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[H.R. 3080 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3080

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen


                                 An Act


 
  To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United 
  States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
               related resources, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.

                TITLE I--PROGRAM REFORMS AND STREAMLINING

Sec. 1001. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies.
Sec. 1002. Consolidation of studies.
Sec. 1003. Expedited completion of reports.
Sec. 1004. Removal of duplicative analyses.
Sec. 1005. Project acceleration.
Sec. 1006. Expediting the evaluation and processing of permits.
Sec. 1007. Expediting approval of modifications and alterations of 
          projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1008. Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities.
Sec. 1009. Enhanced use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement.
Sec. 1010. Determination of project completion.
Sec. 1011. Prioritization.
Sec. 1012. Transparency in accounting and administrative expenses.
Sec. 1013. Evaluation of project Partnership Agreements.
Sec. 1014. Study and construction of water resources development 
          projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1015. Contributions by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1016. Operation and maintenance of certain projects.
Sec. 1017. Acceptance of contributed funds to increase lock operations.
Sec. 1018. Credit for in-kind contributions.
Sec. 1019. Clarification of in-kind credit authority.
Sec. 1020. Transfer of excess credit.
Sec. 1021. Crediting authority for federally authorized navigation 
          projects.
Sec. 1022. Credit in lieu of reimbursement.
Sec. 1023. Additional contributions by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1024. Authority to accept and use materials and services.
Sec. 1025. Water resources projects on Federal land.
Sec. 1026. Clarification of impacts to other Federal facilities.
Sec. 1027. Clarification of munition disposal authorities.
Sec. 1028. Clarification of mitigation authority.
Sec. 1029. Clarification of interagency support authorities.
Sec. 1030. Continuing authority.
Sec. 1031. Tribal partnership program.
Sec. 1032. Territories of the United States.
Sec. 1033. Corrosion prevention.
Sec. 1034. Advanced modeling technologies.
Sec. 1035. Recreational access.
Sec. 1036. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction.
Sec. 1037. Hurricane and storm damage reduction.
Sec. 1038. Reduction of Federal costs for hurricane and storm damage 
          reduction projects.
Sec. 1039. Invasive species.
Sec. 1040. Fish and wildlife mitigation.
Sec. 1041. Mitigation status report.
Sec. 1042. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 1043. Non-Federal implementation pilot program.
Sec. 1044. Independent peer review.
Sec. 1045. Report on surface elevations at drought affected lakes.
Sec. 1046. Reservoir operations and water supply.
Sec. 1047. Special use permits.
Sec. 1048. America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational 
          Lands Pass program.
Sec. 1049. Applicability of spill prevention, control, and 
          countermeasure rule.
Sec. 1050. Namings.
Sec. 1051. Interstate water agreements and compacts.
Sec. 1052. Sense of Congress regarding water resources development 
          bills.

                          TITLE II--NAVIGATION

                      Subtitle A--Inland Waterways

Sec. 2001. Definitions.
Sec. 2002. Project delivery process reforms.
Sec. 2003. Efficiency of revenue collection.
Sec. 2004. Inland waterways revenue studies.
Sec. 2005. Inland waterways stakeholder roundtable.
Sec. 2006. Preserving the Inland Waterway Trust Fund.
Sec. 2007. Inland waterways oversight.
Sec. 2008. Assessment of operation and maintenance needs of the Atlantic 
          Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Sec. 2009. Inland waterways riverbank stabilization.
Sec. 2010. Upper Mississippi River protection.
Sec. 2011. Corps of Engineers lock and dam energy development.
Sec. 2012. Restricted areas at Corps of Engineers dams.
Sec. 2013. Operation and maintenance of fuel taxed inland waterways.

                 Subtitle B--Port and Harbor Maintenance

Sec. 2101. Funding for harbor maintenance programs.
Sec. 2102. Operation and maintenance of harbor projects.
Sec. 2103. Consolidation of deep draft navigation expertise.
Sec. 2104. Remote and subsistence harbors.
Sec. 2105. Arctic deep draft port development partnerships.
Sec. 2106. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports.
Sec. 2107. Preserving United States harbors.

  TITLE III--SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDRESSING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS

                         Subtitle A--Dam Safety

Sec. 3001. Dam Safety.

                        Subtitle B--Levee Safety

Sec. 3011. Systemwide improvement framework.
Sec. 3012. Management of flood risk reduction projects.
Sec. 3013. Vegetation management policy.
Sec. 3014. Levee certifications.
Sec. 3015. Planning assistance to States.
Sec. 3016. Levee safety.
Sec. 3017. Rehabilitation of existing levees.

 Subtitle C--Additional Safety Improvements and Risk Reduction Measures

Sec. 3021. Use of innovative materials.
Sec. 3022. Durability, sustainability, and resilience.
Sec. 3023. Study on risk reduction.
Sec. 3024. Management of flood, drought, and storm damage.
Sec. 3025. Post-disaster watershed assessments.
Sec. 3026. Hurricane and storm damage reduction study.
Sec. 3027. Emergency communication of risk.
Sec. 3028. Safety assurance review.
Sec. 3029. Emergency response to natural disasters.

                TITLE IV--RIVER BASINS AND COASTAL AREAS

Sec. 4001. River basin commissions.
Sec. 4002. Mississippi River.
Sec. 4003. Missouri River.
Sec. 4004. Arkansas River.
Sec. 4005. Columbia Basin.
Sec. 4006. Rio Grande.
Sec. 4007. Northern Rockies headwaters.
Sec. 4008. Rural Western water.
Sec. 4009. North Atlantic Coastal Region.
Sec. 4010. Chesapeake Bay.
Sec. 4011. Louisiana coastal area.
Sec. 4012. Red River Basin.
Sec. 4013. Technical corrections.
Sec. 4014. Ocean and coastal resiliency.

                 TITLE V--WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING

        Subtitle A--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds

Sec. 5001. General authority for capitalization grants.
Sec. 5002. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 5003. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 5004. Requirements.
Sec. 5005. Report on the allotment of funds.
Sec. 5006. Effective date.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

Sec. 5011. Watershed pilot projects.
Sec. 5012. Definition of treatment works.
Sec. 5013. Funding for Indian programs.
Sec. 5014. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot 
          program.

             Subtitle C--Innovative Financing Pilot Projects

Sec. 5021. Short title.
Sec. 5022. Definitions.
Sec. 5023. Authority to provide assistance.
Sec. 5024. Applications.
Sec. 5025. Eligible entities.
Sec. 5026. Projects eligible for assistance.
Sec. 5027. Activities eligible for assistance.
Sec. 5028. Determination of eligibility and project selection.
Sec. 5029. Secured loans.
Sec. 5030. Program administration.
Sec. 5031. State, tribal, and local permits.
Sec. 5032. Regulations.
Sec. 5033. Funding.
Sec. 5034. Reports on pilot program implementation.
Sec. 5035. Requirements.

            TITLE VI--DEAUTHORIZATION AND BACKLOG PREVENTION

Sec. 6001. Deauthorization of inactive projects.
Sec. 6002. Review of Corps of Engineers assets.
Sec. 6003. Backlog prevention.
Sec. 6004. Deauthorizations.
Sec. 6005. Land conveyances.

                TITLE VII--WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 7001. Annual report to Congress.
Sec. 7002. Authorization of final feasibility studies.
Sec. 7003. Authorization of project modifications recommended by the 
          Secretary.
Sec. 7004. Expedited consideration in the House and Senate.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
    In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
Army.

               TITLE I--PROGRAM REFORMS AND STREAMLINING

SEC. 1001. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF STUDIES.
    (a) In General.--To the extent practicable, a feasibility study 
initiated by the Secretary, after the date of enactment of this Act, 
under section 905(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2282(a)) shall--
        (1) result in the completion of a final feasibility report not 
    later than 3 years after the date of initiation;
        (2) have a maximum Federal cost of $3,000,000; and
        (3) ensure that personnel from the district, division, and 
    headquarters levels of the Corps of Engineers concurrently conduct 
    the review required under that section.
    (b) Extension.--If the Secretary determines that a feasibility 
study described in subsection (a) will not be conducted in accordance 
with subsection (a), the Secretary, not later than 30 days after the 
date of making the determination, shall--
        (1) prepare an updated feasibility study schedule and cost 
    estimate;
        (2) notify the non-Federal feasibility cost-sharing partner 
    that the feasibility study has been delayed; and
        (3) provide written notice to the Committee on Environment and 
    Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives as to the reasons 
    the requirements of subsection (a) are not attainable.
    (c) Termination of Authorization.--A feasibility study for which 
the Secretary has issued a determination under subsection (b) is not 
authorized after the last day of the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of the determination if the Secretary has not completed the study 
on or before such last day.
    (d) Exception.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 
    (c), the Secretary may extend the timeline of a study by a period 
    not to exceed 3 years, if the Secretary determines that the 
    feasibility study is too complex to comply with the requirements of 
    subsections (a) and (c).
        (2) Factors.--In making a determination that a study is too 
    complex to comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (c), 
    the Secretary shall consider--
            (A) the type, size, location, scope, and overall cost of 
        the project;
            (B) whether the project will use any innovative design or 
        construction techniques;
            (C) whether the project will require significant action by 
        other Federal, State, or local agencies;
            (D) whether there is significant public dispute as to the 
        nature or effects of the project; and
            (E) whether there is significant public dispute as to the 
        economic or environmental costs or benefits of the project.
        (3) Notification.--Each time the Secretary makes a 
    determination under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide 
    written notice to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
    the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    of the House of Representatives as to the results of that 
    determination, including an identification of the specific 1 or 
    more factors used in making the determination that the project is 
    complex.
        (4) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not extend the timeline 
    for a feasibility study for a period of more than 7 years, and any 
    feasibility study that is not completed before that date shall no 
    longer be authorized.
    (e) Reviews.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
initiation of a study described in subsection (a) for a project, the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) take all steps necessary to initiate the process for 
    completing federally mandated reviews that the Secretary is 
    required to complete as part of the study, including the 
    environmental review process under section 1005;
        (2) convene a meeting of all Federal, tribal, and State 
    agencies identified under section 2045(e) of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348(e)) that may be required by 
    law to conduct or issue a review, analysis, or opinion on or to 
    make a determination concerning a permit or license for the study; 
    and
        (3) take all steps necessary to provide information that will 
    enable required reviews and analyses related to the project to be 
    conducted by other agencies in a thorough and timely manner.
    (f) Interim Report.--Not later than 18 months 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 and 
make publicly available a report that describes--
        (1) the status of the implementation of the planning process 
    under this section, including the number of participating projects;
        (2) a review of project delivery schedules, including a 
    description of any delays on those studies participating in the 
    planning process under this section; and
        (3) any recommendations for additional authority necessary to 
    support efforts to expedite the feasibility study process for water 
    resource projects.
    (g) Final Report.--Not later than 4 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 and 
make publicly available a report that describes--
        (1) the status of the implementation of this section, including 
    a description of each feasibility study subject to the requirements 
    of this section;
        (2) the amount of time taken to complete each feasibility 
    study; and
        (3) any recommendations for additional authority necessary to 
    support efforts to expedite the feasibility study process, 
    including an analysis of whether the limitation established by 
    subsection (a)(2) needs to be adjusted to address the impacts of 
    inflation.
SEC. 1002. CONSOLIDATION OF STUDIES.
    (a) In General.--
        (1) Repeal.--Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)) is repealed.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 905(a)(1) of the Water 
    Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(a)(1)) is amended 
    by striking ``perform a reconnaissance study and''.
    (b) Contents of Feasibility Reports.--Section 905(a)(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``A feasibility report 
shall include a preliminary analysis of the Federal interest and the 
costs, benefits, and environmental impacts of the project.''.
    (c) Feasibility Studies.--Section 905 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(g) Detailed Project Schedule.--
        ``(1) In general.--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.
        ``(2) Detailed project schedule milestones.--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).
        ``(3) Non-federal interest notification.--Each District 
    Engineer shall submit by certified mail the detailed project 
    schedule under paragraph (2) to each relevant non-Federal 
    interest--
            ``(A) 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 subsection, not later than 180 days after the 
        establishment of milestones under paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) 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.
        ``(4) Congressional and public notification.--Beginning in the 
    first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this 
    subsection, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) 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
            ``(B) 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.
        ``(5) Failure to act.--If a District Engineer fails to meet any 
    of the deadlines in the project schedule under paragraph (2), the 
    District Engineer shall--
            ``(A) not later than 30 days after each missed deadline, 
        submit to the non-Federal interest a report detailing--
                ``(i) why the District Engineer failed to meet the 
            deadline; and
                ``(ii) a revised project schedule reflecting amended 
            deadlines for the feasibility study; and
            ``(B) 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).''.
    (d) Applicability.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out a 
study for which a reconnaissance level investigation has been initiated 
before the date of enactment of this Act as if this section, including 
the amendments made by this section, had not been enacted.
SEC. 1003. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS.
    The Secretary shall--
        (1) expedite the completion of any on-going feasibility study 
    for a project initiated before the date of enactment of this Act; 
    and
        (2) if the Secretary determines that the project is justified 
    in a completed report, proceed directly to preconstruction 
    planning, engineering, and design of the project in accordance with 
    section 910 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
    U.S.C. 2287).
SEC. 1004. REMOVAL OF DUPLICATIVE ANALYSES.
    Section 911 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2288) is repealed.
SEC. 1005. PROJECT ACCELERATION.
    (a) Project Acceleration.--
        (1) Amendment.--Section 2045 of the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2045. PROJECT ACCELERATION.
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Environmental impact statement.--The term `environmental 
    impact statement' means the detailed statement of environmental 
    impacts of a project required to be prepared pursuant to the 
    National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
        ``(2) Environmental review process.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `environmental review process' 
        means the process of preparing an environmental impact 
        statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or 
        other document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
        1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a project study.
            ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `environmental review process' 
        includes the process for and completion of any environmental 
        permit, approval, review, or study required for a project study 
        under any Federal law other than the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
        ``(3) Federal jurisdictional agency.--The term `Federal 
    jurisdictional agency' means a Federal agency with jurisdiction 
    delegated by law, regulation, order, or otherwise over a review, 
    analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or 
    decision required for a project study under applicable Federal laws 
    (including regulations).
        ``(4) Federal lead agency.--The term `Federal lead agency' 
    means the Corps of Engineers.
        ``(5) Project.--The term `project' means a water resources 
    development project to be carried out by the Secretary.
        ``(6) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' has the 
    meaning given the term `non-Federal interest' in section 221(b) of 
    the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)).
        ``(7) Project study.--The term `project study' means a 
    feasibility study for a project carried out pursuant to section 905 
    of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282).
    ``(b) Applicability.--
        ``(1) In general.--This section--
            ``(A) shall apply to each project study that is initiated 
        after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and 
        Development Act of 2014 and for which an environmental impact 
        statement is prepared under the National Environmental Policy 
        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
            ``(B) may be applied, to the extent determined appropriate 
        by the Secretary, to other project studies initiated after such 
        date of enactment and for which an environmental review process 
        document is prepared under that Act.
        ``(2) Flexibility.--Any authority granted under this section 
    may be exercised, and any requirement established under this 
    section may be satisfied, for the conduct of an environmental 
    review process for a project study, a class of project studies, or 
    a program of project studies.
        ``(3) List of project studies.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall annually prepare, 
        and make publicly available, a separate list of each study that 
        the Secretary has determined--
                ``(i) meets the standards described in paragraph (1); 
            and
                ``(ii) does not have adequate funding to make 
            substantial progress toward the completion of the project 
            study.
            ``(B) Inclusions.--The Secretary shall include for each 
        project study on the list under subparagraph (A) a description 
        of the estimated amounts necessary to make substantial progress 
        on the project study.
    ``(c) Project Review Process.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and implement a 
    coordinated environmental review process for the development of 
    project studies.
        ``(2) Coordinated review.--The coordinated environmental review 
    process described in paragraph (1) shall require that any review, 
    analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or 
    decision issued or made by a Federal, State, or local governmental 
    agency or an Indian tribe for a project study described in 
    subsection (b) be conducted, to the maximum extent practicable, 
    concurrently with any other applicable governmental agency or 
    Indian tribe.
        ``(3) Timing.--The coordinated environmental review process 
    under this subsection shall be completed not later than the date on 
    which the Secretary, in consultation and concurrence with the 
    agencies identified under subsection (e), establishes with respect 
    to the project study.
    ``(d) Lead Agencies.--
        ``(1) Joint lead agencies.--
            ``(A) In general.--At the discretion of the Secretary and 
        subject to the requirements of the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the 
        requirements of section 1506.8 of title 40, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or successor regulations), including the 
        concurrence of the proposed joint lead agency, a project 
        sponsor may serve as the joint lead agency.
            ``(B) Project sponsor as joint lead agency.--A project 
        sponsor that is a State or local governmental entity may--
                ``(i) with the concurrence of the Secretary, serve as a 
            joint lead agency with the Federal lead agency for purposes 
            of preparing any environmental document under the National 
            Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
            and
                ``(ii) prepare any environmental review process 
            document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
            1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) required in support of any 
            action or approval by the Secretary if--

                    ``(I) the Secretary provides guidance in the 
                preparation process and independently evaluates that 
                document;
                    ``(II) the project sponsor complies with all 
                requirements applicable to the Secretary under--

                        ``(aa) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                    1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                        ``(bb) any regulation implementing that Act; 
                    and
                        ``(cc) any other applicable Federal law; and

                    ``(III) 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.

        ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
            ``(A) the project sponsor complies with all design and 
        mitigation commitments made jointly by the Secretary and the 
        project sponsor in any environmental document prepared by the 
        project sponsor in accordance with this subsection; and
            ``(B) any environmental document prepared by the project 
        sponsor is appropriately supplemented to address any changes to 
        the project the Secretary determines are necessary.
        ``(3) Adoption and use of documents.--Any environmental 
    document prepared in accordance with this subsection shall be 
    adopted and used by any Federal agency making any determination 
    related to the project study to the same extent that the Federal 
    agency could adopt or use a document prepared by another Federal 
    agency under--
            ``(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
            ``(B) parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or successor regulations).
        ``(4) Roles and responsibility of lead agency.--With respect to 
    the environmental review process for any project study, the Federal 
    lead agency shall have authority and responsibility--
            ``(A) to take such actions as are necessary and proper and 
        within the authority of the Federal lead agency to facilitate 
        the expeditious resolution of the environmental review process 
        for the project study; and
            ``(B) to prepare or ensure that any required environmental 
        impact statement or other environmental review document for a 
        project study required to be completed under the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) is 
        completed in accordance with this section and applicable 
        Federal law.
    ``(e) Participating and Cooperating Agencies.--
        ``(1) Identification of jurisdictional agencies.--With respect 
    to carrying out the environmental review process for a project 
    study, the Secretary shall identify, as early as practicable in the 
    environmental review process, all Federal, State, and local 
    government agencies and Indian tribes that may--
            ``(A) have jurisdiction over the project;
            ``(B) be required by law to conduct or issue a review, 
        analysis, opinion, or statement for the project study; or
            ``(C) be required to make a determination on issuing a 
        permit, license, or other approval or decision for the project 
        study.
        ``(2) State authority.--If the environmental review process is 
    being implemented by the Secretary for a project study 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--
            ``(A) have jurisdiction over the project;
            ``(B) are required to conduct or issue a review, analysis, 
        opinion, or statement for the project study; or
            ``(C) are required to make a determination on issuing a 
        permit, license, or other approval or decision for the project 
        study.
        ``(3) Invitation.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Federal lead agency shall invite, as 
        early as practicable in the environmental review process, any 
        agency identified under paragraph (1) to become a participating 
        or cooperating agency, as applicable, in the environmental 
        review process for the project study.
            ``(B) Deadline.--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 
        Federal lead agency for good cause.
        ``(4) Procedures.--Section 1501.6 of title 40, Code of Federal 
    Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Water 
    Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) shall govern the 
    identification and the participation of a cooperating agency.
        ``(5) Federal cooperating agencies.--Any Federal agency that is 
    invited by the Federal lead agency to participate in the 
    environmental review process for a project study shall be 
    designated as a cooperating agency by the Federal lead agency 
    unless the invited agency informs the Federal lead agency, in 
    writing, by the deadline specified in the invitation that the 
    invited agency--
            ``(A)(i)(I) has no jurisdiction or authority with respect 
        to the project;
                ``(II) has no expertise or information relevant to the 
            project; or
                ``(III) does not have adequate funds to participate in 
            the project; and
            ``(ii) does not intend to submit comments on the project; 
        or
            ``(B) does not intend to submit comments on the project.
        ``(6) Administration.--A participating or cooperating agency 
    shall comply with this section and any schedule established under 
    this section.
        ``(7) Effect of designation.--Designation as a participating or 
    cooperating agency under this subsection shall not imply that the 
    participating or cooperating agency--
            ``(A) supports a proposed project; or
            ``(B) has any jurisdiction over, or special expertise with 
        respect to evaluation of, the project.
        ``(8) Concurrent reviews.--Each participating or cooperating 
    agency shall--
            ``(A) 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 
        prevent the participating or cooperating agency from conducting 
        needed analysis or otherwise carrying out those obligations; 
        and
            ``(B) 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.
    ``(f) Programmatic Compliance.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue guidance regarding 
    the use of programmatic approaches to carry out the environmental 
    review process that--
            ``(A) eliminates repetitive discussions of the same issues;
            ``(B) focuses on the actual issues ripe for analyses at 
        each level of review;
            ``(C) establishes a formal process for coordinating with 
        participating and cooperating agencies, including the creation 
        of a list of all data that is needed to carry out an 
        environmental review process; and
            ``(D) complies with--
                ``(i) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
            U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                ``(ii) all other applicable laws.
        ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
    Secretary shall--
            ``(A) as the first step in drafting guidance under that 
        paragraph, consult with relevant Federal, State, and local 
        governmental agencies, Indian tribes, and the public on the 
        appropriate use and scope of the programmatic approaches;
            ``(B) emphasize the importance of collaboration among 
        relevant Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, and 
        Indian tribes in undertaking programmatic reviews, especially 
        with respect to including reviews with a broad geographical 
        scope;
            ``(C) ensure that the programmatic reviews--
                ``(i) promote transparency, including of the analyses 
            and data used in the environmental review process, the 
            treatment of any deferred issues raised by Federal, State, 
            and local governmental agencies, Indian tribes, or the 
            public, and the temporal and special scales to be used to 
            analyze those issues;
                ``(ii) use accurate and timely information in the 
            environmental review process, including--

                    ``(I) criteria for determining the general duration 
                of the usefulness of the review; and
                    ``(II) the timeline for updating any out-of-date 
                review;

                ``(iii) describe--

                    ``(I) the relationship between programmatic 
                analysis and future tiered analysis; and
                    ``(II) the role of the public in the creation of 
                future tiered analysis; and

                ``(iv) are available to other relevant Federal, State, 
            and local governmental agencies, Indian tribes, and the 
            public;
            ``(D) allow not fewer than 60 days of public notice and 
        comment on any proposed guidance; and
            ``(E) address any comments received under subparagraph (D).
    ``(g) Coordinated Reviews.--
        ``(1) Coordination plan.--
            ``(A) Establishment.--
                ``(i) In general.--The Federal lead agency shall, after 
            consultation with and with the concurrence of each 
            participating and cooperating agency and the project 
            sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable, establish a 
            plan for coordinating public and agency participation in, 
            and comment on, the environmental review process for a 
            project study or a category of project studies.
                ``(ii) Incorporation.--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 (33 U.S.C. 2282(g)(2)).
            ``(B) Schedule.--
                ``(i) In general.--As soon as practicable but not later 
            than 45 days after the close of the public comment period 
            on a draft environmental impact statement, the Federal lead 
            agency, after consultation with and the concurrence of each 
            participating and cooperating agency and the project 
            sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable, shall 
            establish, as part of the coordination plan established in 
            subparagraph (A), a schedule for completion of the 
            environmental review process for the project study.
                ``(ii) Factors for consideration.--In establishing a 
            schedule, the Secretary shall consider factors such as--

                    ``(I) the responsibilities of participating and 
                cooperating agencies under applicable laws;
                    ``(II) the resources available to the project 
                sponsor, joint lead agency, and other relevant Federal 
                and State agencies, as applicable;
                    ``(III) the overall size and complexity of the 
                project;
                    ``(IV) the overall schedule for and cost of the 
                project; and
                    ``(V) the sensitivity of the natural and historical 
                resources that could be affected by the project.

                ``(iii) Modifications.--The Secretary may--

                    ``(I) lengthen a schedule established under clause 
                (i) for good cause; and
                    ``(II) shorten a schedule only with concurrence of 
                the affected participating and cooperating agencies and 
                the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as 
                applicable.

                ``(iv) Dissemination.--A copy of a schedule established 
            under clause (i) shall be--

                    ``(I) provided to each participating and 
                cooperating agency and the project sponsor or joint 
                lead agency, as applicable; and
                    ``(II) made available to the public.

        ``(2) Comment deadlines.--The Federal lead agency shall 
    establish the following deadlines for comment during the 
    environmental review process for a project study:
            ``(A) Draft environmental impact statements.--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--
                ``(i) a different deadline is established by agreement 
            of the Federal lead agency, the project sponsor or joint 
            lead agency, as applicable, and all participating and 
            cooperating agencies; or
                ``(ii) the deadline is extended by the Federal lead 
            agency for good cause.
            ``(B) Other environmental review processes.--For all other 
        comment periods established by the Federal lead agency for 
        agency or public comments in the environmental review process, 
        a period of not more than 30 days after the date on which the 
        materials on which comment is requested are made available, 
        unless--
                ``(i) a different deadline is established by agreement 
            of the Federal lead agency, the project sponsor, or joint 
            lead agency, as applicable, and all participating and 
            cooperating agencies; or
                ``(ii) the deadline is extended by the Federal lead 
            agency for good cause.
        ``(3) Deadlines for decisions under other laws.--In any case in 
    which a decision under any Federal law relating to a project study, 
    including the issuance or denial of a permit or license, is 
    required to be made by the date described in subsection 
    (h)(5)(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--
            ``(A) as soon as practicable after the 180-day period 
        described in subsection (h)(5)(B)(ii), an initial notice of the 
        failure of the Federal agency to make the decision; and
            ``(B) every 60 days thereafter until such date as all 
        decisions of the Federal agency relating to the project study 
        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.
        ``(4) Involvement of the public.--Nothing in this subsection 
    reduces any time period provided for public comment in the 
    environmental review process under applicable Federal law 
    (including regulations).
        ``(5) Transparency reporting.--
            ``(A) Reporting requirements.--Not later than 1 year after 
        the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and 
        Development Act of 2014, the Secretary shall establish and 
        maintain an electronic database and, in coordination with other 
        Federal and State agencies, issue reporting requirements to 
        make publicly available the status and progress with respect to 
        compliance with applicable requirements of the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.) and 
        any other Federal, State, or local approval or action required 
        for a project study for which this section is applicable.
            ``(B) Project study transparency.--Consistent with the 
        requirements established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
        shall publish the status and progress of any Federal, State, or 
        local decision, action, or approval required under applicable 
        laws for each project study for which this section is 
        applicable.
    ``(h) Issue Identification and Resolution.--
        ``(1) Cooperation.--The Federal lead agency, the cooperating 
    agencies, and any 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 study 
    under applicable laws.
        ``(2) Federal lead agency responsibilities.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Federal lead agency shall make 
        information available to the cooperating agencies and 
        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.
            ``(B) Data sources.--The information under subparagraph (A) 
        may be based on existing data sources, including geographic 
        information systems mapping.
        ``(3) Cooperating and participating agency responsibilities.--
    Based on information received from the Federal lead agency, 
    cooperating and 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 
    study.
        ``(4) Accelerated issue resolution and elevation.--
            ``(A) In general.--On the request of a participating or 
        cooperating agency or project sponsor, the Secretary shall 
        convene an issue resolution meeting with the relevant 
        participating and cooperating agencies and the project sponsor 
        or joint lead agency, as applicable, to resolve issues that 
        may--
                ``(i) delay completion of the environmental review 
            process; or
                ``(ii) result in denial of any approval required for 
            the project study under applicable laws.
            ``(B) Meeting date.--A meeting requested under this 
        paragraph 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.
            ``(C) Notification.--On receipt of a request for a meeting 
        under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify all relevant 
        participating and cooperating agencies of the request, 
        including the issue to be resolved and the date for the 
        meeting.
            ``(D) Elevation of issue resolution.--If a resolution 
        cannot be achieved within the 30 day-period beginning on the 
        date of a meeting under this paragraph and a determination is 
        made by the Secretary that all information necessary to resolve 
        the issue has been obtained, the Secretary shall forward the 
        dispute to the heads of the relevant agencies for resolution.
            ``(E) Convention by secretary.--The Secretary may convene 
        an issue resolution meeting under this paragraph at any time, 
        at the discretion of the Secretary, regardless of whether a 
        meeting is requested under subparagraph (A).
        ``(5) Financial penalty provisions.--
            ``(A) In general.--A Federal jurisdictional agency shall 
        complete any required approval or decision for the 
        environmental review process on an expeditious basis using the 
        shortest existing applicable process.
            ``(B) Failure to decide.--
                ``(i) In general.--If a Federal jurisdictional agency 
            fails to render a decision required under any Federal law 
            relating to a project study that requires the preparation 
            of an environmental impact statement or environmental 
            assessment, including the issuance or denial of a permit, 
            license, statement, opinion, or other approval by the date 
            described in clause (ii), the amount of funds made 
            available to support the office of the head of the Federal 
            jurisdictional agency shall be reduced by an amount of 
            funding equal to the amounts specified in subclause (I) or 
            (II) and those funds shall be made available to the 
            division of the Federal jurisdictional agency charged with 
            rendering the decision 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)--

                    ``(I) $20,000 for any project study requiring the 
                preparation of an environmental assessment or 
                environmental impact statement; or
                    ``(II) $10,000 for any project study requiring any 
                type of review under the National Environmental Policy 
                Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) other than an 
                environmental assessment or environmental impact 
                statement.

                ``(ii) Description of date.--The date referred to in 
            clause (i) is the later of--

                    ``(I) the date that is 180 days after the date on 
                which an application for the permit, license, or 
                approval is complete; and
                    ``(II) 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.).

            ``(C) Limitations.--
                ``(i) In general.--No transfer of funds under 
            subparagraph (B) relating to an individual project study 
            shall exceed, in any fiscal year, an amount equal to 1 
            percent of the funds made available for the applicable 
            agency office.
                ``(ii) Failure to decide.--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.
                ``(iii) Aggregate.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
            of law, for each fiscal year, the aggregate amount of 
            financial penalties assessed against each applicable agency 
            office under the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
            of 2014 and any other Federal law as a result of a failure 
            of the agency to make a decision by an applicable deadline 
            for environmental review, including the total amount 
            transferred under this paragraph, shall not exceed an 
            amount equal to 9.5 percent of the funds made available for 
            the agency office for that fiscal year.
            ``(D) No fault of agency.--
                ``(i) In general.--A transfer of funds under this 
            paragraph shall not be made if the applicable agency 
            described in subparagraph (A) notifies, with a supporting 
            explanation, the Federal lead agency, cooperating agencies, 
            and project sponsor, as applicable, that--

                    ``(I) 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;
                    ``(II) significant new information, including from 
                public comments, 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
                    ``(III) the agency lacks the financial resources to 
                complete the review under the scheduled time frame, 
                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 not enough funding is available 
                to complete the review by the deadline.

                ``(ii) Lack of financial resources.--If the agency 
            provides notice under clause (i)(III), the Inspector 
            General of the agency shall--

                    ``(I) conduct a financial audit to review the 
                notice; and
                    ``(II) not later than 90 days after the date on 
                which the review described in subclause (I) is 
                completed, 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 notice.

