as amended by subsection (a)) that are in existence on the date of enactment
of this Act or issue new guidelines, as determined to be appropriate by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id940b0f60259a4c3ab34084816b51b3c6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Any
guidance, regulations, or guidelines updated or issued under paragraph (1)
shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9e935b4548fc4171926851b5c5d35ed6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the milestone for
executing an in-kind memorandum of understanding for construction by a
non-Federal interest;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id893cc175b8ec42cf830a8236a962a1f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>criteria and
procedures for evaluating a request to execute an in-kind memorandum of
understanding for construction by a non-Federal interest that is earlier than
the milestone under subparagraph (A) for that execution; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9500e922fc5042d29c6cb8a7bf95c6ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text>criteria and
procedures for determining whether work carried out by a non-Federal interest
is integral to a project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e00b507d6cf42cea9be0904224200ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public and
stakeholder participation</header><text>Before issuing any new or revised
guidance, regulations, or guidelines or any subsequent updates to those
documents, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id109548720B8B4C46923BAF9F5E901692"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with
affected non-Federal interests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89D5E03C9C7147C899FEF525A36870AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the
proposed guidelines developed under this subsection in the Federal Register;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1739D687C90A41D4955982709EFC3071"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the
public with an opportunity to comment on the proposed guidelines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc3e81294355c4b09add70739a9241d28"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other
credit</header><text>Nothing in section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of
1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)) (as amended by subsection (a)) affects any
eligibility for credit under section 104 of the Water Resources Development of
1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2214">33 U.S.C. 2214</external-xref>) that was approved by the Secretary prior to the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id59bc96bd07a94af29edc381bc21ca669"><enum>2013.</enum><header>Credit in
lieu of reimbursement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
211(e)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C.
701b–13(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DA6CB551B9448E7A440C3E50589609D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idAF91BA18F87B4715BE6873A8A018941C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Studies or
other projects</header><text>On the request of a non-Federal interest, in lieu
of reimbursing a non-Federal interest the amount equal to the estimated Federal
share of the cost of an authorized flood damage reduction project or a
separable element of an authorized flood damage reduction project under this
subsection that has been constructed by the non-Federal interest under this
section as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may provide the
non-Federal interest with a credit in that amount, which the non-Federal
interest may apply to the share of the cost of the non-Federal interest of
carrying out other flood damage reduction projects or
studies.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="ideb2c893475904233ac9354956d7ed6a0"><enum>2014.</enum><header>Dam
optimization</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id011c483e390244f78835756cbad0605a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idCC01583090354490A4B7D40C2D239D94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Other related
project benefits</header><text>The term <term>other related project
benefits</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8bee2bb3de6c4f459ed6b772e87e1f63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>environmental
protection and restoration, including restoration of water quality and water
flows, improving movement of fish and other aquatic species, and restoration of
floodplains, wetlands, and estuaries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id83C60E2D72FB42859800A733032614B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increased water
supply storage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id30310AE1858C49D7ABA9605C64350A27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increased
hydropower generation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3F3EEBD706554030BCEEAC68C8738D98"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reduced flood
risk;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id47C7D6A5B34C4C3182B3D5B314B9C779"><enum>(E)</enum><text>additional
navigation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF4FC09918B96445B921479D7EFDE7941"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improved
recreation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9351FF7F583742E08FC65EB27FB9AC5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Water control
plan</header><text>The term <term>water control plan</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD5744706CF084D0EA7E141B077991C62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a plan for
coordinated regulation schedules for project or system regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4DDE8F08862440039B01AA3345F7924D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such additional
provisions as may be required to collect, analyze, and disseminate basic data,
prepare detailed operating instructions, ensure project safety, and carry out
regulation of projects in an appropriate manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idEDE77D70100841DD8592FF204CEE74D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idFBA1C1F286B947C5B7322AF077E56DE7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
carry out activities—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id7404205E6532469288388AB1F0F31661"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve the
efficiency of the operations and maintenance of dams and related infrastructure
operated by the Corps of Engineers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5821516F5ECA4F7C937678553CFED9C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to maximize, to
the extent practicable—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idABD3259BBD2D4540BC870FCDF0650599"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authorized
project purposes; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id3FC1DEBCFD1D4FD8A22216D42385B5EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other related
project benefits.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="iddb13e2c64623445c9a4c81f648f1f46e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An eligible activity under this section is any
activity that the Secretary would otherwise be authorized to carry out that is
designed to provide other related project benefits in a manner that does not
adversely impact the authorized purposes of the project, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id768c67639fe84b599d31065ac1de47a4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the review of
project operations on a regular and timely basis to determine the potential for
operational changes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ided826b8f3cdf4eec99c4eb4625d310c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carrying out any
investigation or study the Secretary determines to be necessary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1c1864ec9cf14ba6b265c4b21d2f294d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the revision or
updating of a water control plan or other modification of the operation of a
water resource project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBFD3EDB6CE464914BE3B12B5C3D01E8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Impact on
authorized purposes</header><text>An activity carried out under this section
shall not adversely impact any of the authorized purposes of the
project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida3c918f620c64b49b6f0ef60517dac30"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect on
existing agreements</header><text>Nothing in this section supersedes or
modifies any written agreement between the Federal Government and a non-Federal
interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id71324F4B32CA4A19985083D52ED66A3F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other
laws</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id7A3E7CB5BE3C4E15965DA6F88D558A79"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An activity carried out under this section shall comply
with all other applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7B86B11B95284DF186CBFB021E64B1EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Water
supply</header><text>Any activity carried out under this section that results
in any modification to water supply storage allocations at a reservoir operated
by the Secretary shall comply with section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id68cf7caacf56415a89e2bfd33a4a30ce"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Policies,
regulations, and guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a review
of, and as necessary modify, the policies, regulations, and guidance of the
Secretary to carry out the activities described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id6a7cfe2f2b71452195ac813f7da1b1d6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id684BAA5D93AC41199C7AC243B7F7159F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate all planning and
activities carried out under this section with appropriate Federal, State, and
local agencies and those public and private entities that the Secretary
determines may be affected by those plans or activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7CA42A4E369E456AB3CD0B21795B5A36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
interests</header><text>Prior to carrying out an activity under this section,
the Secretary shall consult with any applicable non-Federal interest of the
affected dam or related infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id56DB159C5D6246D39FB5FBCDDDDC10CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idC3292D4FCDC549A1B4397E9AF4724872"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report describing the actions carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id21850DB761054222A9A537BA2961D343"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Each
report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBEF8E5BB05E04EA48EBDEFABEA0AEC93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a schedule for
reviewing the operations of individual projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id48D1082B23C24B928CF3FA4983024FC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Secretary on changes that the Secretary determines to be
necessary—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id58BFBE5BF59943A2A3E7D17EA475B1D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to carry out
existing projection authorizations, including the deauthorization of any water
resource project that the Secretary determines could more effectively be
achieved through other means;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id43799DD2C84C4838A5795D9EDF77DE9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve the
efficiency of water resource project operations; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id581CCA194DC3483CA7F8583F76F138B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to maximize
authorized project purposes and other related project benefits.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3347BCDC1C914B8AB9D0F63764C1718B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updated
report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id5844174A62E74C22A59BCBE55312E82E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall update the report entitled <quote>Authorized and
Operating Purposes of Corps of Engineers Reservoirs</quote> and dated July
1992, which was produced pursuant to section 311 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA13888A7AA3D40AD86DC9D0A34C378DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
updated report described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id397717B923F24ED49DFF56794C85971E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date on which
the most recent review of project operations was conducted and any
recommendations of the Secretary relating to that review the Secretary
determines to be significant; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id6755C08FE7764914B9647973EA58417F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the dates on
which the recommendations described in clause (i) were carried out.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id928e959efd3f4f47baee69a98ea73445"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id6E479DC2B9E64173AB3E22DD9E4F49DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may use to carry out this section amounts
made available to the Secretary from—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBB495FA5533141D592D4CC5A335DC559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the general
purposes and expenses account;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id437A00DDE7384D949ED5831BBC9D6D1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the operations
and maintenance account; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id99B5203896DB4CB1978668655EE04DAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other amounts
that are appropriated to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id56a82ae27917419e9608e27566ea0b49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding from
other sources</header><text>The Secretary may accept and expend amounts from
non-Federal entities and other Federal agencies to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb940f9e52b7b453c9ed5f72ba64d028d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements
with other Federal agencies and non-Federal entities to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="iddc680a36af0e484e955d2abba23adf51"><enum>2015.</enum><header>Water
supply</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301 of the
Water Supply Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (d)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59A2C462D0214A2FA25BDE94605B94E2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idEEBBB31FB3B3412E9321EBEE4CBD7A9D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Congressional
approval of modifications of reservoir projects</header><text>Congressional
approval shall be required for any modification of a reservoir project that has
been authorized, surveyed, planned, or constructed to include storage for
municipal or industrial water supply if, when considered cumulatively with all
previous modifications of the project, the modification would—</text>
<paragraph id="idA4A5238869A5457CA3EC822356CEF900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>seriously affect
the purposes for which the project was authorized, surveyed, planned, or
constructed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD85210692E6E4CEB9EFD2A445C81FB8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>involve major
structural or operational changes; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id622B0BD766D6445CA24C0EA0D1D8DAC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>involve an
allocation or reallocation of storage that is equal to or exceeds 5 percent of
the conservation storage pool of the
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="id14B3771BEED14CD78B8C98C53DF8E2DC"><enum>2016.</enum><header>Report on
water storage pricing formulas</header>
<subsection id="id1CEF044A9FB24E4CAC763E2222BA6A55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="idFDFEEA7E519A46BA9FF4DBFB2FE51B16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>due to the
ongoing drought in many parts of the United States, communities are looking for
ways to enhance their water storage on Corps of Engineer reservoirs so as to
maintain a reliable supply of water into the foreseeable future;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1385CA1732EB452499673FE9BCEB527A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>water storage
pricing formulas should be equitable and not create disparities between users;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E7550924C5D4993B8870DDA511D5079"><enum>(3)</enum><text>water pricing
formulas should not be cost-prohibitive for communities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8783DF4EE4E7447F88A565F0D6D17A0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id07D0A19B0FAD44DF814D53C89265DDD2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an
assessment of the water storage pricing formulas of the Corps of Engineers,
which shall include an assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id668a3c07c5994bc2999b87378b83f9c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>existing water
storage pricing formulas of the Corps of Engineers, in particular whether those
formulas produce water storage costs for some beneficiaries that are greatly
disparate from the costs of other beneficiaries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d1c3d7a8fef48a0a2d3fff15151947d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether equitable
water storage pricing formulas could lessen the disparate impact and produce
more affordable water storage for potential beneficiaries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45776E648EBB4F15994A9894012EB339"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on
the assessment carried out under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id5CF2863119BE475DBAE59F27350EE8D6"><enum>2017.</enum><header>Clarification
of previously authorized work</header>
<subsection id="idffdd86097db3422a933b901498122c59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary may carry out measures to improve fish
species habitat within the footprint and downstream of a water resources
project constructed by the Secretary that includes a fish hatchery if the
Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="idd74bb0ee004a43ee93e91dfb7bbc0747"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has been
explicitly authorized to compensate for fish losses associated with the
project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0635a0310084b4ea5d1f5206acaf575"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determines that
the measures are—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA77A1590ABFD4762A95D37BE973125A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>feasible;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA1E6A214FE644F1FAE008D6F254390C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistent with
authorized project purposes and the fish hatchery; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11426BE725F24EEF93EE56EC71979EA7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the public
interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide7032aba451d49cbbdf74476157d3d5f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Sharing</header>
<paragraph id="id8EEE1B190E234EA0BE7E856C0C041277"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the non-Federal interest shall
contribute 35 percent of the total cost of carrying out activities under this
section, including the costs relating to the provision or acquisition of
required land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and
relocations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7D018068F40C4286986FB03F8A1F4236"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance</header><text>The non-Federal interest shall contribute 100 percent
of the costs of operation, maintenance, replacement, repair, and rehabilitation
of a project constructed under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1f9ca9f6c82b4b4598799c88efc569c2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>For each fiscal year, there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id7d194823de654fd09c25d8da0a9c0bdb"><enum>2018.</enum><header>Consideration
of Federal land in feasibility studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">At the request of the non-Federal interest,
the Secretary shall include as part of a regional or watershed study any
Federal land that is located within the geographic scope of that study.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="id0b20e840eef246d2a7ceed2c49ac912e"><enum>2019.</enum><header>Planning
assistance to States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-16">42 U.S.C. 1962d–16</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id4b56f664fc984e47a7090139c8febef9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB833F7A7075D467E821DB4980E604138"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB8B9A062B38E4BBC86B9240E69B647E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or other stakeholder working with a State</quote> after <quote>cooperate
with any State</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idb668c63e32be447babd82a7cf39a55bb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, including plans to comprehensively address water resources
challenges,</quote> after <quote>of such State</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb95a7a9d05e640d0807154388f650b7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>, at Federal expense,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a6b1b1f15a348faa575f4b4639378c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc17b33345c6042e9953349f09501296a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>subsection (a)(1)</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>subsection (a)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8631242d3b740eaa567aa163a6d9641"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfdebaf945a44014a0e1b83003eb4e5a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id530B546FCDEA4465AF7AE64686B2F49C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id55fc73ca3ce244dc85760462e23d1a50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contributed
funds</header><text>The Secretary may accept and expend funds in excess of the
fees established under paragraph (1) that are provided by a State or other
non-Federal public body for assistance under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block> ; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id09BDA99CF68F4715B3AF7C2B437B2A07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD43B2AF7D3FD47EFB0CE90BA4657C13F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idAEF722028A104C6281221C4F8E873216"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id55D3F714528745FD8B3C64BA4C223186"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$2,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 in Federal
funds</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7B6862E568254689AAD95A95A8A80351"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HCE1C8201E4234D55A60BBDFDDEEB093D"><enum>2020.</enum><header>Vegetation
management policy</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H3DE287F6040F4A40B5ECA5644D897714"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
national guidelines</header><text>In this section, the term <term>national
guidelines</term> means the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines for management
of vegetation on levees, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id5E606C76F2A142AAA05FCA348F8CDBC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Engineering
Technical Letter 1110–2–571 entitled <quote>Guidelines for Landscape Planting
and Vegetation Management at Levees, Floodwalls, Embankment Dams, and
Appurtenant Structures</quote> and adopted April 10, 2009; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2BE6568ADA5043F4AA7E664DA77BB40E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the draft policy
guidance letter entitled <quote>Process for Requesting a Variance from
Vegetation Standards for Levees and Floodwalls</quote> (77 Fed. Reg. 9637 (Feb.
17, 2012)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2B0BA7DE59DC400FA766452F42C15047"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national guidelines in order to
determine whether current Federal policy relating to levee vegetation is
appropriate for all regions of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H223A81E4F4AD45B49896A0008D634D04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Factors</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8AF9243D8E014BB8896A156003BA374F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the review, the Secretary shall
consider—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDB63CAD41A0B463AA8701A580078DA54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the varied
interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks, including the
need—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id3BAFDEE5788740969BC7ED42954BF4F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to provide for
levee safety with limited resources; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7E647101A817478BB5E6105561E2BEF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to ensure that
levee safety investments minimize environmental impacts and provide
corresponding public safety benefits;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H619B6AE15CA24D728529BE5995FC7F05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the levee safety
benefits that can be provided by woody vegetation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id79754FB2BC6F4FF98DCBC22EBCF1BF18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the preservation,
protection, and enhancement of natural resources, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idD72E1A32CC8E4301827DA39D1B540DDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the benefit of
vegetation on levees in providing habitat for endangered, threatened, and
candidate species; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC02E6DE2273B438B945DF09E608E52EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impact of
removing levee vegetation on compliance with other regulatory
requirements;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0913B9C5F41C4E668328D993675A1CC1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>protecting the
rights of Indian tribes pursuant to treaties and statutes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5209955CE7C34E65AF912C67B0F8658C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the available
science and the historical record regarding the link between vegetation on
levees and flood risk;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBAA5823AACBA451092FA0FE7CCF15BB4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the avoidance of
actions requiring significant economic costs and environmental impacts;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E200AFF7B8B45CBB222F95AA40D9908"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other factors
relating to the factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) identified
in public comments that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1783E1AB0D514EAC94D3731324715721"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Variance
considerations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id700810A383434D0C8F728BA1499420EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the review, the Secretary shall
specifically consider whether the national guidelines can be amended to promote
and allow for consideration of variances from national guidelines on a
Statewide, tribal, regional, or watershed basis, including variances based
on—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id6F59700C155E4929B8DF75ED9B243392"><enum>(i)</enum><text>soil
conditions;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9FF60185567941579CF70D96364BFE68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>hydrologic
factors;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF9D45C28A84E4DB592788DA8B2C43EE9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vegetation
patterns and characteristics;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEEB2C4D8382F49A8A6B658A95FCB7ABC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental
resources, including endangered, threatened, or candidate species and related
regulatory requirements;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idAE9542192A1C4D699ECD41AE7E4A8E91"><enum>(v)</enum><text>levee performance
history, including historical information on original construction and
subsequent operation and maintenance activities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idB86B5FD9CB14449EBC4BFFC77A9C860C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any effects on
water supply;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEE411C837DE34EF790AE767BA452847F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any scientific
evidence on the link between levee vegetation and levee safety;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF1F60858BA0D48ACA6F50F7FBE1367E7"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>institutional
considerations, including implementation challenges;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7711F2448DCA45E69070A9083CE002F2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the availability
of limited funds for levee construction and rehabilitation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF778106F704C4080AD318CE224302BE3"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the economic and
environmental costs of removing woody vegetation on levees; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC5ECA2853D0044E4A01F965BEC8BCD6E"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>other relevant
factors identified in public comments that the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id91887C9996CA4590A1980445EDAC9C89"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
scope of a variance approved by the Secretary may include a complete exemption
to national guidelines, as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0AA6F727DC3A4F17853749755D245376"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation and
consultation; recommendations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H929A99AB61ED4232B248D1945C1F7FC6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the review under this
section in consultation with other applicable Federal agencies, representatives
of State, regional, local, and tribal governments, appropriate nongovernmental
organizations, and the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB045901A9ACE49D8BB1F74C218D4E41E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of Engineers and any State,
tribal, regional, or local entity may submit to the Secretary any
recommendations for vegetation management policies for levees that conform with
Federal and State laws, including recommendations relating to the review of
national guidelines under subsection (b) and the consideration of variances
under subsection (c)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H02ED52F46EC546F1918CDE0D48B01C2D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Peer
review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H258B81318CE34CA4B4CF15377FB5C66A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As part of the review, the Secretary shall solicit and
consider the views of the National Academy of Engineering and the National
Academy of Sciences on the engineering, environmental, and institutional
considerations underlying the national guidelines, including the factors
described in subsection (c) and any information obtained by the Secretary under
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H16A8985D890841F2A98056A322E93CE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
views</header><text>The views of the National Academy of Engineering and the
National Academy of Sciences obtained under paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H58130E9DFE5C44EB920D676FE5430AEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available to
the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1069B2D9BFF04BB39070EA09DA4F3523"><enum>(B)</enum><text>included in
supporting materials issued in connection with the revised national guidelines
required under subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H406F93C11EAB4603B9CE24C2B228E688"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revision of
national guidelines</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H60CE2E582463431294656E673A60E214"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB31C29A780234BFCBFD3BDFF237F9BC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>revise the
national guidelines based on the results of the review, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id025B78DF026A48BB80710BEC57AA4753"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recommendations
received as part of the consultation described in subsection (d)(1); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id80C7EEAA763842878C690A16E9D64C85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the results of
the peer review conducted under subsection (e); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H482811D8541E49E39A1B8564E454DE7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to Congress
a report that contains a summary of the activities of the Secretary and a
description of the findings of the Secretary under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0F7E3B8E3CCA427199ACB412474B4798"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content;
incorporation into manual</header><text>The revised national guidelines
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H97561B66F19B497982C8CED5591DC6CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a
practical, flexible process for approving Statewide, tribal, regional, or
watershed variances from the national guidelines that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idD51472A19CEC4525B9EA26D11E958F01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reflect due
consideration of the factors described in subsection (c); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id05AE1011CE39476BA20FFBC780F91954"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>incorporate
State, tribal, and regional vegetation management guidelines for specific areas
that have been adopted through a formal public process; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H859656EB0A7F40BABD14DF1FD966DE78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be incorporated
into the manual proposed under section 5(c) of the Act entitled <quote>An Act
authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for
flood control, and for other purposes</quote>, approved August 18, 1941 (33
U.S.C. 701n(c)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0B5A58B7B42D47D2A962F362117F937C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to meet
deadlines</header><text>If the Secretary fails to submit a report by the
required deadline under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed
explanation of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idA030401AF8084873A045BCCF8C600F7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>why the deadline
was missed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9001CC215DBA468F9C445B0C15BE5B46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solutions needed
to meet the deadline; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7301571DF9BD48008AFDF9845A28234A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a projected date
for submission of the report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0F220CE9C3274FA5B91B836AE1F27283"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Continuation of
work</header><text>Concurrent with the completion of the requirements of this
section, the Secretary shall proceed without interruption or delay with those
ongoing or programmed projects and studies, or elements of projects or studies,
that are not directly related to vegetation variance policy.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idB3353D2906E04357BC6E1C879C008B01"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Interim
actions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idbea710647ffe4bc6a4a30313669c431f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Until the date on which revisions to the national
guidelines are adopted in accordance with subsection (f), the Secretary shall
not require the removal of existing vegetation as a condition or requirement
for any approval or funding of a project, or any other action, unless the
specific vegetation has been demonstrated to present an unacceptable safety
risk.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDDDB8770A33846AAA043C54EDCD9046D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>Beginning
on the date on which the revisions to the national guidelines are adopted in
accordance with subsection (f), the Secretary shall consider, on request of an
affected entity, any previous action of the Corps of Engineers in which the
outcome was affected by the former national guidelines.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAA78998118E74DFD9AFCFBFE59FA83CF"><enum>2021.</enum><header>Levee
certifications</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idbad6bfbed24548fb91d0b6b42907084e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation
of flood protection structure accreditation task force</header><text>In
carrying out section 100226 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4101">42 U.S.C. 4101</external-xref> note; 126 Stat. 942), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id09301C2DEC01455C838E4BC1EEC52E3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that at
least 1 program activity carried out under the inspection of completed works
program of the Corps of Engineers provides adequate information to the
Secretary to reach a levee accreditation decision for each requirement under
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/44/65.10">section 65.10</external-xref> of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulation); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5AFAE02F561B4EF0A50B4B23F04FAE36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, carry out activities under the inspection of completed
works program of the Corps of Engineers in alignment with the schedule
established for the national flood insurance program established under chapter
1 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4011">42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idF4C8CBCEEF1A463185352F398EEF5915"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accelerated
levee system evaluations and certifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id41CC468C167B4ADCB5CB4265A926E131"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On receipt of a request from a non-Federal interest, the
Secretary may carry out a levee system evaluation and certification of a
federally authorized levee for purposes of the national flood insurance program
established under chapter 1 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) if the evaluation and certification will be carried out
earlier than such an evaluation and certification would be carried out under
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id774923a6bcd540708844f533dcfdf06e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
levee system evaluation and certification under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id93cf6043872f418e9323eab517983a07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a minimum,
comply with <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/44/65.10">section 65.10</external-xref> of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8316563427ef4f92a8e45bfff41bb76a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be carried out in
accordance with such procedures as the Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, may establish.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5c31c96d99c4449ea7a69a8f194cfb2c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost
Sharing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id69a5bdec25b74a9caf9287c40191dfea"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the non-Federal share of the
cost of carrying out a levee system evaluation and certification under this
subsection shall be 35 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id984196327d384c3da36fecf9eb0d30ef"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The
Secretary shall adjust the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
levee system evaluation and certification under this subsection in accordance
with section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2213(m)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id29BDFD6CE56A4EE8805C86E56C3BFBA2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection affects the requirement under section 100226(b)(2) of the
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4101">42 U.S.C. 4101</external-xref> note; 126
Stat. 942).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4c9467905201441597bf437cfba9b6ed"><enum>2022.</enum><header>Restoration
of flood and hurricane storm damage reduction projects</header>
<subsection id="id7badebac229e4b42914b0443c6bc1020"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out any measures necessary to
restore components of federally authorized and federally constructed flood and
hurricane storm damage reduction projects to authorized levels of protection
for reasons including settlement, subsidence, sea level rise, and new datum, if
the Secretary determines the necessary work is feasible.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0eae93638e9a480096f15b507ec5a5b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a
project carried out under this section shall be determined as provided in
subsections (a) through (d) of section 103 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0b0c23dc4b52442e9b50e8b5ee3ce40e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Operations and
maintenance</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of operations,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation for a project carried out
under this section shall be 100 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf90d5960dd5e47eebb884c126ec21eed"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility of
projects transferred to non-Federal interest</header><text>The Secretary may
carry out measures described in subsection (a) on a water resources project,
separable element of a project, or functional component of a project that has
been transferred to the non-Federal interest.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3bf05f9160c749938dff13b6bb1ee0f8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="id0855d00b48ea4a3cbaab9ec3429fbdb4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any
recommendations relating to the continued need for the authority provided in
this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0424f2fe8dcb40308a97d13390b0b3bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the measures carried out under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1b2290c300f94829896bbf3cacac5adf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any lessons
learned relating to the measures implemented under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFE435E35471243389127736DB69C100A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>best practices
for carrying out measures to restore flood damage reduction projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id98184962d52d4145ac3565cde55a2b03"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>The authority to carry out a measure under this section
terminates on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc669a17d37ba44e5ba934b84c3a16794"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $250,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id289B841088574C34A1E5186220BAE644"><enum>2023.</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance of certain projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may assume operation and
maintenance activities for a navigation channel that is deepened by a
non-Federal interest prior to December 31, 2012, if—</text>
<paragraph id="id1186B8B62D8C4746B9952ECB10911315"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the
requirements under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 204(f) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2232">33 U.S.C. 2232(f)</external-xref>) are met;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37972F317B6140329B7F2516B268841B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the
activities carried out by the non-Federal interest in deepening the navigation
channel are economically justified and environmentally acceptable; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idADDF5296880B435789B86C0DF976CD81"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the deepening activities have been carried
out on a Federal navigation channel that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE53B82AB9D694733B45D4A0E2EF15F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exists as of the date of enactment of this
Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD08BC972CD2C4FD2BE63C9BB8219E2FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been authorized by Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id72D8B91765E34C8883A0E8EE06CD2FD4"><enum>2024.</enum><header>Dredging
study</header>
<subsection id="id403a08c7bb8f4af4b8b301c9a8ef843b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in conjunction with other relevant Federal
agencies and applicable non-Federal interests, shall carry out a study—</text>
<paragraph id="ida4337c38316c4c0bac7ca40ccee1117b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to compare
domestic and international dredging markets, including costs, technologies, and
management approaches used in each respective market, and determine the impacts
of those markets on dredging needs and practices in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3ed824b1a77d4933873c8b553a6a0ded"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to analyze past
and existing practices, technologies, and management approaches used in
dredging in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1673adf9611a45818ced6a991176b9ed"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to develop
recommendations relating to the best techniques, practices, and management
approaches for dredging in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id93af516c77644dcb8bf3b2c2430f3214"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the study under this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="id6484d0aebc674a07b8e6c41ea957b3d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
identification of the best techniques, methods, and technologies for dredging,
including the evaluation of the feasibility, cost, and benefits of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id116b497d50ec449fb2a052558fcaffb7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>new dredging
technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf190b6a8578e4a7989cd68d941cd9df6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improved dredging
practices and techniques;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc29b91979ab74af99c9b46f2eac893e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the appraisal of
the needs of the United States for dredging, including the need to increase the
size of private and Corps of Engineers dredging fleets to meet demands for
additional construction or maintenance dredging needed as of the date of
enactment of this Act and in the subsequent 20 years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id23da23e623cf4d56b98c1462c7108cdd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
identification of any impediments to dredging, including any recommendations of
appropriate alternatives for responding to those impediments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id804c88f0b99d4145a5ba24c43b320791"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the assessment,
including any recommendations of appropriate alternatives, of the adequacy and
effectiveness of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idca7b22e235dd466eb4be027d34e5ff5a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the economic,
engineering, and environmental methods, models, and analyses used by the Chief
of Engineers and private dredging operations for dredging; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58f955fdcfb641ef94cfc7bbe8b9d70a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the current cost
structure of construction contracts entered into by the Chief of
Engineers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id277e3eacfb934e339a8ca675635a684f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the evaluation of
the efficiency and effectiveness of past, current, and alternative dredging
practices and alternatives to dredging, including agitation dredging;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5ca8e8ceb7f34c469fa192d1b322ada5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the
identification of innovative techniques and cost-effective methods to expand
regional sediment management efforts, including the placement of dredged
sediment within river diversions to accelerate the creation of wetlands.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca8a490235284d89a00dbe098a1a59db"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study
team</header>
<paragraph id="id7dbddb3a7b0b470396e659c430a21a77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a study team to assist the
Secretary in planning, carrying out, and reporting on the results of the study
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id96078b4fff8b4141bbbbe4fd4c022ba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study
team</header><text>The study team established pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2AA229A297CC4713A3E4F941B74558DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by
the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2982835C917346718A87A5A39ADD577F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represent a broad
spectrum of experts in the field of dredging and representatives of relevant
State agencies and relevant non-Federal interests.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10204beabdb2473f8b7c5f23e6f7e2ae"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public comment
period</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id6D5195CF84654322AD234AFF69A5F4F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make available to
the public, including on the Internet, all draft and final study findings under
this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAFB43685C27B4252B0D201E0A97DC17E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow for a
public comment period of not less than 30 days on any draft study findings
prior to issuing final study findings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id860cca071b09445abfbfd0b5a92d0c06"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and subject to available appropriations, the Secretary, in
consultation with the study team established under subsection (c), shall submit
a detailed report on the results of the study to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf6cf4456b9394f31804ec08ac399c479"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Failure To meet
deadlines</header><text>If the Secretary does not complete the study under this
section and submit a report to Congress under subsection (e) on or before the
deadline described in that subsection, the Secretary shall notify Congress and
describe why the study was not completed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idD7863D59BD3547F2BD1AA81D3E37FA68"><enum>2025.</enum><header>Non-Federal
project implementation pilot program</header>
<subsection id="id045EF87C7B154C4EB99D2B7000D2FA02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program to
evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing
non-Federal interests to carry out flood risk management, hurricane and storm
damage reduction, and coastal harbor and channel and inland harbor navigation
projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id17D3E59AD10E448DB96A69623DA02055"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the pilot program are—</text>
<paragraph id="id8424FEC7C4B84B53BF159DB58B386ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify
project delivery and cost-saving alternatives that reduce the backlog of
authorized Corps of Engineers projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD9EC334627074D979A9E00E591026566"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to evaluate the
technical, financial, and organizational efficiencies of a non-Federal interest
carrying out the design, execution, management, and construction of 1 or more
projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA4F280CE5F6843FFA6DF5A067BEB3771"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to evaluate
alternatives for the decentralization of the project planning, management, and
operational decisionmaking process of the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE892256969E1423F8486E4CDDA70AA29"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="idEC4FD0D67C06462186024DE38D9D3ECA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id22528A705CED4817B1A8CAAA08076FF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify a total
of not more than 12 projects for flood risk management, hurricane and storm
damage reduction, including levees, floodwalls, flood control channels, water
control structures, and coastal harbor and channel and inland harbor
navigation, that have been authorized for construction prior to the date of
enactment of this Act that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id5F2E95967C7B44ABB484FA0867766322"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2BF38543B3CE4EB4B5D2031ABBB69C86"><enum>(I)</enum><text>have received Federal
funds prior to the date of enactment of this Act; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idCDD31D768F414E5581C8BFF37C0DF9DE" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for more than 2 consecutive fiscal
years, have an unobligated funding balance for that project in the Corps of
Engineers construction account; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id785D78F401BC42B994BEA03A9D250741"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, are located in each of the divisions of the Corps of
Engineers;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6299E7DDBEFB4E8286AAF313CEBC7010"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the
identification of each project under the pilot program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1763232A8516457E9FF8FBD09A97FDAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in collaboration
with the non-Federal interest, develop a detailed project management plan for
each identified project that outlines the scope, budget, design, and
construction resource requirements necessary for the non-Federal interest to
execute the project, or a separable element of the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id002D196319544008A38449B387EC65C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on the request of
the non-Federal interest, enter into a project partnership agreement with the
non-Federal interest for the non-Federal interest to provide full project
management control for construction of the project, or a separable element of
the project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C838A1E2BDD4F4E8BBCB04F04E62D66"><enum>(E)</enum><text>following
execution of the project partnership agreement, transfer to the non-Federal
interest to carry out construction of the project, or a separable element of
the project—</text>
<clause id="idC4AA16157B014915872B5B0B24A02A68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
applicable, the balance of the unobligated amounts appropriated for the
project, except that the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for the
Corps of Engineers to carry out any responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers
relating to the project and pilot program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA6EB1007D1CB4D58977E63A994BA02EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additional
amounts, as determined by the Secretary, from amounts made available under
subsection (h), except that the total amount transferred to the non-Federal
interest shall not exceed the updated estimate of the Federal share of the cost
of construction, including any required design; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA454A24F227C4CE1829BCB35D6012F37"><enum>(F)</enum><text>regularly monitor
and audit each project being constructed by a non-Federal interest under this
section to ensure that the construction activities are carried out in
compliance with the plans approved by the Secretary and that the construction
costs are reasonable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id26fb50fc37934725a0f7ff6b779a0aab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detailed
project schedule</header><text>Not later than 180 days after entering into an
agreement under paragraph (1)(D), each non-Federal interest, to the maximum
extent practicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed project schedule,
based on full funding capability, that lists all deadlines for each milestone
in the construction of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7A673D68A64D4DD6853AA44BEDDADD46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the request of
a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the
non-Federal interest, if the non-Federal interest contracts with the Secretary
for the technical assistance and compensates the Secretary for the technical
assistance, relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE384F855CE454654875A6BA8A0123275"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any study, engineering activity, and design
activity for construction carried out by the non-Federal interest under this
section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id94B138CE7C86462A8B9A79281057D333"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expeditiously obtaining any permits
necessary for the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id618C4E8C00AF4C6A865C79473AB0E94B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost-Share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects the
cost-sharing requirement applicable on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act to a project carried out under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idDF3C8FD5B7BD4414946C398DF1E7C2E7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id15CDED7BD0394F779CCE50D7511F3FB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report
detailing the results of the pilot program carried out under this section,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFB20BB1CB2134AB79DF90F83E6CD60DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the progress of
non-Federal interests in meeting milestones in detailed project schedules
developed pursuant to subsection (c)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB694D3745FD7449EA6E6E804E107C045"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations of the Secretary
concerning whether the program or any component of the program should be
implemented on a national basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9DB909E4B12146B2BBA2DEBAB57FF178"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
an update of the report described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA61A4F6E690142B9B7575BEA214A87E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to meet
deadline</header><text>If the Secretary fails to submit a report by the
required deadline under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed
explanation of why the deadline was missed and a projected date for submission
of the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id502A75D4F6754C93ACC94E338091867A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>All
laws and regulations that would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were
carrying out the project shall apply to a non-Federal interest carrying out a
project under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idBA9A3B6655DE4F89BA59D6CE883F4615"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of
Authority</header><text>The authority to commence a project under this section
terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB1FE4A67C2C74E778C08EB4CED5BF228"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition
to any amounts appropriated for a specific project, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the pilot program under this
section, including the costs of administration of the Secretary, $25,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0628934fdfd5487384631e646d4afe20"><enum>2026.</enum><header>Non-Federal
implementation of feasibility studies</header>
<subsection id="ida19eed05c1b142edbb3345e09c535f01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program to
evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing
non-Federal interests to carry out feasibility studies for flood risk
management, hurricane and storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and
coastal harbor and channel and inland harbor navigation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf16d32aed450463bb92540589bb1b70d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the pilot program are—</text>
<paragraph id="idd1b72347a2a442f48b25beb55795e93a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify
project delivery and cost-saving alternatives to the existing feasibility study
process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida18a4143ecdd472a833a55f3980976da"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to evaluate the
technical, financial, and organizational efficiencies of a non-Federal interest
carrying out a feasibility study of 1 or more projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idca9932cc6eab443ea2098dadac401dcf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to evaluate
alternatives for the decentralization of the project planning, management, and
operational decisionmaking process of the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd868b8759fdd47ec8b9e1b02cac519e2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="id1fbcbc1b96984852a42ab6114dfca83c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary
may enter into an agreement with the non-Federal interest for the non-Federal
interest to provide full project management control of a feasibility study for
a project for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id718BD41119B64EF6920A43E59B0455EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>flood risk
management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA61E40937D3470796A7F884FB272D5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hurricane and
storm damage reduction, including levees, floodwalls, flood control channels,
and water control structures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE0EBFCCD9437436888B6C9DF12DF0BCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coastal harbor
and channel and inland harbor navigation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01F0C6C553B840A1A26C89A133A2E5E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ecosystem
restoration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8180c1b05fe4df2ba5822c3e6db5a83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
non-Federal funds</header>
<subparagraph id="idca02ffc51879468b8436f1f9e9c10c69"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A non-Federal interest that has entered into an agreement
with the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) may use non-Federal funds to carry
out the feasibility study.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba33496b7748477a9b341be8cbaf512b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credit</header><text>The
Secretary shall credit towards the non-Federal share of the cost of
construction of a project for which a feasibility study is carried out under
this section an amount equal to the portion of the cost of developing the study
that would have been the responsibility of the Secretary, if the study were
carried out by the Secretary, subject to the conditions that—</text>
<clause id="id5be6f0c0abc046e48b65934c301cc38f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>non-Federal funds
were used to carry out the activities that would have been the responsibility
of the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD0529734E3DA4CC4BA542E675EA58269"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
determines that the feasibility study complies with all applicable Federal laws
and regulations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idebf99502da2d449a831aa3145970cc9f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the project is
authorized by any provision of Federal law enacted after the date on which an
agreement is entered into under paragraph (1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0990ef3c034a42ce828d47ea65c06b2e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="id62dc0f122a854fd8bda7c9e618606add"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After the date on which an agreement is executed pursuant
to paragraph (1), the Secretary may transfer to the non-Federal interest to
carry out the feasibility study—</text>
<clause id="id4c4cb17837f24b39b371400abb323495"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
applicable, the balance of any unobligated amounts appropriated for the study,
except that the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for the Corps of
Engineers to carry out any responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers relating
to the project and pilot program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id220754f116b74c2a8f078c6c1f94f93a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additional
amounts, as determined by the Secretary, from amounts made available under
subsection (h), except that the total amount transferred to the non-Federal
interest shall not exceed the updated estimate of the Federal share of the cost
of the feasibility study.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf4fe7048200a4d82aecb0c077ec7dbe6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Secretary shall include such provisions as the Secretary determines to be
necessary in an agreement under paragraph (1) to ensure that a non-Federal
interest receiving Federal funds under this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="id9248B6E0FC5F4153A254B5A6CEA93955"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
the necessary qualifications to administer those funds; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4BC74C4927044701A48D34867B6B777A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will comply with
all applicable Federal laws (including regulations) relating to the use of
those funds.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd31c280d72f548fa844e3927e4e3ea7b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary shall notify the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives on the initiation of each feasibility study under the pilot
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95298cf3eed54ad580ea15674b448ee5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Auditing</header><text>The
Secretary shall regularly monitor and audit each feasibility study carried out
by a non-Federal interest under this section to ensure that the use of any
funds transferred under paragraph (3) are used in compliance with the agreement
signed under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide7a87d9c50114ea7a215c1a9c3457077"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>On the request of a non-Federal interest, the
Secretary may provide technical assistance to the non-Federal interest relating
to any aspect of the feasibility study, if the non-Federal interest contracts
with the Secretary for the technical assistance and compensates the Secretary
for the technical assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1e2471c443be48b19e2dc9ba76d03edf"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Detailed
project schedule</header><text>Not later than 180 days after entering into an
agreement under paragraph (1), each non-Federal interest, to the maximum extent
practicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed project schedule, based
on full funding capability, that lists all deadlines for milestones relating to
the feasibility study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id470c39b957534f588caff779ca76cefc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost-Share</header><text>Nothing
in this section affects the cost-sharing requirement applicable on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act to a feasibility study carried out
under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idceb2a2fb3fd042afacc8944f6650ca9d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="ida463839525e846adb6600cae96f29214"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives a report detailing the results of the pilot
program carried out under this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id09efac99706c46c0845402d1ad6f4476"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the progress of the non-Federal interests in meeting milestones in detailed
project schedules developed pursuant to subsection (c)(7); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38ced0ebbc8a4e3195da348384d8045a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Secretary concerning whether the program or any
component of the program should be implemented on a national basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e64d2ddb58c43f9a5b4b014ed70a5c7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
an update of the report described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4698964685d84632becfd97c97ef7a99"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to meet
deadline</header><text>If the Secretary fails to submit a report by the
required deadline under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed
explanation of why the deadline was missed and a projected date for submission
of the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id33a1625ab6d844c381618c6fcc9b1cac"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>All
laws and regulations that would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were
carrying out the feasibility study shall apply to a non-Federal interest
carrying out a feasibility study under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8e83062aab9e40b4bfca8efa7311aae9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>The authority to commence a feasibility study under
this section terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id40381b54a3b641cfa757708519789c99"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to any amounts appropriated for a
specific project, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to
carry out the pilot program under this section, including the costs of
administration of the Secretary, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1998BDBC6F09407C88DFEDFF4F4EDEF8"><enum>2027.</enum><header>Tribal
partnership program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0FF3B89D88864D30AA24DAC0C2BBBE38"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(1)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA48B687C9D154D57862F1EC9207ADF01"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The ability</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C86075F9A4E4965B25D77BB371B3CBF" style="OLC">
<clause id="id3F75C5CF3E19476DA952184EA9CCF420"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The ability</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38206F3ECCE24402B114262EB2974B5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D4A7E23C38C4C3DBAB8B52F2D2C7629" style="OLC">
<clause id="id91ECC8E8052A4E059CF50294F4FE1242"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Water Resources Development Act of
2013</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidance on the procedures
described in clause (i).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id688AF835C84C46A79F4EDF40F9CC1926"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id152ba9a0174b4952afdfa34a367dff9c"><enum>2028.</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements with Columbia River Basin Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 1 or more federally
recognized Indian tribes (or a designated representative of the Indian tribes)
that are located, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of the Columbia
River Basin to carry out authorized activities within the Columbia River Basin
to protect fish, wildlife, water quality, and cultural resources.</text>
</section><section id="idF760B35F066247EEA84FDEB0B030ED4F"><enum>2029.</enum><header>Military
munitions response actions at civil works shoreline protection
projects</header>
<subsection id="idA014977F9A064D9A94741BA693BFBF78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may implement any response action the
Secretary determines to be necessary at a site where—</text>
<paragraph id="idE245BFE1B52D403EA0719588798B0B19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary has
carried out a project under civil works authority of the Secretary that
includes placing sand on a beach;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE0AA80C312C5428B8928F29EC77185CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as a result of
the project described in paragraph (1), military munitions that were originally
released as a result of Department of Defense activities are deposited on the
beach, posing a threat to human health or the environment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id97202437C65C4989A35028551D33C74D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Response action
funding</header><text>A response action described in subsection (a) shall be
funded from amounts made available to the agency within the Department of
Defense responsible for the original release of the munitions.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idF82F8AF7F77941A7B055A020645F8DD0"><enum>2030.</enum><header>Beach
nourishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 156 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-5f">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79917A88A441431D930D579B896080A2" style="OLC">
<section id="id9AFE718A1D2C424B8187D6C461821093"><enum>156.</enum><header>Beach
nourishment</header>
<subsection id="id0504D6D3657B4751AF891C6C8EB065B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, may provide periodic beach nourishment for each water resources
development project for which that nourishment has been authorized for an
additional period of time, as determined by the Secretary, subject to the
condition that the additional period shall not exceed the later of—</text>
<paragraph id="id5268D2CAE72A4D89ADB98BB91BC11FDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>50 years after
the date on which the construction of the project is initiated; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id85118906086C4ADCAB7F0FE67B342CB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the date on which
the last estimated periodic nourishment for the project is to be carried out,
as recommended in the applicable report of the Chief of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD909517E3D24488382D05B84DE8B7BE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Before
the end of the 50-year period referred to in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary
of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers—</text>
<paragraph id="idBF4F3CE12FD348FDBDE459893B129CF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may, at the
request of the non-Federal interest and subject to the availability of
appropriations, carry out a review of a nourishment project carried out under
subsection (a) to evaluate the feasibility of continuing Federal participation
in the project for a period not to exceed 15 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id346CBC8AC869411999A1A9C1248E4C67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall submit to
Congress any recommendations of the Secretary relating to the
review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="idA163E15879D846E390528366B7B306B8"><enum>2031.</enum><header>Regional
sediment management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326">33 U.S.C. 2326</external-xref>) (as amended
by section 2003(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id86C9FC6523964A31A53F71D7341C4895"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id26429FEB6C214F6E99E33D18A897F06C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or
used in</quote> after <quote>obtained through</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9FB6ACCEB6614028A42FF32DB2481682"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(C), by inserting <quote>for the purposes of improving environmental
conditions in marsh and littoral systems, stabilizing stream channels,
enhancing shorelines, and supporting State and local risk management adaptation
strategies</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id47F5A8C4FBEB45198D644F0D93C98AF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id63BA44370D8643A2BB39CFF6DBB9AEA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>clause (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clauses (ii) and
(iii)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6E767E112692472C82DD600D457FB757"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id980CCC14460F43FB81DBFEAC7FDF2A9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6EBD7DE42FD4F1BA9C28B5BC00E71E2" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="idF4AFF5ED67044623A7AE22A8A02F557B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reduction in
non-Federal share</header><text>The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal share
of the costs of construction of a project if the Secretary determines that,
through the beneficial use of sediment at another Federal project, there will
be an associated reduction or avoidance of Federal
costs.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id49EA9B13B9C14F1ABB07B2EAA985E972"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id02D2A3D5C9854F07A852A001D9946337"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
subsection designation and heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58135644FF67416CBD9838039129D522" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idB53CEA71D40F4645803DF2DD61C5FD2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection of
Dredged Material Disposal Method for Purposes Related to Environmental
Restoration or Storm Damage and Flood
Reduction</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id04FADE7935E240E489F963C51CE3B06C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>in relation to</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting “in relation to—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E2D8B2458B24E8583C0388AF69A3520" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idF5217AC5BAC1418CBDBF4FEFFD98E6B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the environmental
benefits, including the benefits to the aquatic environment to be derived from
the creation of wetlands and control of shoreline erosion; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CDCF1BFE5B8409EA1791D72C319C8D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the flood and
storm damage and flood reduction benefits, including shoreline protection,
protection against loss of life, and damage to improved
property.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id91BC81E9B5AB4F66AE3528ACBB707C0C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C3AB9E63DA5490092888669F787E34E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id37A70D5C4C31413DB0E47583F02A65E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>cooperate with
any State or group of States in the preparation of a comprehensive State or
regional sediment management plan within the boundaries of the State or among
States;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="idd17c48de24864f7f927c6023875a9f9b"><enum>2032.</enum><header>Study
acceleration</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id70936ddf482447deb42b15eb643bfc7c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id518dd15fbed34b27b4814ce7de236fa9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>delays in the
completion of feasibility studies—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD4EA87C56B464FF5BC1C7B70979CF1D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase costs
for the Federal Government as well as State and local governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE1A68963DD0347CC949667B0F02129C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>delay the
implementation of water resources projects that provide critical benefits,
including reducing flood risk, maintaining commercially important flood risk,
and restoring vital ecosystems; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida456fd8148314066bab394f524e4848c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the efforts
undertaken by the Corps of Engineers through the establishment of the
<quote>3–3–3</quote> planning process should be continued.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3068646278634c9eaf49c1b905245435"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acceleration of
Studies</header>
<paragraph id="idbde41954ced945e39c78d8275cf83947"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a feasibility study
initiated after the date of enactment of this Act shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide527a0c5f41548d891f91b6222f9415d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be completed not
later than 3 years after the date of initiation of the study; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e8b50687401444b8681e800fa5fc7b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a maximum
Federal cost share of $3,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8602d6e689e74f05929c4263cbaf7d3a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ability to
comply</header><text>On initiating a feasibility study under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd09f4e67b787487c8bfbf902bfd2bfcf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>certify that the
study will comply with the requirements of paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd469e730de984080a2cfad3538b82ce6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for projects the
Secretary determines to be too complex to comply with the requirements of
paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id4e6e41370a714c1b92640c89d9034475"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
less than 30 days after making a determination, notify the non-Federal interest
regarding the inability to comply; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb6992ec822d748d9914a1b64e9fe8dca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a new
projected timeline and cost; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0060a6383ee4c40a02fabd88e0c7b86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the study
conditions have changed such that scheduled timelines or study costs will not
be met—</text>
<clause id="id6c93e396c3a54a16998b9730d98178b2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
later than 30 days after the study conditions change, notify the non-Federal
interest of those changed conditions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id52746603cc84438ea5841b2625b70111"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>present the
non-Federal interest with a new timeline for completion and new projected study
costs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf6e22a6d5b2473b977df952935b9c55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="idED757A690CBF42769E841F9A2604CF4C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All timeline and cost conditions under this section shall
be subject to the Secretary receiving adequate appropriations for meeting study
timeline and cost requirements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA7043F926F584ED78D4F58D15C4D8BE9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after receiving appropriations, the Secretary shall notify
the non-Federal interest of any changes to timelines or costs due to inadequate
appropriations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9AB40DCA974248A68800EE01C96E3028"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act and each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id9d1a30d2883f4efc95a53ffaa980c546"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the
implementation of the <quote>3–3–3</quote> planning process, including the
number of participating projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1010962b391741dd94dc1a44e1fec0cd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of
time taken to complete all studies participating in the <quote>3–3–3</quote>
planning process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id48a7ea4671104245864d11b94de32968"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any
recommendations for additional authority necessary to support efforts to
expedite the feasibility study process for water resource projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id03EB31E5B73A459090AE02109384F273"><enum>2033.</enum><header>Project
acceleration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2045 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2348">33 U.S.C. 2348</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ADD5E8F48594C64976CED6590BCE943" style="OLC">
<section id="idDD584C00FE2442EA964D50C56CAAF58A"><enum>2045.</enum><header>Project
acceleration</header>
<subsection id="id0c5338c00f3d45a29438e73ef5c6d60f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ide0bb83725bfb4bd8b009b9d09c5a4e0d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental
impact statement</header><text>The term <term>environmental impact
statement</term> means the detailed statement of environmental impacts of water
resources projects required to be prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id457d9dfb7683423b977611de86f24906"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental
review process</header>
<subparagraph id="idcca266418e9646d681f7af5ad2d1938b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>environmental review process</term> means
the process of preparing an environmental impact statement, environmental
assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) for a water resources
project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95dcd3e8d0254caebff4b5b1b6ec7ee5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>environmental review process</term> includes the process for and
completion of any environmental permit, approval, review, or study required for
a water resources project under any Federal law other than the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a966a061b374decaf1869c53fb6090e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The term <term>lead agency</term> means the Corps of
Engineers and, if applicable, any State, local, or tribal governmental entity
serving as a joint lead agency pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59AB111A88D74191975BCA708964647B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>The
benefits of water resources projects are important to the economy and
environment of the United States, and recommendations to Congress regarding
those projects should be accelerated by coordinated and efficient review and
cooperative efforts to prevent or quickly resolve disputes during the
development and implementation of those water resources projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0b9985e374494ad78e7fafe930f554ef"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<paragraph id="id6bca459b8c15487da2e80bd043d8ce76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The project development procedures under this section
apply to the development of projects initiated after the date of enactment of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 and for which the Secretary
determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC61A3A1C1EB44506A8F7DF5C7E627691"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an environmental
impact statement is required; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id757670F7098A48DFA512DC08851C868C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the discretion
of the Secretary, other water resources projects for which an environmental
review process document is required to be prepared.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e4572b72b5b4fc792346a8ae70bec39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text>Any
authorities granted in this section may be exercised, and any requirements
established under this section may be satisfied, for the development of a water
resources project, a class of those projects, or a program of those
projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide33b9269e64f46529a3fd9471db29e46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>List of water
resources development projects</header>
<subparagraph id="idB47C8DE48CF4453A8EF19380A0D75E09"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually prepare, and make publicly
available, a separate list of each study that the Secretary has
determined—</text>
<clause id="iddf452eef1f8344bc8917ec979dcee663"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the
standards described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5d1d7ee2a5b84b229b54959194aa3459"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not have
adequate funding to make substantial progress toward the completion of the
planning activities for the water resources project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB3F6AC218D904473BE4F746C42A20B8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
Secretary shall include for each study on the list under subparagraph (A) a
description of the estimated amounts necessary to make substantial progress on
the study.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idde82f5d5bc844ac9b09c7a5b12f252db"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation
guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare, in consultation with the
Council on Environmental Quality and other Federal agencies with jurisdiction
over actions or resources that may be impacted by a water resources project,
guidance documents that describe the processes that the Secretary will use to
implement this section, in accordance with the civil works program of the Corps
of Engineers and all applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0A9EABA55C9B40638FAF7AD9D815B5AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Water resources
project review process</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and implement
a coordinated review process for the development of water resources
projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5C644B49A18E4E77943350F4E435B4E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Identification
of jurisdictional agencies</header><text>With respect to the development of
each water resources project, the Secretary shall identify, as soon as
practicable, all Federal, State, and local government agencies and Indian
tribes that may—</text>
<paragraph id="id1C4F1C32834840A4A00F3F3AE447385C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have jurisdiction
over the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id03C4141573B34E92A406427840AC303A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be required by
law to conduct or issue a review, analysis, or opinion for the project;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAEDD67572674419CA2A59AB49C8BA675"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be required to
make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id74C41D3AABD7413FBEDD8535D8FC437F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State
authority</header><text>If the coordinated review process is being implemented
under this section by the Secretary with respect to the development of a water
resources project described in subsection (c) within the boundaries of a State,
the State, consistent with State law, may choose to participate in the process
and to make subject to the process all State agencies that—</text>
<paragraph id="id69CE770A289D4A6BBA0DE96BD0CE0BB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have jurisdiction
over the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE498D358E70A4BE19E7B0ACFD75777D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are required to
conduct or issue a review, analysis, or opinion for the project; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA57A7391659F426FA37D5A3B6E185CD2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are required to
make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida30b7a0b6d014b6abb3cd325213033cd"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Lead
agencies</header>
<paragraph id="id527293e5b91b4674a5a85f207d92de5e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal lead
agency</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Corps of Engineers shall be
the lead Federal agency in the environmental review process for a water
resources project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf07dfb5a59684ca3a8d4ce394d0630e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Joint lead
agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="idF0AD222C8B4147F99A15D3D85C780AEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At the discretion of the Secretary and subject to any
applicable regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an agency other than the Corps of Engineers may serve as
the joint lead agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8c18a3d9e2449b3b8b2d008f20791ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal
interest as joint lead agency</header><text>A non-Federal interest that is a
State or local governmental entity—</text>
<clause id="id4C391F5A2040467797D72391B2EFE25F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may serve as a
joint lead agency with the Corps of Engineers for purposes of preparing any
environmental document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4307D37F07D04528810D57162B4C9AFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may prepare any
environmental review process document required in support of any action or
approval by the Secretary if—</text>
<subclause id="idF153332C25114809BE7548B8EA7BA5C8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Corps of
Engineers provides guidance in the preparation process and independently
evaluates that document; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0C5B11AB0D544D4FB1F0A2A1ED7026A1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary
approves and adopts the document before the Secretary takes any subsequent
action or makes any approval based on that document, regardless of whether the
action or approval of the Secretary results in Federal funding.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc52bd8d3a80b4bbe90094c6c282c0533"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id798981E70F394D2590DC1F6967D9A759"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the non-Federal
interest complies with all design and mitigation commitments made jointly by
the Secretary and the non-Federal interest in any environmental document
prepared by the non-Federal interest in accordance with this subsection;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d3f20ed9e664f11a8764dccfb5fa975"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any environmental
document prepared by the non-Federal interest is appropriately supplemented if
changes to the water resources project become necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22baa1494f7c49929c8e9a93861afcdd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adoption and
use of documents</header><text>Any environmental document prepared in
accordance with this subsection may be adopted or used by any Federal agency
making any approval to the same extent that the Federal agency could adopt or
use a document prepared by another Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3d34be8361314593ac95f348f6cb184c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Roles and
responsibility of lead agency</header><text>With respect to the environmental
review process for any water resources project, the lead agency shall have
authority and responsibility—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7b0c5850532046488c1d6f8a35bbce3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to take such
actions as are necessary and proper and within the authority and responsibility
of the lead agency to facilitate the expeditious resolution of the
environmental review process for the water resources project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77f58ea9cb5f44b185395d12a8e9b4ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prepare or
ensure that any required environmental impact statement or other environmental
review document for a water resources project required to be completed under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) is
completed in accordance with this section and applicable Federal law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2439c507e35c4217ba56f08905073652"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Participating
agencies</header>
<paragraph id="ida187a1944ac943c09d81941cc18db10e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Invitation</header>
<subparagraph id="idaf359eecdb384f359e42f645061c86ea"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The lead agency shall identify, as early as practicable
in the environmental review process for a water resources project, any other
Federal or non-Federal agencies that may have an interest in that project and
invite those agencies to become participating agencies in the environmental
review process for the water resources project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id980e9dc1afb445a3bcdb3bd9e0c75c3a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>An
invitation to participate issued under subparagraph (A) shall set a deadline by
which a response to the invitation shall be submitted, which may be extended by
the lead agency for good cause.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5affac73bfc4d49b1db56cb58074f3c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
participating agencies</header><text>Any Federal agency that is invited by the
lead agency to participate in the environmental review process for a water
resources project shall be designated as a participating agency by the lead
agency unless the invited agency informs the lead agency, in writing, by the
deadline specified in the invitation that the invited agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="id52c4dfdf0a2147a292bd4f19a20a377a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has no
jurisdiction or authority with respect to the water resources project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id784a7d8d1f944f6ea96094491089e75b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has no expertise
or information relevant to the water resources project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd6879fc31e84648a46a799de11c06fd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not intend
to submit comments on the water resources project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44e33a579d5e4061b0697e4f16cb6528"><enum>(D)</enum><text>does not have
adequate funds to participate in the water resources project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd58fb527959f4d44a22f226930f739b9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of
designation</header><text>Designation as a participating agency under this
subsection shall not imply that the participating agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4720f1c5085540598feb364b6b06eb2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supports a
proposed water resources project; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63207aa1b3594fe09c026bbc39770383"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has any
jurisdiction over, or special expertise with respect to evaluation of, the
water resources project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fc63fc409134e7391003657a88be76d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Concurrent
reviews</header><text>Each participating agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id39d21e18d01544bcab3e2838fdf079c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out the
obligations of that agency under other applicable law concurrently and in
conjunction with the required environmental review process, unless doing so
would impair the ability of the Federal agency to conduct needed analysis or
otherwise carry out those obligations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0c15d5522714db69123a2f091a8794e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>formulate and
implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the
agency to ensure completion of the environmental review process in a timely,
coordinated, and environmentally responsible manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf6f1a1ab008d44d89fd9f3abaae39c23"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Programmatic
compliance</header>
<paragraph id="idb6c3fe3c8f314d2db57015e80a677b96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance to allow for the use
of programmatic approaches to carry out the environmental review process
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3ba8ed2a12954e6a861d79350c1b4c9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eliminates
repetitive discussions of the same issues;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7fce8fdb8a347239ac2bfd1de66bb90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>focuses on the