            ``(E) Limitation.--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.
            ``(F) Effect of paragraph.--Nothing in this paragraph 
        affects or limits the application of, or obligation to comply 
        with, any Federal, State, local, or tribal law.
    ``(i) Memorandum of Agreements for Early Coordination.--
        ``(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            ``(A) 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 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 project development 
        decisions reflect environmental values; and
            ``(B) the cooperation referred to in subparagraph (A) 
        should include the development of policies and the designation 
        of staff that advise planning agencies and project sponsors of 
        studies or other information foreseeably required for later 
        Federal action and early consultation with appropriate State 
        and local agencies and Indian tribes.
        ``(2) Technical assistance.--If requested at any time by a 
    State or project sponsor, 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 project sponsor in carrying out early coordination 
    activities.
        ``(3) Memorandum of agency agreement.--If requested at any time 
    by a State or project sponsor, the Federal lead agency, in 
    consultation with other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction 
    in the environmental review process, may establish memoranda of 
    agreement with the project sponsor, Indian tribe, 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.
    ``(j) Limitations.--Nothing in this section preempts or interferes 
with--
        ``(1) any obligation to comply with the provisions of any 
    Federal law, including--
            ``(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
            ``(B) any other Federal environmental law;
        ``(2) the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a 
    court of the United States or in the court of any State;
        ``(3) any requirement for seeking, considering, or responding 
    to public comment; or
        ``(4) any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, duty, or 
    authority that a Federal, State, or local governmental agency, 
    Indian tribe, or project sponsor has with respect to carrying out a 
    project or any other provision of law applicable to projects.
    ``(k) Timing of Claims.--
        ``(1) Timing.--
            ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial review 
        of a permit, license, or other approval issued by a Federal 
        agency for a project study shall be barred unless the claim is 
        filed not later than 3 years after publication of a notice in 
        the Federal Register announcing that the permit, license, or 
        other approval is final pursuant to the law under which the 
        agency action is taken, unless a shorter time is specified in 
        the Federal law that allows judicial review.
            ``(B) Applicability.--Nothing in this subsection creates a 
        right to judicial review or places any limit on filing a claim 
        that a person has violated the terms of a permit, license, or 
        other approval.
        ``(2) New information.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall consider new 
        information received after the close of a comment period if the 
        information satisfies the requirements for a supplemental 
        environmental impact statement under title 40, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (including successor regulations).
            ``(B) Separate action.--The preparation of a supplemental 
        environmental impact statement or other environmental document, 
        if required under this section, shall be considered a separate 
        final agency action and the deadline for filing a claim for 
        judicial review of the action shall be 3 years after the date 
        of publication of a notice in the Federal Register announcing 
        the action relating to such supplemental environmental impact 
        statement or other environmental document.
    ``(l) Categorical Exclusions.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
    enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
    2014, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) survey the use by the Corps of Engineers of 
        categorical exclusions in projects since 2005;
            ``(B) publish a review of the survey that includes a 
        description of--
                ``(i) the types of actions that were categorically 
            excluded or could be the basis for developing a new 
            categorical exclusion; and
                ``(ii) any requests previously received by the 
            Secretary for new categorical exclusions; and
            ``(C) solicit requests from other Federal agencies and 
        project sponsors for new categorical exclusions.
        ``(2) New categorical exclusions.--Not later than 1 year after 
    the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
    Act of 2014, if the Secretary has identified a category of 
    activities that merit establishing a categorical exclusion that did 
    not exist on the day before the date of enactment of the Water 
    Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 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 section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of 
    Federal Regulations (or successor regulation).
    ``(m) Review of Project Acceleration Reforms.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
    shall--
            ``(A) assess the reforms carried out under this section; 
        and
            ``(B) not later than 5 years and not later than 10 years 
        after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and 
        Development Act of 2014, 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 the results of the 
        assessment.
        ``(2) Contents.--The reports under paragraph (1) shall include 
    an evaluation of impacts of the reforms carried out under this 
    section on--
            ``(A) project delivery;
            ``(B) compliance with environmental laws; and
            ``(C) the environmental impact of projects.
    ``(n) Performance Measurement.--The Secretary shall establish a 
program to measure and report on progress made toward improving and 
expediting the planning and environmental review process.
    ``(o) Implementation Guidance.--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 project, guidance documents that describe the 
coordinated environmental review processes that the Secretary intends 
to use to implement this section for the planning of projects, in 
accordance with the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers and 
all applicable law.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
    section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 
    Stat. 1042) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
    2045 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 2045. Project acceleration.''.

    (b) Categorical Exclusions in Emergencies.--For the repair, 
reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a water resources project that is 
in operation or under construction when damaged by an event or incident 
that results in a declaration by the President of a major disaster or 
emergency pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Secretary shall 
treat such repair, reconstruction, or rehabilitation activity as a 
class of action categorically excluded from the requirements relating 
to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under 
section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations), if the repair or reconstruction activity is--
        (1) in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, 
    and design as the original water resources project as before the 
    declaration described in this section; and
        (2) commenced within a 2-year period beginning on the date of a 
    declaration described in this subsection.
SEC. 1006. EXPEDITING THE EVALUATION AND PROCESSING OF PERMITS.
    Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106-541; 33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Funding to Process Permits.--
        ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            ``(A) Natural gas company.--The term `natural gas company' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 1262 of the Public 
        Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451), except 
        that the term also includes a person engaged in the 
        transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce.
            ``(B) Public-utility company.--The term `public-utility 
        company' has the meaning given the term in section 1262 of the 
        Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451).
        ``(2) Permit processing.--The Secretary'';
            (B) in paragraph (2) (as so designated)--
                (i) by inserting ``or a public-utility company or 
            natural gas company'' after ``non-Federal public entity''; 
            and
                (ii) by inserting ``or company'' after ``that entity''; 
            and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Limitation for public-utility and natural gas 
    companies.--The authority provided under paragraph (2) to a public-
    utility company or natural gas company shall expire on the date 
    that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.
        ``(4) Effect on other entities.--To the maximum extent 
    practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that expediting the 
    evaluation of a permit through the use of funds accepted and 
    expended under this section does not adversely affect the timeline 
    for evaluation (in the Corps district in which the project or 
    activity is located) of permits under the jurisdiction of the 
    Department of the Army of other entities that have not contributed 
    funds under this section.
        ``(5) GAO study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
    enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United 
    States shall carry out a study of the implementation by the 
    Secretary of the authority provided under paragraph (2) to public-
    utility companies and natural gas companies.''; and
        (2) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(d) Public Availability.--
        ``(1) In general.--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.
        ``(2) Decision document.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) use a standard decision document for evaluating all 
        permits using funds accepted under this section; and
            ``(B) make the standard decision document, along with all 
        final permit decisions, available to the public, including on 
        the Internet.
        ``(3) Agreements.--The Secretary shall make all active 
    agreements to accept funds under this section available on a single 
    public Internet site.
    ``(e) Reporting.--
        ``(1) In general.--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--
            ``(A) a comprehensive list of any funds accepted under this 
        section during the previous fiscal year;
            ``(B) 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
            ``(C) 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.
        ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
    fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) 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
            ``(B) make each report received under subparagraph (A) 
        available on a single publicly accessible Internet site.''.
SEC. 1007. EXPEDITING APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS AND ALTERATIONS OF 
PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
    (a) Section 14 Application Defined.--In this section, the term 
``section 14 application'' means an application submitted by an 
applicant to the Secretary requesting permission for the temporary 
occupation or use of a public work, or the alteration or permanent 
occupation or use of a public work, under section 14 of the Act of 
March 3, 1899 (commonly known as the ``Rivers and Harbors Appropriation 
Act of 1899'') (33 U.S.C. 408).
    (b) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for 
comment, shall establish a process for the review of section 14 
applications in a timely and consistent manner.
    (c) Benchmark Goals.--
        (1) Establishment of benchmark goals.--In carrying out 
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
            (A) establish benchmark goals for determining the amount of 
        time it should take the Secretary to determine whether a 
        section 14 application is complete;
            (B) establish benchmark goals for determining the amount of 
        time it should take the Secretary to approve or disapprove a 
        section 14 application; and
            (C) to the extent practicable, use such benchmark goals to 
        make a decision on section 14 applications in a timely and 
        consistent manner.
        (2) Benchmark goals.--
            (A) Benchmark goals for determining whether section 14 
        applications are complete.--To the extent practicable, the 
        benchmark goals established under paragraph (1) shall provide 
        that--
                (i) the Secretary reach a decision on whether a section 
            14 application is complete not later than 15 days after the 
            date of receipt of the application; and
                (ii) if the Secretary determines that a section 14 
            application is not complete, the Secretary promptly notify 
            the applicant of the specific information that is missing 
            or the analysis that is needed to complete the application.
            (B) Benchmark goals for reviewing completed applications.--
        To the extent practicable, the benchmark goals established 
        under paragraph (1) shall provide that--
                (i) the Secretary generally approve or disapprove a 
            completed section 14 application not later than 45 days 
            after the date of receipt of the completed application; and
                (ii) in a case in which the Secretary determines that 
            additional time is needed to review a completed section 14 
            application due to the type, size, cost, complexity, or 
            impacts of the actions proposed in the application, the 
            Secretary generally approve or disapprove the application 
            not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the 
            completed application.
        (3) Notice.--In any case in which the Secretary determines that 
    it will take the Secretary more than 45 days to review a completed 
    section 14 application, the Secretary shall--
            (A) provide written notification to the applicant; and
            (B) include in the written notice a best estimate of the 
        Secretary as to the amount of time required for completion of 
        the review.
    (d) Failure To Achieve Benchmark Goals.--In any case in which the 
Secretary fails make a decision on a section 14 application in 
accordance with the process established under this section, the 
Secretary shall provide written notice to the applicant, including a 
detailed description of--
        (1) why the Secretary failed to make a decision in accordance 
    with such process;
        (2) the additional actions required before the Secretary will 
    issue a decision; and
        (3) the amount of time the Secretary will require to issue a 
    decision.
    (e) Notification.--
        (1) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall provide a copy 
    of any written notice provided under subsection (d) to the 
    Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
    Representatives.
        (2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall maintain a 
    publicly available database, including on the Internet, on--
            (A) all section 14 applications received by the Secretary; 
        and
            (B) the current status of such applications.
SEC. 1008. EXPEDITING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITIES.
    (a) Policy.--Congress declares that it is the policy of the United 
States that--
        (1) the development of non-Federal hydroelectric power at Corps 
    of Engineers civil works projects, including locks and dams, shall 
    be given priority;
        (2) 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 
    (33 U.S.C. 408), shall be completed by the Corps of Engineers in a 
    timely and consistent manner; and
        (3) 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.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act and biennially 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 and make publicly available a report that, at a 
minimum, shall include--
        (1) 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;
        (2) 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;
        (3) 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;
        (4) 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
        (5) 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.
SEC. 1009. ENHANCED USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT.
    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days 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 and make publicly 
available a report describing the actions of the Secretary in carrying 
out section 2301 of title 41, United States Code, regarding the use of 
electronic commerce in Federal procurement.
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the 2 fiscal years most recently ended before 
the fiscal year in which the report is submitted--
        (1) an identification of the number, type, and dollar value of 
    procurement solicitations with respect to which the public was 
    permitted to respond to the solicitation electronically, which 
    shall differentiate between solicitations that allowed full or 
    partial electronic submission;
        (2) an analysis of the information provided under paragraph (1) 
    and actions that could be taken by the Secretary to refine and 
    improve the use of electronic submission for procurement 
    solicitation responses;
        (3) an analysis of the potential benefits of and obstacles to 
    full implementation of electronic submission for procurement 
    solicitation responses, including with respect to cost savings, 
    error reduction, paperwork reduction, increased bidder 
    participation, and competition, and expanded use of electronic bid 
    data collection for cost-effective contract management and timely 
    reporting; and
        (4) an analysis of the options and technologies available to 
    facilitate expanded implementation of electronic submission for 
    procurement solicitation responses and the suitability of each 
    option and technology for contracts of various types and sizes.
SEC. 1010. DETERMINATION OF PROJECT COMPLETION.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall notify the applicable non-
Federal interest when construction of a water resources project or a 
functional portion of the project is completed so the non-Federal 
interest may commence responsibilities, as applicable, for operating 
and maintaining the project.
    (b) Non-Federal Interest Appeal of Determination.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 7 days after receiving a 
    notification under subsection (a), the non-Federal interest may 
    appeal the completion determination of the Secretary in writing 
    with a detailed explanation of the basis for questioning the 
    completeness of the project or functional portion of the project.
        (2) Independent review.--
            (A) In general.--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 evaluate whether the applicable water 
        resources project or functional portion of the project is 
        complete.
            (B) Timeline.--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).
SEC. 1011. PRIORITIZATION.
    (a) Prioritization of Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction 
Efforts.--
        (1) Priority.--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--
            (A) address an imminent threat to life and property;
            (B) prevent storm surge from inundating populated areas;
            (C) prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help reduce 
        the impact of storm surge;
            (D) protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes or 
        shelters;
            (E) prevent adverse impacts to publicly owned or funded 
        infrastructure and assets;
            (F) minimize disaster relief costs to the Federal 
        Government; and
            (G) 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 (42 U.S.C. 5170).
        (2) Expedited consideration of currently authorized projects.--
    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
    the Secretary shall--
            (A) 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--
                (i) ongoing hurricane and storm damage reduction 
            feasibility studies that have signed feasibility cost-share 
            agreements and have received Federal funds since 2009; and
                (ii) authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction 
            projects that--

                    (I) have been authorized for more than 20 years but 
                are less than 75 percent complete; or
                    (II) are undergoing a post-authorization change 
                report, general reevaluation report, or limited 
                reevaluation report;

            (B) identify those projects on the list required under 
        subparagraph (A) that meet the criteria described in paragraph 
        (1); and
            (C) provide a plan for expeditiously completing the 
        projects identified under subparagraph (B), subject to 
        available funding.
    (b) Prioritization of Ecosystem Restoration Efforts.--For 
authorized projects with a primary purpose of ecosystem restoration, 
the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects--
        (1) that--
            (A) address an identified threat to public health, safety, 
        or welfare;
            (B) preserve or restore ecosystems of national 
        significance; or
            (C) preserve or restore habitats of importance for 
        federally protected species, including migratory birds; and
        (2) for which the restoration activities will contribute to 
    other ongoing or planned Federal, State, or local restoration 
    initiatives.
SEC. 1012. TRANSPARENCY IN ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Study.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Contents.--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.
SEC. 1013. EVALUATION OF PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.
    (a) In General.--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--
        (1) an evaluation 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, including suggested 
    modifications to the process provided by non-Federal interests; and
        (2) recommendations based on the evaluation under paragraph (1) 
    to improve the Project Partnership Agreement template and the 
    process for preparing, negotiating, and approving Project 
    Partnership Agreements.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit 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.
        (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
    the findings are received under paragraph (1), 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 response, including any 
    recommendations the Secretary plans to implement, on the process 
    for preparing, negotiating, and approving Project Partnership 
    Agreements and the Project Partnership Agreement template.
SEC. 1014. STUDY AND CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
    (a) Studies.--Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 203. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BY NON-
      FEDERAL INTERESTS.
    ``(a) Submission to Secretary.--
        ``(1) In general.--A non-Federal interest may undertake a 
    feasibility study of a proposed water resources development project 
    and submit the study to the Secretary.
        ``(2) Guidelines.--To assist non-Federal interests, the 
    Secretary, as soon as practicable, shall issue guidelines for 
    feasibility studies of water resources development projects to 
    provide sufficient information for the formulation of the studies.
    ``(b) Review by Secretary.--The Secretary shall review each 
feasibility study received under subsection (a)(1) for the purpose of 
determining whether or not the study, and the process under which the 
study was developed, each comply with Federal laws and regulations 
applicable to feasibility studies of water resources development 
projects.
    ``(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of receipt of a feasibility study of a project under subsection 
(a)(1), 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--
        ``(1) the results of the Secretary's review of the study under 
    subsection (b), including a determination of whether the project is 
    feasible;
        ``(2) any recommendations the Secretary may have concerning the 
    plan or design of the project; and
        ``(3) any conditions the Secretary may require for construction 
    of the project.
    ``(d) Credit.--If a project for which a feasibility study has been 
submitted under subsection (a)(1) is authorized by a Federal law 
enacted after the date of the submission to Congress under subsection 
(c), the Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the 
cost of construction of the project an amount equal to the portion of 
the cost of developing the study that would have been the 
responsibility of the United States if the study had been developed by 
the Secretary.''.
    (b) Construction.--
        (1) In general.--Section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 204. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BY 
      NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
    ``(a) Water Resources Development Project Defined.--In this 
section, the term `water resources development project' means a project 
recommendation that results from--
        ``(1) a feasibility report, as such term is defined in section 
    7001(f) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014;
        ``(2) a completed feasibility study developed under section 
    203; or
        ``(3) a final feasibility study for water resources development 
    and conservation and other purposes that is specifically authorized 
    by Congress to be carried out by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Authority.--
        ``(1) In general.--A non-Federal interest may carry out a water 
    resources development project, or separable element thereof--
            ``(A) in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary 
        for the project or separable element; and
            ``(B) subject to any conditions that the Secretary may 
        require, including any conditions specified under section 
        203(c)(3).
        ``(2) Conditions.--Before carrying out a water resources 
    development project, or separable element thereof, under this 
    section, a non-Federal interest shall--
            ``(A) obtain any permit or approval required in connection 
        with the project or separable element under Federal or State 
        law; and
            ``(B) ensure that a final environmental impact statement or 
        environmental assessment, as appropriate, for the project or 
        separable element has been filed.
    ``(c) Studies and Engineering.--When requested by an appropriate 
non-Federal interest, the Secretary may undertake all necessary studies 
and engineering for any construction to be undertaken under subsection 
(b), and provide technical assistance in obtaining all necessary 
permits for the construction, if the non-Federal interest contracts 
with the Secretary to furnish the United States funds for the studies, 
engineering, or technical assistance in the period during which the 
studies and engineering are being conducted.
    ``(d) Credit or Reimbursement.--
        ``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraph (3), a project or 
    separable element of a project carried out by a non-Federal 
    interest under this section shall be eligible for credit or 
    reimbursement for the Federal share of work carried out on a 
    project or separable element of a project if--
            ``(A) before initiation of construction of the project or 
        separable element--
                ``(i) the Secretary approves the plans for construction 
            of the project or separable element of the project by the 
            non-Federal interest;
                ``(ii) the Secretary determines, before approval of the 
            plans, that the project or separable element of the project 
            is feasible; and
                ``(iii) the non-Federal interest enters into a written 
            agreement with the Secretary under section 221 of the Flood 
            Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b), including an 
            agreement to pay the non-Federal share, if any, of the cost 
            of operation and maintenance of the project; and
            ``(B) the Secretary determines that all Federal laws and 
        regulations applicable to the construction of a water resources 
        development project, and any conditions identified under 
        subsection (b)(1)(B), were complied with by the non-Federal 
        interest during construction of the project or separable 
        element of the project.
        ``(2) Application of credit.--The Secretary may apply credit 
    toward--
            ``(A) the non-Federal share of authorized separable 
        elements of the same project; or
            ``(B) subject to the requirements of this section and 
        section 1020 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
        of 2014, at the request of the non-Federal interest, the non-
        Federal share of a different water resources development 
        project.
        ``(3) Requirements.--The Secretary may only apply credit or 
    provide reimbursement under paragraph (1) if--
            ``(A) Congress has authorized construction of the project 
        or separable element of the project; and
            ``(B) the Secretary certifies that the project has been 
        constructed in accordance with--
                ``(i) all applicable permits or approvals; and
                ``(ii) this section.
        ``(4) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall regularly monitor and 
    audit any water resources development project, or separable element 
    of a water resources development project, constructed by a non-
    Federal interest under this section to ensure that--
            ``(A) the construction is carried out in compliance with 
        the requirements of this section; and
            ``(B) the costs of the construction are reasonable.
    ``(e) Notification of Committees.--If a non-Federal interest 
notifies the Secretary that the non-Federal interest intends to carry 
out a project, or separable element thereof, under this section, the 
Secretary shall provide written notice to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives concerning the intent of 
the non-Federal interest.
    ``(f) Operation and Maintenance.--Whenever a non-Federal interest 
carries out improvements to a federally authorized harbor or inland 
harbor, the Secretary shall be responsible for operation and 
maintenance in accordance with section 101(b) if--
        ``(1) before construction of the improvements--
            ``(A) the Secretary determines that the improvements are 
        feasible and consistent with the purposes of this title; and
            ``(B) the Secretary and the non-Federal interest execute a 
        written agreement relating to operation and maintenance of the 
        improvements;
        ``(2) the Secretary certifies that the project or separable 
    element of the project is constructed in accordance with applicable 
    permits and appropriate engineering and design standards; and
        ``(3) the Secretary does not find that the project or separable 
    element is no longer feasible.''.
    (c) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
        (1) Section 404 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
    (33 U.S.C. 2232 note; 104 Stat. 4646) and the item relating to that 
    section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that 
    Act.
        (2) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
    (33 U.S.C. 426i-1) and the item relating to that section in the 
    table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act.
        (3) Section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
    (33 U.S.C. 701b-13) and the item relating to that section in the 
    table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act.
    (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
affect an agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or 
an agreement that is finalized between the Corps of Engineers and a 
non-Federal interest on or before December 31, 2014, under any of the 
following sections (as such sections were in effect on the day before 
such date of enactment):
        (1) Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
    (33 U.S.C. 2232).
        (2) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
    (33 U.S.C. 426i-1).
        (3) Section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
    (33 U.S.C. 701b-13).
SEC. 1015. CONTRIBUTIONS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 
701h), is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``and other non-Federal interests'' after 
    ``States and political subdivisions thereof'' each place it 
    appears;
        (2) by inserting ``, including a project for navigation on the 
    inland waterways,'' after ``study or project'';
        (3) by striking ``Provided, That when'' and inserting 
    ``Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to receive and expend 
    funds from a State or a political subdivision thereof, and other 
    non-Federal interests or private entities, to operate a hurricane 
    barrier project to support recreational activities at or in the 
    vicinity of the project, at no cost to the Federal Government, if 
    the Secretary determines that operation for such purpose is not 
    inconsistent with the operation and maintenance of the project for 
    the authorized purposes of the project: Provided further, That 
    when''; and
        (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
    following: ``: Provided further, That the term `non-Federal 
    interest' has the meaning given that term in section 221 of the 
    Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b).''.
    (b) Notification for Contributed Funds.--Prior to accepting funds 
contributed under section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 
701h), the Secretary shall provide written notice of the funds to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 111(b) of the Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (125 Stat. 
858) is repealed.
SEC. 1016. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.
    The Secretary may assume responsibility for operation and 
maintenance in accordance with section 101(b) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)) (as amended by section 
2102(b)) for improvements to a federally authorized harbor or inland 
harbor that are carried out by a non-Federal interest prior to December 
31, 2014, if the Secretary determines that the requirements under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 204(f) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)) are met.
SEC. 1017. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO INCREASE LOCK OPERATIONS.
    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Applicability.--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.
    (c) Public Comment.--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--
        (1) publish the proposed modification in the Federal Register; 
    and
        (2) accept public comment on the proposed modification.
    (d) Reports.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year 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 
    and make publicly available a report that evaluates the cost-
    savings resulting from reduced lock hours and any economic impacts 
    of modifying lock operations.
        (2) Review of pilot program.--Not later than September 30, 
    2017, 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 the effectiveness of the 
    pilot program under this section.
    (e) Annual Review.--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.
    (f) Termination.--The authority to accept funds under this section 
shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1018. CREDIT FOR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.
    (a) In General.--Section 221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
    inserting ``or a project under an environmental infrastructure 
    assistance program'' after ``law'';
        (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``In any case'' and all 
    that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
    following:
                ``(i) Construction.--