actual issues ripe for analyses at each level of review;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5d6b7c739364bc0bfdb61f8c2141505"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishes a
formal process for coordinating with participating agencies, including the
creation of a list of all data that is needed to carry out an environmental
review process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09bb6fb6f3b64253a269e7e71d9bb456"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is consistent
with—</text>
<clause id="id973d61e8ea0640c18635b154c85ec61a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7eff05afbdfb4de6b0258df113b44dc7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other applicable
laws.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfeebed92a5904c3cb979fbfc7e40b054"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id02d968eeba4d490f9ce9a06aa08c9651"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as the first step
in drafting guidance under that paragraph, consult with relevant Federal and
State agencies, Indian tribes, and the public on the appropriate use and scope
of the programmatic approaches;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc68ee9a1405b4588a2bd550d2510aa8e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emphasize the
importance of collaboration among relevant Federal agencies, State agencies,
and Indian tribes in undertaking programmatic reviews, especially with respect
to including reviews with a broad geographical scope;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf434d45d3e16429794a439765d976d27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the
programmatic reviews—</text>
<clause id="idc0ff5cb18a6b40b9b9d71aba3711cb5b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote
transparency, including of the analyses and data used in the environmental
review process, the treatment of any deferred issues raised by Federal, State,
or tribal agencies, or the public, and the temporal and special scales to be
used to analyze those issues;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide6bf47f2703e4f089d9f2003dab02a71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use accurate and
timely information in the environmental review process, including—</text>
<subclause id="id1b2b7555aa3349fdb21f85674f664fdf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>criteria for
determining the general duration of the usefulness of the review; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ida77fec802ca847b88c5586d3c7933a3c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the timeline for
updating any out-of-date review;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4f20d86082e54475803a976f81ea65b4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describe—</text>
<subclause id="idf466ce216bce42f4a5f08391bd97eb82"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the relationship
between programmatic analysis and future tiered analysis; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id850712371839473db167df7839716837"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the role of the
public in the creation of future tiered analysis; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id2e12eb07da3a448b8bca3e201c2b9e83"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>are available to
other relevant Federal and State agencies, Indian tribes, and the
public;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b2c114ee0bb4a8abfb0cac3cf91688f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>allow not fewer
than 60 days of public notice and comment on any proposed guidance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id961cec1509774352bdb6be11a7a7a792"><enum>(E)</enum><text>address any
comments received under subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id19adcb3824374dcea8151fa771c39a4f"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Coordinated
reviews</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id05436661ca0048b1a4155c601599896d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination
plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6d112a6947bf459da453013a49ebed29"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idf1ea997cdc83480498d22c80b248b5f6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The lead agency shall establish a plan for coordinating
public and agency participation in, and comment on, the environmental review
process for a water resources project or a category of water resources
projects.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id11fd7777d1a1408988bc5a7b1770bbb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text>The
plan established under clause (i) shall be incorporated into the project
schedule milestones set under section 905(g)(2) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282(g)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id413a8fea7da04b8cb2b448b221d6f582"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comment
deadlines</header><text>The lead agency shall establish the following deadlines
for comment during the environmental review process for a project:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ideba194f357cf4e9583220b5d64cf04c3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Draft
environmental impact statements</header><text>For comments by Federal and
States agencies and the public on a draft environmental impact statement, a
period of not more than 60 days after publication in the Federal Register of
notice of the date of public availability of the draft environmental impact
statement, unless—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idaa85ceb45c9b4a6b90b1f4432eb38ba8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a different
deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency, the non-Federal
interest, as applicable, and all participating agencies; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id5a9c39cb05954562bfb3c67e61ed1e56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the deadline is
extended by the lead agency for good cause.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4513f3d1c1a54eb1b22565d854352277"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
environmental review processes</header><text>For all comment periods
established by the lead agency for agency or public comments in the
environmental review process other than for a draft environmental impact
statement, a period of not more than 30 days after the date on which the
materials on which comment is requested are made available, unless—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idf7808ded61234973b43abb300d8de34d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a different
deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency, the non-Federal
interest, and all participating agencies; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id561502321fc24e4d8a9fe148de07cffe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the deadline is
extended by the lead agency for good cause.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcae14e7ce5794776906269ac65f23b9d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadlines for
decisions under other laws</header><text>In any case in which a decision under
any Federal law relating to a project, including the issuance or denial of a
permit or license, is required to be made by the date described in subsection
(k)(6)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idc37f7f5f9a6041a0a8a3dbf93f380659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as soon as
practicable after the 180-day period, an initial notice of the failure of the
Federal agency to make the decision; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id07ac71d646cc40c2ba2d9fe1b439f9db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>every 60 days
thereafter until such date as all decisions of the Federal agency relating to
the project have been made by the Federal agency, an additional notice that
describes the number of decisions of the Federal agency that remain outstanding
as of the date of the additional notice.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf23b6deaee9d443e90ddb384b3920802"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Involvement of
the public</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall reduce any time
period provided for public comment in the environmental review process under
existing Federal law (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb6b27a0f3c8e48d3bce2269bd155ea6c"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Issue
identification and resolution</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idd27f64c500784984b16cafa54a2078fd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The
lead agency and the participating agencies shall work cooperatively in
accordance with this section to identify and resolve issues that could delay
completion of the environmental review process or result in the denial of any
approval required for the project under applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id775e26dcb9034a5a929ed91102017b63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency
responsibilities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id4243af7f997d43d2931d841ee5411a41"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The lead agency shall make information available to the
participating agencies as early as practicable in the environmental review
process regarding the environmental and socioeconomic resources located within
the project area and the general locations of the alternatives under
consideration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id13d8ab57161140e2857fa702c4226b97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data
sources</header><text>The information under subparagraph (A) may be based on
existing data sources, including geographic information systems mapping.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id50e3156dde644dd990fad4d1352f25c8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participating
agency responsibilities</header><text>Based on information received from the
lead agency, participating agencies shall identify, as early as practicable,
any issues of concern regarding the potential environmental or socioeconomic
impacts of the project, including any issues that could substantially delay or
prevent an agency from granting a permit or other approval that is needed for
the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcbefbf281a914f8e89215c4555447634"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim
decision on achieving accelerated decisionmaking</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="iddf3b0f639afe4772ae1ad1655d681bcd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the close of the public
comment period on a draft environmental impact statement, the Secretary may
convene a meeting with the non-Federal interest or joint lead agency, as
applicable, relevant resource agencies, and relevant Federal and State agencies
to establish a schedule of deadlines to complete decisions regarding the
project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7ee8f4c0154041559fbfb1a552c26862"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idF403145D1C3044178AAEDF4A95F16431"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The deadlines referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be
those established by the Secretary, in consultation with the non-Federal
interest or joint lead agency, as applicable, and other relevant Federal and
State agencies.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id48D5B3FC2D954D0B956637CD5879CF32"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors for
consideration</header><text>In establishing a schedule, the Secretary shall
consider factors such as—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id86a98d0f626040a7a55f9a69fc702e30"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
responsibilities of participating agencies under applicable laws;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idc09bd86aa3db41df84a1a869a8a81ef3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the resources
available to the non-Federal interest, joint lead agency, and other relevant
Federal and State agencies, as applicable;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id78238e002f73453f895c0f7599e9132d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the overall
size and complexity of the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idefb774e678214f14b4f048f0b171dabc"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the overall
schedule for and cost of the project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id4b078de9c49942b9b511196a4c2d0843"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the sensitivity
of the natural and historical resources that could be affected by the
project.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idadc3839870514cbe92a56fedd3fd221f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>The
Secretary may—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id89f52873200649dab1a568871d1d32bf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>lengthen a
schedule under clause (i) for good cause; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id5a98a7f4fab1477990a9d1be302209b5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shorten a
schedule only with concurrence of the affected non-Federal interest, joint
agency, or relevant Federal and State agencies, as applicable.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4c6ad0be93cb4da6aa2d7dc83572e068"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to meet
deadline</header><text>If the agencies described in subparagraph (A) cannot
provide reasonable assurances that the deadlines described in subparagraph (B)
will be met, the Secretary may initiate the issue resolution and referral
process described under paragraph (5) before the completion of the record of
decision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id656f6c054fc14e1e9e8ce374cb7e0ddd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Accelerated
issue resolution and referral</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id876240a30fc544218317de97545a04f8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agency issue
resolution meeting</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id0cb6c8215bca463385b19a938e0f63ef"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A participating agency or non-Federal interest may
request an issue resolution meeting to be conducted by the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id72299a72a16f4818a9f3717859a2e35b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Action by
Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall convene an issue resolution meeting
under clause (i) with the relevant participating agencies and the non-Federal
interest, as applicable, to resolve issues that could—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id3acdf57758f3470f89d5e2de58074f27"><enum>(I)</enum><text>delay completion
of the environmental review process; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6979d604efe14da9940ca6d800513b3b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>result in denial
of any approvals required for the project under applicable laws.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idf95c65988ab548a39c369d81f5b66ba0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Date</header><text>A
meeting requested under this subparagraph shall be held not later than 21 days
after the date on which the Secretary receives the request for the meeting,
unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause to extend that
deadline.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idbbe47a531e5e46e2a7c6a51e12a5c427"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>On
receipt of a request for a meeting under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall
notify all relevant participating agencies of the request, including the issue
to be resolved and the date for the meeting.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id63a33de9985d4c4e9d20da6e5d876235"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Disputes</header><text>If
a relevant participating agency with jurisdiction over an approval required for
a project under applicable law determines that the relevant information
necessary to resolve the issue has not been obtained and could not have been
obtained within a reasonable time, but the Secretary disagrees, the resolution
of the dispute shall be forwarded to the heads of the relevant agencies for
resolution.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id0e38c5814bfc4b3188eaf7b0644b12cc"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Convention by
lead agency</header><text>The Secretary may convene an issue resolution meeting
under this subsection at any time, at the discretion of the Secretary,
regardless of whether a meeting is requested under clause (i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA2B788852D6A42818B17FBF6639C06B6"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Exception</header>
<subclause commented="no" id="id9848093BE1FC4F2283CEB629BB21CCF8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The issue resolution and referral process under this
subparagraph shall not be initiated if the applicable agency—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id607C6FC0AD52495FBEED6C7A9E42218E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>certifies
that—</text>
<subitem commented="no" id="id28599B76DD4B4E2BADEE6A3D44130858"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the agency has
not received necessary information or approvals from another entity in a manner
that affects the ability of the agency to meet any requirements under Federal,
State, or local law;</text>
</subitem><subitem commented="no" id="id93CE853387A842EA807D2868C396295B"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>significant new
information or circumstances, including a major modification to an aspect of
the project, requires additional analysis for the agency to make a decision on
the project application; or</text>
</subitem><subitem commented="no" id="idD8039061F1CD4B2587F308766794F24F"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>the agency lacks
the financial resources to complete the review under the scheduled timeframe,
including a description of the number of full-time employees required to
complete the review, the amount of funding required to complete the review, and
a justification as to why there is not enough funding available to complete the
review by the deadline; and</text>
</subitem></item><item commented="no" id="id7ABD42606971485598053FED47D94E42"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>establishes a
new deadline for completion of the review.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id1A54B855AFB14BD5B4FE700BEF127CEB"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inspector
General</header><text>If the applicable agency makes a certification under
subclause (I)(aa)(CC), the Inspector General of the applicable agency shall
conduct a financial audit to review that certification and submit a report on
that certification within 90 days to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3b1b752fe5a046b5975ffef602f4fa99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elevation of
issue resolution</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id6e50f741af2f4039b7b35c33df6b51b1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If issue resolution is not achieved by not later than 30
days after the date on which a relevant meeting is held under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall notify the heads of the relevant participating agencies and
the non-Federal interest that an issue resolution meeting will be
convened.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id45ea753d3eec412fa051278f24291d77"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
Secretary shall identify the issues to be addressed at the meeting and convene
the meeting not later than 30 days after the date on which the notice is
issued.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id661e4395bfaf4cdd8b8c8694181a035f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Referral of
issue resolution</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id291f658b1490496db0a6c18d09338090"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Referral to
council on environmental quality</header>
<subclause commented="no" id="id689f5cf22f96487e8e9a6464b94945c5"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days
after the date on which an issue resolution meeting is held under subparagraph
(B), the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Council on Environmental
Quality.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id64ebdc70a64842eea71bd28f38a09ae1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Meeting</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date on which the Council on Environmental Quality
receives a referral from the Secretary under subclause (I), the Council on
Environmental Quality shall hold an issue resolution meeting with the lead
agency, the heads of relevant participating agencies and the non-Federal
interest.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2321d5d936e043c180d532dcb9e15ac6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Referral to
the president</header><text>If a resolution of the issue is not achieved by not
later than 30 days after the date on which an issue resolution meeting is
convened by the Council on Environmental Quality under clause (i)(II), the
Secretary shall refer the matter directly to the President.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida91ad8795345460d92139c6443833607"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Financial
penalty provisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6ea3c37f86fa4669ac094b5d4c1cc726"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A Federal agency with jurisdiction over an approval
required for a project under applicable Federal laws (including regulations)
shall complete any required approval on an expeditious basis using the shortest
existing applicable process.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3a4a49ed7d554e25a5b04d694bd36e20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to
decide</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idc273c090ce744af980e9a2e249caf5d6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an agency described in subparagraph (A) fails to
render a decision under any Federal law relating to a project that requires the
preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment,
including the issuance or denial of a permit, license, or other approval by the
date described in clause (ii), an amount of funding equal to the amounts
specified in subclause (I) or (II) shall be transferred from the applicable
office of the head of the agency, or equivalent office to which the authority
for rendering the decision has been delegated by law to the agency or division
charged with rendering a decision regarding the application by not later than 1
day after the applicable date under clause (ii), and once each week thereafter
until a final decision is rendered, subject to subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idf43b659edfe245ff9227f9941aaefd5c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$20,000 for any
project requiring the preparation of an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id28abec2e4e1248f7a3f7f3e3bae047c9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$10,000 for any
project requiring any type of review under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) other than an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id41425348d3eb4f34b373a97753979c91"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of
date</header><text>The date referred to in clause (i) is the later of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idb66150bf2c424e3ba0a966ef35e7b4be"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date on which an application for the permit, license, or
approval is complete; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idc7f82f8f74b34ace9caeeca0ad5b33ea"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date on which the Federal lead agency issues a decision on
the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id050c86dc3c184a98bc4344e46db0fef7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id6e82983beaf64aef982f92ca86c2723b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No transfer of funds under subparagraph (B) relating to
an individual project shall exceed, in any fiscal year, an amount equal to 1
percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ide0ec13a3e9a545d4867fe27eabf6c9a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to
decide</header><text>The total amount transferred in a fiscal year as a result
of a failure by an agency to make a decision by an applicable deadline shall
not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the funds made available for the
applicable agency office for that fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5141524d278445da8bdd648017cddc49"><enum>(D)</enum><header>No fault of
agency</header><text>A transfer of funds under this paragraph shall not be made
if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idf57ba29a511941bda058769ebe238fca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicable
agency described in subparagraph (A) certifies that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id43231c846bf141049ec2dae5219b227f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the agency has
not received necessary information or approvals from another entity in a manner
that affects the ability of the agency to meet any requirements under Federal,
State, or local law;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idfb1afa154107404682f27d8d159e8f2c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>significant new
information or circumstances, including a major modification to an aspect of
the project, requires additional analysis for the agency to make a decision on
the project application; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id63493a95db4a4b65b9eee5b89809e4a7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the agency
lacks the financial resources to complete the review under the scheduled
timeframe, including a description of the number of full-time employees
required to complete the review, the amount of funding required to complete the
review, and a justification as to why there is not enough funding available to
complete the review by the deadline; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id29c9b3934c4643f5a276435526e58748"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the
applicable agency makes a certification under clause (i)(III), the Inspector
General of the applicable agency shall conduct a financial audit to review that
certification and submit a report on that certification within 90 days to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb36b81343ebb4f7a9bffee15621be836"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Federal agency from which funds are transferred pursuant to this paragraph
shall not reprogram funds to the office of the head of the agency, or
equivalent office, to reimburse that office for the loss of the funds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7b0ce537050e4d4a85fc49139c5a0dbc"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>In
any fiscal year in which any funds are transferred from a Federal agency
pursuant to this paragraph, the Inspector General of that agency shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idc49ecb2885b44282840f9f7739abd190"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct an audit
to assess compliance with the requirements of this paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id94ca030af72849a6b62a544eecf85eed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than
120 days after the end of the fiscal year in which the transfer occurred,
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
a report describing the reasons why the transfers were levied, including
allocations of resources.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1b2592a5995644c88ab22344812fff03"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Effect of
paragraph</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph affects or limits the
application of, or obligation to comply with, any Federal, State, local, or
tribal law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd03f43c86ccf427381235238f0604fc9"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Performance
measurement</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to measure
and report on progress made toward improving and expediting the planning and
environmental review process.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id51601405e29f4c7f8b8c111c5f0a9566"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Memorandum of
Agreements for Early Coordination</header>
<paragraph id="ide13a32391d2945fba187acda886c0f05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3573118759344277ac2c40d945f05216"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary and
other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review
process should cooperate with each other, State agencies, and Indian tribes on
environmental review and water resources project delivery activities at the
earliest practicable time to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in
the process, prevent potential conflicts, and ensure that planning and water
resources project development decisions reflect environmental values;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d0fd602c43e4aea81b14e23a2873988"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cooperation
referred to in subparagraph (A) should include the development of policies and
the designation of staff that advise planning agencies and non-Federal
interests of studies or other information foreseeably required for later
Federal action and early consultation with appropriate State and local agencies
and Indian tribes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida07577b0ff7843f5bf727dea1ebed790"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or non-Federal
interest, the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction
in the environmental review process, shall, to the maximum extent practicable
and appropriate, as determined by the agencies, provide technical assistance to
the State or non-Federal interest in carrying out early coordination
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0ac6b490df6548aea50c8d459ed82213"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Memorandum of
agency agreement</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or
non-Federal interest, the lead agency, in consultation with other Federal
agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, may
establish memoranda of agreement with the non-Federal interest, State and local
governments, and other appropriate entities to carry out the early coordination
activities, including providing technical assistance in identifying potential
impacts and mitigation issues in an integrated fashion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47d2b30f83bd4926b2833a957ba811e2"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing
in this section preempts, supersedes, amends, modifies, or interferes
with—</text>
<paragraph id="id44d27d9d47674e7a817e4a0e50218356"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any statutory
requirement for seeking public comment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3763170208df410bbcf4760e47dc6d97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any power,
jurisdiction, or authority that a Federal, State, or local government agency,
Indian tribe, or non-Federal interest has with respect to carrying out a water
resources project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idabedf81dc4b04073a39884bc5ef16847"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any obligation to
comply with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the regulations issued by the Council on Environmental
Quality to carry out that Act or any other Federal environmental law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id950744b29ba74299bdbc2f06a45542d1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the reviewability
of any final Federal agency action in a court of the United States or in the
court of any State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide85bdfbb7e9046f6a0ab396266fc192e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any practice of
seeking, considering, or responding to public comment; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id170aa72af9e54dcb90414bc74be68bbb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any power,
jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority that a Federal, State, or local
governmental agency, Indian tribe, or non-Federal interest has with respect to
carrying out a water resources project or any other provision of law applicable
to water resources development projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2E7C43791D4A46DAB1A9BC1479F342D3"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Categorical
exclusions</header>
<paragraph id="idD90BDB223E5141A59983D13DBF85CECA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64A2F08855E647F99F162F90A6C3BB5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey the use by
the Corps of Engineers of categorical exclusions in water resources projects
since 2005;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22E438EC95E54BA4A2A877B586D31492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish a review
of the survey that includes a description of—</text>
<clause id="idCAC0C0C0A5C24AE484B6F3F8ECEC88C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the types of
actions categorically excluded; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id09898C9672B54D80BA0B7553B505ABA7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any requests
previously received by the Secretary for new categorical exclusions; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDC49DCD96EC458A9B7FF13667E025CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>solicit requests
from other Federal agencies and non-Federal interests for new categorical
exclusions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE006A976079F4C5583B68944855543DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New categorical
exclusions</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this subsection, if the Secretary has identified a categorical exclusion that
did not exist on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection based
on the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking to propose that new categorical exclusion, to the extent
that the categorical exclusion meets the criteria for a categorical exclusion
under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/1508.4">section 1508.4</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulation).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3FF0D0C2708E4F02A1F77C37D7D7E69E"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Review of water
resources project acceleration reforms</header>
<paragraph id="id4F11C47A3AF24205A2847C76439CE1FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA1493ED9C90545AA83D6A2176C5B777C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
reforms carried out under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF302F20C98141CEB3750A87C2479CA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 5
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, submit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes
the results of the assessment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id300E4AC19548438AAE96B0530B9E2649"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspector
General report</header><text>The Inspector General of the Corps of Engineers
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6DA9B1E6CCEB431AA5970CF906F20A05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
reforms carried out under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id871B4559334743ABB8EA171836F264E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate—</text>
<clause id="id71435255DB65435E8237D54DC702D05A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, an initial report of the
findings of the Inspector General; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8813D2880AB4465DBE4613E76B354B0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 4
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, a final report of the
findings.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="idE31F152644B74DD4811FB232400C937D"><enum>2034.</enum><header>Feasibility
studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 905 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282</external-xref>) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB9EBC8652254DC2961DCBB8C0AA9056" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id046F176B389B430DB8A5C76DA38F2B93"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Detailed
project schedule</header>
<paragraph id="idA1C8B1C78851486AB1E5C39C04B8C58D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall determine a set of milestones needed for
the completion of a feasibility study under this subsection, including all
major actions, report submissions and responses, reviews, and comment
periods.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC72ED18B05984A55A329B134817D39C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detailed
project schedule milestones</header><text>Each District Engineer shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, establish a detailed project schedule, based on
full funding capability, that lists all deadlines for milestones relating to
feasibility studies in the District developed by the Secretary under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11100F38E78946DF8F4EF0E782E378A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal
interest notification</header><text>Each District Engineer shall submit by
certified mail the detailed project schedule under paragraph (2) to each
relevant non-Federal interest—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0BB8A1F1E15E4A2EAEAA0F13EC64AFCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for projects that
have received funding from the General Investigations Account of the Corps of
Engineers in the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on the date of
enactment of this section, not later than 180 days after the establishment of
milestones under paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69342CC06E7A482A9BA67D777F87D291"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for projects for
which a feasibility cost-sharing agreement is executed after the establishment
of milestones under paragraph (1), not later than 90 days after the date on
which the agreement is executed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id755BB36AEF6446E88BDE19C31DACD0F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congressional
and public notification</header><text>Beginning in the first full fiscal year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAEB67D13FC86489FA23FF2E084CC6246"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit an annual
report that lists all detailed project schedules under paragraph (2) and an
explanation of any missed deadlines to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id311BC97629144C4C9ECF27AD44E98C1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make publicly
available, including on the Internet, a copy of the annual report described in
subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days after date on which a report is
submitted to Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF530F8410AB045538358AF6891F92BC9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Failure to
Act</header><text>If a District Engineer fails to meet any of the deadlines in
the project schedule under paragraph (2), the District Engineer shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5230FFD34EEF4ABB8585F9922659BF2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after each missed deadline, submit to the non-Federal interest a report
detailing—</text>
<clause id="idADFEDA2733BB4B1F8A2FD53F658D9F55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>why the District
Engineer failed to meet the deadline; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id836702334C244668874AF40D22D00B76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a revised
project schedule reflecting amended deadlines for the feasibility study;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12ED68102BC74AF2B7B4A201D4AC9679"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after each missed deadline, make publicly available, including on the
Internet, a copy of the amended project schedule described in subparagraph
(A)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id6145D73E17D84CC5A4111E1C78C1CF8B"><enum>2035.</enum><header>Accounting
and administrative expenses</header>
<subsection id="idc78dc7d4dfac46efa65e502a505f53d9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary
shall provide to the non-Federal interest a detailed accounting of the Federal
expenses associated with a water resources project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id89e1611e36e54ad9b375ceb2f244708a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="id921c1bda5e504fef88dbe9e67e5585f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of
Public Administration to carry out a study on the efficiency of the Corps
Engineers current staff salaries and administrative expense procedures as
compared to using a separate administrative expense account.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01b35836e6cd47a58fc00e429069a246"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
study under paragraph (1) shall include any recommendations of the National
Academy of Public Administration for improvements to the budgeting and
administrative processes that will increase the efficiency of the Corps of
Engineers project delivery.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idC23563F588A042E9ADC2D500339A9957"><enum>2036.</enum><header>Determination
of project completion</header>
<subsection id="id2abbea4d48cd480cb1206217a5993340"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall transfer to the non-Federal interest
the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of any water resources
project for which operation and maintenance is required of the non-Federal
interest or separable element or functional portion of that water resources
project on such date that the Secretary determines that the project is
complete.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id88fbe5d5dda64ea4bdc98f2cfb866ebd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federal
interest appeal of determination</header>
<paragraph id="id8b8386ffa2be4efb85388b7d20c64c91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 7 days after receiving a notification
under subparagraph (a), the non-Federal interest may appeal the completion
determination of the Secretary in writing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7cb9550b8b7a47b885de98e80612fffb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent
review</header>
<subparagraph id="id6e65e2aafa9b4088a8b28dbb7ac07541"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On notification that a non-Federal interest has submitted
an appeal under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall contract with 1 or more
independent, non-Federal experts to determine whether the applicable water
resources project or separable element or functional portion of the water
resources project is complete.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9949927eb9d94162a9db166b7969afe0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>An
independent review carried out under subparagraph (A) shall be completed not
later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an appeal
from a non-Federal interest under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id87e2acee98c24b20ad3d29e7392c790f"><enum>2037.</enum><header>Project
partnership agreements</header>
<subsection id="ida61a817a89e74fa0b30004fc4ef1151e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of
Public Administration to carry out a comprehensive review of the process for
preparing, negotiating, and approving Project Partnership Agreements and the
Project Partnership Agreement template, which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id3ae4371a7f8e4d2c868d854ec2bed4f3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a review of the
process for preparing, negotiating, and approving Project Partnership
Agreements, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb33debaf06944db28d87309d025c9d11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of
how the concerns of a non-Federal interest relating to the Project Partnership
Agreement and suggestions for modifications to the Project Partnership
Agreement made by a non-Federal interest are accommodated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id363D8AC0D17349F08CF64507CB766B85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations
for how the concerns and modifications described in paragraph (2) can be better
accommodated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id778209538bba4a8d987df8fee2532a46"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations
for how the Project Partnership Agreement template can be made more efficient;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idadd2339c30f0490db845cfca9f61b423"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations
for how to make the process for preparing, negotiating, and approving Project
Partnership Agreements more efficient.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9686f1e8774148e39611d8e66b620dc1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit a report describing the findings of the National Academy
of Public Administration to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id394C158FEEE94A30A4D0979CB8585301"><enum>2038.</enum><header>Interagency
and international support authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 234 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2323a">33 U.S.C. 2323a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idB45FDB1656E64CDDB04B14B08810BF63"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>other
Federal agencies,</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal departments or agencies,
nongovernmental organizations,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAE5558F526FD4BB4A510548811035E2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by inserting <quote>or foreign governments</quote> after
<quote>organizations</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCB7B3393539540398F7532BD7B9888F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by inserting <quote>and restoration</quote> after
<quote>protection</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD95419544A93423AB415E41AF63BA46A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idEC766E27659D4827A0838E2DAB5A796C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id67561C7CF2E44728B720F708F6787179"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>There is</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—There is</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id782D335C86B1415491EA7534F026D249"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2013B57D7E1D408CA9D83FA9A543B714"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id7D0DA8778BC644DAB17762CC8F910512"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Acceptance of
funds</header-in-text>.—The Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idFE3FD7271CC1478A8C5E57A64968F935"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>other Federal agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal departments
or agencies, nongovernmental organizations</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idAFD045714A004247A6F23A7F743D38CF"><enum>2039.</enum><header>Acceptance of
contributed funds to increase lock operations</header>
<subsection id="idef35b588325a461ca36463fffa6ed967"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, after providing public notice, shall
establish a pilot program for the acceptance and expenditure of funds
contributed by non-Federal interests to increase the hours of operation of
locks at water resources development projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idbdfec29cbf51469189f8f9eb36f3c22e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
establishment of the pilot program under this section shall not affect the
periodic review and adjustment of hours of operation of locks based on
increases in commercial traffic carried out by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd9f6c1547acc439988eb2154cab79a49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
comment</header><text>Not later than 180 days before a proposed modification to
the operation of a lock at a water resources development project will be
carried out, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id67F96CD865E44BCBBEF0EC2B0B53B77C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish the
proposed modification in the Federal Register; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10DF154F7E2A4A14A693CD15C21DEFBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accept public
comment on the proposed modification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC23EFAE5162240A58458D58880E5E398"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="id30BA64A258AB48DB97050B8D5D1D9AD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate a report that evaluates the cost-savings
resulting from reduced lock hours and any economic impacts of modifying lock
operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0890D32715F2480FABA7C9326F0BE21A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of pilot
program</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2017 and each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the effectiveness of the
pilot program under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id140678be865143e0bdff0117c5f5f834"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual
review</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out an annual review of the
commercial use of locks and make any necessary adjustments to lock operations
based on that review.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idbb7cb54108824fa19c392deb607f4ac4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
authority to accept funds under this section shall terminate 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9D248080E2FB4FCA95048F05093F22BB"><enum>2040.</enum><header>Emergency
response to natural disasters</header>
<subsection id="idED4BEBE047DD4BFB97E14EC461CC49F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 5(a)(1) of the Act entitled <quote>An Act
authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for
flood control, and for other purposes</quote>, approved August 18, 1941 (33
U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)), is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>structure damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other
than an ordinary nature when in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers such
repair and restoration is warranted for the adequate functioning of the
structure for hurricane or shore protection</quote> and inserting
<quote>structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action
of other than an ordinary nature to the design level of protection when, in the
discretion of the Chief of Engineers, such repair and restoration is warranted
for the adequate functioning of the structure or project for hurricane or shore
protection, subject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may include
modifications to the structure or project to address major
deficiencies</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5788BE51BD914DBEB24E975500EF2A3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id3EE6E15257DB4577A6B66FE3D38BE779"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report
detailing the amounts expended in the previous 5 fiscal years to carry out
Corps of Engineers projects under section 5 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act
authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for
flood control, and for other purposes</quote>, approved August 18, 1941 (33
U.S.C. 701n).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB2ED5DF2BEBD4E629DC182EBC3DA668A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A
report under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, include a description
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id713FC2D5C2C34829B956B50CB804F3B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each project for
which amounts are expended, including the type of project and cost of the
project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35BD8F4BC8854B7C84C8089C29C74E0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the Secretary
has restored or intends to restore the project to the design level of
protection for the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA81AE3552CE64BF398FAB0D2ECD1074A"><enum>2041.</enum><header>Systemwide
improvement frameworks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A levee
system shall remain eligible for rehabilitation assistance under the authority
provided by section 5 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act authorizing the
construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control,
and for other purposes</quote> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</external-xref>) as long as the levee system
sponsor continues to make satisfactory progress, as determined by the
Secretary, on an approved systemwide improvement framework or letter of
intent.</text>
</section><section id="id917266F0D82F44F493EF415B8B0C0C4C"><enum>2042.</enum><header>Funding to
process permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/541">Public Law 106–541</external-xref>; 33 U.S.C. 2201
note) is amended by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F1EE86224454EB08996ABD9E767F525" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idedc00b29e12a4a7196c01bc8539f137f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public
availability</header>
<paragraph id="idcbe5995952664defb55a249b336b95b7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that all final permit
decisions carried out using funds authorized under this section are made
available to the public in a common format, including on the Internet, and in a
manner that distinguishes final permit decisions under this section from other
final actions of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86fcce2a3de94ac29c8ac35f5835553c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decision
document</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC5E7A7C529C84DE7996F82EEFB84F406"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use a standard
decision document for evaluating all permits using funds accepted under this
section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12D41245461D4948898E96C9816F6E03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the standard
decision document, along with all final permit decisions, available to the
public, including on the Internet.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id109e8effbf724b7d85a937e74eeb7a45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>The
Secretary shall make all active agreements to accept funds under this section
available on a single public Internet site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59fe8b76924940d397e36b53f2489379"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<paragraph id="idda12cedaa9d649ee8cd1a207dd63e298"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare an annual report on the
implementation of this section, which, at a minimum, shall include for each
district of the Corps of Engineers that accepts funds under this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc10623260a6c47859287d2388a1d38f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
list of any funds accepted under this section during the previous fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbe7050cbecc46e0969dba758d4e4dd2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a comprehensive
list of the permits reviewed and approved using funds accepted under this
section during the previous fiscal year, including a description of the size
and type of resources impacted and the mitigation required for each permit;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ae17fac33134b24802211e5c5955fbb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
the training offered in the previous fiscal year for employees that is funded
in whole or in part with funds accepted under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb85c940744bb4964b542d908ef094768"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6cd516d127d6439181dc244c8e75f80f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the annual
report described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1c8396f4f614b6b83e9515e8749d2ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make each report
received under subparagraph (A) available on a single publicly accessible
Internet
site.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="idDA5BDA1C3B9E4A608AFDA263EF1C6646"><enum>2043.</enum><header>National
riverbank stabilization and erosion prevention study and pilot program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id1B162C6FC45A47559E71A4E73E5D24C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
inland and intracoastal waterway</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>inland and intracoastal waterway</term> means the inland and intracoastal
waterways of the United States described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways
Revenue Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1804">33 U.S.C. 1804</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id98295AE1839E4449908D44EE886B0571"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text>The Secretary—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idE096074BDFFC41F383F70C809711F670"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is authorized to
study issues relating to riverbank stabilization and erosion prevention along
inland and intracoastal waterways; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2A38001435264E488727C991BC02154F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall establish
and carry out for a period of 5 fiscal years a national riverbank stabilization
and erosion prevention pilot program to address riverbank erosion along inland
and intracoastal waterways.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id66D571B9065443F08A30444E15D43B3E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id12007FE246C1434D83574271970483AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal,
State, local, and nongovernmental entities, shall carry out a study of the
options and technologies available to prevent the erosion and degradation of
riverbanks along inland and intracoastal waterways.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9E57FF6CBCB74587A1A33FCE29C15645"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
study shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9C714E8AD41D4B518290D86ABE1FB3A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the
nature and extent of the damages resulting from riverbank erosion along inland
and intracoastal waterways throughout the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBDDFCBD79A01458CB2282541E79C2BCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify specific
inland and intracoastal waterways and affected wetland areas with the most
urgent need for restoration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0B4532CB07DD4D5D9F29BF559EBCFF52"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyze any legal
requirements with regard to maintenance of bank lines of inland and
intracoastal waterways, including a comparison of Federal, State, and private
obligations and practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF13031F25296498E9F155556E360D165"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assess and
compare policies and management practices to protect surface areas adjacent to
inland and intracoastal waterways applied by various Districts of the Corps of
Engineers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id35D2A50CEAAA42138A7E10F57C438108"><enum>(E)</enum><text>make any
recommendations the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2633CA33F96B47809F06DCB3F3B24BED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Riverbank
stabilization and erosion prevention pilot program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idDF8BAA68A7684CA4A359E5C136E0C7B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a pilot program for the
construction of riverbank stabilization and erosion prevention projects on
public land along inland and intracoastal waterways if the Secretary determines
that the projects are feasible and lower maintenance costs of those inland and
intracoastal waterways.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id712EB809AFBA4CBB819AE2A4E0D60928"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pilot program
goals</header><text>A project under the pilot program shall, to the maximum
extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idEE1E2C1C8FAF486C998B1888EAFA85FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop or
demonstrate innovative technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idbe9b5a0f9c6a468a9377229f7b51f39b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implement
efficient designs to prevent erosion at a riverbank site, taking into account
the lifecycle cost of the design, including cleanup, maintenance, and
amortization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id43fa4b6f0ac34a94b1f737b8455218b6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prioritize
natural designs, including the use of native and naturalized vegetation or
temporary structures that minimize permanent structural alterations to the
riverbank;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd70701b712934955b2d289d5ff207a90"><enum>(D)</enum><text>avoid negative
impacts to adjacent communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7354bf7007654014a40c8cd6005e03be"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify the
potential for long-term protection afforded by the innovative technology;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id490f24fd2cc34eff9815cfafc78f8ed6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide
additional benefits, including reduction of flood risk.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida7b7770ec53b4d2d83a5f3d5efcd46be"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project
Selections</header><text>The Secretary shall develop criteria for the selection
of projects under the pilot program, including criteria based on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idbcacf8a95ae14b76b7e795aca1e1c979"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent of
damage and land loss resulting from riverbank erosion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7854ad909558434f82f2a7125d977739"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rate of
erosion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0761cd6ea52845149a545c67d573406d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the significant
threat of future flood risk to public or private property, public
infrastructure, or public safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6d0a8c02d7354320a51fd3c751865b6f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the destruction
of natural resources or habitats; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8f764c3ea02343909d0f590707a832b1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the potential
cost-savings for maintenance of the channel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8ee19eb2b4374af59050bd051e1e0f8a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in consultation with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id5f347a8a98e944059d8a6c3e1e8076a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal, State,
and local governments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf1d40431607f4bbc9bf091a8484ce553"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nongovernmental
organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0fed4513ee3241a5800b8df4780ef939"><enum>(C)</enum><text>applicable
university research facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id61947aec5e0540238de60c18ec1d35ad"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the first fiscal year for which amounts to carry out
this section are appropriated, and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall
prepare and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report describing—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idd8dc0408ce51410ea0974d208ff5ea57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities
carried out and accomplishments made under the pilot program since the previous
report under this paragraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0acbc64d0eb44ca9a1c9b8b1b324aa23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Secretary relating to the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idaf8c97c7d06045508dd2a78e2758621b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idebd04c82980946c4ba83f611a250a719"><enum>2044.</enum><header>Hurricane and
storm damage risk reduction prioritization</header>
<subsection id="idfcba5bfb53b742c481783cbf0441db81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="ida848c4025aab4b53946e8d2ce17dd1a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide
adequate levels of protection to communities impacted by natural disasters,
including hurricanes, tropical storms, and other related extreme weather
events; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4fbe6fb695ac4b6983b6aee05ff3a28c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to expedite
critical water resources projects in communities that have historically been
and continue to remain susceptible to extreme weather events.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6a80a9e9aabd4c53a620df2d477738b2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>For
authorized projects and ongoing feasibility studies with a primary purpose of
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary shall give funding
priority to projects and ongoing studies that—</text>
<paragraph id="id6cdb023486f6465f80cf56d34d82ac89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>address an
imminent threat to life and property;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c6fe60c455e4a719d6724485804e06c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prevent storm
surge from inundating populated areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4799a8cdcfbe4ca3bbd1d96f982c1610"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prevent the loss
of coastal wetlands that help reduce the impact of storm surge;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a093721caa647bc99e43991c0da9ccb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>protect emergency
hurricane evacuation routes or shelters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc6fe9fc33db74b318bed6a67adae3d08"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prevent adverse
impacts to publicly owned or funded infrastructure and assets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0884DD5DF6124118BA805C9D32DBDDB1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>minimize disaster
relief costs to the Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id794ea973eb5a4032976ec669edcc45cb"><enum>(7)</enum><text>address hurricane
and storm damage risk reduction in an area for which the President declared a
major disaster in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc5ec6a794aea4212983c5087ab45afe0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited
consideration of currently authorized projects</header><text>Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idff34fb64e5a240bca17dc8ee7620fa58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a list of
all—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0a3402ee76f84bee97a26ea44f52e191"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ongoing hurricane
and storm damage reduction feasibility studies that have signed feasibility
cost share agreements and have received Federal funds since 2009; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c1bf6ac492641c4a3dc135bdd50cb9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorized
hurricane and storm damage reduction projects that—</text>
<clause id="id5b77aff3610c452bbf83e8632c3c427a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have been
authorized for more than 20 years but are less than 75 percent complete;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="id8bc6cd536ff043c4bcd3f1d29a79b302"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are undergoing a
post-authorization change report, general reevaluation report, or limited
reevaluation report;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8887d632996d4f778f0b0d6be048afc2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify those
projects on the list required under paragraph (1) that meet the criteria
described in subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id00632be0edea420d9d4fe3ec7603e241"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide a plan
for expeditiously completing the projects identified under paragraph (2),
subject to available funding.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47718978b5304a99bec8a41e2a87a4e8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prioritization
of new studies for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction</header><text>In
selecting new studies for hurricane and storm damage reduction to propose to
Congress under section 4002, the Secretary shall give priority to
studies—</text>
<paragraph id="id3FD37B554A364A7BA7386A9B6BDC5866"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2057abfa1d3c4db584f0d611a54d7584"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have been
recommended in a comprehensive hurricane protection study carried out by the
Corps of Engineers; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56006066463b47ffb483efe6a9a42a4c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are included in a
State plan or program for hurricane, storm damage reduction, flood control,
coastal protection, conservation, or restoration, that is created in
consultation with the Corps of Engineers or other relevant Federal agencies;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5d926dd8de8948b793ea1d3d0ef8e36c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for areas for
which the President declared a major disaster in accordance with section 401 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id47C5124DFCD74E85AA5C752A7D989598"><enum>2045.</enum><header>Prioritization
of ecosystem restoration efforts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For authorized projects with a primary
purpose of ecosystem restoration, the Secretary shall give funding priority to
projects—</text>
<paragraph id="idF7B2BFB740C54E88B1AEC12DC521C665"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5898a0bb928745608d3c652825b4e735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address an
identified threat to public health, safety, or welfare;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id641ff90f377b4f3e8987b620bdb3c9b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>preserve,
establish, or restore habitats of national significance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9e30f9c6a26456ea80b29f591605672"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preserve habitats
of importance for federally protected species, including migratory birds;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6E9A1B7AE39C4CD999C938AD0D3B8C41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which the
restoration activities will contribute to other ongoing or planned Federal,
State, or local restoration initiatives.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idE5B76E671DD74B20BA6C59D8909C050C"><enum>2046.</enum><header>Special use
permits</header>
<subsection id="idBF0A31A65D4644B7A8E5AECC9676A7CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special use
permits</header>
<paragraph id="ide98242d16acc4024a6856d3ea815780f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may issue special permits for uses such as
group activities, recreation events, motorized recreation vehicles, and such
other specialized recreation uses as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines
to be in the best interest of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA204ADC755894BDE98F3C9005B166026"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<subparagraph id="idFC4FBC6AFF724181872C35BC812467FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
may—</text>
<clause id="id3B580FA22D194753954879E35200E0BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish and
collect fees associated with the issuance of the permits described in paragraph
(1); or</text>
</clause><clause id="idBAE5E409471349FEA326E602E3247489"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accept in-kind
services in lieu of those fees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7640c4a3a2d4e4aa5abcc77796d2b15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outdoor
recreation equipment</header><text>The Secretary may establish and collect fees
for the provision of outdoor recreation equipment and services at public
recreation areas located at lakes and reservoirs operated by the Corps of
Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id673e105112264663ac445a0ce74fe31d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Any fees generated pursuant to this subsection shall
be—</text>
<clause id="id2DAB95E5D4364500816BF304D321A53A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>retained at the
site collected; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF364FA7344BA4EC1900C9912E565268B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>available for
use, without further appropriation, solely for administering the special
permits under this subsection and carrying out related operation and
maintenance activities at the site at which the fees are collected.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4c90ac89d66d438ca7db14c8e7fd094a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative
management</header>
<paragraph id="id1c35eb39a3774174a88ca316bcac77f2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header>
<subparagraph id="id040654A1A74B42429E36AB8C646F02A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may enter into
an agreement with a State or local government to provide for the cooperative
management of a public recreation area if—</text>
<clause id="idF5A6A6EF68EF4E9B9C25E3CF03853C6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
public recreation area is located—</text>
<subclause id="idD83F8E9335024233BEE023F4BCF6C74B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at a lake or
reservoir operated by the Corps of Engineers; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id024AFECDA18C41C8A6A8589BFB8E7345"><enum>(II)</enum><text>adjacent to or
near a State or local park or recreation area; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id18EEF2646BB24747B7064CAB0715A954"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
determines that cooperative management between the Corps of Engineers and a
State or local government agency of a portion of the Corps of Engineers
recreation area or State or local park or recreation area will allow for more
effective and efficient management of those areas.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8961CB4C0554FD1A0B7307FEF1396E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The
Secretary may not transfer administration responsibilities for any public
recreation area operated by the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2cd94c3b6c04a91a283c763b64f7ca2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acquisition of
goods and services</header><text>The Secretary may acquire from or provide to a
State or local government with which the Secretary has entered into a
cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) goods and services to be used by the
Secretary and the State or local government in the cooperative management of
the areas covered by the agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide6a256481de347799f06edfc766fdfd4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Secretary may enter into 1 or more cooperative management agreements or such
other arrangements as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including
leases or licenses, with non-Federal interests to share the costs of operation,
maintenance, and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at
recreation areas that are jointly managed and funded under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5e1704e4e1c64a2293507e8427d2c419"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding
transfer authority</header>
<paragraph id="id03baff8791f5414183be8dbe0549cdcd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that it is in the public
interest for purposes of enhancing recreation opportunities at Corps of
Engineers water resources development projects, the Secretary may transfer
funds appropriated for resource protection, research, interpretation, and
maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which
outdoor recreation is available at those Corps of Engineers water resource
development projects to State, local, and tribal governments and such other
public or private nonprofit entities as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaa6b950ca4954ed6a85fea89c311c7d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>Any transfer of funds pursuant to this subsection
shall be carried out through the execution of a cooperative agreement, which
shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
necessary in the public interest.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8665fb96a4374f8598f4c26da50f8513"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Services of
volunteers</header><text>Chapter IV of title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/63">Public Law 98–63</external-xref> (33 U.S.C.
569c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idb83d73be421a47228441df64d2328614"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by inserting <quote>, including expenses relating to uniforms,
transportation, lodging, and the subsistence of those volunteers, without
regard to the place of residence of the volunteers,</quote> after
<quote>incidental expenses</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb3701f97b2734ccb8cf5fcbf9068026d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after the first sentence the following: <quote>The Chief of Engineers may also
provide awards of up to $100 in value to volunteers in recognition of the
services of the volunteers.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id14f14d4ce4a34a51b259fe8d916783c2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training and
educational activities</header><text>Section 213(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2339">33 U.S.C. 2339</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>at</quote> and inserting <quote>about</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id2ABCF2575DE94D8190C10CD84412552F"><enum>2047.</enum><header> Operations
and maintenance on fuel taxed inland waterways</header>
<subsection id="id243F3F2E3FB74B428EAF3B79C8F90076"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall have responsibility for 65 percent of the costs of the operation,
maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of any flood gate, as well
as any pumping station constructed within the channel as a single unit with
that flood gate, that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id8cc0c86836d7497497c0f50754f5f1d2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>was constructed
as of the date of enactment of this Act as a feature of an authorized hurricane
and storm damage reduction project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="iddbd5e09fa2a04219839385a2279d5233"><enum>(2)</enum><text>crosses an inland
or intracoastal waterway described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways
Revenue Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1804">33 U.S.C. 1804</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id7BC2BCF01619454DBBB8F23E1B7F06FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment
options</header><text>For rehabilitation or replacement of any structure under
this section, the Secretary may apply to the full non-Federal contribution the
payment option provisions under section 103(k) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213(k)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id80ae2e08571d4b9f8a863bf76bc317fe"><enum>2048.</enum><header>Corrosion
prevention</header>
<subsection id="id1be624a118f14e3ca356189ddaa58de6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Guidance and
procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall develop guidance and procedures
for the certification of qualified contractors for—</text>
<paragraph id="id9E89AE7AF2214606B640E1530F2214DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the application
of protective coatings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58A7E36D3C844264ABE9B60DBD87EA79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the removal of
hazardous protective coatings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id196a4693177c414e82e8712c6cd1b55a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall use certified contractors
for—</text>
<paragraph id="id396c809fc187473bb98ae24079751d0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the application
of protective coatings for complex work involving steel and cementitious
structures, including structures that will be exposed in immersion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6375B70AE3B54FB1AE1352A33D5746E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the removal of
hazardous coatings or other hazardous materials that are present in sufficient
concentrations to create an occupational or environmental hazard; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF4050E4C7EBF47CD925B594AE0457AB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other
activities the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1f72ce11928f4b64b6ee850754ea58a4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
Secretary may approve exceptions to the use of certified contractors under
subsection (b) only after public notice, with the opportunity for comment, of
any such proposal.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idAE3AF23FA6054F04BCED6B13F18DA619"><enum>2049.</enum><header>Project
deauthorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1001(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/579a">33 U.S.C. 579a(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA6CDC6AA8B3E4A278C3E91644B5D6253"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id405B5AD1C150485DB47D62F64AE734C2" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="idf7bcf87e399b4d248c2bbc094d6139c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>List of
projects</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idB6122E8E3D424FE590B92DD8392A9596"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 3003 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/66">Public Law 104–66</external-xref> (31
U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), each year, after the submission of the list
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a list of projects
or separable elements of projects that have been authorized but that have
received no obligations during the 5 full fiscal years preceding the submission
of that list.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idaa96cd2bd3514f38b6cbb7b55d7faad9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
notification</header><text>On submission of the list under subparagraph (A) to
Congress, the Secretary shall notify—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id20154ea60e8a4e5fa859c6dc8fcbb8e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each Senator in
whose State and each Member of the House of Representatives in whose district a
project (including any part of a project) on that list would be located;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idcf9bcea053634b638b0faaad85f69618"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each applicable
non-Federal interest associated with a project (including any part of a
project) on that list.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idebcc1b2d40af4b60a58858f0b2f78b6f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deauthorization</header><text>A
project or separable element included in the list under subparagraph (A) is not
authorized after the last date of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in
which the list is submitted to Congress, if funding has not been obligated for
the planning, design, or construction of the project or element of the project
during that period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA9534183528E4028B50859471F993F43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2499C77C0293417B886F9DFE4E28B19D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id09b84eb00ecd482caf66def3d3d0b61c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minimum funding
list</header><text>At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a list of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id5BF20A0BFC8A44BF9A1035B1620D20A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projects or
separable elements of projects authorized for construction for which funding
has been obligated in the 5 previous fiscal years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id79CDAA7650E647A4AE9EB4946D8EFC60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of
funding obligated per fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7CE34C3FB94D4571B7B3AC7BD5E4D321"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the current phase
of each project or separable element of a project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id03306D9CB4FB4D139BB941B3B1FC9DA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amount
required to complete those phases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id429cd752ca724f8bba2822101ffe1913"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="id3846e33c18d747378c52f6c69ca1d160"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of
2013</short-title>, the Secretary shall compile and publish a complete list of
all uncompleted, authorized projects of the Corps of Engineers, including for
each project on that list—</text>
<clause id="ida20d3a0b596d479f84b10039947681f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the original
budget authority for the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf4854c7dab824798a232e515c822fe40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the status of
the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="idb3890610a397407e869a39128c027bec"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the estimated
date of completion of the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5e6116b94ede429a8c3e0c0d775f35a8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the estimated
cost of completion of the project; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id53069e4b263948e28dcc5c6e7cdb775e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any amounts for
the project that remain unobligated.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e34e39a415f4517939f50c0c6494047"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header>
<clause id="id471b6162d08a439abe81bf74424cca38"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall submit a copy of the list under
subparagraph (A) to—</text>
<subclause id="idf77796e4caea4d1ca374f37f703f8b55"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the appropriate
committees of Congress; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7bc5258412a3473c9c6fc73ba0dbcd4b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id95eee40afd584e91a1e8c602cf1b6e87"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>Not later than 30 days after providing the report to
Congress under clause (i), the Secretary shall make a copy of the list
available on a publicly accessible Internet site, in a manner that is
downloadable, searchable, and
sortable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2B5DCE0F8622487F908A2A9561C2245F"><enum>2050.</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<subsection id="id20d917fda5104338b990883c8971954a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall complete and submit to Congress by the applicable date required
the reports that address public safety and enhanced local participation in
project delivery described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf7e4db077db64e53a4815b07170e7bb7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
reports referred to in subsection (a) are the reports required under—</text>
<paragraph id="id44ad49a1d562419d9df63824df8721f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section
2020;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE9F7857A38C64AA6B4AA02E7EE84731F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section
2022;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide94df3a9b99c46e0905e6b852c40ad0b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section
2025;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0c169d7a9677436398a5721b6cb544b6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>section
2026;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcacb577509ec4c1ca2ec985d8f68877d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>section
2039;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idedc34fe03afe4d8d984e2174f5576d8e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>section
2040;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7850427c646d4447810280a5a7b109d3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 6007;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6605d1c979cd4e97a64a627bdd6d93e8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section
10015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd6a9f9898b73483396bc2a5e6c711ad1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Failure To
provide a completed report</header>
<paragraph id="idA171B002D40D4DF993D2BD3F081AE304"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), if the Secretary fails to
provide a report listed under subsection (b) by the date that is 180 days after
the applicable date required for that report, $5,000 shall be reprogrammed from
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works into the
account of the division of the Secretary of the Army with responsibility for
completing that report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB125A3C2227D466584897DE95025FAB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
reprogramming</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), for each additional week
after the date described in paragraph (1) in which a report described in that
paragraph remains uncompleted and unsubmitted to Congress, $5,000 shall be
reprogrammed from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works into the account of the division of the Secretary of the Army with
responsibility for completing that report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd6496d4c9c24d79aa944d78115c032a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="idf1bdfcc1617146b69f9c143cce9b2178"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each report, the total amounts reprogrammed under
subsection (c) shall not exceed, in any fiscal year, $50,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf2ea58e8ee35425390eb322878598499"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregate
limitation</header><text>The total amount reprogrammed under subsection (c) in
a fiscal year shall not exceed $200,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id610a49d855e74e5ba3f830c462263a07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No fault of the
secretary</header><text>Amounts shall not be reprogrammed under subsection (c)
if the Secretary certifies in a letter to the applicable committees of Congress
that—</text>
<paragraph id="id5c7862cdf3f247f1b5f0d8732b02ae11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a major
modification has been made to the content of the report that requires
additional analysis for the Secretary to make a final decision on the
report;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8420470e205844e5b579833f5bccddbb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>amounts have not
been appropriated to the agency under this Act or any other Act to carry out
the report; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7cf20ddf59524256b4e095d8887a12c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>additional
information is required from an entity other than the Corps of Engineers and is
not available in a timely manner to complete the report by the deadline.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id574e7e768b52477fbc998e2cc99cd712"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not reprogram funds to reimburse the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works for the loss of the funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id083d0bac90bc40e984f73644a48dfbb7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $10,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Project
modifications</header>
<section id="idd4e1bde8d988460686fb86c4fcf85aba"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to modify
existing water resource project authorizations, subject to the condition that
the modifications do not affect authorized costs.</text>
</section><section id="id566FF4FDF4FF4CB9BCA0723DB400930B"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Chatfield
Reservoir, Colorado</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 608), is amended in the matter preceding the proviso by
inserting <quote>(or a designee of the Department)</quote> after
<quote>Colorado Department of Natural Resources</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idE0CBDA0B78A94C38B07C8A5C21E77C69"><enum>3003.</enum><header>Missouri
River Recovery Implementation Committee expenses reimbursement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5018(b)(5) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1200) is amended by striking subparagraph
(B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3dc72567c9e40ca894253639628da8c" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id323d5ad04d674c72b17a214daf7b8a0d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary may
reimburse a member of the Committee for travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of a Federal agency
under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away
from the home or regular place of business of the member in performance of
services for the
Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id9464961ba94c49b0bea155e7bd3844d9"><enum>3004.</enum><header>Hurricane and
storm damage reduction study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">With respect to the study for flood and
storm damage reduction related to natural disasters to by carried out by the
Secretary and authorized under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-small" style="appropriations">Investigations</header-in-text></quote> under title II
of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</external-xref>, the Secretary shall include, to the maximum
extent practicable, specific project recommendations in the report developed
for that study.</text>
</section><section id="id32ABDA37DFB64F6AAA657CB72D3EF1F4"><enum>3005.</enum><header>Lower
Yellowstone Project, Montana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3109 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1135) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id43D2C9DED38045C281CD51B02AEBAFFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary may</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A9105DFAB9B4C8C9F31C1DEBB94C549" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id345C4417894F4E299E9AD5C6E4957794"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id490156A1726C4703A3C3F28937A86663"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D11ECC0D5AF4DD19DC11A40179B7174" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id95EED836E69B4C6CA27938956208B6A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
participation</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall
consult with, and consider the activities being carried out by—</text>
<paragraph id="id168B107EAD1647F2ACF0098906C6F924"><enum>(1)</enum><text>other Federal
agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5762A7E28D344EA795A8006046B33511"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conservation
districts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD1D18DD634694059AF0DFA0463B7FBB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Yellowstone
River Conservation District Council; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11D243C90B204F4C8F9AA8A880B2D91C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the State of
Montana.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idD04A6DCFB64F4D64BA32713428C718F1"><enum>3006.</enum><header>Project
deauthorizations</header>
<subsection id="id81C5738C814C465D82D876F4238F53C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goose Creek,
Somerset County, Maryland</header><text>The project for navigation, Goose
Creek, Somerset County, Maryland, carried out pursuant to section 107 of the
Rivers and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>), is realigned as follows:
Beginning at Goose Creek Channel Geometry Centerline of the 60-foot-wide main
navigational ship channel, Centerline Station No. 0+00, coordinates North
157851.80, East 1636954.70, as stated and depicted on the Condition Survey
Goose Creek, Sheet 1 of 1, prepared by the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, Baltimore District, July 2003; thence departing the aforementioned
centerline traveling the following courses and distances: S. 64 degrees 49
minutes 06 seconds E., 1583.82 feet to a point, on the outline of said
60-foot-wide channel thence binding on said out-line the following four courses
and distances: S. 63 degrees 26 minutes 06 seconds E., 1460.05 feet to a point,
thence; N. 50 degrees 38 minutes 26 seconds E., 973.28 feet to a point, thence;
N. 26 degrees 13 minutes 09 seconds W., 240.39 feet to a point on the Left Toe
of the 60-foot-wide main navigational channel at computed Centerline Station
No. 42+57.54, coordinates North 157357.84, East 1640340.23. Geometry Left Toe
of the 60-foot-wide main navigational ship channel, Left Toe Station No. 0+00,
coordinates North 157879.00, East 1636967.40, as stated and depicted on the
Condition Survey Goose Creek, Sheet 1 of 1, prepared by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, August 2010; thence departing the
aforementioned centerline traveling the following courses and distances: S. 64
degrees 49 minutes 12 seconds E., 1583.91 feet to a point, on the outline of
said 60-foot-wide channel thence binding on said out-line the following eight
courses and distances: S. 63 degrees 25 minutes 38 seconds E., 1366.25 feet to
a point, thence; N. 83 degrees 36 minutes 24 seconds E., 125.85 feet to a
point, thence; N. 50 degrees 38 minutes 26 seconds E., 805.19 feet to a point,
thence; N. 12 degrees 12 minutes 29 seconds E., 78.33 feet to a point thence;
N. 26 degrees 13 minutes 28 seconds W., 46.66 feet to a point thence; S. 63
degrees 45 minutes 41 seconds W., 54.96 feet to a point thence; N. 26 degrees
13 minutes 24 seconds W., 119.94 feet to a point on the Left Toe of the
60-foot-wide main navigational channel at computed Centerline Station No.
41+81.10, coordinates North 157320.30, East 1640264.00. Geometry Right Toe of
the 60-foot-wide main navigational ship channel, Right Toe Station No. 0+00,
coordinates North 157824.70, East 1636941.90, as stated and depicted on the
Condition Survey Goose Creek, Sheet 1 of 1, prepared by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, August 2010; thence departing the
aforementioned centerline traveling the following courses and distances: S. 64
degrees 49 minutes 06 seconds E., 1583.82 feet to a point, on the outline of
said 60-foot-wide channel thence binding on said out-line the following six
courses and distances: S. 63 degrees 25 minutes 47 seconds E., 1478.79 feet to
a point, thence; N. 50 degrees 38 minutes 26 seconds E., 1016.69 feet to a
point, thence; N. 26 degrees 14 minutes 49 seconds W., 144.26 feet to a point,
thence; N. 63 degrees 54 minutes 03 seconds E., 55.01 feet to a point thence;
N. 26 degrees 12 minutes 08 seconds W., 120.03 feet to a point a point on the
Right Toe of the 60-foot-wide main navigational channel at computed Centerline
Station No. 43+98.61, coordinates North 157395.40, East 1640416.50.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF6770C1CBF7A42AF85E3554B20770ABF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lower
Thoroughfare, Deal Island, Maryland</header><text>Beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary is no longer authorized to carry out the
portion of the project for navigation, Lower Thoroughfare, Maryland, authorized
by the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 630, chapter 382) (commonly known as the
<quote>River and Harbor Act of 1910</quote>), that begins at Lower Thoroughfare
Channel Geometry Centerline of the 60-foot-wide main navigational ship channel,
Centerline Station No. 44+88, coordinates North 170435.62, East 1614588.93, as
stated and depicted on the Condition Survey Lower Thoroughfare, Deal Island,
Sheet 1 of 3, prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District, August 2010; thence departing the aforementioned centerline traveling
the following courses and distances: S. 42 degrees 20 minutes 44 seconds W.,
30.00 feet to a point, on the outline of said 60-foot-wide channel thence
binding on said out-line the following four courses and distances: N. 64
degrees 08 minutes 55 seconds W., 53.85 feet to a point, thence; N. 42 degrees
20 minutes 43 seconds W., 250.08 feet to a point, thence; N. 47 degrees 39
minutes 03 seconds E., 20.00 feet to a point, thence; S. 42 degrees 20 minutes
44 seconds E., 300.07 feet to a point binding on the Left Toe of the
60-foot-wide main navigational channel at computed Centerline Station No.