                    ``(I) In general.--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 November 8, 2007, the Secretary 
                and the non-Federal interest shall enter into an 
                agreement under which the non-Federal interest shall 
                carry out such work and shall do so prior to the non-
                Federal interest initiating construction or issuing a 
                written notice to proceed for the construction.
                    ``(II) Eligibility.--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.

                ``(ii) Planning.--

                    ``(I) In general.--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 and shall do so prior to the non-Federal 
                interest initiating that planning.
                    ``(II) Eligibility.--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.'';

        (3) in subparagraph (D)(iii) by striking ``sections 101 and 
    103'' and inserting ``sections 101(a)(2) and 103(a)(1)(A) of the 
    Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(2); 33 
    U.S.C. 2213(a)(1)(A))'';
        (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H);
        (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
            ``(E) Analysis of costs and benefits.--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.
            ``(F) Transfer of credit between separable elements of a 
        project.--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.
            ``(G) Application of credit.--
                ``(i) In general.--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, subject to the availability of 
            funds, shall enter into a reimbursement agreement with the 
            non-Federal interest, which shall be in addition to a 
            partnership agreement under subparagraph (A), to reimburse 
            the difference to the non-Federal interest.
                ``(ii) Priority.--If appropriated funds are 
            insufficient to cover the full cost of all requested 
            reimbursement agreements under clause (i), the Secretary 
            shall enter into reimbursement agreements in the order in 
            which requests for such agreements are received.''; and
        (6) in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))--
            (A) in clause (i) by inserting ``, 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'' before the 
        period at the end; and
            (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
                        ``(ii) Authorization as addition to other 
                    authorizations.--The authority of the Secretary to 
                    provide credit for in-kind contributions pursuant 
                    to this paragraph shall be in addition to any other 
                    authorization to provide credit for in-kind 
                    contributions and shall not be construed as a 
                    limitation on such other authorization. The 
                    Secretary shall apply the provisions of this 
                    paragraph, in lieu of provisions under other 
                    crediting authority, only if so requested by the 
                    non-Federal interest.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 2003(e) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b note) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``, or construction of design deficiency 
    corrections on the project,'' after ``construction on the 
    project''; and
        (2) by inserting ``, or under which construction of the project 
    has not been completed and the work to be performed by the non-
    Federal interests has not been carried out and is creditable only 
    toward any remaining non-Federal cost share,'' after ``has not been 
    initiated''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
take effect on November 8, 2007.
    (d) Guidelines.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Inclusions.--Any guidance, regulations, or guidelines 
    updated or issued under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum--
            (A) the milestone for executing an in-kind memorandum of 
        understanding for construction by a non-Federal interest;
            (B) 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
            (C) criteria and procedures for determining whether work 
        carried out by a non-Federal interest is integral to a project.
        (3) Public and stakeholder participation.--Before issuing any 
    new or revised guidance, regulations, or guidelines or any 
    subsequent updates to those documents, the Secretary shall--
            (A) consult with affected non-Federal interests;
            (B) publish the proposed guidelines developed under this 
        subsection in the Federal Register; and
            (C) provide the public with an opportunity to comment on 
        the proposed guidelines.
    (e) Other Credit.--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 (33 U.S.C. 2214) that was 
approved by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1019. CLARIFICATION OF IN-KIND CREDIT AUTHORITY.
    (a) Non-Federal Cost Share.--Section 7007 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1277) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, on, or after'' after 
    ``before'';
        (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Treatment of Credit Between Projects.--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 or project under this title may be applied toward the non-
Federal cost share for any other study or project carried out under 
this title.''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Definition of Study or Project.--In this section, the term 
`study or project' includes any eligible activity that is--
        ``(1) carried out pursuant to the coastal Louisiana ecosystem 
    science and technology program authorized under section 7006(a); 
    and
        ``(2) in accordance with the restoration plan.''.
    (b) Implementation.--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 amendment made by subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on November 8, 2007.
SEC. 1020. TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.
    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may apply 
credit for in-kind contributions provided by a non-Federal interest 
that are in excess of the required non-Federal cost share for a water 
resources development study or project toward the required non-Federal 
cost share for a different water resources development study or 
project.
    (b) Restrictions.--
        (1) In general.--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 1018(a)) shall 
    apply to any credit under this section.
        (2) Conditions.--Credit in excess of the non-Federal share for 
    a study or project may be approved under this section only if--
            (A) the non-Federal interest submits a comprehensive plan 
        to the Secretary that identifies--
                (i) the studies and projects for which the non-Federal 
            interest intends to provide in-kind contributions for 
            credit that are in excess of the non-Federal cost share for 
            the study or project; and
                (ii) the authorized studies and projects to which that 
            excess credit would be applied;
            (B) the Secretary approves the comprehensive plan; and
            (C) the total amount of credit does not exceed the total 
        non-Federal share for the studies and projects in the approved 
        comprehensive plan.
    (c) Additional Criteria.--In evaluating a request to apply credit 
in excess of the non-Federal share for a study or project toward a 
different study or project, the Secretary shall consider whether 
applying that credit will--
        (1) help to expedite the completion of a project or group of 
    projects;
        (2) reduce costs to the Federal Government; and
        (3) aid the completion of a project that provides significant 
    flood risk reduction or environmental benefits.
    (d) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided in this 
section shall terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (e) Report.--
        (1) Deadlines.--
            (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and once 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 and make 
        publicly available an interim report on the use of the 
        authority under this section.
            (B) Final report.--Not later than 10 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 and make publicly available a final report on 
        the use of the authority under this section.
        (2) Inclusions.--The reports described in paragraph (1) shall 
    include--
            (A) a description of the use of the authority under this 
        section during the reporting period;
            (B) an assessment of the impact of the authority under this 
        section on the time required to complete projects; and
            (C) an assessment of the impact of the authority under this 
        section on other water resources projects.
SEC. 1021. CREDITING AUTHORITY FOR FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS.
    A non-Federal interest may carry out operation and maintenance 
activities for an authorized navigation project, subject to the 
condition that the non-Federal interest complies with all Federal laws 
and regulations applicable to such operation and maintenance 
activities, and may receive credit for the costs incurred by the non-
Federal interest in carrying out such activities towards the share of 
construction costs of that non-Federal interest for another element of 
the same project or another authorized navigation project, except that 
in no instance may such credit exceed 20 percent of the total costs 
associated with construction of the general navigation features of the 
project for which such credit may be applied pursuant to this section.
SEC. 1022. CREDIT IN LIEU OF REIMBURSEMENT.
    (a) Requests for Credits.--With respect to an authorized flood 
damage reduction project, or separable element thereof, that has been 
constructed by a non-Federal interest under section 211 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-13) before the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may provide to the non-Federal 
interest, at the request of the non-Federal interest, a credit in an 
amount equal to the estimated Federal share of the cost of the project 
or separable element, in lieu of providing to the non-Federal interest 
a reimbursement in that amount.
    (b) Application of Credits.--At the request of the non-Federal 
interest, the Secretary may apply such credit to the share of the cost 
of the non-Federal interest of carrying out other flood damage 
reduction projects or studies.
SEC. 1023. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
    Section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2280) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``In order to insure'' and inserting ``(a) In 
    General.--In order to insure''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Contributions by Non-Federal Interests.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), in accordance with section 5 of the Act of June 22, 
1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h), the Secretary may accept funds from a non-
Federal interest for any authorized water resources development project 
that has exceeded its maximum cost under subsection (a), and use such 
funds to carry out such project, if the use of such funds does not 
increase the Federal share of the cost of such project.''.
SEC. 1024. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND USE MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is 
authorized to accept and use materials and services contributed by a 
non-Federal public entity, a nonprofit entity, or a private entity for 
the purpose of repairing, restoring, or replacing a water resources 
development project that has been damaged or destroyed as a result of 
an emergency if the Secretary determines that the acceptance and use of 
such materials and services is in the public interest.
    (b) Limitation.--Any entity that contributes materials or services 
under subsection (a) shall not be eligible for credit or reimbursement 
for the value of such materials or services.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after initiating an activity 
under this section, 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 includes--
        (1) a description of the activities undertaken, including the 
    costs associated with the activities; and
        (2) a comprehensive description of how the activities are 
    necessary for maintaining a safe and reliable water resources 
    project.
SEC. 1025. WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.
    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may carry 
out an authorized water resources development project on Federal land 
that is under the administrative jurisdiction of another Federal agency 
where the cost of the acquisition of such Federal land has been paid 
for by the non-Federal interest for the project.
    (b) MOU Required.--The Secretary may carry out a project pursuant 
to subsection (a) only after the non-Federal interest has entered into 
a memorandum of understanding with the Federal agency that includes 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
    (c) Applicability.--Nothing in this section alters any non-Federal 
cost-sharing requirements for the project.
SEC. 1026. CLARIFICATION OF IMPACTS TO OTHER FEDERAL FACILITIES.
    In any case where the modification or construction of a water 
resources development project carried out by the Secretary adversely 
impacts other Federal facilities, the Secretary may accept from other 
Federal agencies such funds as may be necessary to address the adverse 
impact, including by removing, relocating, or reconstructing those 
facilities.
SEC. 1027. CLARIFICATION OF MUNITION DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may implement any response action 
the Secretary determines to be necessary at a site where--
        (1) the Secretary has carried out a project under civil works 
    authority of the Secretary that includes placing sand on a beach; 
    and
        (2) 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.
    (b) Response Action Funding.--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.
SEC. 1028. CLARIFICATION OF MITIGATION AUTHORITY.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out measures to improve 
fish species habitat within the boundaries and downstream of a water 
resources project constructed by the Secretary that includes a fish 
hatchery if the Secretary--
        (1) has been explicitly authorized to compensate for fish 
    losses associated with the project; and
        (2) determines that the measures are--
            (A) feasible;
            (B) consistent with authorized project purposes and the 
        fish hatchery; and
            (C) in the public interest.
    (b) Cost Sharing.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal interest shall 
    contribute 100 percent of the costs of operation, maintenance, 
    replacement, repair, and rehabilitation of the measures carried out 
    under this section.
SEC. 1029. CLARIFICATION OF INTERAGENCY SUPPORT AUTHORITIES.
    Section 234 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2323a) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``other Federal agencies,'' 
    and inserting ``Federal departments or agencies, nongovernmental 
    organizations,'';
        (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or foreign governments'' 
    after ``organizations'';
        (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and restoration'' after 
    ``protection''; and
        (4) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``There is'' and 
        inserting ``(1) In general.--There is''; and
            (B) in the second sentence--
                (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(2) 
            Acceptance of funds.--The Secretary''; and
                (ii) by striking ``other Federal agencies,'' and 
            inserting ``Federal departments or agencies, 
            nongovernmental organizations,''.
SEC. 1030. CONTINUING AUTHORITY.
    (a) Continuing Authority Programs.--
        (1) Definition of continuing authority program project.--In 
    this subsection, the term ``continuing authority program'' means 1 
    of the following authorities:
            (A) Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
        701s).
            (B) Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 
        U.S.C. 426i).
            (C) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
            (D) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
            (E) Section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 
        U.S.C. 577).
            (F) Section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
        426g).
            (G) Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
        701r).
            (H) Section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (Public 
        Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1178).
            (I) Section 204(e) of the Water Resources Development Act 
        of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(e)).
            (J) Section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 
        701b-8a).
            (K) Section 104(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 
        U.S.C. 610(a)).
        (2) Prioritization.--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.
        (3) Annual report.--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--
            (A) the name and a short description of each active 
        continuing authority program project;
            (B) the cost estimate to complete each active project; and
            (C) the funding available in that fiscal year for each 
        continuing authority program.
        (4) Congressional notification.--On publication in the Federal 
    Register under paragraphs (2) and (3), 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 
    paragraphs.
    (b) Small River and Harbor Improvement Projects.--Section 107 of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$35,000,000'' and 
    inserting ``$50,000,000''; and
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting 
    ``$10,000,000''.
    (c) Shore Damage Prevention or Mitigation.--Section 111(c) of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i(c)) is amended by striking 
``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
    (d) Regional Sediment Management.--
        (1) In general.--Section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
            (B) in subsection (g), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$50,000,000''.
        (2) Applicability.--Section 2037 of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1094) is amended by adding at 
    the end the following:
    ``(c) Applicability.--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.''.
    (e) Small Flood Control Projects.--Section 205 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amended in the third sentence by 
striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
    (f) Project Modifications for Improvement of Environment.--Section 
1135(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a(d)) is amended--
        (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``Not more than 80 
    percent of the non-Federal share may be'' and inserting ``The non-
    Federal share may be provided''; and
        (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
    inserting ``$10,000,000''.
    (g) Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration.--Section 206(d) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330(d)) is amended by 
striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
    (h) Floodplain Management Services.--Section 206(d) of the Flood 
Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a(d)) is amended by striking 
``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.
    (i) Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Protection.--Section 14 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''; 
    and
        (2) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000''.
SEC. 1031. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B)--
            (A) by striking ``The ability'' and inserting the 
        following:
                ``(i) In general.--The ability''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ii) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after 
            the date of enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall 
            issue guidance on the procedures described in clause 
            (i).''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Restrictions.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
activities under this section for fiscal years 2015 through 2024.''.
    (b) Cooperative Agreements With Indian Tribes.--The Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with an Indian tribe (or a 
designated representative of an Indian tribe) to carry out authorized 
activities of the Corps of Engineers to protect fish, wildlife, water 
quality, and cultural resources.
SEC. 1032. TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