43+92.67, coordinates North 170415.41, 1614566.76; thence; continuing with the
aforementioned centerline the following courses and distances: S. 42 degrees 20
minutes 42 seconds W., 30.00 feet to a point, on the outline of said
60-foot-wide channel thence binding on said out-line the following four courses
and distances: N. 20 degrees 32 minutes 06 seconds W., 53.85 feet to a point,
thence; N. 42 degrees 20 minutes 49 seconds W., 250.08 feet to a point, thence;
S. 47 degrees 39 minutes 03 seconds W., 20.00 feet to a point, thence; S. 42
degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds E., 300.08 feet to a point binding on the Left
Toe of the 60-foot-wide main navigational channel at computed Centerline
Station No. 43+92.67, coordinates North 170415.41, 1614566.76.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7839C993B81F44E0B0B9E3DC6008B2D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Thomaston
Harbor, Georges River, Maine</header><text>Beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary is no longer authorized to carry out the portion of
the project for navigation, Georges River, Maine (Thomaston Harbor), authorized
by the first section of the Act of June 3, 1896 (29 Stat. 215, chapter 314),
and modified by section 317 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/541">Public Law 106–541</external-xref>; 114 Stat. 2604), that lies northwesterly of a line
commencing at point N87,220.51, E321,065.80 thence running northeasterly about
125 feet to a point N87,338.71, E321,106.46.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id902FB2A111034DFE81878CB38F86A040"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Warwick Cove,
Rhode Island</header><text>Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary is no longer authorized to carry out the portion of the project for
navigation, Warwick Cove, Rhode Island, authorized by section 107 of the River
and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>) that is located within the 5 acre
anchorage area east of the channel and lying east of the line beginning at a
point with coordinates N220,349.79, E357,664.90 thence running north 9 degrees
10 minutes 21.5 seconds west 170.38 feet to a point N220,517.99, E357,637.74
thence running north 17 degrees 44 minutes 30.4 seconds west 165.98 feet to a
point N220,676.08, E357,587.16 thence running north 0 degrees 46 minutes 0.9
seconds east 138.96 feet to a point N220,815.03, E357,589.02 thence running
north 8 degrees 36 minutes 22.9 seconds east 101.57 feet to a point
N220,915.46, E357,604.22 thence running north 18 degrees 18 minutes 27.3
seconds east 168.20 feet to a point N221,075.14, E357,657.05 thence running
north 34 degrees 42 minutes 7.2 seconds east 106.4 feet to a point N221,162.62,
E357,717.63 thence running south 29 degrees 14 minutes 17.4 seconds east 26.79
feet to a point N221,139.24, E357,730.71 thence running south 30 degrees 45
minutes 30.5 seconds west 230.46 feet to a point N220,941.20, E357,612.85
thence running south 10 degrees 49 minutes 12.0 seconds west 95.46 feet to a
point N220,847.44, E357,594.93 thence running south 9 degrees 13 minutes 44.5
seconds east 491.68 feet to a point N220,362.12, E357,673.79 thence running
south 35 degrees 47 minutes 19.4 seconds west 15.20 feet to the point of
origin.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id7CEAA660505C44B2A1C5C5A6470DDFFE"><enum>3007.</enum><header>Raritan River
Basin, Green Brook Sub-basin, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I of the Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/62">Public Law 105–62</external-xref>; 111 Stat. 1327) is amended by
striking section 102.</text>
</section><section id="id807B561AFAD547289007F6CE528B85C7"><enum>3008.</enum><header>Red River
Basin, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana</header>
<subsection id="idc8d49dc48d104e30837b6e63182fe773"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to reassign unused irrigation
storage within a reservoir on the Red River Basin to municipal and industrial
water supply for use by a non-Federal interest if that non-Federal interest has
already contracted for a share of municipal and industrial water supply on the
same reservoir.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4e28be766aaa4b6c8845ade184ec16f2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federal
interest</header><text>A reassignment of storage under subsection (a) shall be
contingent upon the execution of an agreement between the Secretary and the
applicable non-Federal interest.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Water resource
studies</header>
<section id="id7E14828B59BE4B67ADD388876EB003E1"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to direct the
Corps of Engineers to study and recommend solutions for water resource issues
relating to flood risk and storm damage reduction, navigation, and ecosystem
restoration.</text>
</section><section id="id29BC1E647F0D4D3B9633438E49EDB629"><enum>4002.</enum><header>Initiation of
new water resources studies</header>
<subsection id="id49a5a00d3f2c45f2a6ef70d9772006cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary
may initiate a study—</text>
<paragraph id="id5d4528ca0fbe48e498187cd811a01375"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to determine the
feasibility of carrying out 1 or more projects for flood risk management, storm
damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, navigation, hydropower, or related
purposes; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1ab220bafa6d472aa81da5c80f21ca54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to carry out
watershed and river basin assessments in accordance with section 729 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2267a">33 U.S.C. 2267a</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf064f4dde5fc49d984f6bc5256e75100"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary may only initiate a study under subsection (a) if—</text>
<paragraph id="idf44aa538ef1a44ed9ffe9051344d4127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the study—</text>
<subparagraph id="id80890A4B967A4B85BEF00D897122BC57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been
requested by an eligible non-Federal interest;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc60b6fdc97f4cd69d0ba6bb5ed1c735"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is for an area
that is likely to include a project with a Federal interest; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb40a1af8c05b46eebd4f564b9bbcceb3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>addresses a
high-priority water resource issue necessary for the protection of human life
and property, the environment, or the national security interests of the United
States; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d0710149af44894b350bfbd6926a418"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the non-Federal
interest has demonstrated—</text>
<subparagraph id="id78DA63DB1A3C4EB9ACA84C08B32E28E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that local
support exists for addressing the water resource issue; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id131bd17c71c14f239d8dc9be3e38d854"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the financial
ability to provide the required non-Federal cost-share.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc999d8ca23df4280ab2e47f836c01bf9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional
approval</header>
<paragraph id="id956705a0e6ce4e5b9009e74781ee5273"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission to
congress</header><text>Prior to initiating a study under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64310a27ec734025a414439c2b43d37f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the study, including the geographical area addressed by the study;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idecd9b9d68b134076be2d72887fd1dfd1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
how the study meets each of the requirements of subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9ef36a794fa45838883573f6eae7d5d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a certification
that the proposed study can be completed within 3 years and for a Federal cost
of not more than $3,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5011f072bfd45d0af1bc0655646cb67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditure of
funds</header><text>No funds may be spent on a study initiated under subsection
(a) unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7daf2d7bf44c425793006c7afa98f658"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the required
information is submitted to Congress under paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd2c9bb3cb36469a83e4f4e182ddc1cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after such
submission, amounts are appropriated to continue construction of the project in
an appropriations or other Act to initiate the study.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2674272d17eb4cb8914bffded3175e01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
notification</header><text>The Secretary shall notify each Senator or Member of
Congress with a State or congressional district in the study area described in
paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id65d0b53704714756ab4c8ddf44dc5d18"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="idbcf9b0b1491949928e8bac567781222d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a project for which a
study has been authorized prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id111195397b404e0d89ee910c05f7dfc4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New studies and
projects</header><text>In each fiscal year, the Secretary may initiate not more
than—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide189f14991424357a46d404393683a6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>3 new studies in
each of the primary areas of responsibility of the Corps of Engineers;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7032CE1DD2BB40E1B30E1AB676EF8AC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 projects from
any 1 division of the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id12d3d54feaef4befab5b2544b55f70b2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
authority under subsection (a) expires on the date that is 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB96F1474CFE54443BFD161B6E6E9C1C5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2017.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0F6C2D757F5644FD88F40C709652DC11"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<subsection id="id7E9CDF96038A4E2A8EF975D0F89D226D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this title authorizes the construction of a
water resources project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBDB3DACCD9744FB8AE4A97A798DF89E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
authorization required</header><text>New authorization from Congress is
required before any project evaluated in a study under this title is
constructed.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Regional and
nonproject provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E2FB45BBF5E4DA9970F7B797AC10D3D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to authorize
regional, multistate authorities to address water resource needs and other
non-project provisions.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEC7FC4AC5A74A40A5B9BB9A54C09626" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Northeast Coastal
Region ecosystem restoration</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF6527A47F60741E39F648CD1DFB0715A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall plan, design, and construct projects
for aquatic ecosystem restoration within the coastal waters of the Northeastern
United States from the State of Virginia to the State of Maine, including
associated bays, estuaries, and critical riverine areas.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9C0C645F32CD4EA6A256B00E7062BE23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General coastal
management plan</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H793FC7B9EF2242078E70ACC469C83E03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, the
Governors of the coastal States from Virginia to Maine, nonprofit
organizations, and other interested parties, shall assess the needs regarding,
and opportunities for, aquatic ecosystem restoration within the coastal waters
of the Northeastern United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA9A6059597FA4148901675A3830A7243"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop a general coastal management plan based on the
assessment carried out under paragraph (1), maximizing the use of existing
plans and investigation, which plan shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD40EE3C6878B4BACBBE4C9BBA6D33E1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an inventory and evaluation of coastal
habitats;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2CF3FB08B1A04E4397040656BD62DA53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identification of
aquatic resources in need of improvement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H14C4DFDF7A5742FD9E4D800DD3C622F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identification and
prioritization of potential aquatic habitat restoration projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H61DE466CD7FF4EC1AA43B9429DC2FBC0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identification of
geographical and ecological areas of concern, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H926ED931C86042D082E0D1BAEBE64EC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>finfish
habitats;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFE5C65CB5624454286ED05F7061B58C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diadromous
fisheries migratory corridors;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF48EEB3BC7FA426DBF4FACE38AB133FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shellfish
habitats;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H77804E52D5004FF1944F729F40B5B7E4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>submerged aquatic
vegetation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H087B5975B0F04BCE8B929531F2EE14AD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>wetland;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H740543950860460397ECC2E147DD0A12"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>beach dune
complexes and other similar habitats.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H11445CF949EA4E1EB55EB964CF3DC857"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
carry out an aquatic ecosystem restoration project under this section if the
project—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0A47B9CF932B4C078CF79F49D23F8D8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with
the management plan developed under subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB50F9ACB68C840E5AE1052CDDEC402A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides
for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H708E3964D37A42B9A6DCC98EC4000BC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the restoration of degraded aquatic habitat
(including coastal, saltmarsh, benthic, and riverine habitat);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H15A1D0B589BE44D8BFDD308F17332A6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the restoration of
geographical or ecological areas of concern, including the restoration of
natural river and stream characteristics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF8992A42A374E3989110075D0CBF47E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the improvement of
water quality; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA4B52038F2C44B8F93F7E9D371DCCDFF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other projects or
activities determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9D28CED764AD446C854AAFC5685A6C20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD98828F3FB084755A88B1E115FFA7D67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>The management plan developed under subsection (b) shall be
completed at Federal expense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAD8A6DF0E20141C3AB007F28E4800196"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restoration
projects</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried
out under this section shall be 35 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDC615F83818C422B9EEAA2C633909559"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost
limitation</header><text>Not more than $10,000,000 in Federal funds may be
allocated under this section for an eligible project.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6D23293214024C5792EB8D58D22B219E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section (including funds for the completion of the management plan)
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id8BF06A43E0474B16BDA81C1652F9417B"><enum>5003.</enum><header>Chesapeake
Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 510 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/303">Public Law 104–303</external-xref>; 110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id1ab3e792ba2d4b09841c7a3469f095be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id329b6fe98d554f85860cd02e42c08423"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id0cd15fd0c1fe433cabecdabadf787597"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>program</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idf9391486bf884e74937add3adf28b601"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>in the basin States described in subsection (f) and the District of
Columbia</quote> after <quote>interests</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idaad379c539464a4986c9e70c2c5e9ca6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id312BBDBBD3824BA6A6C1C18650E6202F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="idf5c1195e73e340e493c1d00896a88d5d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
assistance under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of design and construction
assistance for water-related resource protection and restoration projects
affecting the Chesapeake Bay estuary, based on the comprehensive plan under
subsection (b), including projects for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id529893ed5e0644c58e6e9dd47ac1ae60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sediment and
erosion control;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide681f8a638a04cf5adc32e99983db5e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protection of
eroding shorelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida0700267069f4f94a2de0fbb6dc6975a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ecosystem
restoration, including restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc70b4eab47744278a4084b679e4017e0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>protection of
essential public works;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id72f0612efe914d4c8f158c40ed106cd5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>beneficial uses
of dredged material; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idcdac3027b7ff4219b8e9a63cf0a234ef"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other related
projects that may enhance the living resources of the
estuary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd6cf44567d3f40d98e61674f1c8f6102"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD030C6A847E04C67B851C7F13815A824" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="idd4b5edfb5f1e4fe6b782a5f9cae284cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comprehensive
plan</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0fed20d8b0014486beb52034d04a5a13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Water Resources Development Act of
2013</short-title>, the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local
governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive
Chesapeake Bay restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects under
subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9e167dd964904794bda5bb84a2c90ddc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
restoration plan described in paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions
of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental
organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idfcb1a92a3fa24bcfa85cb4e37d47168c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>The
restoration plan described in paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects
eligible under subsection (a)(2) that will also improve water quality or
quantity or use natural hydrological features and systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida1e5b095c129423481b68078a5b94712"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Federal share of the costs of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 75
percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9787b4fd5812419a9f3307ec50dd7281"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ide794fa15c5ce424a93572f23daf7edec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>to provide</quote> and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting <quote>for the design and construction of a project
carried out pursuant to the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan
described in subsection (b).</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9f0e12465632451fa8dfcc4c3756cb10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>facilities or resource protection and development
plan</quote> and inserting <quote>resource protection and restoration
plan</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id037b93233c824835aab8a6eaee7b9a8e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA578069476424F75A1BCA4A4CBE34CCE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0b6fb76c00ce43ce94cdc08bbc2c1ce2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Projects on
Federal land</header><text>A project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive
Chesapeake Bay restoration plan described in subsection (b) that is located on
Federal land shall be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that
owns the land on which the project will be a carried out.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc519431640674ee684191b40860f7362"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-Federal
contributions</header><text>A Federal agency carrying out a project described
in paragraph (3) may accept contributions of funds from non-Federal entities to
carry out that
project.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id21724b02907b4b2eadee88abae86a5d3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id265CEEC12D3444238FD159A68D01F6E6" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="ide1b22716d19540ae8d9c4d4b47511359"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idd8c37ccabc0f4203bd644b23a7da9b7d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the heads of
appropriate Federal agencies, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idE05793B3DB944A9E8D13FE658AB24776"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id10E6BD44326F49F0B241B17703FCB51F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7E7A5D5E368D47409A4871C28C0D261E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF1C592E0EA7B4F0688526624F971AA60"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the heads of such
other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id66E4DA91A2044949A77933B2ADBFDD07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agencies of a
State or political subdivision of a State, including the Chesapeake Bay
Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id24eb831f841b4af29de66fda36ebd568"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7EE78D527864CBF86D5581CE528693E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="id426be0a12c9e4f63b495d570aca71f25"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish, to the maximum extent practicable, at least 1
project under this section in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idc3aa8ad22b5b4fd8883d94d0551debf0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>regions within
the Chesapeake Bay watershed of each of the basin States of Delaware, Maryland,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5ae60fd7387c44edb97cf682e6e5331f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id790babae61ba4c1abf462155e2f8642f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf59ffecffa1a45f19ac3e8bc1755a464"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (i) as subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id89272D69A7F746438D738AC139B871D2"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Rio Grande
environmental management program, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5056 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1213) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7b9308baa63840208c8584bca05fb4d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id71D6693136594A98B32D364C7DB9EF3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2008</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8c12af535f840f9ac43b07bbccafc15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>and an assessment of needs for other related purposes
in the Rio Grande Basin, including flood damage reduction</quote> after
<quote>assessment</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id883844597327400787bbea1428cc34ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCE73D9CCF8B748D28E9C1884C32B6D50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>an interagency agreement with</quote> and inserting <quote>1 or more
interagency agreements with the Secretary of State and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id565EEE6B47984E2E85F0FC8FF14CF4D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water
Commission</quote> after <quote>the Department of the Interior</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idfd1516e736a24ef6a643dd47411fd0b4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f), by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id179A490A458F4837A634C649CA2ECFD0"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Lower
Columbia River and Tillamook Bay ecosystem restoration, Oregon and
Washington</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 536(g) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2661) is amended by
striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$75,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id5655CACDDB224D61B6FFFEFC375D7A38"><enum>5006.</enum><header>Arkansas
River, Arkansas and Oklahoma</header>
<subsection id="idB9CB75A0D9B3402994110F6B1D804B0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Project
Goal</header><text>The goal for operation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River
navigation system, Arkansas and Oklahoma, shall be to maximize the use of the
system in a balanced approach that incorporates advice from representatives
from all project purposes to ensure that the full value of the system is
realized by the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id79e38f5b62844669b7e4d345659abb8f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas River navigation system advisory committee</header>
<paragraph id="id4244fb676bd948d6a6c0a693e193f341"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.), the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee for the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation system, Arkansas and Oklahoma, project
authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 635, chapter 595).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idee794ed4d5294a35b1b559b112f0f61b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
advisory committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id878CE311741243DBBF2263F900796228"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve in an
advisory capacity only; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07D000AC47BE46EEAA8F980728BE2119"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
information and recommendations to the Corps of Engineers relating to the
efficiency, reliability, and availability of the operations of the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19646e2ae46346be8918c2348c388d8c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection and
composition</header><text>The advisory committee shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE933DBC89B7446959183DF18B9725BBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>selected jointly
by the Little Rock district engineer and the Tulsa district engineer;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2484A1D3FB5F46A3ACBCBFD57255BAC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>composed of
members that equally represent the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation
system project purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb4d489a2608147658dc06d7b3b0d2700"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agency
resources</header><text>The Little Rock district and the Tulsa district of the
Corps of Engineers, under the supervision of the southwestern division, shall
jointly provide the advisory committee with adequate staff assistance,
facilities, and resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5abde2de2c694e92bd2ac166e2e26a89"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph id="idAA0357246C3F45EDB2E7F21624799817"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the advisory committee shall
terminate on the date on which the Secretary submits a report to Congress
demonstrating increases in the efficiency, reliability, and availability of the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A2B8524C9DA449EB5EB08A16196CFEF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The
advisory committee shall terminate not less than 2 calendar years after the
date on which the advisory committee is established.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4E71317A77394C2ABF3F94104708B99E"><enum>5007.</enum><header>Aquatic
invasive species prevention and management; Columbia River Basin</header>
<subsection id="idd03f082a068b47b8b120053843f4c7b2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may establish a program to prevent and
manage aquatic invasive species in the Columbia River Basin in the States of
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3350c69866d940589b7b78ab20561e7d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Watercraft
inspection stations</header>
<paragraph id="id22491a682a2e4019aa3dba562a99848c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
establish watercraft inspection stations in the Columbia River Basin to be
located in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington at locations,
as determined by the Secretary, with the highest likelihood of preventing the
spread of aquatic invasive species into reservoirs operated and maintained by
the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0f50326ca0794b3994479ad7b465538b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Locations
identified under paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6fcbe5d79af24196800c51674ca3d7df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State border
crossings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd231c5f9138c4796a21fc23616aaed65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>international
border crossings; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6923ab52cb546cc97c766c82f1a63de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>highway entry
points that are used by owners of watercraft to access boat launch facilities
owned or managed by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2490010ba71b4f4a8224bd875294b1f1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost-share</header><text>The
non-Federal share of the cost of operating and maintaining watercraft
inspection stations described in paragraph (1) (including personnel costs)
shall be 50 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f741b9ab0e44b46a8a408f591e15d17"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other
inspection sites</header><text>The Secretary may establish watercraft
inspection stations using amounts made available to carry out this section in
States other than those described in paragraph (1) at or near boat launch
facilities that the Secretary determines are regularly used by watercraft to
enter the States described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4a8554ce25b04555901bdce381e4f377"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Monitoring and
contingency planning</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id6b2067d379ca4d4b895e99c43680b63a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out risk
assessments of each major public and private water resources facility in the
Columbia River Basin;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id17b2b8fe174a4720b7c34f8c22d4b37b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish an
aquatic invasive species monitoring program in the Columbia River Basin;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2fcaa3d916da42f2ba874dcd9f73194b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a
Columbia River Basin watershed-wide plan for expedited response to an
infestation of aquatic invasive species; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida00dfa07e05a47e08962152a3fcdac1a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>monitor water
quality, including sediment cores and fish tissue samples, at facilities owned
or managed by the Secretary in the Columbia River Basin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7428639f1d664e7885aa010bcf60a6c7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate
with—</text>
<paragraph id="iddfc16c81d2654c8f979093bb9d340cc7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the States
described in subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0dc5e1349a242aa910ecdbd1ecbb2ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Indian tribes;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f073c13af05424eaee6351d7f7f8ee7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other Federal
agencies, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7c786e67e5a64c81a1e7c71a62dac96b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e5b747504c449c0bd2e173da2434067"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of
Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee38d26264be4445943b471361ba1566"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of
Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06fbde87ae4147cf9b29e0ce60133b4e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Department of
Commerce; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb182948e22547a0b6597a2b36770e2d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Department of
the Interior.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7ba61b575ea8406387fe2777567b0e05"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000, of which $5,000,000 may be
used to carry out subsection (c).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idC76FD4812D574A5FA562BC6BF01A7084"><enum>5008.</enum><header>Upper
Missouri Basin flood and drought monitoring</header>
<subsection id="id815d1923218b4f1baac1adc02ff217fc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Chief of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, the Director of the United States Geological
Survey, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, shall establish a
program to provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="id517225e891bb4ccabe3e08591e738378"><enum>(1)</enum><text>soil moisture and
snowpack monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin to reduce flood risk and
improve river and water resource management in the Upper Missouri River Basin,
as outlined in the February 2013 report entitled <quote>Upper Missouri Basin
Monitoring Committee—Snow Sampling and Instrumentation
Recommendations</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4dfadaff5a79425f8832b479f685018e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restoring and
maintaining existing mid- and high-elevation snowpack monitoring sites operated
under the SNOTEL program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id833c82acc6954d0890cde29787488595"><enum>(3)</enum><text>operating
streamflow gages and related interpretive studies in the Upper Missouri River
Basin under the cooperative water program and the national streamflow
information program of the United States Geological Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8b5226cce8c84a01b687e64304557a54"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $11,250,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idcf0ae01a991b42719a44fabc153fee69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text>Amounts made available to the Secretary under this section
shall be used to complement other related activities of Federal agencies that
are carried out within the Missouri River Basin.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id10fa3b81b6eb426cad246c51a9a2745d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="id0b7adcc3664e43b883dadf545ceafd4b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies
progress made by the Secretary and other Federal agencies to implement the
recommendations contained in the report described in subsection (a)(1) with
respect to enhancing soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper
Missouri Basin; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id17784efe0a1a4aacbab1cc5118432088"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes
recommendations to enhance soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper
Missouri Basin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8dfb7e75edcd4de7b6e50638cd38ec20"><enum>5009.</enum><header>Northern
Rockies headwaters extreme weather mitigation</header>
<subsection id="idd7107b029d5a433f876c6c19598de4bf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish
a program to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events, such as floods and
droughts, on communities, water users, and fish and wildlife located in and
along the headwaters of the Columbia, Missouri, and Yellowstone Rivers
(including the tributaries of those rivers) in the States of Idaho and Montana
by carrying out river, stream, and floodplain protection and restoration
projects, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id0d205d141d4f43eaa2d3804be2d5f157"><enum>(1)</enum><text>floodplain
restoration and reconnection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide8afea1dcfdb41a7badaf8e6d33a107d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>floodplain and
riparian area protection through the use of conservation easements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc8ee079156af44c19e175b08c2533b7a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>instream flow
restoration projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45d183fd355a4810b84c9868785f69fc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>fish passage
improvements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64df21e546e34684ab197701e7511bf2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>channel migration
zone mapping; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c90910a928643fb8209bf053ce4dc7e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>invasive weed
management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcbaf8fc5c8794d31b39cce473ea71e63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>All
projects carried out using amounts made available to carry out this section
shall emphasize the protection and enhancement of natural riverine
processes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide67725728c794c2c9dc529adf011b2e5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Non-Federal
cost share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the costs of carrying out a
project under this section shall not exceed 35 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idde5f62a9a85040abae9bed8ea2f5ac5c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="id238b77af859447498f31d522c526fc8e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall consult and
coordinate with the appropriate State natural resource agency in each State;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida8d8ee2c833a4662b529b44d9691edee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id168087d3356c499888388db4207d8454"><enum>(A)</enum><text>delegate any
authority or responsibility of the Secretary under this section to those State
natural resource agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d5d4f631c204707bcf34a5d84520361"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide amounts
made available to the Secretary to carry out this section to those State
natural resource agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida90c8fc8bbcc4a6e852af29757c68ee6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing
in this section invalidates, preempts, or creates any exception to State water
law, State water rights, or Federal or State permitted activities or agreements
in the States of Idaho and Montana or any State containing tributaries to
rivers in those States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb836360e8dae44ba81ddd2f24c71c3a2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Levee
safety</header>
<section id="id3ef54065f43444879cc4b95b0a66dc9f"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>National Levee Safety Program Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idee775b42c76e4d0d96f5218df3ed3174"><enum>6002.</enum><header>Findings;
purposes</header>
<subsection id="iddc6fcd595c0f413eb8ee71498872655a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id5adba1c5886442fa8910bc5aad9d06cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there is a need
to establish a national levee safety program to provide national leadership and
encourage the establishment of State and tribal levee safety programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddea8c8a6d03142219877403dd70afa91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>according to the
National Committee on Levee Safety, <quote>the level of protection and
robustness of design and construction of levees vary considerably across the
country</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3e96525e1bca477486d113fbc3fe7820"><enum>(3)</enum><text>knowing the
location, condition, and ownership of levees, as well as understanding the
population and infrastructure at risk in leveed areas, is necessary for
identification and prioritization of activities associated with levees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf7b24b2471d4c3895a6b7957d2f1503"><enum>(4)</enum><text>levees are an
important tool for reducing flood risk and should be considered in the context
of broader flood risk management efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf7cbf7b271914169a47828666c2b9637"><enum>(5)</enum><text>States and Indian
tribes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id46bf8155789f4ffca26bd87366b935eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are uniquely
positioned to oversee, coordinate, and regulate local and regional levee
systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95fd7317622f4e859d08535d8a57a0cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>should be
encouraged to participate in a national levee safety program by establishing
individual levee safety programs; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id11d678cdbc3640aca1ca62ad9a135b52"><enum>(6)</enum><text>States, Indian
tribes, and local governments that do not invest in protecting the individuals
and property located behind levees place those individuals and property at
risk.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf6453906c2894f66a399e84834756ac7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="id2e5cbe5727934d32a509a46461737e91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote sound
technical practices in levee design, construction, operation, inspection,
assessment, security, and maintenance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2fa437b52d924beb9317a0eda8b0803e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure
effective public education and awareness of risks involving levees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73ac540a47b84a3ab543d3be996f6ce6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to establish and
maintain a national levee safety program that emphasizes the protection of
human life and property; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10f30b8d6573455787d33a79b73329cc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to implement
solutions and incentives that encourage the establishment of effective State
and tribal levee safety programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9d810ea1f1cf4523bc9bde3b28f7f3b0"><enum>6003.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id2d4096a16ff041e4996cf3812d84a7aa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
term <term>Board</term> means the National Levee Safety Advisory Board
established under section 6005.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7fdfe1a546ce446f9181417b1feaa36b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Canal
structure</header>
<subparagraph id="id6dafb959ba2540b396af7918450d995e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>canal structure</term> means an
embankment, wall, or structure along a canal or manmade watercourse
that—</text>
<clause id="ida193f646e0a14c578fa6cd773f684781"><enum>(i)</enum><text>constrains water
flows;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida697a48db94e42faaf79b342f17ef4b0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
subject to frequent water loading; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id79ff48eee3194de998d48e9f5d5bda26"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is an integral
part of a flood risk reduction system that protects the leveed area from flood
waters associated with hurricanes, precipitation events, seasonal high water,
and other weather-related events.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62b300aa2cf34390927ccbd1393ef963"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>canal structure</term> does not include a barrier across a
watercourse.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e67023053044e44887eb1c1f53a6f58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal agency</term> means a Federal
agency that designs, finances, constructs, owns, operates, maintains, or
regulates the construction, operation, or maintenance of a levee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id871d77aebf444f77a5048410da6bdbed"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Flood damage
reduction system</header><text>The term <term>flood damage reduction
system</term> means a system designed and constructed to have appreciable and
dependable effects in reducing damage by floodwaters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf5229764c5b477f890622923084a520"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Flood
mitigation</header><text>The term <term>flood mitigation</term> means any
structural or nonstructural measure that reduces risks of flood damage by
reducing the probability of flooding, the consequences of flooding, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3bba698446094c4d9e305eb238257364"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Floodplain
management</header><text>The term <term>floodplain management</term> means the
operation of a community program of corrective and preventative measures for
reducing flood damage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53FB5E83B0B24AC581C7E222B82AC677"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ce5aaf45b044817829c6faa034f58c1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Levee</header>
<subparagraph id="id1d75e6b264df4eb1a3c3874b28e099f4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>levee</term> means a manmade barrier (such
as an embankment, floodwall, or other structure)—</text>
<clause id="id4585ebf0f64e4b6bbf3465c4dcd4adc9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
primary purpose of which is to provide hurricane, storm, or flood protection
relating to seasonal high water, storm surges, precipitation, or other weather
events; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9b91eee98d184b1286f0fba67ffb1484"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is normally
subject to water loading for only a few days or weeks during a calendar
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a8c2b9c4fb046c696a94a536d160973"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>levee</term> includes a levee system, including—</text>
<clause id="idcdb0e7a4246c4ecba15e0f818db24ebd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>levees and canal
structures that—</text>
<subclause id="ida66eaf3e31964743a045ffda4783a2f9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>constrain water
flows;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id648edaf5aaf3425cb701d4587bace5d7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are subject to
more frequent water loading; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9bcc3fdfc5a346e0a15f0d9341de6501"><enum>(III)</enum><text>do not
constitute a barrier across a watercourse; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idd63eb36e2c5344298c171887bb2259c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>roadway and
railroad embankments, but only to the extent that the embankments are integral
to the performance of a flood damage reduction system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b533a648992492884a0bd1136004f57"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>levee</term> does not include—</text>
<clause id="id5895478300b44516931e29c91908a999"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
roadway or railroad embankment that is not integral to the performance of a
flood damage reduction system;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf3d8ea87a1d647c18c3903eab6dcd224"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
canal constructed completely within natural ground without any manmade
structure (such as an embankment or retaining wall to retain water or a case in
which water is retained only by natural ground);</text>
</clause><clause id="id51302f87d7784e09acf264b5639f14eb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
canal regulated by a Federal or State agency in a manner that ensures that
applicable Federal safety criteria are met;</text>
</clause><clause id="id88fdb443fddd43e088ef5b52cb940551"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
levee or canal structure—</text>
<subclause id="id4e9257d2735d42bbaeabf50bb153d633"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that is not a
part of a Federal flood damage reduction system;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd84cc2113d064577a1a083e45cf69c13"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that is not
recognized under the National Flood Insurance Program as providing protection
from the 1-percent-annual-chance or greater flood;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id68bd48d442604a83a4104ad195c82e21"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that is not
greater than 3 feet high;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ida1713399744f46afa885f80843517f67"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the population
in the leveed area of which is less than 50 individuals; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd33268fd453f43f8a64a45bb3881e15b"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the leveed area
of which is less than 1,000 acres; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id12b5b6e012c346ebbd7c0045a16ae950"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any
shoreline protection or river bank protection system (such as revetments or
barrier islands).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6dad466673414e4b9f5593abee1afb58"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Levee
feature</header><text>The term <term>levee feature</term> means a structure
that is critical to the functioning of a levee, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id691b49404d38468ca92a615d511f7576"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an embankment
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide453580653554ba0bcd0a0bb09626df8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a floodwall
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cf13774b4d54caab2b9d31b52406fe2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a closure
structure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb58b64b3a8a7421896f5c9b34b2341a3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a pumping
station;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19eaa169411e4211be1cc47355af6e7d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an interior
drainage work; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id571e53107bca44ee96049df3ab24ca44"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a flood damage
reduction channel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc7b61ca85dc48d4adfa0a7efc064d91"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Levee safety
guidelines</header><text>The term <term>levee safety guidelines</term> means
the guidelines established by the Secretary under section 6004(c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0c16f80eba154ac98916456b9b439036"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Levee
segment</header><text>The term <term>levee segment</term> means a discrete
portion of a levee system that is owned, operated, and maintained by a single
entity or discrete set of entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id20428bf7cc1a48d1b80d5765bd8d63c9"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Levee
system</header><text>The term <term>levee system</term> means 1 or more levee
segments, including all levee features that are interconnected and necessary to
ensure protection of the associated leveed areas—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd15bac3b437447c69df02a2b46eb18d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that collectively
provide flood damage reduction to a defined area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd214beff7f846039837cfb7ad053dfc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the failure of 1
of which may result in the failure of the entire system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida89dea95c13640fda2f0380033257ba4"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Leveed
area</header><text>The term <term>leveed area</term> means the land from which
flood water in the adjacent watercourse is excluded by the levee system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3febe8df8acd49ceb8c9900fcb0735a3"><enum>(14)</enum><header>National levee
database</header><text>The term <term>national levee database</term> means the
levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3303">33 U.S.C. 3303</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbaae9cbd0212443685108c59ff1324df"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Participating
program</header><text>The term <term>participating program</term> means a levee
safety program developed by a State or Indian tribe that includes the minimum
components necessary for recognition by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0d5a9f8b609d4e9abd3e33d61b954dd4"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Rehabilitation</header><text>The
term <term>rehabilitation</term> means the repair, replacement, reconstruction,
or removal of a levee that is carried out to meet national levee safety
guidelines.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id338ff5dc4f1c45ca97d6ea411bb1051d"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Risk</header><text>The
term <term>risk</term> means a measure of the probability and severity of
undesirable consequences.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2033be3634f84e18a47357d58da74e30"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd32b6733437845ef8335363d89160682"><enum>(19)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfb3c135097414ced8f750c0ad2abbaa6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each of the
several States of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98938659dc6346a4823fe50589b75b63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb52e942d354846ee8a0914faeec1addc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2336ee3ed98445dbb47ec2a7a1e1b1e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Guam;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida985a7ed53d94d34ba5f80e68c5d6cf1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>American
Samoa;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93deb2e1e39c4d9898735fcdf10c794f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide06a385b78844a30895d3c61edf49bf9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Federated
States of Micronesia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf5638576a0649b8ad56d20b604bb960"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Republic of
the Marshall Islands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd88512f6edde438a97a46c708b26cddd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Republic of
Palau; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f952934d4494e6ab3f23a8e0cff4c95"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the United States
Virgin Islands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id1aeb6f0f8da549f383d776c10cf31e32"><enum>6004.</enum><header>National
levee safety program</header>
<subsection id="id8aa3c0b7d1dd4e8ab60d605a0077d03a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, shall establish a national levee safety program to provide
national leadership and consistent approaches to levee safety,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="id24b2ad75cfef4bd2af1eb625584d7d04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a national levee
database;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id863dd5de225641fb873ce33b1842caa9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an inventory and
inspection of Federal and non-Federal levees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51351b0458c8437794df85ab0e0e3a9a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>national levee
safety guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idba089428124f41d4acddfd15b4e32f31"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a hazard
potential classification system for Federal and non-Federal levees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idac144c3c5ac544cf96fb10996019f89f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>research and
development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id96136576ec73478c826ab8fe1cef803e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a national public
education and awareness program, with an emphasis on communication regarding
the residual risk to communities protected by levees and levee systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaab46882c2794cc59f2f015e3b704def"><enum>(7)</enum><text>coordination of
levee safety, floodplain management, and environmental protection
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida444d487fbd94ad2b0c9488e79e0508c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>development of
State and tribal levee safety programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbe72564a3eca4bd59c727eaac2f8f31e"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the provision of
technical assistance and materials to States and Indian tribes relating
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0163c79f1b3e4fc69613aeb8cc2ff060"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing levee
safety programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc778ed7c00e04e65960bf4b59f442a01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying and
reducing flood risks associated with residual risk to communities protected by
levees and levee systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc771a96c8620498494afd4c4c4b79dbc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying local
actions that may be carried out to reduce flood risks in leveed areas;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40323a70ac1f42719154e45bad39a03b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rehabilitating,
improving, replacing, reconfiguring, modifying, and removing levees and levee
systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide5080faeecf24a9d9dfa5b40e6fb5a09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management</header>
<paragraph id="id4f3df6c3bc2444dc8bf28eac04997368"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf6814b12f48e4012984a44460713ca57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an administrator
of the national levee safety program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5296ba1757f4aafb659f340c1df9d64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such staff as is
necessary to implement the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5e7af64674047779e88a7a871b74658"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
sole duty of the administrator appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be the
management of the national levee safety program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2798a8c8fc67400ba152827bdc8136d8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Levee safety
guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="id76a16ef8339142d38060007d93896c62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
coordination with State and local governments and organizations with expertise
in levee safety, shall establish a set of voluntary, comprehensive, national
levee safety guidelines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id20e923f990cc40fd92b3b1a61e045dcd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are available for
common, uniform use by all Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f360c2fe2834c1790c28dc0d9b39b2f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incorporate
policies, procedures, standards, and criteria for a range of levee types, canal
structures, and related facilities and features; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14123cb4fd4842f4a7b01dc8c6d7a54e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide for
adaptation to local, regional, or watershed conditions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida01944e436bb40178a797273da01e139"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
policies, procedures, standards, and criteria under paragraph (1)(B) shall be
developed taking into consideration the levee hazard potential classification
system established under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf54e3e23a964fceb1215655703b0c2d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adoption by
federal agencies</header><text>All Federal agencies shall consider the levee
safety guidelines in activities relating to the management of levees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id78d1a3479325457492f99b4eb1f32520"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
comment</header><text>Prior to finalizing the guidelines under this subsection,
the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB9A390C35A734810A66CB49DE0DCF2D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue draft
guidelines for public comment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34283B98DD894F6B919551CEAAFB4190"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider any
comments received in the development of final guidelines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf2af7235b26449f6ac7eac08d2ad3809"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hazard
potential classification system</header>
<paragraph id="ide59ab57cedd54321b4a9211aa63a2914"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a hazard potential classification system for use
under the national levee safety program and participating programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5718cbd7db3c4ac6b4f21dd2f714920c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision</header><text>The
Secretary shall review and, as necessary, revise the hazard potential
classification system not less frequently than once every 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30bb8fad21984e86a9774b81ac4a18af"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The
hazard potential classification system established pursuant to this subsection
shall be consistent with and incorporated into the levee safety action
classification tool developed by the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf797ed0ab8604c729a092a8c0ada7f86"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
assistance and materials</header>
<paragraph id="id96da53b6f72b4972851decc67a70b3f1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Board, shall establish a national levee
safety technical assistance and training program to develop and deliver
technical support and technical assistance materials, curricula, and training
in order to promote levee safety and assist States, communities, and levee
owners in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id99760360eea14360a30a13d86bf22b27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing levee
safety programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb0f90c9614e49e18221616e34cbc1f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying and
reducing flood risks associated with levees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05ccf3a3593143ef9a660aff026aef5f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying local
actions that may be carried out to reduce flood risks in leveed areas;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1afc8f1f11ca48a3a9713189243f613d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rehabilitating,
improving, replacing, reconfiguring, modifying, and removing levees and levee
systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide64a63dd62d54e5d8a8796c67e2ae8d9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
services</header><text>In establishing the national levee safety training
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use the services of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3b2e24a8eac04a55a459202ad35fb3df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Corps of
Engineers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74e9229b96924ef1ae68cac684a04c8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal
Emergency Management Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ea2f196a92b49158b0f099fe9a227f4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Bureau of
Reclamation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3aa26f0f31240408efd4faabcf4143c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other appropriate
Federal agencies, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4e66dd31b4e446e58d4867657e853502"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Comprehensive
national public education and awareness campaign</header>
<paragraph id="id903216ac19514fc89e1a679381f745af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and the Board, shall establish a national public education
and awareness campaign relating to the national levee safety program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22bfee16896b4222b18229aff10e4fd9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the campaign under paragraph (1) are—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf2a1c576a3d447d580eefacff27fccb6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to educate
individuals living in leveed areas regarding the risks of living in those
areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida72a8cf40b6c4f1abcf16cf1c0d1538d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote
consistency in the transmission of information regarding levees among
government agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id415a6170acd246a390710dbf2e93fb4c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide
national leadership regarding risk communication for implementation at the
State and local levels.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1f83ee73652548c3a3467563b2b66bb3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Coordination of
levee safety, floodplain management, and environmental
concerns</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Board, shall
evaluate opportunities to coordinate—</text>
<paragraph id="id73e9c43e71df4e7dad5c2631459c199d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>public safety,
floodplain management, and environmental protection activities relating to
levees; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0d20332d73fa4388831a251563489280"><enum>(2)</enum><text>environmental
permitting processes for operation and maintenance activities at existing levee
projects in compliance with all applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7727fc2c631d497ca0f2d936a3213756"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Levee
Inspection</header>
<paragraph id="id0fdc9e5aac514c43910ecd49a5a2e6f9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a one-time inventory and
inspection of all levees identified in the national levee database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3338b511f2ca44b89f4d1bf2d0f851f8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No Federal
interest</header><text>The inventory and inspection under paragraph (1) does
not create a Federal interest in the construction, operation, or maintenance
any levee that is included in the inventory or inspected under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f84cefa80ce4eb4b8b5ea12b936c89f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspection
criteria</header><text>In carrying out the inventory and inspection, the
Secretary shall use the levee safety action classification criteria to
determine whether a levee should be classified in the inventory as requiring a
more comprehensive inspection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f065ce444704f149f183f76d6373bb2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State and
tribal participation</header><text>At the request of a State or Indian tribe
with respect to any levee subject to inspection under this subsection, the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id994c52f3e0204cb8bd560b8921f3271f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow an official
of the State or Indian tribe to participate in the inspection of the levee;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f45458385d24ef3aa00c3958d77ce84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
information to the State or Indian tribe relating to the location,
construction, operation, or maintenance of the levee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id35552ecf62984db69775e4a3c090026f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>In
carrying out the inventory and inspection under this subsection, the Secretary
shall not be required to inspect any levee that has been inspected by a State
or Indian tribe using the same methodology described in paragraph (3) during
the 1-year period immediately preceding the date of enactment of this Act if
the Governor of the State or tribal government, as applicable, requests an
exemption from the inspection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7fbe6d23aea24a9d88925a2a49125f0c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>State and
tribal levee safety program</header>
<paragraph id="id2bad00fc22594bdcb9cf2d910ccb800a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<subparagraph id="idb9f5118b9cd04e92ab7f94410bf4413f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, in coordination with the Board, the Secretary shall issue guidelines that
establish the minimum components necessary for recognition of a State or tribal
levee safety program as a participating program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2acdd3af7d2f4f719ecc4c060f553d72"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guideline
contents</header><text>The guidelines under subparagraph (A) shall include
provisions and procedures requiring each participating State and Indian tribe
to certify to the Secretary that the State or Indian tribe, as
applicable—</text>
<clause id="idb7f306c797dd4ede92985a933d20ab09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
the authority to participate in the national levee safety program;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2c4f878644b04d5597692fc89f795ea8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>can receive
funds under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="id69746b469abe4741bf2bccc554883a3d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has adopted any
national levee safety guidelines developed under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd47452bf92cf4a399be61c14c54e4aec"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>will carry out
levee inspections;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5c20bc0bb1b340c09c7c7b64393adc62"><enum>(v)</enum><text>will carry out,
consistent with applicable requirements, flood risk management and any
emergency action planning procedures the Secretary determines to be necessary
relating to levees;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7c7542f2985a47faafe83c9b7dfdb91d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>will carry out
public education and awareness activities consistent with the national public
education and awareness campaign established under subsection (f); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf7c2652842464c9084e9d37cfd18a5dd"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>will collect
and share information regarding the location and condition of levees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2e6fa8a0ffe40ab979ee596c877d7ef"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public
comment</header><text>Prior to finalizing the guidelines under this paragraph,
the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idEB3FCD711600427091ECD0A148D4DE5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issue draft
guidelines for public comment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id087C6E49BF504BD694A1E8B1AE4801DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consider any
comments received in the development of final guidelines.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5c7992d55b84854ae8eb1afd28d7637"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant
program</header>
<subparagraph id="id1c71bd3a3a2244c7905f9de4e460d79c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide
grants to assist States and Indian tribes in establishing participating
programs, conducting levee inventories, and carrying out this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7317ae94fb2d4487a28119574070428d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To
be eligible to receive grants under this section, a State or Indian tribe
shall—</text>
<clause id="id6d175f5a24f644039c86dd2be54ac6b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet the
requirements of a participating program established by the guidelines issued
under paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="id26e3fc8c67eb467f9fa3a303924ee59a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use not less
than 25 percent of any amounts received to identify and assess non-Federal
levees within the State or on land of the Indian tribe;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd99c414424fb4281bcde4dd42364d4fd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>submit to the
Secretary any information collected by the State or Indian tribe in carrying
out this subsection for inclusion in the national levee safety database;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4a3a9a1fe3d24b67910242fb5507bdea"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identify actions
to address hazard mitigation activities associated with levees and leveed areas
identified in the hazard mitigation plan of the State approved by the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd5fdcecb3c1d48edbed9b517170b046a"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Levee
rehabilitation assistance program</header>
<paragraph id="id76b552ec66544d6f9238ee03d26025e9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide
assistance to States, Indian tribes, and local governments in addressing flood
mitigation activities that result in an overall reduction in flood risk.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf080de40b6f343149cb2247965864afb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To
be eligible to receive assistance under this subsection, a State, Indian tribe,
or local government shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id90b399daed4d43c5b58887877332258e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participate in,
and comply with, all applicable Federal floodplain management and flood
insurance programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda1b6989d4ed46e4b4c36c139c766b90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have in place a
hazard mitigation plan that—</text>
<clause id="idfb049a8919bc4a15a061a6293a178f2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes all
levee risks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf1204c083be44f81b729cd01b2a0cbb7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complies with
the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/390">Public Law 106–390</external-xref>; 114 Stat.
1552);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54f3dda73f9542de98ec4d9cf1d0ffc2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to the
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb6852f473d74d23bf9805ac9e980ba1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>comply with such
minimum eligibility requirements as the Secretary, in consultation with the
Board, may establish to ensure that each owner and operator of a levee under a
participating State or tribal levee safety program—</text>
<clause id="idDD160949BF3E4799B47AB5031869318E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>acts in
accordance with the guidelines developed in subsection (c); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE58CF152166D4D23B81F96C2247451C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carries out
activities relating to the public in the leveed area in accordance with the
hazard mitigation plan described in subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7bbdeb0844a946cba62e54e51b06e7b8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Floodplain
management plans</header>
<subparagraph id="id50bd99bf238646b588e26fa01b0c8fca"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of execution of a
project agreement for assistance under this subsection, a State, Indian tribe,
or local government shall prepare a floodplain management plan in accordance
with the guidelines under subparagraph (D) to reduce the impacts of future
flood events in each applicable leveed area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5bc842f6d1b242ba9596d49f61c02212"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A
plan under subparagraph (A) shall address potential measures, practices, and
policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to property and facilities,
public expenditures, and other adverse impacts of flooding in each applicable
leveed area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c49fce543f24e5c9851873318456699"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of completion of construction of the
applicable project, a floodplain management plan prepared under subparagraph
(A) shall be implemented.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08c4763d73634fef9a1c50bcbfae0818"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall develop such guidelines for the preparation of floodplain management
plans prepared under this paragraph as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75fe2f192357481497cfe43c7efab215"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Technical
support</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical support for the
development and implementation of floodplain management plans prepared under
this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id066126f46c2341ca818a35d61131e541"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="idc5f0e254b30c410ab1a728707b7dfd4d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Assistance provided under this subsection may be
used—</text>
<clause id="id2ca81d0ae6064187bf75a1c36ce40d20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
any rehabilitation activity to maximize overall risk reduction associated with
a levee under a participating State or tribal levee safety program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8173149fdbcd4542aae4f41a5c4a553a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only for a levee
that is not federally operated and maintained.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce748503fbb340d3926f6e2f1652b1d6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Assistance
provided under this subsection shall not be used—</text>
<clause id="id9617ab7e924d4a7c8c59dd8de16a3798"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
perform routine operation or maintenance for a levee; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ide08ac448c3034442a9ad4ba8cb84a876"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
make any modification to a levee that does not result in an improvement to
public safety.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc95a361380174edda9e59260276d5360"><enum>(5)</enum><header>No proprietary
interest</header><text>A contract for assistance provided under this subsection
shall not be considered to confer any proprietary interest on the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide1004fdfc71c466d9e4e96bf2c4530c3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost-share</header><text>The
maximum Federal share of the cost of any assistance provided under this
subsection shall be 65 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11dea84e4dd347c1b2a29f04055737f9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Project
limit</header><text>The maximum amount of Federal assistance for a project
under this subsection shall be $10,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7663EB122175454AA766567794D47268"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Other
laws</header><text>Assistance provided under this subsection shall be subject
to all applicable laws (including regulations) that apply to the construction
of a civil works project of the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida57d2e33777042bba4cefe60d2519b95"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Effect of
section</header><text>Nothing in this section confers any regulatory authority
on—</text>
<paragraph id="idc9e89fe7431c4bb4b697b1b4b423d9f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f2c6e1991d04a2ab6a3290c27511501"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id35d640df70bc492d92eba3867fc36c92"><enum>6005.</enum><header>National
levee safety advisory board</header>
<subsection id="idb8ab3b88d04944b8980f4b18577ac0ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, shall establish a board, to be known as the <quote>National
Levee Safety Advisory Board</quote>—</text>
<paragraph id="id082aa73aaa434bce8405cb99c6becbf9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to advise the
Secretary and Congress regarding consistent approaches to levee safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77cd29d43b2d4b8db5230a736a4b79f2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to monitor the
safety of levees in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida2caea5fcbb241f5b8cd7e6731aa4266"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to assess the
effectiveness of the national levee safety program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0883a8c1a17a4e3680d4ff792ab25af9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to ensure that
the national levee safety program is carried out in a manner that is consistent
with other Federal flood risk management efforts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b76ead79a2a4168a6084f45287ea91d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="id7c6424bff395424086962097aa46a1bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voting
members</header><text>The Board shall be composed of the following 14 voting
members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary, with priority
consideration given to representatives from those States that have the most
Corps of Engineers levees in the State, based on mileage:</text>
<subparagraph id="id9b67b9700d384e6383d5119458fd1564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>8 representatives
of State levee safety programs, 1 from each of the civil works divisions of the
Corps of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb15bd74d7c134747acb73f03aad909bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 representatives
of the private sector who have expertise in levee safety.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id300f95f2360548b18dc13ef37ce9e4f3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 representatives
of local and regional governmental agencies who have expertise in levee
safety.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a5737d865294d858fd4cca28fe7e208"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2 representatives
of Indian tribes who have expertise in levee safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ba0caff99a1491fb319b910ed4b563f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonvoting
members</header><text>The Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary), the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or a designee of the
Administrator), and the administrator of the national levee safety program
appointed under section 6004(b)(1)(A) shall serve as nonvoting members of the
Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd485f06f6a0544f48bd4c914f1a7c35f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
voting members of the Board shall appoint a chairperson from among the voting
members of the Board, to serve a term of not more than 2 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb726077e010e40d0975157e1a6133281"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications</header>
<paragraph id="id9b37b7de15a34f0e9f011de832889d38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Individuals</header><text>Each
voting member of the Board shall be knowledgeable in the field of levee safety,
including water resources and flood risk management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92c8f714343d4b22bae986219ead8129"><enum>(2)</enum><header>As a
whole</header><text>The membership of the Board, considered as a whole, shall
represent the diversity of skills required to advise the Secretary regarding
levee issues relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26959243d8774197ad2cfc7a5806889c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engineering;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8fef223140d4a839300d22211dc0ec3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public
communications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17ae0cd338d04725bf8e5c576803cf76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>program
development and oversight;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idada8aff54e944d65bf974bbdd9db308b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to
levees, flood risk management and hazard mitigation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59301b594e454a68af5a3f6bad6eae02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>public safety and
the environment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7559960422e84017957991fb2e002b2c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms of
service</header>
<paragraph id="id9485f71b577043e39c95ff5db25f6416"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A voting member of the Board shall be appointed for a
term of 3 years, except that, of the members first appointed—</text>
<subparagraph id="id02aac5a5ec6f4336b66f33c7924b6571"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 shall be
appointed for a term of 1 year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfc5b710831248b1a001c3a778b47ac6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5 shall be
appointed for a term of 2 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id402e679180c64acb85dc2aefd30e1130"><enum>(C)</enum><text>4 shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id386b86fbd2784214bf3cd6a2a26ebeae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A
voting member of the Board may be reappointed to the Board, as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf2b0c1b6f951442484a110e854847aa7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment was made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbc16b56559264d4b89bc656ab1439150"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Standing
committees</header>
<paragraph id="id56842c1b4d664333ba4ba1584bf8bff3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall be supported by Standing Committees,
which shall be comprised of volunteers from all levels of government and the
private sector, to advise the Board regarding the national levee safety
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id765a69ebfbff48879c834af3db07434e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Standing Committees of the Board shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddfcd7ce9d76a4d71aa9e90a9249f1727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Standing
Committee on Participating Programs, which shall advise the Board
regarding—</text>
<clause id="idfa79079f59934b30938fcacb11d70d92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
development and implementation of State and tribal levee safety programs;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3aa37ac55bd14783b028d43937ed6629"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate
incentives (including financial assistance) to be provided to States, Indian
tribes, and local and regional entities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe065ecc31b949bdbb3c38b152372ab7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Standing
Committee on Technical Issues, which shall advise the Board regarding—</text>
<clause id="id64afa00a76514b259a545ed6bc619d15"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
management of the national levee database;</text>
</clause><clause id="id873b8db396ae49cf8f5b45d583c3ae3e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development
and maintenance of levee safety guidelines;</text>
</clause><clause id="idbff65f05ccbd4e5da4e1ad303523f443"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>processes and
materials for developing levee-related technical assistance and training;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide456446a2bb142beae5ddd8f82df27a6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>research and
development activities relating to levee safety;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a2e5b19f77b4f7fa2ec24b2f5295d63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Standing
Committee on Public Education and Awareness, which shall advise the Board
regarding the development, implementation, and evaluation of targeted public
outreach programs—</text>
<clause id="id983a4c76a912466d8f2002a738e721aa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
gather public input;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5c39600f66c548209d58feec66f32929"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
educate and raise awareness in leveed areas of levee risks;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc7d3613bd9cf43c0aba65fe29c461a97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to communicate
information regarding participating programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idbdf3cfe3b7864310819e83154dc8c002"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
track the effectiveness of public education efforts relating to levee
risks;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0d297ab888c4162a92b1bc0d6a1cf7f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Standing
Committee on Safety and Environment, which shall advise the Board
regarding—</text>
<clause id="ide531ebd9bff145bc8fbbb347505fc9cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operation and
maintenance activities for existing levee projects;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9e1ac37ab98246ee84d38ab45a92d63d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>opportunities to
coordinate public safety, floodplain management, and environmental protection
activities relating to levees;</text>
</clause><clause id="id59b03970b48b47258767ca4501b730c0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>opportunities
to coordinate environmental permitting processes for operation and maintenance
activities at existing levee projects in compliance with all applicable laws;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc2450eaac5fb4ac3be9793e4c07cebf4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>opportunities
for collaboration by environmental protection and public safety interests in
leveed areas and adjacent areas; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1a72e08e7814dad93728fb701e91a7e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>such other
standing committees as the Secretary, in consultation with the Board,
determines to be necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id083b7b80370146e395c5323a23cc043f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="id7c56bbe434b54eccbed372195a1c3553"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall recommend to the Secretary for approval
individuals for membership on the Standing Committees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14c5fe27d087496985d4ed7518ba8119"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualifications</header>
<clause id="ide20aecb938dc45babd6fdf1a635bdde6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Individuals</header><text>Each
member of a Standing Committee shall be knowledgeable in the issue areas for
which the Committee is charged with advising the Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="id83a5a597ed8d4ed7b152b893a2e58fe2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>As a
whole</header><text>The membership of each Standing Committee, considered as a
whole, shall represent, to the maximum extent practicable, broad geographical
diversity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e205c9256e849468fd0756ac7e9282b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each
Standing Committee shall be comprised of not more than 10 members.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc644e05b585f48f797e790694657d1cc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties and
powers</header><text>The Board—</text>
<paragraph id="idf89b9c02865b495c878d1851c23abcce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall submit to
the Secretary and Congress an annual report regarding the effectiveness of the
national levee safety program in accordance with section 6007; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcbd1a3d30c0b4e21a7c146671c5515c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may secure from
other Federal agencies such services, and enter into such contracts, as the
Board determines to be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40b0834732634a86a78328acc9c6ac2a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Task force
coordination</header><text>The Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
coordinate the activities of the Board with the Federal Interagency Floodplain
Management Task Force.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idac4f6a3f8090487eb2523d610dc29a88"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<paragraph id="id26ebdaee535f4e9da3ca3399661ebaab"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
employees</header><text>Each member of the Board who is an officer or employee
of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to
compensation received for the services of the member as an officer or employee
of the United States, but shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel
expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I
of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or
regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the
Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5a3b14d0be814426b500f4e402f5c442"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-federal
employees</header><text>To the extent amounts are made available to carry out
this section in appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall provide to each member
of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the United States a stipend
and a per diem allowance for travel expenses, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the
member in performance of services for the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3abfbaa30671470ca0dac5d3fccc2ebf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standing
committee members</header><text>Each member of a Standing Committee
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id751b930fb7f7495f914072e2e68f3981"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve in a
voluntary capacity; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd85938534274ef3a4aabdf32949b410"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive a per
diem allowance for travel expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an
agency under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while
away from the home or regular place of business of the member in performance of
services for the Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0811830f2f55496f9666777279a1495b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of FACA</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
not apply to the Board or the Standing Committees.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id529d908afe354b95874fe39411cdb423"><enum>6006.</enum><header>Inventory and
inspection of levees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
9004(a)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C.