    Section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2310) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary shall waive'' and inserting 
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall waive'';
        (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by inserting ``Puerto 
    Rico,'' before ``and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands''; 
    and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Inflation Adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust the dollar 
amount specified in subsection (a) for inflation for the period 
beginning on November 17, 1986, and ending on the date of enactment of 
this subsection.''.
SEC. 1033. CORROSION PREVENTION.
    (a) In General.--To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall encourage and incorporate corrosion prevention activities at 
water resources development projects.
    (b) Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, to 
the greatest extent practicable, shall ensure that contractors 
performing work for water resources development projects--
        (1) use best practices to carry out corrosion prevention 
    activities in the field;
        (2) use industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation 
    and prevention methods when--
            (A) determining protective coatings;
            (B) selecting materials; and
            (C) determining methods of cathodic protection, design, and 
        engineering for corrosion prevention;
        (3) use certified coating application specialists and cathodic 
    protection technicians and engineers;
        (4) use best practices in environmental protection to prevent 
    environmental degradation and to ensure careful handling of all 
    hazardous materials;
        (5) demonstrate a history of employing industry-certified 
    inspectors to ensure adherence to best practices and standards; and
        (6) demonstrate a history of compliance with applicable 
    requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    (c) Corrosion Prevention Activities Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``corrosion prevention activities'' means--
        (1) the application and inspection of protective coatings for 
    complex work involving steel and cementitious structures, including 
    structures that will be exposed in immersion;
        (2) the installation, testing, and inspection of cathodic 
    protection systems; and
        (3) any other activities related to corrosion prevention the 
    Secretary determines appropriate.
SEC. 1034. ADVANCED MODELING TECHNOLOGIES.
    (a) In General.--To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall encourage and incorporate advanced modeling technologies, 
including 3-dimensional digital modeling, that can expedite project 
delivery or improve the evaluation of water resources development 
projects that receive Federal funding by--
        (1) accelerating and improving the environmental review 
    process;
        (2) increasing effective public participation;
        (3) enhancing the detail and accuracy of project designs;
        (4) increasing safety;
        (5) accelerating construction and reducing construction costs; 
    or
        (6) otherwise achieving the purposes described in paragraphs 
    (1) through (5).
    (b) Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, to 
the greatest extent practicable, shall--
        (1) compile information related to advanced modeling 
    technologies, including industry best practices with respect to the 
    use of the technologies;
        (2) disseminate to non-Federal interests the information 
    described in paragraph (1); and
        (3) promote the use of advanced modeling technologies.
SEC. 1035. RECREATIONAL ACCESS.
    (a) Definition of Floating Cabin.--In this section, the term 
``floating cabin'' means a vessel (as defined in section 3 of title 1, 
United States Code) that has overnight accommodations.
    (b) Recreational Access.--The Secretary shall allow the use of a 
floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the 
Cumberland River basin if--
        (1) the floating cabin--
            (A) is in compliance with regulations for recreational 
        vessels issued under chapter 43 of title 46, United States 
        Code, and section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1322);
            (B) is located at a marina leased by the Corps of 
        Engineers; and
            (C) is maintained by the owner to required health and 
        safety standards; and
        (2) the Secretary has authorized the use of recreational 
    vessels on such waters.
SEC. 1036. NON-FEDERAL PLANS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLOOD RISK 
REDUCTION.
    (a) In General.--If requested by a non-Federal interest, the 
Secretary shall carry out a locally preferred plan that provides a 
higher level of protection than a flood risk management project 
authorized under this Act if the Secretary determines that--
        (1) the plan is technically feasible and environmentally 
    acceptable; and
        (2) the benefits of the plan exceed the costs of the plan.
    (b) Non-Federal Cost Share.--If the Secretary carries out a locally 
preferred plan under subsection (a), the Federal share of the cost of 
the project shall be not greater than the share as provided by law for 
elements of the national economic development plan.
SEC. 1037. HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION.
    (a) In General.--Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Review.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
at the request of the non-Federal interest, carry out a study to 
determine the feasibility of extending the period of nourishment 
described in subsection (a) for a period not to exceed 15 additional 
years beyond the maximum period described in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Plan for Reducing Risk to People and Property.--
        ``(1) In general.--As part of the review described in 
    subsection (b), the non-Federal interest shall submit to the 
    Secretary a plan for reducing risk to people and property during 
    the life of the project.
        ``(2) Inclusion of plan in recommendation to congress.--The 
    Secretary shall include the plan described in subsection (a) in the 
    recommendations to Congress described in subsection (d).
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Upon completion of the review described 
in subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
    of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives any recommendations 
    of the Secretary related to the review; and
        ``(2) include in the subsequent annual report to Congress 
    required under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and 
    Development Act of 2014, any recommendations that require specific 
    congressional authorization.
    ``(e) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, for any existing authorized water resources development 
project for which the maximum period for nourishment described in 
subsection (a) will expire within the 5 year-period beginning on the 
date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014, that project shall remain eligible for nourishment for an 
additional 3 years after the expiration of such period.''.
    (b) Review of Authorized Periodic Nourishment Authority.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a review of all 
    authorized water resources development projects for which the 
    Secretary is authorized to provide periodic nourishment under 
    section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 
    U.S.C. 1962d-5f).
        (2) Scope of review.--In carrying out the review under 
    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the Federal costs 
    associated with that nourishment authority and the projected 
    benefits of each project.
        (3) Report to congress.--Upon completion of the review under 
    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue to the Committee on 
    Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
    and make publicly available a report on the results of that review, 
    including any proposed changes the Secretary may recommend to the 
    nourishment authority.
SEC. 1038. REDUCTION OF FEDERAL COSTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE 
REDUCTION PROJECTS.
    Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 2326) (as amended by section 1030(d)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or used in'' after 
        ``obtained through'';
            (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``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'' before the period at the end; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Reducing costs.--To reduce or avoid Federal costs, the 
    Secretary shall consider the beneficial use of dredged material in 
    a manner that contributes to the maintenance of sediment resources 
    in the nearby coastal system.'';
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(d) Selection of Dredged Material Disposal Method for Purposes 
Related to Environmental Restoration or Storm Damage and Flood 
Reduction.--''; and
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in relation to'' and 
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``in relation to--
            ``(A) the environmental benefits, including the benefits to 
        the aquatic environment to be derived from the creation of 
        wetlands and control of shoreline erosion; or
            ``(B) the flood and storm damage and flood reduction 
        benefits, including shoreline protection, protection against 
        loss of life, and damage to improved property.''; and
        (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(1) 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;''.
SEC. 1039. INVASIVE SPECIES.
    (a) Aquatic Species Review.--
        (1) Review of authorities.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
    the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
    Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and other applicable 
    heads of Federal agencies, shall--
            (A) carry out a review of existing Federal authorities 
        relating to responding to invasive species, including aquatic 
        weeds, aquatic snails, and other aquatic invasive species, that 
        have an impact on water resources; and
            (B) based on the review under subparagraph (A), make any 
        recommendations to Congress and applicable State agencies for 
        improving Federal and State laws to more effectively respond to 
        the threats posed by those invasive species.
        (2) Federal investment.--
            (A) Assessment.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an assessment of the Federal costs of, and 
        spending on, aquatic invasive species.
            (B) Contents.--The assessment conducted under subparagraph 
        (A) shall include--
                (i) identification of current Federal spending on, and 
            projected future Federal costs of, operation and 
            maintenance related to mitigating the impacts of aquatic 
            invasive species on federally owned or operated facilities;
                (ii) identification of current Federal spending on 
            aquatic invasive species prevention;
                (iii) analysis of whether spending identified in clause 
            (ii) is adequate for the maintenance and protection of 
            services provided by federally owned or operated 
            facilities, based on the current spending and projected 
            future costs identified in clause (i); and
                (iv) review of any other aspect of aquatic invasive 
            species prevention or mitigation determined appropriate by 
            the Comptroller General.
            (C) Findings.--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 and the Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
        containing the findings of the assessment conducted under 
        subparagraph (A).
    (b) Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention.--
        (1) Multiagency effort to slow the spread of asian carp in the 
    upper mississippi and ohio river basins and tributaries.--
            (A) In general.--The Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Secretary, the 
        Director of the National Park Service, and the Director of the 
        United States Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency 
        effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper 
        Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing 
        technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and support 
        to State and local governments in carrying out activities 
        designed to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by 
        Asian carp.
            (B) Best practices.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
        multiagency effort shall apply lessons learned and best 
        practices such as those described in the document prepared by 
        the Asian Carp Working Group entitled ``Management and Control 
        Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the United 
        States'' and dated November 2007, and the document prepared by 
        the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee entitled ``FY 
        2012 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework'' and dated February 
        2012.
        (2) Report to congress.--
            (A) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each year, 
        the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in 
        coordination with the Secretary, shall submit to the Committee 
        on Appropriations and the Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations, the 
        Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and make publicly available a report describing 
        the coordinated strategies established and progress made toward 
        the goals of controlling and eliminating Asian carp in the 
        Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries.
            (B) Contents.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
        shall include--
                (i) any observed changes in the range of Asian carp in 
            the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries 
            during the 2-year period preceding submission of the 
            report;
                (ii) a summary of Federal agency efforts, including 
            cooperative efforts with non-Federal partners, to control 
            the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio 
            River basins and tributaries;
                (iii) any research that the Director determines could 
            improve the ability to control the spread of Asian carp;
                (iv) any quantitative measures that the Director 
            intends to use to document progress in controlling the 
            spread of Asian carp; and
                (v) a cross-cut accounting of Federal and non-Federal 
            expenditures to control the spread of Asian carp.
    (c) Prevention, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to implement 
    measures recommended in the efficacy study authorized under section 
    3061 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
    1121) or in interim reports, with any modifications or any 
    emergency measures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
    to prevent aquatic nuisance species from dispersing into the Great 
    Lakes by way of any hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes 
    and the Mississippi River Basin.
        (2) Notifications.--The Secretary shall notify the Committees 
    on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate 
    and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives any emergency 
    actions taken pursuant to this subsection.
    (d) Prevention and Management.--Section 104 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``There is'' and 
        inserting the following:
        ``(1) In general.--There is'';
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Local'' and 
        inserting the following:
        ``(2) Local interests.--Local'';
            (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Costs'' and 
        inserting the following:
        ``(3) Federal costs.--Costs''; and
            (D) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A))--
                (i) by striking ``control and progressive,'' and 
            inserting ``prevention, control, and progressive''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``and aquatic invasive species'' 
            after ``noxious aquatic plant growths'';
        (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking 
    ``$15,000,000 annually'' and inserting ``$40,000,000, of which 
    $20,000,000 shall be made available to implement subsection (d), 
    annually''; and
        (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Watercraft Inspection Stations.--
        ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
    may 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 at reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary.
        ``(2) Cost share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
    constructing, operating, and maintaining watercraft inspection 
    stations described in paragraph (1) (including personnel costs) 
    shall be--
            ``(A) 50 percent; and
            ``(B) provided by the State or local governmental entity in 
        which such inspection station is located.
        ``(3) Coordination.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
    Secretary shall consult and coordinate with--
            ``(A) the States described in paragraph (1);
            ``(B) Indian tribes; and
            ``(C) other Federal agencies, including--
                ``(i) the Department of Agriculture;
                ``(ii) the Department of Energy;
                ``(iii) the Department of Homeland Security;
                ``(iv) the Department of Commerce; and
                ``(v) the Department of the Interior.
    ``(e) Monitoring and Contingency Planning.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may--
        ``(1) carry out risk assessments of water resources facilities;
        ``(2) monitor for aquatic invasive species;
        ``(3) establish watershed-wide plans for expedited response to 
    an infestation of aquatic invasive species; and
        ``(4) monitor water quality, including sediment cores and fish 
    tissue samples.''.
SEC. 1040. FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION.
    (a) In General.--Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the first sentence--

                    (I) by inserting ``for damages to ecological 
                resources, including terrestrial and aquatic resources, 
                and'' after ``mitigate'';
                    (II) by inserting ``ecological resources and'' 
                after ``impact on''; and
                    (III) by inserting ``without the implementation of 
                mitigation measures'' before the period; and

                (ii) by inserting before the last sentence the 
            following: ``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 and 
            the mitigation measures that will be implemented to meet 
            the requirements of this section and the goals of section 
            307(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
            (33 U.S.C. 2317(a)(1)).'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in the heading, by striking ``Design'' and 
            inserting ``Selection and design'';
                (ii) by inserting ``select and'' after ``shall''; and
                (iii) by inserting ``using a watershed approach'' after 
            ``projects''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, at a 
            minimum,'' after ``complies with''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by striking clause (iii);
                    (II) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
                clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; and
                    (III) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

                ``(iii) for projects where mitigation will be carried 
            out by the Secretary--

                    ``(I) a description of the land and interest in 
                land to be acquired for the mitigation plan;
                    ``(II) the basis for a determination that the land 
                and interests are available for acquisition; and
                    ``(III) a determination that the proposed interest 
                sought does not exceed the minimum interest in land 
                necessary to meet the mitigation requirements for the 
                project;

                ``(iv) for projects where mitigation will be carried 
            out through a third party mitigation arrangement in 
            accordance with subsection (i)--

                    ``(I) a description of the third party mitigation 
                instrument to be used; and
                    ``(II) the basis for a determination that the 
                mitigation instrument can meet the mitigation 
                requirements for the project;''; and

        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Programmatic Mitigation Plans.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may develop programmatic 
    mitigation plans to address the potential impacts to ecological 
    resources, fish, and wildlife associated with existing or future 
    Federal water resources development projects.
        ``(2) Use of mitigation plans.--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).
        ``(3) Non-federal plans.--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.
        ``(4) Scope.--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 shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
            ``(A) be developed on a regional, ecosystem, watershed, or 
        statewide scale;
            ``(B) include specific goals for aquatic resource and fish 
        and wildlife habitat restoration, establishment, enhancement, 
        or preservation;
            ``(C) identify priority areas for aquatic resource and fish 
        and wildlife habitat protection or restoration;
            ``(D) encompass multiple environmental resources within a 
        defined geographical area or focus on a specific resource, such 
        as aquatic resources or wildlife habitat; and
            ``(E) address impacts from all projects in a defined 
        geographical area or focus on a specific type of project.
        ``(5) Consultation.--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.
        ``(6) Contents.--A programmatic environmental mitigation plan 
    may include--
            ``(A) 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;
            ``(B) 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;
            ``(C) standard measures for mitigating certain types of 
        impacts;
            ``(D) parameters for determining appropriate mitigation for 
        certain types of impacts, such as mitigation ratios or criteria 
        for determining appropriate mitigation sites;
            ``(E) 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;
            ``(F) acknowledgment of specific statutory or regulatory 
        requirements that must be satisfied when determining 
        appropriate mitigation for certain types of resources; and
            ``(G) any offsetting benefits of self-mitigating projects, 
        such as ecosystem or resource restoration and protection.
        ``(7) Process.--Before adopting a programmatic environmental 
    mitigation plan for use under this subsection, the Secretary 
    shall--
            ``(A) for a plan developed by the Secretary--
                ``(i) make a draft of the plan available for review and 
            comment by applicable environmental resource agencies and 
            the public; and
                ``(ii) consider any comments received from those 
            agencies and the public on the draft plan; and
            ``(B) 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.
        ``(8) Integration with other plans.--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.
        ``(9) Consideration in project development and permitting.--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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
        ``(10) Preservation of existing authorities.--Nothing in this 
    subsection limits the use of programmatic approaches to reviews 
    under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
    et seq.).
        ``(11) Mitigation for existing projects.--Nothing in this 
    subsection requires the Secretary to undertake additional 
    mitigation for existing projects for which mitigation has already 
    been initiated.
    ``(i) Third-party Mitigation Arrangements.--
        ``(1) Eligible activities.--In accordance with all applicable 
    Federal laws (including regulations), mitigation efforts carried 
    out under this section may include--
            ``(A) participation in mitigation banking or other third-
        party mitigation arrangements, such as--
                ``(i) the purchase of credits from commercial or State, 
            regional, or local agency-sponsored mitigation banks; and
                ``(ii) the purchase of credits from in-lieu fee 
            mitigation programs; and
            ``(B) contributions to statewide and regional efforts to 
        conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and 
        wetlands if the Secretary determines that the contributions 
        will ensure that the mitigation requirements of this section 
        and the goals of section 307(a)(1) of the Water Resources 
        Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2317(a)(1)) will be met.
        ``(2) Inclusion of other activities.--The banks, programs, and 
    efforts described in paragraph (1) include any banks, programs, and 
    efforts developed in accordance with applicable law (including 
    regulations).
        ``(3) Terms and conditions.--In carrying out natural habitat 
    and wetlands mitigation efforts under this section, contributions 
    to the mitigation effort may--
            ``(A) take place concurrent with, or in advance of, the 
        commitment of funding to a project; and
            ``(B) 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.
        ``(4) Preference.--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.''.
    (b) Application.--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.
    (c) Technical Assistance.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Requirements.--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.
        (3) Mitigation instruments.--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).
SEC. 1041. MITIGATION STATUS REPORT.
    Section 2036(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2283a) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(3) Information included.--In reporting the status of all 
    projects included in the report, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) use a uniform methodology for determining the status 
        of all projects included in the report;
            ``(B) use a methodology that describes both a qualitative 
        and quantitative status for all projects in the report; and
            ``(C) provide specific dates for participation 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)).''.
SEC. 1042. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
    (a) In General.--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).
    (b) Reports.--The reports referred to in subsection (a) are the 
reports required under--
        (1) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1043(a)(5);
        (2) section 1046(a)(2)(B);
        (3) section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
    1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) (as amended by section 2102(a)); and
        (4) section 7001.
    (c) Failure To Provide a Completed Report.--
        (1) In general.--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 General Expenses 
    account of the civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers 
    into the account of the division of the Army Corps of Engineers 
    with responsibility for completing that report.
        (2) Subsequent reprogramming.--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 
    General Expenses account of the civil works program of the Army 
    Corps of Engineers into the account of the division of the 
    Secretary of the Army with responsibility for completing that 
    report.
    (d) Limitations.--
        (1) In general.--For each report, the total amounts 
    reprogrammed under subsection (c) shall not exceed, in any fiscal 
    year, $50,000.
        (2) Aggregate limitation.--The total amount reprogrammed under 
    subsection (c) in a fiscal year shall not exceed $200,000.
    (e) No Fault of the Secretary.--Amounts shall not be reprogrammed 
under subsection (c) if the Secretary certifies in a letter to the 
applicable committees of Congress that--
        (1) 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;
        (2) amounts have not been appropriated to the agency under this 
    Act or any other Act to carry out the report; or
        (3) 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.
    (f) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not reprogram funds to the 
General Expenses account of the civil works program of the Corps of 
Engineers for the loss of the funds.
SEC. 1043. NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PROGRAM.
    (a) Non-Federal Implementation of Feasibility Studies.--
        (1) In general.--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, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and coastal harbor 
    and channel and inland navigation.
        (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program are--
            (A) to identify project delivery and cost-saving 
        alternatives to the existing feasibility study process;
            (B) to evaluate the technical, financial, and 
        organizational efficiencies of a non-Federal interest carrying 
        out a feasibility study of 1 or more projects; and
            (C) to evaluate alternatives for the decentralization of 
        the project planning, management, and operational 
        decisionmaking process of the Corps of Engineers.
        (3) Administration.--
            (A) In general.--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--
                (i) flood risk management;
                (ii) hurricane and storm damage reduction, including 
            levees, floodwalls, flood control channels, and water 
            control structures;
                (iii) coastal harbor and channel and inland navigation; 
            and
                (iv) aquatic ecosystem restoration.
            (B) Use of non-federal funds.--
                (i) In general.--A non-Federal interest that has 
            entered into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to 
            subparagraph (A) may use non-Federal funds to carry out the 
            feasibility study.
                (ii) Credit.--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 
            subsection 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--

                    (I) non-Federal funds were used to carry out the 
                activities that would have been the responsibility of 
                the Secretary;
                    (II) the Secretary determines that the feasibility 
                study complies with all applicable Federal laws and 
                regulations; and
                    (III) the project is authorized by any provision of 
                Federal law enacted after the date on which an 
                agreement is entered into under subparagraph (A).

            (C) Transfer of funds.--
                (i) In general.--After the date on which an agreement 
            is executed pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
            transfer to the non-Federal interest to carry out the 
            feasibility study--

                    (I) 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
                    (II) additional amounts, as determined by the 
                Secretary, from amounts made available under paragraph 
                (8), 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.

                (ii) Administration.--The Secretary shall include such 
            provisions as the Secretary determines to be necessary in 
            an agreement under subparagraph (A) to ensure that a non-
            Federal interest receiving Federal funds under this 
            paragraph--

                    (I) has the necessary qualifications to administer 
                those funds; and
                    (II) will comply with all applicable Federal laws 
                (including regulations) relating to the use of those 
                funds.

            (D) Notification.--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.
            (E) Auditing.--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 subparagraph (C) are used in compliance with 
        the agreement signed under subparagraph (A).
            (F) Technical assistance.--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.
            (G) Detailed project schedule.--Not later than 180 days 
        after entering into an agreement under subparagraph (A), 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.
        (4) Cost share.--Nothing in this subsection 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 
    subsection.
        (5) Report.--
            (A) In general.--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 and make publicly available a report detailing 
        the results of the pilot program carried out under this 
        section, including--
                (i) a description of the progress of the non-Federal 
            interests in meeting milestones in detailed project 
            schedules developed pursuant to paragraph (3)(G); and
                (ii) any recommendations of the Secretary concerning 
            whether the program or any component of the program should 
            be implemented on a national basis.
            (B) Update.--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 
        subparagraph (A).
            (C) Failure to meet deadline.--If the Secretary fails to 
        submit a report by the required deadline under this paragraph, 
        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.
        (6) Administration.--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 subsection.
        (7) Termination of authority.--The authority to commence a 
    feasibility study under this subsection terminates on the date that 
    is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
        (8) Authorization of appropriations.--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 subsection, including the costs of administration of the 
    Secretary, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
    (b) Non-Federal Project Implementation Pilot Program.--
        (1) In general.--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, 
    coastal harbor and channel inland navigation, and aquatic ecosystem 
    restoration projects.
        (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program are--
            (A) to identify project delivery and cost-saving 
        alternatives that reduce the backlog of authorized Corps of 
        Engineers projects;
            (B) 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
            (C) to evaluate alternatives for the decentralization of 
        the project management, design, and construction for authorized 
        Corps of Engineers water resources projects.
        (3) Administration.--
            (A) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
        Secretary shall--
                (i) identify a total of not more than 15 projects for 
            flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction 
            (including levees, floodwalls, flood control channels, and 
            water control structures), coastal harbor and channels, 
            inland navigation, and aquatic ecosystem restoration that 
            have been authorized for construction prior to the date of 
            enactment of this Act, including--

                    (I) not more than 12 projects that--

                        (aa)(AA) have received Federal funds prior to 
                    the date of enactment of this Act; or
                        (BB) for more than 2 consecutive fiscal years, 
                    have an unobligated funding balance for that 
                    project in the Corps of Engineers construction 
                    account; and
                        (bb) to the maximum extent practicable, are 
                    located in each of the divisions of the Corps of 
                    Engineers; and

                    (II) not more than 3 projects that have not 
                received Federal funds in the period beginning on the 
                date on which the project was authorized and ending on 
                the date of enactment of this Act;

                (ii) 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;
                (iii) 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;
                (iv) 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;
                (v) 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--

                    (I) 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
                    (II) additional amounts, as determined by the 
                Secretary, from amounts made available under paragraph 
                (8), 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

                (vi) 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.
            (B) Detailed project schedule.--Not later than 180 days 
        after entering into an agreement under subparagraph (A)(iv), 
        each non-Federal interest, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        shall submit to the Secretary a detailed project schedule, 
        based on estimated funding levels, that lists all deadlines for 
        each milestone in the construction of the project.
            (C) Technical assistance.--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 and compensates the Secretary for the technical assistance 
        relating to--
                (i) any study, engineering activity, and design 
            activity for construction carried out by the non-Federal 
            interest under this subsection; and
                (ii) expeditiously obtaining any permits necessary for 
            the project.
        (4) Cost share.--Nothing in this subsection affects the cost-
    sharing requirement applicable on the day before the date of 
    enactment of this Act to a project carried out under this 
    subsection.
        (5) Report.--
            (A) In general.--Not later than 3 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 and make publicly available a report detailing 
        the results of the pilot program carried out under this 
        subsection, including--
                (i) a description of the progress of non-Federal 
            interests in meeting milestones in detailed project 
            schedules developed pursuant to paragraph (2)(B); and
                (ii) any recommendations of the Secretary concerning 
            whether the program or any component of the program should 
            be implemented on a national basis.
            (B) Update.--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 
        subparagraph (A).
            (C) Failure to meet deadline.--If the Secretary fails to 
        submit a report by the required deadline under this paragraph, 
        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.
        (6) Administration.--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 subsection.
        (7) Termination of authority.--The authority to commence a 
    project under this subsection terminates on the date that is 5 
    years after the date of enactment of this Act.
        (8) Authorization of appropriations.--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 subsection, including the costs of administration of the 
    Secretary, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
SEC. 1044. INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW.
    (a) Mandatory Project Studies Subject to Peer Review.--Section 
2034(a)(3)(A)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2343(a)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``$45,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$200,000,000''.
    (b) Timing of Peer Review.--Section 2034(b) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(b)) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(3) Reasons for timing.--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--
            ``(A) not later than 7 days after the date on which the 
        Chief of Engineers determines not to initiate a peer review--
                ``(i) 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
                ``(ii) make publicly available, including on the 
            Internet, the reasons for not conducting the review; and
            ``(B) include the reasons for not conducting the review in 
        the decision document for the project study.''.
    (c) Establishment of Panels.--Section 2034(c) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(c)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) Congressional and public notification.--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--
            ``(A) 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 
        conducted under this section; and
            ``(B) make publicly available, including on the Internet, 
        information on--
                ``(i) the dates scheduled for beginning and ending the 
            review;
                ``(ii) the entity that has the contract for the review; 
            and
                ``(iii) the names and qualifications of the panel of 
            experts.''.
    (d) Recommendations of Panel.--Section 2034(f) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(f)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Public availability and submission to congress.--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--
            ``(A) 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
            ``(B) 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.
        ``(3) Inclusion in project study.--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.''.
    (e) Applicability.--Section 2034(h)(2) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(h)(2)) is amended by striking 
``7 years'' and inserting ``12 years''.
SEC. 1045. REPORT ON SURFACE ELEVATIONS AT DROUGHT AFFECTED LAKES.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as ``FERC''), 
shall initiate an assessment of the effects of drought conditions on 
lakes managed by the Secretary that are affected by FERC-licensed 
reservoirs, which shall include an assessment of--
        (1) lake levels and rule curves in areas of previous, current, 
    and prolonged drought; and
        (2) the effect the long-term FERC licenses have on the ability 
    of the Secretary to manage lakes for hydropower generation, 
    navigation, flood protection, water supply, fish and wildlife, and 
    recreation.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary, in coordination with the FERC, shall 
submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the 
assessment carried out under subsection (a).
SEC. 1046. RESERVOIR OPERATIONS AND WATER SUPPLY.
    (a) Dam Optimization.--
        (1) Definition of project.--In this subsection, the term 
    ``project'' means a water resources development project that is 
    operated and maintained by the Secretary.
        (2) Reports.--
            (A) Assessment of water supply in arid regions.--
                (i) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
            assessment of the management practices, priorities, and 
            authorized purposes at Corps of Engineers reservoirs in 
            arid regions to determine the effects of such practices, 
            priorities, and purposes on water supply during periods of 
            drought.
                (ii) Inclusions.--The assessment under clause (i) shall 
            identify actions that can be carried out within the scope 
            of existing authorities of the Secretary to increase 
            project flexibility for the purpose of mitigating drought 
            impacts.
                (iii) Report.--Not later than 1 year 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 and make publicly available a 
            report on the results of the assessment.
            (B) Updated report.--
                (i) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
            of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update and 
            make publicly available the report entitled ``Authorized 
            and Operating Purposes of Corps of Engineers Reservoirs'' 
            and dated July 1992, which was produced pursuant to section 
            311 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 
            Stat. 4639).
                (ii) Inclusions.--The updated report described in 
            clause (i) shall--

                    (I) include--

                        (aa) 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;
                        (bb) the activities carried out pursuant to 
                    each such review to improve the efficiency of 
                    operations and maintenance and to improve project 
                    benefits consistent with authorized purposes;
                        (cc) the degree to which reviews of project 
                    operations and subsequent activities pursuant to 
                    completed reviews complied with the policies and 
                    requirements of applicable law and regulations; and
                        (dd) a plan for reviewing the operations of 
                    individual projects, including a detailed schedule 
                    for future reviews of project operations, that--
                            (AA) complies with the polices and 
                        requirements of applicable law and regulations;
                            (BB) gives priority to reviews and 
                        activities carried out pursuant to such plan 
                        where the Secretary determines that there is 
                        support for carrying out those reviews and 
                        activities; and
                            (CC) ensures that reviews and activities 
                        are carried out pursuant to such plan;

                    (II) be coordinated with appropriate Federal, 
                State, and local agencies and those public and private 
                entities that the Secretary determines may be affected 
                by those reviews or activities;
                    (III) not supersede or modify any written agreement 
                between the Federal Government and a non-Federal 
                interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of 
                this Act;
                    (IV) not supersede or authorize any amendment to a 
                multistate water control plan, including the Missouri 
                River Master Water Control Manual (as in effect on the 
                date of enactment of this Act);
                    (V) not affect any water right in existence on the 
                date of enactment of this Act;
                    (VI) not preempt or affect any State water law or 
                interstate compact governing water;
                    (VII) not affect any authority of a State, as in 
                effect on the date of enactment of this Act, to manage 
                water resources within that State; and
                    (VIII) comply with section 301 of the Water Supply 
                Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b).