3303(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>and, for non-Federal levees, such
information on levee location as is provided to the Secretary by State and
local governmental agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>and updated levee
information provided by States, Indian tribes, Federal agencies, and other
entities</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id02ef8a34f4544821b4f4f24582d1816d"><enum>6007.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="idcf1ea3c9b70d48ad89199e47b73ecfe5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State of
levees</header>
<paragraph id="id54611cf4a6b2418586c4f5f2f7566384"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary in coordination with the Board,
shall submit to Congress a report describing the state of levees in the United
States and the effectiveness of the national levee safety program,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id98a25ab4da344322b46bb28c07aac6ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>progress achieved
in implementing the national levee safety program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf258847179f8403aab599e4073d1e694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State and tribal
participation in the national levee safety program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb8f2bd2046e449c8d64994c94f77890"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations
to improve coordination of levee safety, floodplain management, and
environmental protection concerns, including—</text>
<clause id="id33fea1a08f894f8a8997d000534d8a48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifying and
evaluating opportunities to coordinate public safety, floodplain management,
and environmental protection activities relating to levees; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide8bf948e7c0a4fb2aa214ce18d5049b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluating
opportunities to coordinate environmental permitting processes for operation
and maintenance activities at existing levee projects in compliance with all
applicable laws; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id136c1c70fe0a494ea200086bf04b4875"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any
recommendations for legislation and other congressional actions necessary to
ensure national levee safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id430ebe2397e34a2b939ca06b5527cd48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Each
report under paragraph (1) shall include a report of the Board that describes
the independent recommendations of the Board for the implementation of the
national levee safety program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9d5cb7357dcf462286a4cb10188132a6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National dam
and levee safety program</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Board, shall submit to Congress a report that includes
recommendations regarding the advisability and feasibility of, and potential
approaches for, establishing a joint national dam and levee safety
program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idbd3c84e0fe864cd6a5db12dba7a07518"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alignment of
Federal programs relating to levees</header><text>Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
Congress a report on opportunities for alignment of Federal programs to provide
incentives to State, tribal, and local governments and individuals and
entities—</text>
<paragraph id="id1632e6de1edc4aa6bf90660480909957"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote shared
responsibility for levee safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6118959dc35e401c8a8daaeed85dcc68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage the
development of strong State and tribal levee safety programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf5127dcc4fb44025877288ea2ded20f9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to better align
the national levee safety program with other Federal flood risk management
programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id252c7e3f4d7946398878581baa25982a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to promote
increased levee safety through other Federal programs providing assistance to
State and local governments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3aea3673587241cda44e7151f5cb8a27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Liability for
certain levee engineering projects</header><text>Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report that includes recommendations that identify and address any legal
liability associated with levee engineering projects that prevent—</text>
<paragraph id="id42387cf8b0cf4e0baa2d245d8207d3fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>levee owners from
obtaining needed levee engineering services; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddbbf09395852486d9a5540f693f66fa4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>development and
implementation of a State or tribal levee safety program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idac4140fa00034f9bb7dc71467f3a3214"><enum>6008.</enum><header>Effect of
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title—</text>
<paragraph id="ida4a5933640e74cd29c5c27fba107041d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes any
liability of the United States or any officer or employee of the United States
(including the Board and the Standing Committees of the Board) for any damages
caused by any action or failure to act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4ba682b8587c43edb7218bf952fcd93f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>relieves an owner
or operator of a levee of any legal duty, obligation, or liability incident to
the ownership or operation of the levee.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idfaf7a6093528465190d24b3db15a5e14"><enum>6009.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title—</text>
<paragraph id="id658f7fa31cea4dc2a25db0a2515349b9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for funding the
administration and staff of the national levee safety program, the Board, the
Standing Committees of the Board, and participating programs, $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc25c6e6873424910a9c7f6562038c683"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for technical
programs, including the development of levee safety guidelines, publications,
training, and technical assistance—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5d3ab318925348ab98a088046ceb3768"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6690ced641b5456383dbd4c6c1a6a14c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$7,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id294df10d76e64306b7de95fb0a119c50"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id25d1129b696b4b3397aafc0cecc1f665"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for public
involvement and education programs, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2023;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide4643cf3058f46b18dac58601096177c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to carry out the
levee inventory and inspections under section 9004 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3303">33 U.S.C. 3303</external-xref>), $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2014 through 2018;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf39374ec6fd44291be664751e00bb86a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>for grants to
State and tribal levee safety programs, $300,000,000 for fiscal years 2014
through 2023; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id268b83223500404fa44bc49685002828"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for levee
rehabilitation assistance grants, $300,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through
2023.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Inland
waterways</header>
<section id="idEF969028AE93474EB72DD7F18FA53F31" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="idA56E0FEE377449CDB83D3CA35DFD5421"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve program and project management
relating to the construction and major rehabilitation of navigation projects on
inland waterways;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7df3aead7c18474ab588a48f4ac64cce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to optimize
inland waterways navigation system reliability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d354163f27a48c1ac27edac749ee32d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to minimize the
size and scope of inland waterways navigation project completion
schedules;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1331913d92544e0a95dfcb09a7f77d9e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to eliminate
preventable delays in inland waterways navigation project completion schedules;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc63a5c507b1142cc801df4f738cf9086"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to make inland
waterways navigation capital investments through the use of prioritization
criteria that seek to maximize systemwide benefits and minimize overall system
risk.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idC78E73B4D85242399E3EC8A46C0EFC66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7002.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idd1f40f18bbd7420795c7f36ea1cfdeaf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inland
Waterways Trust Fund</header><text>The term <term>Inland Waterways Trust
Fund</term> means the Inland Waterways Trust Fund established by section
9506(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCCFCB392433E450982ACCB05A1F5C98E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifying
project</header><text>The term <term>qualifying project</term> means any
construction or major rehabilitation project for navigation infrastructure of
the inland and intracoastal waterways that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd1c13d592bd2426388a57d3f13adb45f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>authorized
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e41274a20954a04bda06a2788d5cc3f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not completed on
the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd09bad0b4cd742efb47cd8f51b9279b5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>funded at least
in part from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6636B6D4C2004EFC8CA7CBE9A907A03B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idb416e3c6d82b44978ec350ed400fde7f"><enum>7003.</enum><header>Project
delivery process reforms</header>
<subsection id="idc88c38a7c9ae4eb48361adc9c8adc84b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements
for qualifying projects</header><text>With respect to each qualifying project,
the Secretary shall require—</text>
<paragraph id="id549dee01b7324fe8a82f69b298ffbc77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>formal project
management training and certification for each project manager;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29b1bd6aea5a444a953731ee80d6f632"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assignment as
project manager only of personnel fully certified by the Chief of Engineers;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06F679F18542459699A3A8B172AD637C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for an applicable
cost estimation, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8369a057c45c4dc8b86382b615941119"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
estimation—</text>
<clause id="idC29C6FDAD7054951B06DEB50FA69B458"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
risk-based; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDD1E5756EE943589A8016EC6AE25F63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a confidence
level of at least 80 percent; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4928bef3b4f40b7892e90e77d484ff6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a risk-based cost
estimate shall be implemented—</text>
<clause id="id85df1d42f4ad4175ae306c5c3232c1e7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
a qualified project that requires an increase in the authorized amount in
accordance with section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</external-xref>; 100 Stat. 4183), during the preparation of a
post-authorization change report or other similar decision document;</text>
</clause><clause id="id601e089adbca426cb05c01009a10ed4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for a qualified
project for which the first construction contract has not been awarded, prior
to the award of the first construction contract;</text>
</clause><clause id="idcb37b5ea5b7443e8bee5ebde60d74f3e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for a qualified
project without a completed Chief of Engineers report, prior to the completion
of such a report; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7edc8362358246f88f6dba09c4eb2c2a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for a qualified
project with a completed Chief of Engineers report that has not yet been
authorized, during design for the qualified project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id89ccfd89a6704eea81a3fbfc24315700"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
project delivery process reforms</header><text>Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id9E011D7317D14D0FA6A8CA17FAE5EED2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a
system to identify and apply on a continuing basis lessons learned from prior
or ongoing qualifying projects to improve the likelihood of on-time and
on-budget completion of qualifying projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida12b33243b8a460aabe686b58c120e6b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate early
contractor involvement acquisition procedures to improve on-time and on-budget
project delivery performance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1db1e1d8f064437ea108d34fe1285720"><enum>(3)</enum><text>implement any
additional measures that the Secretary determines will achieve the purposes of
this title and the amendments made by this title, including, as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8c8d0e920e41417eac6a364152a071ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
implementation of applicable practices and procedures developed pursuant to
management by the Secretary of an applicable military construction
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id091bcfe9cdc148ff85a2f1a2516b9592"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment
of 1 or more centers of expertise for the design and review of qualifying
projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4b476ff3ec74568955676f1e9443136"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development
and use of a portfolio of standard designs for inland navigation locks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb664520383542199a58f4376f0aeccb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the use of
full-funding contracts or formulation of a revised continuing contracts clause;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id05245a24c045477a9047dcedf4059dab"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the establishment
of procedures for recommending new project construction starts using a capital
projects business model.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2f73317a66ba4790bd2ad411a1a1093a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot
projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id6f82828f7c4a4e4b93ae2188ff695087"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may carry out 1
or more pilot projects to evaluate processes or procedures for the study,
design, or construction of qualifying projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida044a61065744571a4e6c64cfc62f532"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>At
a minimum, the Secretary shall carry out pilot projects under this subsection
to evaluate—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8935e9a686614ab6b30de1d6f029bfab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>early contractor
involvement in the development of features and components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1e32d0854ad141579922f4c1ec4d44a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an appropriate
use of continuing contracts for the construction of features and components;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idebb8664aa3f243239e8eabb0a5f18f3a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>applicable
principles, procedures, and processes used for military construction
projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id750afe0ef1bf4861b7fb614b52a9cd89"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inland
Waterways User Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
302 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2251">33 U.S.C. 2251</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida4735097fbcb4e4d8948cd800ce176e0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3a5657b9aec4e659c6e08177c752ccd" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idb63e61c1b54a4788939f8dc60a4c6bd3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of Users
Board</header>
<paragraph id="idfdbe1e465f18407882e05bbeb54b5b81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Users Board shall meet not less frequently than
semiannually to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and Congress
regarding the inland waterways and inland harbors of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb4da2b2d2c53460585ba19522bbe690a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advice and
recommendations</header><text>For commercial navigation features and components
of the inland waterways and inland harbors of the United States, the Users
Board shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="idffa3e2f249a64743adafef2c4913ac88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prior to the
development of the budget proposal of the President for a given fiscal year,
advice and recommendations to the Secretary regarding construction and
rehabilitation priorities and spending levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24cf46cc907d4f6cb006fd2c4b345885"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advice and
recommendations to Congress regarding any report of the Chief of Engineers
relating to those features and components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0775f48f8cb34039866b8e13a41e337e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advice and
recommendations to Congress regarding an increase in the authorized cost of
those features and components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id424e6a92322e4295b04e0089e9b1b509"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not later than 60
days after the date of the submission of the budget proposal of the President
to Congress, advice and recommendations to Congress regarding construction and
rehabilitation priorities and spending levels; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8741db5baefb4efb9903e221f69ff25b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a long-term
capital investment program in accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id79d1cd047bd748098cfa805bc3c62950"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project
development teams</header><text>The chairperson of the Users Board shall
appoint a representative of the Users Board to serve on the project development
team for a qualifying project or the study or design of a commercial navigation
feature or component of the inland waterways and inland harbors of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1e9965065e614141a3ed25446ace857a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Independent
judgment</header><text>Any advice or recommendation made by the Users Board to
the Secretary shall reflect the independent judgment of the Users
Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9a3c1c3681e9488f9080d47dbe65360e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD17F39A7B6394006B56F7709EB653278"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5188EF230D594D7DAB72AB776556BFC6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idd8f4e4eb39b14f7f9790bd7ae4e1b817"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of
Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id1672b1fd5cf542379b9a8f1433e79796"><enum>(1)</enum><text>communicate not
less than once each quarter to the Users Board the status of the study, design,
or construction of all commercial navigation features or components of the
inland waterways or inland harbors of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2128144c66304c1daacc7e898b5579db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the
Users Board a courtesy copy of all reports of the Chief of Engineers relating
to a commercial navigation feature or component of the inland waterways or
inland harbors of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44d0cf68aeaf4b3791be882a2f2e4ca0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Capital
investment program</header>
<paragraph id="idc5b3d9fd88bb468b88933cb7b07f488c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary, in coordination with the Users Board, shall develop,
and submit to Congress a report describing, a 20-year program for making
capital investments on the inland and intracoastal waterways, based on the
application of objective, national project selection prioritization
criteria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f551f38692843389b7c0b2282e21da6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In
developing the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into
consideration the 20-year capital investment strategy contained in the Inland
Marine Transportation System (IMTS) Capital Projects Business Model, Final
Report published on April 13, 2010, as approved by the Users Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8f0035d47bc0443fa31b0083d49aa5cf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
developing the plan and prioritization criteria under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that investments
made under the 20-year program described in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id35472C4E0C444C2F97DC801AD81786B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are made in all
geographical areas of the inland waterways system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8F4C1599FD5471E82BC0424BE2BCA97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure efficient
funding of inland waterways projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idde95d0e338f04bb38c68be9e16861907"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Strategic
review and update</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than once every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary, in conjunction with the Users Board, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id58B8FAA4601044ECBEC947F78DECAF04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to
Congress a strategic review of the 20-year program in effect under this
subsection, which shall identify and explain any changes to the
project-specific recommendations contained in the previous 20-year program
(including any changes to the prioritization criteria used to develop the
updated recommendations); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D43AF1903F4471FA94F9F034984F150"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make such
revisions to the program as the Secretary and Users Board jointly consider to
be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id970550913f7145d5bf326d241e33f13d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Project
management plans</header><text>The chairperson of the Users Board and the
project development team member appointed by the chairperson under subsection
(b)(3) shall sign the project management plan for the qualifying project or the
study or design of a commercial navigation feature or component of the inland
waterways and inland harbors of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id99a9d9bd07cc4095a948bfadf659de49"><enum>7004.</enum><header>Major
rehabilitation standards</header>
<subsection id="ida28d9eb0710e4a3eb76edc243aad0740"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a methodology for applying
standard accounting principles when classifying activities as major
rehabilitation projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id25c62f6b0940463abbf2284b019f392c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>The
Secretary shall evaluate the effect of applying the methodology developed under
subsection (a) to not less than 3 qualifying projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide9c267cd8edf4d0bb329eeb047646b06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the evaluation under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id0d5f959890c24797a617e7dd375e1c79"><enum>7005.</enum><header>Inland
waterways system revenues</header>
<subsection id="id667efe3187d946e6a4f3a609c3ef3ccf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="idf4e67eb26710435580caea5dfb4f40f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there are
approximately 12,000 miles of Federal waterways, known as the inland waterways
system, that are supported by user fees and managed by the Corps of
Engineers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide58497a4e2c245a998ea309714d25670"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the inland
waterways system spans 38 States and handles approximately one-half of all
inland waterway freight;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4bc63bb2d7cc4d5dacfde15939556fdb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>according to the
final report of the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Projects
Business Model, freight traffic on the Federal fuel-taxed inland waterways
system accounts for 546,000,000 tons of freight each year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd49d4b5ad06240fb8cfa2d4eedc4ab1c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>expenditures for
construction and major rehabilitation projects on the inland waterways system
are equally cost-shared between the Federal Government and the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38a4fdd2f968487e88589780453a071d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund is financed through a fee of $0.20 per gallon on fuel used
by commercial barges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd4342fe5993545e0920eb8d95185043f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the balance of
the Inland Waterways Trust Fund has declined significantly in recent
years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida847e6bfa3e94a25b935c472c7ce4f9b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>according to the
final report of the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Projects
Business Model, the estimated financial need for construction and major
rehabilitation projects on the inland waterways system for fiscal years 2011
through 2030 is approximately $18,000,000,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29b6b11ee9304e82abee782670fe0982"><enum>(8)</enum><text>users of the
inland waterways system are supportive of an increase in the existing revenue
sources for inland waterways system construction and major rehabilitation
activities to expedite the most critical of those construction and major
rehabilitation projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id050208c4334d4ab389836dd53522ce9b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="idA94F4A7BAE124112AFBEF1108F05735C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the existing
revenue sources for inland waterways system construction and rehabilitation
activities are insufficient to cover the costs of non-Federal interests of
construction and major rehabilitation projects on the inland waterways system;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB3A626CBCFC4733B9E8A5E5D1C6D43D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the issue
described in paragraph (1) should be addressed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF074C59DB6E04F68B0BB0C264AC36834"><enum>7006.</enum><header>Efficiency of
revenue collection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
shall prepare a report on the efficiency of collecting the fuel tax for the
Inland Waterways Trust Fund, which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="idae4e96b383af42abaf5f77092d4a9895"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of
whether current methods of collection of the fuel tax result in full compliance
with requirements of the law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida46d8a60431545e7b25b8f011c8cfffa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether
alternative methods of collection would result in increased revenues into the
Inland Waterways Trust Fund; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4c42acc2cfb5441e81c7df11eb85d47d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of
alternative collection options.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Harbor
maintenance</header>
<section id="id4D27260F4CC74D1D82972A3E302C73FA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1BE78DD6ECDD481DA12910AE26DB9854" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8002.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="id3dc26d1c494b4aba80a9a9ca91c501f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that
revenues collected into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for the
intended purposes of those revenues;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6835a6b01aea44559d973b682054e44f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase
investment in the operation and maintenance of United States ports, which are
critical for the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60372039285c400ea075e83164b8134f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote equity
among ports nationwide; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6d6a5224a9cc4e0bb806ceb7b549ba53"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to ensure United
States ports are prepared to meet modern shipping needs, including the
capability to receive large ships that require deeper drafts.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id161972228DCB4D0EA70F59A7F5024C47" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8003.</enum><header>Funding for harbor
maintenance programs</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4473FB634314191B39905B3A8A2E8BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Harbor
maintenance trust fund guarantee</header>
<paragraph id="H729AEEAA38034313A7CBF7583ED7D174"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total budget
resources made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund each fiscal
year pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9505">section 9505(c)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund) shall be equal to the
level of receipts plus interest credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
for that fiscal year. Such amounts may be used only for harbor maintenance
programs described in section 9505(c) of such Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FCCEAB58BCD4544B6FA37D05365864C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds may be appropriated for harbor
maintenance programs described in such section unless the amount described in
paragraph (1) has been provided.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7178F8DBF0164A7D9779BADC16625804"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H4D18E7FA7D3041FD80E27C40A7AB8FD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Total budget
resources</header><text>The term <term>total budget resources</term> means the
total amount made available by appropriations Acts from the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund for a fiscal year for making expenditures under section 9505(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFE7349831AC4D1B9F8C1E909A2EF9E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Level of
receipts plus interest</header><text>The term <term>level of receipts plus
interest</term> means the level of taxes and interest credited to the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9505">section 9505</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
for a fiscal year as set forth in the President’s budget baseline projection as
defined in section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/177">Public Law 99–177</external-xref>; 99 Stat. 1092) for that fiscal year submitted
pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">section 1105</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7B11639BFB94F308823C64B9549A463"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement of
guarantees</header><text>It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause total budget resources
in a fiscal year for harbor maintenance programs described in subsection (b)(1)
for such fiscal year to be less than the amount required by subsection (a)(1)
for such fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id822EF3C0AAE54D1C9645EA969F46878E"><enum>8004.</enum><header>Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund prioritization</header>
<subsection id="idA6422E17F2E94764B4CD0E23BCF241B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238">33 U.S.C. 2238</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB73F5888C6614E93A358820F546D8472" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id664B03E26770421583D7B143699A9BDB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prioritization</header>
<paragraph id="idC3C6431C424544E59504F1F41A80A481"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amounts made available under this section to carry
out projects described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the Army, acting
through the Chief of Engineers, shall give priority to those projects in the
following order:</text>
<subparagraph id="id8B8DBB678FC249759DEA25BBF825B165"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In any fiscal
year in which all projects subject to the harbor maintenance fee under section
24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation) are
not maintained to their authorized width and depth, the Secretary shall
prioritize amounts made available under this section for those projects—</text>
<clause id="idAFA20ED126E14B55B0A8A3BDF979D06E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that are high-use
deep draft; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7A7AE792A6144CA88D3A5E53A67FB7A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which
construction is completed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7EF06221A49A48E5A1A5446D0439D771"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In any fiscal
year in which the projects described in subparagraph (A) are maintained to
their authorized width and depth, the Secretary shall prioritize not more than
20 percent of remaining amounts made available under this section for
projects—</text>
<clause id="id4C9A3F09086B4F729A946CFB1395032C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that have been
maintained below their authorized width and depth during the preceding 5 fiscal
years; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDEBE77D870FE4D64ABB0BFC60BA8E199"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which
significant Federal, State, and local investments in infrastructure have been
made at those projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1024642E1D574A0BBF4BC9CCAB8D7865"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, State and local investments in infrastructure
shall include infrastructure investments made using amounts made available for
activities under section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5305(a)(9)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9CCA24E9A1BF44B2A05F4E93E35988A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance</header><text>Section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2211">33 U.S.C. 2211(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id91DD65930A6F48A4B35F25B4C8FA2BF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>45 feet</quote> and inserting <quote>50 feet</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D4DA4E89E4A4A57B922E2249640278E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4354A601E5A24E66B2F3806B9116A9B5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id821D0164EF2B4D4A9C77C7DA28EC7717"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance activities defined</header>
<subparagraph id="id9abd355487f348ad87eeee1a1ecc2e94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Scope of
operation and maintenance activities</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision of law (including regulations and guidelines) and subject to
subparagraph (B), for purposes of this subsection, operation and maintenance
activities that are eligible for the Federal cost share under paragraph (1)
shall include—</text>
<clause id="idDF9A14A860384847BAC260CD7345931B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the dredging of
berths in a harbor that is accessible to a Federal channel, if the Federal
channel has been constructed to a depth equal to the authorized depth of the
channel; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6D49758012D74E25B33D7CEA53300F2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the dredging and
disposal of legacy-contaminated sediments and sediments unsuitable for ocean
disposal that—</text>
<subclause id="id15FC0A02B47E4610AF0DF6F2F2A71A28"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are located in or
affect the maintenance of Federal navigation channels; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idFB914270D89644999BA5B467B61FD406"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are located in
berths that are accessible to Federal channels.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E247463C49747798825A6AB2934AC0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<clause id="id53D3200DB9694B05B4A0A0615286EA3E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each fiscal year, subparagraph (A) shall only apply
if all operation and maintenance activities that are eligible for the Federal
cost share under paragraph (1) in a State described in clause (ii) have been
funded.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF828FD8E52B140CFA1AF31838C670214"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>State
limitation</header><text>For each fiscal year, the operation and maintenance
activities described in subparagraph (A) may only be carried out in a State
that—</text>
<subclause id="id42C64399DE87407AB7E8BB670C715D7A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>contributes not
less than 2.5 percent annually of the total funding of the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9505">section 9505</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1D252F83296943D38EFB3DB1493C66FE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>received less
than 50 percent of the total amounts collected in the State pursuant to section
9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in the previous 3 fiscal
years.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id72A1D44EB8E4401D87C586AB486A9526"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In
allocating amounts made available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
give priority to projects that have received the lowest rate of funding from
the Harbor Maintenance Trust fund in previous fiscal
years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE10C44A2A1DC4617909DF2D3E892D5CC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9505">Section 9505(c)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking <quote>as in effect on the date of the enactment of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996</quote> and inserting <quote>as in
effect on the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act of
2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id896677E921FA4FE69AA40AC557673606"><enum>8005.</enum><header>Civil works
program of the Corps of Engineers</header>
<subsection id="id66DF57233C78452E9064C01D14EAF989"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Point of
order</header>
<paragraph id="idA84B8582D8F04C10A0787C92190643E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
subsections (b) and (c), it shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, motion, or conference report that would result in making the amounts
made available for a given fiscal year to carry out all programs, projects, and
activities of the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers other than the
harbor maintenance programs to be less than the amounts made available for
those purposes in the previous fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE5DC487C30EA4E7480BEF688C0918993"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation of
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year,
the amounts made available to carry out all programs, projects, and activities
of the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers shall not include any
amounts that are designated by Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB5D627445F2D4767A1602B396408ADF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as being for emergency requirements
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)</external-xref>); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC960A9DBA1B749129AB84C36BAAF37E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as being for
disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F16ED64108E4F6394ED660A7BE1C2B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall not apply if amounts
made available for the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers for a
fiscal year is less than the amounts made available for the civil works program
in the previous fiscal year if the reduction in amounts made available—</text>
<paragraph id="id189D7C34901C45CEB59BC6562587F7A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies to all discretionary funds and
programs of the Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E5292F701784D25A555FA1139FF0165"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is applied to the civil works program in
the same percentage and manner as other discretionary funds and
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAFF5C3DC794546E6B5818A51C76DA955"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver and
appeal</header>
<paragraph id="id7AF90F916F8F4B228F1AB9954891A0A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Senate</header>
<subparagraph id="id858C70323FA248948F1021F84B335B1C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) may be
waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of
<fraction>3⁄5</fraction> of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
sworn.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD86A791FA3784229B64DE0CE5B8CDA40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An affirmative vote of
<fraction>3⁄5</fraction> of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn,
shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of
order raised under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id82FE1792C2BF428D812442D8912D2EED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>House of
representatives</header><text>The Committee on Rules of the House of
Representatives may not report a rule or order that would waive a point of
order to a bill or joint resolution from being made under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Dam
safety</header>
<section id="id7F82B93574AB412497E11F7EBBDF4BEA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Dam Safety Act of
2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H79C89218C39443888EA2F71581AC024F"><enum>9002.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title and the amendments
made by this title is to reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure
in the United States through the reauthorization of an effective national dam
safety program that brings together the expertise and resources of the Federal
Government and non-Federal interests in achieving national dam safety hazard
reduction.</text>
</section><section id="H00044CD8555F49828ED2718B120EF6F3"><enum>9003.</enum><header>Administrator</header>
<subsection id="H710FC9F39D844E28B71916FFCC91FCE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et
seq.) is amended by striking <quote>Director</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H57E2560708754A578751C591BA1E8395"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the
National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467">33 U.S.C. 467</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF9A618C9258C46D693CEF7EDA7664ABA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FE7873BAE054DBABB76FC852A2C3345"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD171512B0F8B452790D6063AE44519AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B0A494F48344FD4A8A0138CE9D4746F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id84BE5C5D8F7D49AB99F5DEF9FB60AE6C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H429D736842C048508136D44C0C29537D"><enum>9004.</enum><header>Inspection of
dams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(b)(1) of the
National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467a">33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>or maintenance</quote> and inserting <quote>maintenance, condition, or
provisions for emergency operations</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HF7A146F459BF4E2399A6795513FD1A5C"><enum>9005.</enum><header>National Dam
Safety Program</header>
<paragraph id="H049D76F84C564729A03054005A3F237C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8(c) of the National Dam Safety
Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f">33 U.S.C. 467f(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBDC11C062FB466B95D2CF61F3749CDD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAC95F43549034855AA9707D657BA0E37"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement a comprehensive dam
safety hazard education and public awareness program to assist the public in
preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam
incidents;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF06C9E49D40847D48A5F14F59C04A429"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>Section
8(f)(4) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f">33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting <quote>, representatives from nongovernmental
organizations,</quote> after <quote>State agencies</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id388a21a3f15540b0844dfb5a3f0a632d"><enum>9006.</enum><header>Public
awareness and outreach for dam safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Dam Safety Program Act (33
U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idFEAB66EF08F44F1DBEC8BF2283DC7877"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 11, 12, and 13 as
sections 12, 13, and 14, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4FF9F6541E5E4CA5BDFD44C0E5806862"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 10 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467g-1">33 U.S.C. 467g–1</external-xref>) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF885D2B858CB4E9585595605DCFEFB20" style="OLC">
<section id="idEEC5EE10A9EF44BDB0FAF756A8B70C55"><enum>11.</enum><header>Public
awareness and outreach for dam safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator, in consultation with
other Federal agencies, State and local governments, dam owners, the emergency
management community, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and
associations, institutions of higher education, and any other appropriate
entities shall carry out a nationwide public awareness and outreach program to
assist the public in preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering
from dam
incidents.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3375C2D68082481C91041D624A0E33BD"><enum>9007.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HCA77519AF2D241B3A134ABC232934EBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National Dam
Safety Program</header>
<subparagraph id="HA541051ABCB24CDC9BFEF53D968E57A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Annual
amounts</header><text>Section 14(a)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)</external-xref>) (as so redesignated) is amended by striking
<quote>$6,500,000</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>$9,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D9FD8CFDB9F4892B9EB774ACFD619BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum amount
of allocation</header><text>Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the National Dam Safety
Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) (as so redesignated) is amended—</text>
<clause id="id7EB9447B579E4E6E8331F7BA67E3529E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>The amount</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C237286D0BE44408C2D1259DD6D7127" style="OLC">
<clause id="id857479850ABE455BAB05ED9DDBFB7BDD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id3BACC8D5151C42EBB78CD58D2F378F17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10ED9139834448F28D038C73EF05A83B" style="OLC">
<clause id="id94C0668EA50242BE945111E70022FE2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2014 and subsequent fiscal years</header><text>For fiscal year 2014 and each
subsequent fiscal year, the amount of funds allocated to a State under this
paragraph may not exceed the amount of funds committed by the State to
implement dam safety
activities.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DE865FFE0A240F1A8FB64CE1B22E5D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National dam
inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(b) of
the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(b)</external-xref>) (as so redesignated) is
amended by striking <quote>$650,000</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C75FA279D85447EBF84637DF2089B5D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
awareness</header><text>Section 14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33
U.S.C. 467j) (as so redesignated) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5FA5162B6DD4EE7B7293AF8B36BF9A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8803AC6D142A4D0B8C7953BBB628A571"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFEE3C7159354EF69B656F3145BCF0F2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4438074778E141779CB15B41AAD13BD6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
awareness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 11 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2014 through
2018.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1756217EB61F41138203E49ADDE6502C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(d) of the National Dam Safety
Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking
<quote>$1,600,000</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>$1,450,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CADF28A9078431F979665167BFBB504"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dam safety
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(e) of the
National Dam Safety Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking
<quote>$550,000</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76DEA3BCA9D74B558285B74FF7997B73"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Staff</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(f) of the National Dam Safety
Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking <quote>$700,000</quote>
and all that follows through <quote>2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>X</enum><header>Innovative
financing pilot projects</header>
<section id="id8f67185092d64f1e936922de9818f2e6"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Water Infrastructure Finance
and Innovation Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id65EF4F7FF35E4223846E5F54B9313AAB"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to establish a
pilot program to assess the ability of innovative financing tools to—</text>
<paragraph id="idefa07796e9534caca360eb8b0380d9dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote increased
development of critical water resources infrastructure by establishing
additional opportunities for financing water resources projects that complement
but do not replace or reduce existing Federal infrastructure financing tools
such as the State water pollution control revolving loan funds established
under title VI of the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution
Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1381">33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>) and the State drinking water
treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide0c564cf468744ff9858e8c5e888ee0f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>attract new
investment capital to infrastructure projects that are capable of generating
revenue streams through user fees or other dedicated funding sources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1fa0965b91f54f7898eeab0beefe7d0c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>complement
existing Federal funding sources and address budgetary constraints on the Corps
of Engineers civil works program and existing wastewater and drinking water
infrastructure financing programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb29d0a18bd14dd8a715d8a5c990d8b9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>leverage private
investment in water resources infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8A37DC77DCBF4F16BA31A0D520895C84"><enum>(5)</enum><text>align investments
in water resources infrastructure to achieve multiple benefits; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id069075F9D92B47EDBA2F28E2D6D03848"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assist