        (3) General accountability office report to congress.--The 
    Comptroller General shall--
            (A) conduct an audit to determine--
                (i) whether reviews of project operations carried out 
            by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
            complied with the policies and requirements of applicable 
            law and regulations; and
                (ii) whether the plan developed by the Secretary 
            pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I)(dd) complies with this 
            subsection and with the policies and requirements of 
            applicable law and regulation; and
            (B) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, submit to Congress a report that--
                (i) summarizes the results of the audit required by 
            subparagraph (A);
                (ii) includes an assessment of whether existing 
            practices for managing and reviewing project operations 
            could result in greater efficiencies that would enable the 
            Corps of Engineers to better prepare for, contain, and 
            respond to flood, storm, and drought conditions; and
                (iii) includes recommendations for improving the review 
            of project operations to improve the efficiency and 
            effectiveness of such operations and to better achieve 
            authorized purposes while enhancing overall project 
            benefits.
        (4) Interagency and cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may 
    enter into interagency agreements with other Federal agencies and 
    cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities to carry out this 
    subsection and reviews of project operations or activities 
    resulting from those reviews.
        (5) Funding.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary may use to carry out this 
        subsection, including any reviews of project operations 
        identified in the plan developed under paragraph 
        (2)(B)(ii)(I)(dd), amounts made available to the Secretary.
            (B) Funding from other sources.--The Secretary may accept 
        and expend amounts from non-Federal entities and other Federal 
        agencies to carry out this subsection and reviews of project 
        operations or activities resulting from those reviews.
        (6) Effect of subsection.--
            (A) In general.--Nothing in this subsection changes the 
        authorized purpose of any Corps of Engineers dam or reservoir.
            (B) Administration.--The Secretary may carry out any 
        recommendations and activities under this subsection pursuant 
        to existing law.
    (b) Improving Planning and Administration of Water Supply 
Storage.--
        (1) In general.--For each water supply feature of a reservoir 
    managed by the Secretary, the Secretary shall notify the applicable 
    non-Federal interests before each fiscal year of the anticipated 
    operation and maintenance activities for that fiscal year and each 
    of the subsequent 4 fiscal years (including the cost of those 
    activities) for which the non-Federal interests are required to 
    contribute amounts.
        (2) Clarification.--The information provided to a non-Federal 
    interest under paragraph (1) shall--
            (A) be an estimate which the non-Federal interest may use 
        for planning purposes; and
            (B) not be construed as or relied upon by the non-Federal 
        interest as the actual amounts that the non-Federal interest 
        will be required to contribute.
    (c) Surplus Water Storage.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall not charge a fee for 
    surplus water under a contract entered into pursuant to section 6 
    of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood 
    Control Act of 1944'') (33 U.S.C. 708) if the contract is for 
    surplus water stored in the Upper Missouri Mainstem Reservoirs.
        (2) Offset.--
            (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), of any 
        amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out activities 
        under the heading ``operation and maintenance'' under the 
        heading ``Corps of Engineers-Civil'' that remain unobligated as 
        of the date of enactment of this Act, $5,000,000 is rescinded.
            (B) Restriction.--No amounts that have been designated by 
        Congress as being for emergency requirements pursuant to 
        section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)) shall be 
        rescinded under subparagraph (A).
        (3) Limitation.--The limitation provided under paragraph (1) 
    shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of 
    enactment of this Act.
        (4) Applicability.--Nothing in this subsection--
            (A) affects the authority of the Secretary under section 
        2695 of title 10, United States Code, to accept funds or to 
        cover the administrative expenses relating to certain real 
        property transactions; or
            (B) affects the application of section 6 of the Act of 
        December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 
        1944'') (33 U.S.C. 708) to surplus water stored outside of the 
        Upper Missouri Mainstem Reservoirs.
    (d) Future Water Supply.--Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 
1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) 
    and (e), respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Release of Future Water Storage.--
        ``(1) Establishment of 10-year plans for the utilization of 
    future storage.--
            ``(A) In general.--For the period beginning 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this paragraph and ending on January 
        1, 2016, the Secretary may accept from a State or local 
        interest a plan for the utilization of allocated water storage 
        for future use under this Act.
            ``(B) Contents.--A plan submitted under subparagraph (A) 
        shall include--
                ``(i) a 10-year timetable for the conversion of future 
            use storage to present use; and
                ``(ii) a schedule of actions that the State or local 
            interest agrees to carry out over a 10-year period, in 
            cooperation with the Secretary, to seek new and alternative 
            users of future water storage that is contracted to the 
            State or local interest on the date of enactment of this 
            paragraph.
        ``(2) Future water storage.--For water resource development 
    projects managed by the Secretary, a State or local interest that 
    the Secretary determines has complied with paragraph (1) may 
    request from the Secretary a release to the United States of any 
    right of the State or local interest to future water storage under 
    this Act that was allocated for future use water supply prior to 
    November 17, 1986.
        ``(3) Administration.--
            ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after receiving 
        a request under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide to 
        the applicable State or local interest a written decision on 
        whether the Secretary recommends releasing future water storage 
        rights.
            ``(B) Recommendation.--If the Secretary recommends 
        releasing future water storage rights, the Secretary shall 
        include that recommendation in the annual plan submitted under 
        section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
        of 2014.
        ``(4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection authorizes 
    the Secretary to release a State or local interest from a 
    contractual obligation unless specifically authorized by 
    Congress.''.
SEC. 1047. SPECIAL USE PERMITS.
    (a) Special Use Permits.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Fees.--
            (A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
        Secretary may--
                (i) establish and collect fees associated with the 
            issuance of the permits described in paragraph (1); or
                (ii) accept in-kind services in lieu of those fees.
            (B) Outdoor recreation equipment.--The Secretary may 
        establish and collect fees for the provision of outdoor 
        recreation equipment and services for activities described in 
        paragraph (1) at public recreation areas located at lakes and 
        reservoirs operated by the Corps of Engineers.
            (C) Use of fees.--Any fees generated pursuant to this 
        subsection shall be--
                (i) retained at the site collected; and
                (ii) 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.
    (b) Cooperative Management.--
        (1) Program.--
            (A) In general.--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--
                (i) the public recreation area is located--

                    (I) at a lake or reservoir operated by the Corps of 
                Engineers; and
                    (II) adjacent to or near a State or local park or 
                recreation area; and

                (ii) 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.
            (B) Restriction.--The Secretary may not transfer 
        administration responsibilities for any public recreation area 
        operated by the Corps of Engineers.
        (2) Acquisition of goods and services.--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.
        (3) Administration.--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.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
        (1) In general.--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 use funds made available to the Secretary to support 
    activities carried out by State, local, and tribal governments and 
    such other public or private nonprofit entities as the Secretary 
    determines to be appropriate.
        (2) Cooperative agreements.--Any use 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.
    (d) Services of Volunteers.--Chapter IV of title I of Public Law 
98-63 (33 U.S.C. 569c) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
``, including expenses relating to uniforms, transportation, lodging, 
and the subsistence of those volunteers,'' after ``incidental 
expenses''.
    (e) Training and Educational Activities.--Section 213(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2339) is amended by 
striking ``at'' and inserting ``about''.
SEC. 1048. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL 
RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS PROGRAM.
    The Secretary may participate in the America the Beautiful National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program in the same manner as 
the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of 
Reclamation, including the provision of free annual passes to active 
duty military personnel and dependents.
SEC. 1049. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND 
COUNTERMEASURE RULE.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
        (2) Farm.--The term ``farm'' has the meaning given the term in 
    section 112.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
    successor regulations).
        (3) Gallon.--The term ``gallon'' means a United States gallon.
        (4) Oil.--The term ``oil'' has the meaning given the term in 
    section 112.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
    successor regulations).
        (5) Oil discharge.--The term ``oil discharge'' has the meaning 
    given the term ``discharge'' in section 112.2 of title 40, Code of 
    Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
        (6) Reportable oil discharge history.--
            (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
        ``reportable oil discharge history'' means a single oil 
        discharge, as described in section 112.1(b) of title 40, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (including successor regulations), that 
        exceeds 1,000 gallons or 2 oil discharges, as described in 
        section 112.1(b) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
        (including successor regulations), that each exceed 42 gallons 
        within any 12-month period--
                (i) in the 3 years prior to the certification date of 
            the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plan (as 
            described in section 112.3 of title 40, Code of Federal 
            Regulations (including successor regulations); or
                (ii) since becoming subject to part 112 of title 40, 
            Code of Federal Regulations, if the facility has been in 
            operation for less than 3 years.
            (B) Exclusions.--The term ``reportable oil discharge 
        history'' does not include an oil discharge, as described in 
        section 112.1(b) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
        (including successor regulations), that is the result of a 
        natural disaster, an act of war, or terrorism.
        (7) Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule.--The 
    term ``Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule'' means 
    the regulation, including amendments, promulgated by the 
    Administrator under part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal 
    Regulations (or successor regulations).
    (b) Certification.--In implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, 
and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, the Administrator 
shall--
        (1) require certification by a professional engineer for a farm 
    with--
            (A) an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity 
        greater than 10,000 gallons;
            (B) an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 
        or equal to 20,000 gallons; or
            (C) a reportable oil discharge history; or
        (2) allow certification by the owner or operator of the farm 
    (via self-certification) for a farm with--
            (A) an aggregate aboveground storage capacity less than 
        20,000 gallons and greater than the lesser of--
                (i) 6,000 gallons; and
                (ii) the adjustment quantity established under 
            subsection (d)(2); and
            (B) no reportable oil discharge history; and
        (3) not require compliance with the rule by any farm--
            (A) with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater 
        than 2,500 gallons and less than the lesser of--
                (i) 6,000 gallons; and
                (ii) the adjustment quantity established under 
            subsection (d)(2); and
            (B) no reportable oil discharge history; and
        (4) not require compliance with the rule by any farm with an 
    aggregate aboveground storage capacity of less than 2,500 gallons.
    (c) Calculation of Aggregate Aboveground Storage Capacity.--For 
purposes of subsection (b), the aggregate aboveground storage capacity 
of a farm excludes--
        (1) all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity 
    that is 1,000 gallons or less; and
        (2) all containers holding animal feed ingredients approved for 
    use in livestock feed by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    (d) Study.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
    Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct a study to determine the 
    appropriate exemption under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
    (b), which shall be not more than 6,000 gallons and not less than 
    2,500 gallons, based on a significant risk of discharge to water.
        (2) Adjustment.--Not later than 18 months after the date on 
    which the study described in paragraph (1) is complete, the 
    Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
    shall promulgate a rule to adjust the exemption levels described in 
    paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) in accordance with the 
    study.
SEC. 1050. NAMINGS.
    (a) Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam.--It is the sense of Congress 
that, at an appropriate time and in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, to recognize the contributions 
of Donald G. Waldon, whose selfless determination and tireless work, 
while serving as administrator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway for 
21 years, contributed greatly to the realization and success of the 
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Compact, that the lock and dam 
located at mile 357.5 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway should be 
known and designated as the ``Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam''.
    (b) Redesignation of Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront 
Interpretive Site.--
        (1) In general.--Section 103(c)(1) of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4811) is amended by striking 
    ``Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site'' 
    and inserting ``Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum and 
    Riverfront Interpretive Site''.
        (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
    document, paper, or other record of the United States to the museum 
    and interpretive site referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed 
    to be a reference to the ``Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River 
    Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site''.
    (c) Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam.--
        (1) Redesignation.--The lock and dam located in Modoc, 
    Illinois, authorized by the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 927), and 
    commonly known as the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, is redesignated as 
    the ``Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam''.
        (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
    document, paper, or other record of the United States to the lock 
    and dam referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
    to the ``Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam''.
SEC. 1051. INTERSTATE WATER AGREEMENTS AND COMPACTS.
    (a) Water Supply.--Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 
U.S.C. 390b) (as amended by section 1046(d)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) The Committees of jurisdiction are very concerned about the 
operation of projects in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River 
System and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River System, and further, the 
Committees of jurisdiction recognize that this ongoing water resources 
dispute raises serious concerns related to the authority of the 
Secretary of the Army to allocate substantial storage at projects to 
provide local water supply pursuant to the Water Supply Act of 1958 
absent congressional approval. Interstate water disputes of this nature 
are more properly addressed through interstate water agreements that 
take into consideration the concerns of all affected States including 
impacts to other authorized uses of the projects, water supply for 
communities and major cities in the region, water quality, freshwater 
flows to communities, rivers, lakes, estuaries, and bays located 
downstream of projects, agricultural uses, economic development, and 
other appropriate concerns. To that end, the Committees of jurisdiction 
strongly urge the Governors of the affected States to reach agreement 
on an interstate water compact as soon as possible, and we pledge our 
commitment to work with the affected States to ensure prompt 
consideration and approval of any such agreement. Absent such action, 
the Committees of jurisdiction should consider appropriate legislation 
to address these matters including any necessary clarifications to the 
Water Supply Act of 1958 or other law. This subsection does not alter 
existing rights or obligations under law.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Interstate Water Agreements and 
Compacts.--
        (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (A) States and local interests have primary responsibility 
        for developing water supplies for domestic, municipal, 
        industrial, and other purposes.
            (B) The Federal Government cooperates with States and local 
        interests in developing water supplies through the 
        construction, maintenance, and operation of Federal water 
        resources development projects.
            (C) Interstate water disputes are most properly addressed 
        through interstate water agreements or compacts that take into 
        consideration the concerns of all affected States.
        (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (A) Congress and the Secretary should urge States to reach 
        agreement on interstate water agreements and compacts;
            (B) at the request of the Governor of a State, the 
        Secretary should facilitate and assist in the development of an 
        interstate water agreement or compact;
            (C) Congress should provide prompt consideration of 
        interstate water agreements and compacts; and
            (D) the Secretary should adopt policies and implement 
        procedures for the operation of reservoirs of the Corps of 
        Engineers that are consistent with interstate water agreements 
        and compacts.
SEC. 1052. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
BILLS.
    It is the sense of Congress that, because the missions of the Corps 
of Engineers are unique and benefit all individuals in the United 
States and because water resources development projects are critical to 
maintaining economic prosperity, national security, and environmental 
protection, Congress should consider a water resources development bill 
not less than once every Congress.

                          TITLE II--NAVIGATION
                      Subtitle A--Inland Waterways

SEC. 2001. DEFINITIONS.
    In this title:
        (1) Inland waterways trust fund.--The term ``Inland Waterways 
    Trust Fund'' means the Inland Waterways Trust Fund established by 
    section 9506(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
        (2) Qualifying project.--The term ``qualifying project'' means 
    any construction or major rehabilitation project for navigation 
    infrastructure of the inland and intracoastal waterways that is--
            (A) authorized before, on, or after the date of enactment 
        of this Act;
            (B) not completed on the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (C) funded at least in part from the Inland Waterways Trust 
        Fund.
SEC. 2002. PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS REFORMS.
    (a) Requirements for Qualifying Projects.--With respect to each 
qualifying project, the Secretary shall require--
        (1) for each project manager, that--
            (A) the project manager have formal project management 
        training and certification; and
            (B) the project manager be assigned from among personnel 
        certified by the Chief of Engineers; and
        (2) for an applicable cost estimation, that--
            (A) the Secretary utilize a risk-based cost estimate with a 
        confidence level of at least 80 percent; and
            (B) the cost estimate be developed--
                (i) for a qualifying project that requires an increase 
            in the authorized amount in accordance with section 902 of 
            the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
            2280), during the preparation of a post-authorization 
            change report or other similar decision document;
                (ii) for a qualifying project for which the first 
            construction contract has not been awarded, prior to the 
            award of the first construction contract;
                (iii) for a qualifying project without a completed 
            feasibility report in accordance with section 905 of the 
            Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282), 
            prior to the completion of such a report; and
                (iv) for a qualifying project with a completed 
            feasibility report in accordance with section 905 of the 
            Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) 
            that has not yet been authorized, during design for the 
            qualifying project.
    (b) Additional Project Delivery Process Reforms.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
        (1) establish a system to identify and apply on a continuing 
    basis best management practices from prior or ongoing qualifying 
    projects to improve the likelihood of on-time and on-budget 
    completion of qualifying projects;
        (2) evaluate early contractor involvement acquisition 
    procedures to improve on-time and on-budget project delivery 
    performance; and
        (3) implement any additional measures that the Secretary 
    determines will achieve the purposes of this subtitle, including--
            (A) the implementation of applicable practices and 
        procedures developed pursuant to management by the Secretary of 
        an applicable military construction program;
            (B) the development and use of a portfolio of standard 
        designs for inland navigation locks, incorporating the use of a 
        center of expertise for the design and review of qualifying 
        projects;
            (C) the use of full-funding contracts or formulation of a 
        revised continuing contracts clause; and
            (D) the establishment of procedures for recommending new 
        project construction starts using a capital projects business 
        model.
    (c) Pilot Projects.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
    carry out pilot projects to evaluate processes and procedures for 
    the study, design, and construction of qualifying projects.
        (2) Inclusions.--At a minimum, the Secretary shall carry out 
    pilot projects under this subsection to evaluate--
            (A) early contractor involvement in the development of 
        features and components;
            (B) an appropriate use of continuing contracts for the 
        construction of features and components; and
            (C) applicable principles, procedures, and processes used 
        for military construction projects.
    (d) Inland Waterways Users Board.--Section 302 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2251) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Duties of Users Board.--
        ``(1) In general.--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.
        ``(2) Advice and recommendations.--For commercial navigation 
    features and components of the inland waterways and inland harbors 
    of the United States, the Users Board shall provide--
            ``(A) 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;
            ``(B) advice and recommendations to Congress regarding any 
        feasibility report for a project on the inland waterway system 
        that has been submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of 
        the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014;
            ``(C) advice and recommendations to Congress regarding an 
        increase in the authorized cost of those features and 
        components;
            ``(D) 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
            ``(E) advice and recommendations on the development of a 
        long-term capital investment program in accordance with 
        subsection (d).
        ``(3) Project development teams.--The chairperson of the Users 
    Board shall appoint a representative of the Users Board to serve as 
    an advisor to 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.
        ``(4) Independent judgment.--Any advice or recommendation made 
    by the Users Board to the Secretary shall reflect the independent 
    judgment of the Users Board.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Duties of Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) communicate not less frequently 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
        ``(2) submit to the Users Board a courtesy copy of all 
    completed feasibility reports relating to a commercial navigation 
    feature or component of the inland waterways or inland harbors of 
    the United States.
    ``(d) Capital Investment Program.--
        ``(1) In general.--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.
        ``(2) Consideration.--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.
        ``(3) Criteria.--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)--
            ``(A) are made in all geographical areas of the inland 
        waterways system; and
            ``(B) ensure efficient funding of inland waterways 
        projects.
        ``(4) Strategic review and update.--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 
    coordination with the Users Board, shall--
            ``(A) submit to Congress and make publicly available 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
            ``(B) make revisions to the program, as appropriate.
    ``(e) Project Management Plans.--The chairperson of the Users Board 
and the project development team member appointed by the chairperson 
under subsection (b)(3) may 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.
    ``(f) Administration.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Users Board shall be subject to the 
    Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 
    14, and, with the consent of the appropriate agency head, the Users 
    Board may use the facilities and services of any Federal agency.
        ``(2) Members not considered special government employees.--For 
    the purposes of complying with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
    (5 U.S.C. App.), the members of the Users Board shall not be 
    considered special Government employees (as defined in section 202 
    of title 18, United States Code).
        ``(3) Travel expenses.--Non-Federal members of the Users Board 
    while engaged in the performance of their duties away from their 
    homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel 
    expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 
    by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.''.
SEC. 2003. EFFICIENCY OF REVENUE COLLECTION.
    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare a report on the 
efficiency of collecting the fuel tax for the Inland Waterways Trust 
Fund, which shall include--
        (1) an evaluation of whether current methods of collection of 
    the fuel tax result in full compliance with requirements of the 
    law;
        (2) whether alternative methods of collection would result in 
    increased revenues into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund; and
        (3) an evaluation of alternative collection options.
SEC. 2004. INLAND WATERWAYS REVENUE STUDIES.
    (a) Inland Waterways Construction Bonds Study.--
        (1) Study.--The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of 
    appropriate Federal agencies, shall conduct a study on the 
    potential benefits and implications of authorizing the issuance of 
    federally tax-exempt bonds secured against the available proceeds, 
    including projected annual receipts, in the Inland Waterways Trust 
    Fund established by section 9506(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986.
        (2) Contents.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall 
    examine the implications of issuing such bonds, including the 
    potential revenues that could be generated and the projected net 
    cost to the Treasury, including loss of potential revenue.
        (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary, at 
    a minimum, shall consult with--
            (A) representatives of the Inland Waterway Users Board 
        established by section 302 of the Water Resources Development 
        Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2251);
            (B) representatives of the commodities and bulk cargos that 
        are currently shipped for commercial purposes on the segments 
        of the inland and intracoastal waterways listed in section 206 
        of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804);
            (C) representatives of other users of locks and dams on the 
        inland and intracoastal waterways, including persons owning, 
        operating, using, or otherwise benefitting from--
                (i) hydropower generation facilities;
                (ii) electric utilities that rely on the waterways for 
            cooling of existing electricity generation facilities;
                (iii) municipal and industrial water supply;
                (iv) recreation;
                (v) irrigation water supply; or
                (vi) flood damage reduction; and
            (D) other stakeholders associated with the inland and 
        intracoastal waterways, as identified by the Secretary.
        (4) Report to congress.--
            (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on 
        Finance, and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee 
        on Ways and Means, and the Committee on the Budget of the House 
        of Representatives, and make publicly available, a report on 
        the results of the study.
            (B) Identification of issues.--As part of the report, the 
        Secretary shall identify any potential benefits or other 
        implications of the issuance of bonds described in subsection 
        (a)(1), including any potential changes in Federal or State law 
        that may be necessary to provide such benefits or to address 
        such implications.
    (b) Potential Revenue Sources for Inland and Intracoastal Waterways 
Infrastructure.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study and submit 
    to Congress a report on potential revenue sources from which funds 
    could be collected to generate additional revenues for the Inland 
    Waterways Trust Fund established by section 9506(a) of the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986.
        (2) Scope of study.--
            (A) In general.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
        shall evaluate an array of potential revenue sources from which 
        funds could be collected in amounts that, when combined with 
        funds generated by section 4042 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, are sufficient to support one-half of annual construction 
        expenditure levels of $380,000,000 for the authorized purposes 
        of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
            (B) Potential revenue sources for study.--In carrying out 
        the study, the Secretary, at a minimum, shall--
                (i) evaluate potential revenue sources identified in 
            and documented by known authorities of the Inland Waterways 
            System; and
                (ii) review appropriate reports and associated 
            literature related to revenue sources.
        (3) Conduct of study.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
    shall--
            (A) take into consideration whether the potential revenues 
        from other sources--
                (i) are equitably associated with the construction, 
            operation, and maintenance of inland and intracoastal 
            waterway infrastructure, including locks, dams, and 
            navigation channels; and
                (ii) can be efficiently collected;
            (B) consult with, at a minimum--
                (i) representatives of the Inland Waterways Users 
            Board; and
                (ii) representatives of other nonnavigation 
            beneficiaries of inland and intracoastal waterway 
            infrastructure, including persons benefitting from--