communities facing significant water quality, drinking water, or flood risk
challenges with the development of water infrastructure projects.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6ED455CCF3754A03B16E99D2DD9702B1"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id3383f5a07b0441838598671821442a21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <quote>Administrator</quote> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1060B4D32209461DBB8569C7CE1A0C8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community water
system</header><text>The term <term>community water system</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8651dbb488474e2c8aae9aa4d822b23d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal credit
instrument</header><text>The term <term>Federal credit instrument</term> means
a secured loan or loan guarantee authorized to be made available under this
title with respect to a project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb5a223fee0764e0eb3e41f55a5f44965"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Investment-grade
rating</header><text>The term <term>investment-grade rating</term> means a
rating of BBB minus, Baa3, bbb minus, BBB (low), or higher assigned by a rating
agency to project obligations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0cfe022ab94240349d79d3fcca4bf97e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Lender</header>
<subparagraph id="id0DC2D8DD849F463EA66A8A4F85CA1113"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>lender</term> means any non-Federal
qualified institutional buyer (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/17/230">section 230.144A(a)</external-xref> of title 17,
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), known as Rule 144A(a)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the Securities Act
of 1933 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77a">15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.</external-xref>)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB288E37AD4E24A81AA18AEA030041407"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>lender</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="ide63128f4b8974b33ad6f25b25dd38f58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 4974(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) that is a qualified institutional buyer; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idad45835d70d345e7b3597c68d1ff7e93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) that is a qualified institutional buyer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7f0fbe7eaba472cb5dc24088e4452ea"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Loan
guarantee</header><text>The term <term>loan guarantee</term> means any
guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary or the Administrator to pay all or
part of the principal of, and interest on, a loan or other debt obligation
issued by an obligor and funded by a lender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddcbd25b486944a039a086ff4ef4f3e13"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Obligor</header><text>The
term <term>obligor</term> means an eligible entity that is primarily liable for
payment of the principal of, or interest on, a Federal credit
instrument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id16ce02132cd94215ac4f0030ce24af44"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Project
obligation</header>
<subparagraph id="idD5E72D47B551440C82CEBD6AF58A1814"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>project obligation</term> means any note,
bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an obligor in connection
with the financing of a project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6FA3CFF7DE2478CAD304F6C44124E0C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>project obligation</term> does not include a Federal credit
instrument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb4e59757ae443e7b170024bb321cd27"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Rating
agency</header><text>The term <term>rating agency</term> means a credit rating
agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in section 3(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c">15 U.S.C. 78c(a)</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57498183578745cfaaf2960919f5f2cd"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secured
loan</header><text>The term <term>secured loan</term> means a direct loan or
other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by the Secretary in
connection with the financing of a project under section 10010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDF5B00279483D4EC594A8D8DBE262A784"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID01CAC88D89734E089AAF521EDEE96FD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID792A8B98FE9C42679797E3F1D68FC25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28D43A31F3264D79A65D4436F400AF2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4912258B462B4AAD8DC29F5610699D3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id51f7b771a2364436a509f358709133e3"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State
infrastructure financing authority</header><text>The term <term>State
infrastructure financing authority</term> means the State entity established or
designated by the Governor of a State to receive a capitalization grant
provided by, or otherwise carry out the requirements of, title VI of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1381">33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>) or section 1452 of
the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD6A9C2911D0F4AA7B87022B4591B8A4A"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Subsidy
amount</header><text>The term <term>subsidy amount</term> means the amount of
budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated long-term cost to the
Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument, as calculated on a net
present value basis, excluding administrative costs and any incidental effects
on governmental receipts or outlays in accordance with the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51ccb3ce3bdd4bb7ae8da1db0e352c9a"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Substantial
completion</header><text>The term <term>substantial completion</term>, with
respect to a project, means the earliest date on which a project is considered
to perform the functions for which the project is designed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id958A2EA8AC0C4379BB95CB077F660D45"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Treatment
works</header><text>The term <term>treatment works</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1292).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id01a1e2bb801944c58dd34e63b24793ad"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Authority to
provide assistance</header>
<subsection id="id5f69685c82894e579b21639e499e5351"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator may provide financial
assistance under this title to carry out pilot projects, which shall be
selected to ensure a diversity of project types and geographical
locations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id21c05b3725b44514ba814d9abe0111ce"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibility</header>
<paragraph id="idDA637CB0CFCC4538B7F779598E0134CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out all pilot projects under this title that are eligible
projects under section 10007(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id801D1025867541989F399DE46BA04FB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
Administrator shall carry out all pilot projects under this title that are
eligible projects under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8) of section
10007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE733D559FD234EE8AE37B0BAE6DCE6C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
projects</header><text>The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may
carry out eligible projects under paragraph (7) or (9) of section 10007.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id11DBAE9734F64AFDB2D2E05758969CFB"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subsection id="idd966f394bc5149fc91e3260a64e62461"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To receive assistance under this title, an eligible
entity shall submit to the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary or the Administrator may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd6cc2226baa64b0e8a23f8efa0492364"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Combined
projects</header><text>In the case of an eligible project described in
paragraph (8) or (9) of section 10007, the Secretary or the Administrator, as
applicable, shall require the eligible entity to submit a single application
for the combined group of projects.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id330A75DB71B14E849EDE7A99993CB1F9"><enum>10006.</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following
entities are eligible to receive assistance under this title:</text>
<paragraph id="idf2fe4448387e453b890009ce16752874"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcd24dd04094748bab22cb90dfbabb0fd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
partnership.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfe2b9fc67716438da3bc3e2d1f875800"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A joint
venture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb4c4c12b1444acdb9e46e9528cad5ee"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A trust.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida11c39879caa4c6088b45bb845b24208"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A Federal, State,
or local governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3428a1412dad4cf585fcc9fa9f4991b0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A tribal
government or consortium of tribal governments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA9A753BC3D0F4243B47A28DCEEE8C64A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A State
infrastructure financing authority.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idE9DB59873725480BBA337B9DAD875CBC"><enum>10007.</enum><header>Projects
eligible for assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
following projects may be carried out with amounts made available under this
title:</text>
<paragraph id="idb381a54cc10b44208a2a0218482f4664"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A project for
flood control or hurricane and storm damage reduction that the Secretary has
determined is technically sound, economically justified, and environmentally
acceptable, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2d358172b40a44b8b1eb7d381c014011"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a structural or
nonstructural measure to reduce flood risk, enhance stream flow, or protect
natural resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a6dd7d024514b1eb31e70611631d3b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a levee, dam,
tunnel, aqueduct, reservoir, or other related water infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc8a0e17e42b4f68989463edcfe41727"><enum>(2)</enum><text>One or more
activities that are eligible for assistance under section 603(c) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383(c)</external-xref>), notwithstanding the public
ownership requirement under paragraph (1) of that subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28bb2caf73cd4b35ad7eb5f5860ff883"><enum>(3)</enum><text>One or more
activities described in section 1452(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id094462ac582d49ed94f0934bd2506d1d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A project for
enhanced energy efficiency in the operation of a public water system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbdb3ad1af19e4c1da2bd0d4a7bd430e2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A project for
repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of a treatment works, community water
system, or aging water distribution facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38ec0f171ad0464b811757e205cb8fd2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A brackish or sea
water desalination project, a managed aquifer recharge project, or a water
recycling project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbae1a3013b754f468d7cb023ffff97aa"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Acquisition of
real property or an interest in real property—</text>
<subparagraph id="id627119A36B2E4961B222FB211223C99C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if the
acquisition is integral to a project described in paragraphs (1) through (6);
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E4F92098B344065B668FBA208100F6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursuant to an
existing plan that, in the judgment of the Administrator or the Secretary, as
applicable, would mitigate the environmental impacts of water resources
infrastructure projects otherwise eligible for assistance under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71301640ca6740a3905c5f9b4a728c7e"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A combination of
projects, each of which is eligible under paragraph (2) or (3), for which a
State infrastructure financing authority submits to the Administrator a single
application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81773bda6beb4a9a9adafb7e40f0ae2c"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A combination of
projects secured by a common security pledge, each of which is eligible under
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), for which an eligible entity,
or a combination of eligible entities, submits a single application.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idCB0F1E33E09B43F3BB11C419F1DB4182"><enum>10008.</enum><header>Activities
eligible for assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
purposes of this title, an eligible activity with respect to an eligible
project includes the cost of—</text>
<paragraph id="idab1ece6c99a1487dab4aac4222f404be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development-phase
activities, including planning, feasibility analysis (including any related
analysis necessary to carry out an eligible project), revenue forecasting,
environmental review, permitting, preliminary engineering and design work, and
other preconstruction activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id402278254c744b9eb59718a2b82c9ac7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, and replacement activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33986783DCA2478CA1238B6E5C4F50DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the acquisition
of real property or an interest in real property (including water rights, land
relating to the project, and improvements to land), environmental mitigation
(including acquisitions pursuant to section 10007(7)), construction
contingencies, and acquisition of equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb2dff350438e440cbe016ddd64e24368"><enum>(4)</enum><text>capitalized
interest necessary to meet market requirements, reasonably required reserve
funds, capital issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during construction;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAC7FD0BC6D5545508CBAD7CD49053942"><enum>(5)</enum><text>refinancing
interim construction funding, long-term project obligations, or a secured loan
or loan guarantee made under this title.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idBDA7FEFC7CF1499C8366927A9752B550"><enum>10009.</enum><header>Determination
of eligibility and project selection</header>
<subsection id="idaedab3e6be004c2ba57923d2aebf6b6d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility
requirements</header><text>To be eligible to receive financial assistance under
this title, a project shall meet the following criteria, as determined by the
Secretary or Administrator, as applicable:</text>
<paragraph id="id1f769c4f68d748c78520851cf6d1f079"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Creditworthiness</header>
<subparagraph id="id33e99cc6c9444f79b7d29cc4c6942946"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the project shall be
creditworthy, which shall be determined by the Secretary or the Administrator,
as applicable, who shall ensure that any financing for the project has
appropriate security features, such as a rate covenant, to ensure
repayment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d50861d4d5041848fdab7f8ddea030b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Preliminary
rating opinion letter</header><text>The Secretary or the Administrator, as
applicable, shall require each project applicant to provide a preliminary
rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating agency indicating that the senior
obligations of the project (which may be the Federal credit instrument) have
the potential to achieve an investment-grade rating.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F143C284BA745EA92A1246C07351609"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain combined projects</header><text>The Administrator shall develop a
credit evaluation process for a Federal credit instrument provided to a State
infrastructure financing authority for a project under section 10007(8) or an
entity for a project under section 10007(9), which may include requiring the
provision of a preliminary rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8325c558c48544e78065068024a4dce0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
project costs</header><text>The eligible project costs of a project shall be
reasonably anticipated to be not less than $20,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id733b942b7f2e4ec9a11743d4b0946de8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dedicated
revenue sources</header><text>The Federal credit instrument for the project
shall be repayable, in whole or in part, from dedicated revenue sources that
also secure the project obligations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideb7517618eba402fa7731eb352dd10e0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
sponsorship of private entities</header><text>In the case of a project carried
out by an entity that is not a State or local government or an agency or
instrumentality of a State or local government, the project shall be publicly
sponsored.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id26339d247e244519ba0edafa45b019e8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header>
<paragraph id="id3f7ada9f4d3f407487f2042d0c4a164b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall establish criteria for the
selection of projects that meet the eligibility requirements of subsection (a),
in accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide941ef83b5e24a5abd2d168b8616c2fa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
selection criteria shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idcac4cabb002b4dc78ef92e7b349d1945"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to
which the project is nationally or regionally significant, with respect to the
generation of economic and public benefits, such as—</text>
<clause id="id2424766AD6A44CBDB2F2806DD1BE2692"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
reduction of flood risk;</text>
</clause><clause id="id89B721FE257849D8AAACE6F1F128D227"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the improvement
of water quality;</text>
</clause><clause id="id919FAB5749984C25BB57104E2F35E79C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the protection
of drinking water; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE05F890939184270B3813B7B62491F49"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the support of
international commerce.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5caabf0f75a421699284b1455bb75bd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The extent to
which the project financing plan includes public or private financing in
addition to assistance under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id573ef38b3e7541838d94faa0f584322d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The likelihood
that assistance under this title would enable the project to proceed at an
earlier date than the project would otherwise be able to proceed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd62213cb17184a4e85e56a44202a145d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The extent to
which the project uses new or innovative approaches.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3dbf4538ed2a49b68b30b8180564d483"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The amount of
budget authority required to fund the Federal credit instrument made available
under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6eb10552773545e6b89d86f73a6092b9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The extent to
which the project—</text>
<clause id="idA80E1CC4C9184C96BDF09EB6810E2CB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protects against
extreme weather events, such as floods or hurricanes; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id31D46F171E9B48EAB00F0166F35CF197"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>helps maintain
or protect the environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1175a79ef1884d78bf8fc7445cbbe4d1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The extent to
which a project serves regions with significant energy exploration,
development, or production areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18a96d0ebb17468f90468be67c8c7444"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The extent to
which a project serves regions with significant water resource challenges,
including the need to address—</text>
<clause id="id789ad3e6a9174bb1ae5050705c7eeab3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>water quality
concerns in areas of regional, national, or international significance;</text>
</clause><clause id="id69c45cc3b8ba41b193dc2b892f31bf11"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water quantity
concerns related to groundwater, surface water, or other water sources;</text>
</clause><clause id="idbc2388c7f26f423d936d461c97b045c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>significant
flood risk;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide9e77652025e4519842f0047678ae29e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>water resource
challenges identified in existing regional, State, or multistate agreements;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="idcddf03861f7f40fba45813d868bf0934"><enum>(v)</enum><text>water resources
with exceptional recreational value or ecological importance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE66FFE6C27BE49349FC3C54F438314B9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The extent to
which assistance under this title reduces the contribution of Federal
assistance to the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE014D85DED3D4F79992FEDF9598ABFE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain combined projects</header><text>For a project described in section
10007(8), the Administrator shall only consider the criteria described in
subparagraphs (B) through (I) of paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idceed9972c8ac48d68a5c9226bd97943b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal
requirements</header><text>Nothing in this section supersedes the applicability
of other requirements of Federal law (including regulations).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id66fbcc43522c4bfbb5c1e6a326634cfd"><enum>10010.</enum><header>Secured
loans</header>
<subsection id="idaedb310a15c04835a7f6b1c2bef5815b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agreements</header>
<paragraph id="idb191fb1823ae40d5a4ba93a65eea1430"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), the Secretary or
the Administrator, as applicable, may enter into agreements with 1 or more
obligors to make secured loans, the proceeds of which shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1a7ccc44dd0f467fa41c2bc3e8ef2ce4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to finance
eligible project costs of any project selected under section 10009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae5ae44f355244c28ebf0e6b70e2ab36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to refinance
interim construction financing of eligible project costs of any project
selected under section 10009; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b0bdd164cb4402a8dc40ce767a0b96c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to refinance
long-term project obligations or Federal credit instruments, if that
refinancing provides additional funding capacity for the completion,
enhancement, or expansion of any project that—</text>
<clause id="id6d8f36b385ae42a3abc1bd1b0ae2ea1c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
selected under section 10009; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idf02cb9954ec64f6baedfd289f1864056"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>otherwise meets
the requirements of section 10009.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b2915b814884cff9d2c84527eeabd27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
refinancing of interim construction financing</header><text>A secured loan
under paragraph (1) shall not be used to refinance interim construction
financing under paragraph (1)(B) later than 1 year after the date of
substantial completion of the applicable project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id036b6408fa9540a7b191ffa871680250"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial risk
assessment</header><text>Before entering into an agreement under this
subsection for a secured loan, the Secretary or the Administrator, as
applicable, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and each rating agency providing a preliminary rating opinion letter
under section 10009(a)(1)(B), shall determine an appropriate capital reserve
subsidy amount for the secured loan, taking into account each such preliminary
rating opinion letter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd78997f81dd042d092e447d62dec5635"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Investment-grade
rating requirement</header><text>The execution of a secured loan under this
section shall be contingent on receipt by the senior obligations of the project
of an investment-grade rating.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida482026bd4fd49db922753de1fe88b6e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id4daeed3cbcb340b180352898ff76267e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A secured loan provided for a project under this section
shall be subject to such terms and conditions, and contain such covenants,
representations, warranties, and requirements (including requirements for
audits), as the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b5bd91f70b441ce8197edc8982f554a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>The amount of a secured loan under this section shall not
exceed the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA3D185CC9A854768AC25A75014CF7B0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal
to 49 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id857FE6A3A82640D0AE9A9630348790B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the secured
loan does not receive an investment-grade rating, the amount of the senior
project obligations of the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9cb05678cab84cbb92c2625d4f3d941a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>A
secured loan under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id67dc4e8f44484653bd4f7a9d5637e521"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be payable,
in whole or in part, from State or local taxes, user fees, or other dedicated
revenue sources that also secure the senior project obligations of the relevant
project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefd086fa60814f019e65c4c6178ef934"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include a
rate covenant, coverage requirement, or similar security feature supporting the
project obligations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfd45e4bd2a542b99587dde583bc50c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may have a lien
on revenues described in subparagraph (A), subject to any lien securing project
obligations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idff7cfb2125ca4b1f9eb79f3781cfaacb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interest
rate</header><text>The interest rate on a secured loan under this section shall
be not less than the yield on United States Treasury securities of a similar
maturity to the maturity of the secured loan on the date of execution of the
loan agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide2becb32b6a64da1a89b693a5d3c2f2b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Maturity
date</header>
<subparagraph id="idF891E52291B84D31ADFD1657D91C5CC2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The final maturity date of a secured loan under this
section shall be not later than 35 years after the date of substantial
completion of the relevant project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25B6A31FE57E4238B259E33099276A37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule
for State infrastructure financing authorities</header><text>The final maturity
date of a secured loan to a State infrastructure financing authority under this
section shall be not later than 35 years after the date on which amounts are
first disbursed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc4c2fac724b4d27adcabdad9af89305"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nonsubordination</header><text>A
secured loan under this section shall not be subordinated to the claims of any
holder of project obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or
liquidation of the obligor of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8384e6be03d840f88a47114807b23808"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may establish fees at a level
sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of
making a secured loan under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95896d5a3a154bf1a38a14c026b73fb0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header><text>The proceeds of a secured loan under this section may be
used to pay any non-Federal share of project costs required if the loan is
repayable from non-Federal funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6d8309afe67747cba6af0ad2594c127a"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Maximum federal
involvement</header>
<subparagraph id="ida4fc54bae55b4f4a887ad9f5f62f012e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for each project
for which assistance is provided under this title, the total amount of Federal
assistance shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81d6952d87c649db9b9d28b2c5c7ccfe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to any rural water project—</text>
<clause id="id78490283a209491a932b667e99aeb1f6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is
authorized to be carried out by the Secretary of the Interior;</text>
</clause><clause id="idb891a35998724de4a3f7a7a5273902b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that includes
among its beneficiaries a federally recognized Indian tribe; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5f2ceefe1ff845d5897448b17e158015"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for which the
authorized Federal share of the total project costs is greater than the amount
described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida95426ffad994c14a72b94d96bc47a15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repayment</header>
<paragraph id="idf153580ce5f148eebcf948fd6f755655"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text>The
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall establish a repayment
schedule for each secured loan provided under this section, based on the
projected cash flow from project revenues and other repayment sources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01007b9136584de7b8a527e8ff6961cd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commencement</header>
<subparagraph id="id72E12BC67ADE4ADE9CC0E5D961311ED4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Scheduled loan repayments of principal or interest on a
secured loan under this section shall commence not later than 5 years after the
date of substantial completion of the project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD63BDCB158854CFC91CA3A3460BC4FFB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule
for State infrastructure financing authorities</header><text>Scheduled loan
repayments of principal or interest on a secured loan to a State infrastructure
financing authority under this title shall commence not later than 5 years
after the date on which amounts are first disbursed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id35c88a112e554862a53ab22e0f76bafb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deferred
payments</header>
<subparagraph id="id4f254a21f4ca47b28dc825f0a5a35d64"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>If,
at any time after the date of substantial completion of a project for which a
secured loan is provided under this section, the project is unable to generate
sufficient revenues to pay the scheduled loan repayments of principal and
interest on the secured loan, the Secretary or the Administrator, as
applicable, subject to subparagraph (C), may allow the obligor to add unpaid
principal and interest to the outstanding balance of the secured loan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c02eb59d7c14861bd7f99ea13066ed8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interest</header><text>Any
payment deferred under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="idb51e86f4a62e4af8aa6471b7e5c74c47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continue to
accrue interest in accordance with subsection (b)(4) until fully repaid;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id32f6a5da45404e8db3c3deb2b6c1f3ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be
scheduled to be amortized over the remaining term of the secured loan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id390213cd208242c7b715d33dca8965ef"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<clause id="id65a22103325b4ed6948e761acde6f616"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any payment deferral under subparagraph (A) shall be
contingent on the project meeting such criteria as the Secretary or the
Administrator, as applicable, may establish.</text>
</clause><clause id="iddfe364bf72a743d08a7a33194853ec1f"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Repayment
standards</header><text>The criteria established under clause (i) shall include
standards for reasonable assurance of repayment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idddbb024d721f4c76abdf2ded66f2cecf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prepayment</header>
<subparagraph id="id859ca0e2398a4060ae14b2ba32219b9a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of excess
revenues</header><text>Any excess revenues that remain after satisfying
scheduled debt service requirements on the project obligations and secured loan
and all deposit requirements under the terms of any trust agreement, bond
resolution, or similar agreement securing project obligations may be applied
annually to prepay a secured loan under this section without penalty.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6525f146ce241f0acdc9f43af61f64f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of proceeds
of refinancing</header><text>A secured loan under this section may be prepaid
at any time without penalty from the proceeds of refinancing from non-Federal
funding sources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7bfb2682e2f446a5964c077be7069359"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sale of secured
loans</header>
<paragraph id="id325d7b27d6dd4db3a2309a8ab301498f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), as soon as practicable after
the date of substantial completion of a project and after providing a notice to
the obligor, the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may sell to
another entity or reoffer into the capital markets a secured loan for a project
under this section, if the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable,
determines that the sale or reoffering can be made on favorable terms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide31caf9b8b0a4632ab533d899d72bc90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consent of
obligor</header><text>In making a sale or reoffering under paragraph (1), the
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may not change the original
terms and conditions of the secured loan without the written consent of the
obligor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id988386c8f3e54e8e9b6b19aa02db9a08"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="id1fdfdab1f5f449859412374387dca33e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may
provide a loan guarantee to a lender in lieu of making a secured loan under
this section, if the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, determines
that the budgetary cost of the loan guarantee is substantially the same as that
of a secured loan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idec341183a09d4e98b4d9659695ef9a32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>The
terms of a loan guarantee provided under this subsection shall be consistent
with the terms established in this section for a secured loan, except that the
rate on the guaranteed loan and any prepayment features shall be negotiated
between the obligor and the lender, with the consent of the Secretary or the
Administrator, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9c225a9ca6f24c5d864e1b73f5538113"><enum>10011.</enum><header>Program
administration</header>
<subsection id="id7e004771c75d465f895739bdae95ea65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall establish a uniform system
to service the Federal credit instruments made available under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idba2029b1eb364424bb9e50231a0fbdca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="ideb0d201a9f2142b99c75d1d1b7f23e34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may
collect and spend fees, contingent on authority being provided in
appropriations Acts, at a level that is sufficient to cover—</text>
<subparagraph id="id304d588579b14e818e19f10ed8a25c1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the costs of
services of expert firms retained pursuant to subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc42298bef77841b79c06dc3f5d058844"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all or a portion
of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing the Federal credit
instruments provided under this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf694199846e8462db6d2ec53406e6115"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Servicer</header>
<paragraph id="id75b28d76d5734417b303fe9ba6dedd2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may
appoint a financial entity to assist the Secretary or the Administrator in
servicing the Federal credit instruments provided under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf6626cb542fe464b90ce2e4867364b82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>A
servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary
or the Administrator, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf49c6ba5294c460186f030a291ec0e74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fee</header><text>A
servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall receive a servicing fee, subject
to approval by the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id66848af79dd9418e8dcbfc520bfd9d44"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistance from
experts</header><text>The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may
retain the services, including counsel, of organizations and entities with
expertise in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the
underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments provided under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0f1daca5ec114a5d9cb12e09bf123203"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability
of other laws</header><text>Section 513 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1372">33 U.S.C. 1372</external-xref>) applies to the construction of a project carried out, in
whole or in part, with assistance made available through a Federal credit
instrument under this title in the same manner that section applies to a
treatment works for which a grant is made available under that Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9993fc821c8a4615a5e0168a489bf631"><enum>10012.</enum><header>State and
local permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The provision of
financial assistance for project under this title shall not—</text>
<paragraph id="ide4ba8f482e0d41768bd42b9553a199d2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relieve any
recipient of the assistance of any obligation to obtain any required State or
local permit or approval with respect to the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8aee58f256bd4ed58c25b9528967dff3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limit the right
of any unit of State or local government to approve or regulate any rate of
return on private equity invested in the project; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf497f1d8af24e419bd644d82a170199"><enum>(3)</enum><text>otherwise
supersede any State or local law (including any regulation) applicable to the
construction or operation of the project.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id3d970fec0c0946af96bfaffa423fbb6c"><enum>10013.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary or the Administrator, as
applicable, may promulgate such regulations as the Secretary or Administrator
determines to be appropriate to carry out this title.</text>
</section><section id="idc17a326f4cd5420797f1581726a411fa"><enum>10014.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="id6c6086f28e1048ca9ff6a44e302fbfa8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to each of the
Secretary and the Administrator to carry out this title $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd9e1c65f958742f180e63a3b83bce385"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out this title, the
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may use for the administration
of this title, including for the provision of technical assistance to aid
project sponsors in obtaining the necessary approvals for the project, not more
than $2,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ide99641eecc3045d68b10942851ec059e"><enum>10015.</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter,
the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report
summarizing for the projects that are receiving, or have received, assistance
under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="idF8EFFEAB149242B0B2A89B0A48064B14"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial performance of those
projects, including a recommendation as to whether the objectives of this title
are being met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE261341D978245A0B59C9AA5BFC3A0A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the public
benefit provided by those projects, including, as applicable, water quality
improvement, the protection of drinking water, and the reduction of flood
risk.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Extreme
weather</header>
<section id="idBECE9704DC0D486CA44B535EF36F098C"><enum>11001.</enum><header>Improving
management of flood and drought</header>
<subsection id="idA8E3969526B247E7A00DF6B4DE87F294"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National
Academy of Sciences to carry out a study and make recommendations relating to
options for reducing risk to human life and property from extreme weather
events, such as hurricanes, coastal storms, and inland flooding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id92DDA5C1A3F64CF2AE05C69577D7746D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
study under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id2f78998e19cb4365973847ffcbf943c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of
strategies and projects, including authorized water resources projects that
have not yet been constructed, implemented in the United States and worldwide
to respond to risk associated with extreme weather events;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7508f89f2db34ca58c5c00ed8619d944"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of
historical extreme weather events and the ability of existing infrastructure to
mitigate risks associated with those events;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9185f715617b4942a3d6cdc2f3144cd8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an estimation of
the funding necessary to improve infrastructure in the United States to reduce
risk associated with extreme weather events;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id820279d97267475eaad6dd9e0f867c66"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an analysis of
the adequacy of current funding sources and the identification of potential new
funding sources to finance the necessary infrastructure improvements referred
to in paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb82c4be50234b27bc64f2ee5cb34912"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an analysis of
the Federal, State, and local costs of natural disasters and the potential
cost-savings associated with implementing mitigation measures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA6BDA7CAEC8945F9893AFC532524A72E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
National Academy of Sciences may cooperate with the National Academy of Public
Administration to carry out 1 or more aspects of the study under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBDAE6CEBA64C43EF8D6886DA45CF5822"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after completion of the study under subsection (a), the
National Academy of Sciences shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id874DF815C03D417183D03538A377B161"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit a copy of
the study to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id935DBC77278242F08055462ACE817711"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make a copy of
the study available on a publicly accessible Internet site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA48232FD9B684222A5150E22D5A0DD00"><enum>11002.</enum><header>GAO study on
management of flood and drought</header>
<subsection id="idfcf14b4d815e46b2a69cf1bd9e2716c8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study of the strategies used
by the Corps of Engineers for the comprehensive management of water resources
in response to floods, storms, and droughts, including an historical review of
the ability of the Corps of Engineers to manage and respond to historical
drought, storm, and flood events.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id178fd6e2f7d64b19b97705ee2927c1c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
study under subsection (a) shall address—</text>
<paragraph id="id79be8717dfed40e4b4e1b3480bd9e849"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to
which existing water management activities of the Corps of Engineers can better
address and mitigate flood, storm damage, and drought impacts on a national
basis;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3c6c6cec68cf4aa29a0dbe8c2acd2738"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether existing
water resources projects built or maintained by the Corps of Engineers,
including dams, levees, floodwalls, flood gates, and other appurtenant
infrastructure were designed to adequately address flood, storm, and drought
impacts and the extent to which the water resources projects have been
successful at addressing those impacts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7B6EE8500A4742C2892ECE885FD63224"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether a
reevaluation of existing management approaches of the Corps of Engineers could
result in greater efficiencies in water management and project delivery that
would enable the Corps of Engineers to better prepare for, contain, and respond
to flood, storm, and drought conditions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4de005542fb8474986607275228a3fd6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any
recommendations for improving the planning processes of the Corps of Engineers
to provide opportunities for comprehensive management of water resources that
increases efficiency and improves response to flood, storm, and drought
conditions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84E327C826AF494BB4E56AA5E16F74BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any
recommendations for improving approaches to rebuilding or restoring
infrastructure and natural resources that contribute to risk reduction, such as
coastal wetlands, to prepare for flood and drought.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0EA4F14E117C4DDBB41F08B354FC40CF"><enum>11003.</enum><header>Post-disaster
watershed assessments</header>
<subsection id="idC023B5F9DD18456B865481AB442BB009"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Watershed
assessments</header>
<paragraph id="idFF5AC5AF68B8404F80C1BC3EC919093F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In an area that the President has declared a major
disaster in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>), the Secretary may carry
out a watershed assessment to identify, to the maximum extent practicable,
specific flood risk reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, or
ecosystem restoration project recommendations that will help to rehabilitate
damaged infrastructure and reduce risks to human life and property from future
natural disasters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd902ce436b3b452687cec1c56d82a763"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
projects</header><text>A watershed assessment carried out under paragraph (1)
may identify existing projects being carried out under 1 or more of the
authorities referred to in subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7859540c0af9490d89c9f2c70a01de1c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duplicate
watershed assessments</header><text>In carrying out a watershed assessment
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use all existing watershed assessments
and related information developed by the Secretary or other Federal, State, or
local entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE72F9D81F8BD4E568221CFF3F7D8E687"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects</header>
<paragraph id="id3A6B19209CB44770B3E115C001BF1B66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may carry out 1 or more small projects
identified in a watershed assessment under subsection (a) that the Secretary
would otherwise be authorized to carry out under—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6AD103959D024341A8017DD1C4D9D771"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 205 of
the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01521B21BA7C44098CA102B531964FB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 111 of
the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426i">33 U.S.C. 426i</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4E1B5E046B4411C8BEDA17F9F573151"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 206 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC797509E93D140119F0CABC96E2C0D27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>section 1135 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2309a">33 U.S.C. 2309a</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id258F375DE9A4499FAAB637B191FE1157"><enum>(E)</enum><text>section 107 of
the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF970B5FAE660483E9D598F269966CF53"><enum>(F)</enum><text>section 3 of the
Act of August 13, 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426g">33 U.S.C. 426g</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1B993714FD6D480AB1FD5265A13E73AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
projects</header><text>In carrying out a project under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3DEE899FE3324EC2A2A7A48642B79035"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, use all existing information and studies available for the
project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65BAAEBC54AB40B48E8EE54DAD01AB4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not require any
element of a study completed for the project prior to the disaster to be
repeated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC7812553C5884D9B8B00C0780235ECA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>All
requirements applicable to a project under the Acts described in subsection (b)
shall apply to the project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id814044AB3EDE44E6A7108400E69B1C3F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations on
assessments</header>
<paragraph id="idD4E609AC34DC4017B89ACA28D2249C01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A watershed assessment under subsection (a) shall be
initiated not later than 2 years after the date on which the major disaster
declaration is issued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9365EA353ECE46D1B97FF26FB621309D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a watershed
assessment under subsection (a) shall not exceed $1,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82A0B74A11D243F09168CFD4A9E32E73"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section>