                    (I) municipal water supply;
                    (II) hydropower;
                    (III) recreation;
                    (IV) industrial water supply;
                    (V) flood damage reduction;
                    (VI) agricultural water supply;
                    (VII) environmental restoration;
                    (VIII) local and regional economic development; or
                    (IX) local real estate interests; and

                (iii) representatives of other interests, as identified 
            by the Secretary; and
            (C) provide the opportunity for public hearings in each of 
        the geographic regions that contain segments of the inland and 
        intracoastal waterways listed in section 206 of the Inland 
        Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804).
        (4) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
    of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
    Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on 
    Finance, and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, and the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
    Representatives, and make publicly available, a report on the 
    results of the study.
SEC. 2005. INLAND WATERWAYS STAKEHOLDER ROUNDTABLE.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an inland waterways 
stakeholder roundtable to provide for a review and evaluation of issues 
related to financial management of the inland and intracoastal 
waterways.
    (b) Selection of Participants.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date on which 
    the Secretary submits to Congress the report required by section 
    2004(b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Inland Waterways 
    Users Board, shall select individuals to be invited to participate 
    in the stakeholder roundtable.
        (2) Composition.--The individuals selected under paragraph (1) 
    shall include--
            (A) representatives of the primary users, shippers, and 
        suppliers utilizing the inland and intracoastal waterways for 
        commercial purposes;
            (B) representatives of State and Federal agencies having a 
        direct and substantial interest in the commercial use of the 
        inland and intracoastal waterways;
            (C) representatives of other nonnavigation beneficiaries of 
        the inland and intracoastal waterways infrastructure, including 
        individuals benefitting from--
                (i) municipal water supply;
                (ii) hydropower;
                (iii) recreation;
                (iv) industrial water supply;
                (v) flood damage reduction;
                (vi) agricultural water supply;
                (vii) environmental restoration;
                (viii) local and regional economic development; or
                (ix) local real estate interests; and
            (D) other interested individuals with significant financial 
        and engineering expertise and direct knowledge of the inland 
        and coastal waterways.
    (c) Framework and Agenda.--The Secretary shall work with a group of 
the individuals selected under subsection (b) to develop the framework 
and agenda for the stakeholder roundtable.
    (d) Conduct of Stakeholder Roundtable.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date on 
    which the Secretary submits to Congress the report required by 
    section 2004(b), the Secretary shall conduct the stakeholder 
    roundtable.
        (2) Issues to be discussed.--The stakeholder roundtable shall 
    provide for the review and evaluation described in subsection (a) 
    and shall include the following:
            (A) An evaluation of any recommendations that have been 
        developed to address funding options for the inland and coastal 
        waterways, including any recommendations in the report required 
        under section 2004(b).
            (B) An evaluation of the funding status of the inland and 
        coastal waterways.
            (C) Identification and evaluation of the ongoing and 
        projected water infrastructure needs of the inland and coastal 
        waterways.
            (D) Identification of a process for meeting such needs, 
        with timeline for addressing the funding challenges for the 
        Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the Secretary submits to Congress the report required by section 
2004(b), the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly 
available a report that contains--
        (1) a summary of the stakeholder roundtable, including areas of 
    concurrence on funding approaches and areas of disagreement in 
    meeting funding needs; and
        (2) recommendations developed by the Secretary for next steps 
    to address the issues discussed at the stakeholder roundtable.
SEC. 2006. PRESERVING THE INLAND WATERWAY TRUST FUND.
    (a) Olmsted Project Reform.--
        (1) Definition of olmsted project.--In this subsection, the 
    term ``Olmsted Project'' means the project for navigation, Lower 
    Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky, 
    authorized by section 3(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013).
        (2) Olmsted project reform.--Notwithstanding section 3(a)(6) of 
    the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), for 
    each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2014, 15 percent of 
    the cost of construction for the Olmsted Project shall be paid from 
    amounts appropriated from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
        (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
    appropriation for the Olmsted Project should be not less than 
    $150,000,000 for each fiscal year until construction of the project 
    is completed.
        (4) Rehabilitation of projects.--Section 205(1)(E)(ii) of the 
    Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2327(1)(E)(ii)) 
    is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' and inserting 
    ``$20,000,000''.
SEC. 2007. INLAND WATERWAYS OVERSIGHT.
    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year 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 and make publicly 
available a report regarding the lessons learned from the experience of 
planning and constructing the Olmsted Project and how such lessons 
might apply to future inland waterway studies and projects.
    (b) Annual Financial Review.--For any inland waterways project that 
the Secretary carries out that has an estimated total cost of 
$500,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
committees referred to in subsection (a) an annual financial plan for 
the project. The plan shall be based on detailed annual estimates of 
the cost to complete the remaining elements of the project and on 
reasonable assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of any future 
increases of the cost to complete the project.
    (c) Government Accountability Office Report.--As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to Congress a 
report describing the results of, a study to determine why, and to what 
extent, the project for navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 
and 53, Illinois and Kentucky (commonly known as the ``Olmsted Locks 
and Dam project''), authorized by section 3(a)(6) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), has exceeded the 
budget for the project and the reasons why the project failed to be 
completed as scheduled, including an assessment of--
        (1) engineering methods used for the project;
        (2) the management of the project;
        (3) contracting for the project;
        (4) the cost to the United States of benefits foregone due to 
    project delays; and
        (5) such other contributory factors as the Comptroller General 
    determines to be appropriate.
SEC. 2008. ASSESSMENT OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THE 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND THE GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall assess the operation and maintenance 
needs of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway.
    (b) Types of Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall assess the operation and maintenance needs of the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway as 
used for the following purposes:
        (1) Commercial navigation.
        (2) Commercial fishing.
        (3) Subsistence, including utilization by Indian tribes (as 
    defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) for subsistence and ceremonial 
    purposes.
        (4) Use as ingress and egress to harbors of refuge.
        (5) Transportation of persons.
        (6) Purposes relating to domestic energy production, including 
    fabrication, servicing, and supply of domestic offshore energy 
    production facilities.
        (7) Activities of the Secretary of the department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating.
        (8) Public health and safety related equipment for responding 
    to coastal and inland emergencies.
        (9) Recreation purposes.
        (10) Any other authorized purpose.
    (c) Report to Congress.--For fiscal year 2015, and biennially 
thereafter, in conjunction with the annual budget submission by the 
President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, 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 and make publicly 
available a report that, with respect to the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway--
        (1) identifies the operation and maintenance costs required to 
    achieve the authorized length, width, and depth;
        (2) identifies the amount of funding requested in the 
    President's budget for operation and maintenance costs; and
        (3) identifies the unmet operation and maintenance needs of the 
    Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
SEC. 2009. INLAND WATERWAYS RIVERBANK STABILIZATION.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of--
        (1) carrying out projects for the inland and intracoastal 
    waterways for purposes of--
            (A) flood damage reduction;
            (B) emergency streambank and shoreline protection; and
            (C) prevention and mitigation of shore damages attributable 
        to navigation improvements; and
        (2) modifying projects for the inland and intracoastal 
    waterways for the purpose of improving the quality of the 
    environment.
    (b) Recommendations.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
develop specific project recommendations and prioritize those 
recommendations based on--
        (1) the extent of damage and land loss resulting from riverbank 
    erosion;
        (2) the rate of erosion;
        (3) the significant threat of future flood risk to public 
    property, public infrastructure, or public safety;
        (4) the destruction of natural resources or habitats; and
        (5) the potential cost savings for maintenance of the channel.
    (c) Disposition.--The Secretary may carry out any project 
identified in the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) in 
accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the 
following authorities:
        (1) Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
    701r).
        (2) Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
    701s).
        (3) Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
    426i).
        (4) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
    (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
    (d) Annual Report.--For a project recommended pursuant to the study 
that cannot be carried out under any of the authorities specified in 
subsection (c), upon a determination by the Secretary of the 
feasibility of the project, the Secretary may include a recommendation 
concerning the project in the annual report submitted to Congress under 
section 7001.
SEC. 2010. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION.
    (a) Definition of Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.--In this 
section, the term ``Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam'' means the 
lock and dam located on Mississippi River Mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota.
    (b) Mandatory Closure.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall close the Upper St. Anthony 
Falls Lock and Dam.
    (c) Emergency Operations.--Nothing in this section prevents the 
Secretary from carrying out emergency lock operations necessary to 
mitigate flood damage.
SEC. 2011. CORPS OF ENGINEERS LOCK AND DAM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
    Section 1117 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4236) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1117. W.D. MAYO LOCK AND DAM.
    ``(a) In General.--The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma may--
        ``(1) design and construct one or more hydroelectric generating 
    facilities at the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River, 
    Oklahoma; and
        ``(2) market the electricity generated from any such facility.
    ``(b) Preconstruction Requirements.--
        ``(1) Permits.--Before the date on which construction of a 
    hydroelectric generating facility begins under subsection (a), the 
    Cherokee Nation shall obtain any permit required under Federal or 
    State law, except that the Cherokee Nation shall be exempt from 
    licensing requirements that may otherwise apply to construction, 
    operation, or maintenance of the facility under the Federal Power 
    Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).
        ``(2) Review of plans and specifications.--The Cherokee Nation 
    may initiate the design or construction of a hydroelectric 
    generating facility under subsection (a) only after the Secretary 
    reviews and approves the plans and specifications for the design 
    and construction.
    ``(c) Payment of Design and Construction Costs.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may accept funds offered by 
    the Cherokee Nation and use such funds to carry out the design and 
    construction of a hydroelectric generating facility under 
    subsection (a).
        ``(2) Allocation of costs.--The Cherokee Nation shall--
            ``(A) bear all costs associated with the design and 
        construction of a hydroelectric generating facility under 
        subsection (a); and
            ``(B) provide any funds necessary for the design and 
        construction to the Secretary prior to the Secretary initiating 
        any activities related to the design and construction.
    ``(d) Assumption of Liability.--The Cherokee Nation shall--
        ``(1) hold all title to a hydroelectric generating facility 
    constructed under subsection (a) and may, subject to the approval 
    of the Secretary, assign such title to a third party;
        ``(2) be solely responsible for--
            ``(A) the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and 
        rehabilitation of the facility; and
            ``(B) the marketing of the electricity generated by the 
        facility; and
        ``(3) release and indemnify the United States from any claims, 
    causes of action, or liabilities that may arise out of any activity 
    undertaken to carry out this section.
    ``(e) Assistance Available.--The Secretary may provide technical 
and construction management assistance requested by the Cherokee Nation 
relating to the design and construction of a hydroelectric generating 
facility under subsection (a).
    ``(f) Third Party Agreements.--The Cherokee Nation may enter into 
agreements with the Secretary or a third party that the Cherokee Nation 
or the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out this section.''.
SEC. 2012. RESTRICTED AREAS AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS DAMS.
    Section 2 of the Freedom to Fish Act (127 Stat. 449) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``2 years after the date 
    of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``4 years after the date 
    of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
    2014'';
        (2) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting ``or 
    Modified'' after ``New''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``new or 
        modified'' after ``establishes any''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``4 years after the 
        date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
        Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2013. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FUEL TAXED INLAND WATERWAYS.
    Section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2212) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Floodgates on the Inland Waterways.--
        ``(1) Operation and maintenance carried out by the secretary.--
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall be 
    responsible for the operation and maintenance, including repair, of 
    any flood gate, as well as any pumping station constructed within 
    the channel as a single unit with that flood gate, that--
            ``(A) was constructed as of the date of enactment of the 
        Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 as a feature 
        of an authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction project; 
        and
            ``(B) crosses an inland or intracoastal waterway described 
        in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 
        U.S.C. 1804).
        ``(2) Non-federal cost share.--The non-Federal share of the 
    cost of operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and 
    replacement of any structure under this subsection shall be 35 
    percent.''.

                Subtitle B--Port and Harbor Maintenance

SEC. 2101. FUNDING FOR HARBOR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Total amount of harbor maintenance taxes received.--The 
    term ``total amount of harbor maintenance taxes received'' means, 
    with respect to a fiscal year, the aggregate of amounts 
    appropriated, transferred, or credited to the Harbor Maintenance 
    Trust Fund under section 9505(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 for that fiscal year as set forth in the current year estimate 
    provided in the President's budget request for the subsequent 
    fiscal year, submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
    States Code.
        (2) Total budget resources.--The term ``total budget 
    resources'' 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.
    (b) Target Appropriations.--
        (1) In general.--The target total budget resources made 
    available to the Secretary from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 
    for a fiscal year shall be not less than the following:
            (A) For fiscal year 2015, 67 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2014.
            (B) For fiscal year 2016, 69 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2015.
            (C) For fiscal year 2017, 71 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2016.
            (D) For fiscal year 2018, 74 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2017.
            (E) For fiscal year 2019, 77 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2018.
            (F) For fiscal year 2020, 80 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2019.
            (G) For fiscal year 2021, 83 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2020.
            (H) For fiscal year 2022, 87 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2021.
            (I) For fiscal year 2023, 91 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2022.
            (J) For fiscal year 2024, 95 percent of the total amount of 
        harbor maintenance taxes received in fiscal year 2023.
            (K) For fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        100 percent of the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes 
        received in the previous fiscal year.
        (2) Use of amounts.--The total budget resources described in 
    paragraph (1) may be used only for making expenditures under 
    section 9505(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Impact on Other Funds.--
        (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that any 
    increase in funding for harbor maintenance programs under this 
    section shall result from an overall increase in appropriations for 
    the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers and not from 
    reductions in the appropriations for other programs, projects, and 
    activities carried out by the Corps of Engineers for other 
    authorized purposes.
        (2) Application.--The target total budget resources for a 
    fiscal year specified in subsection (b)(1) shall only apply in a 
    fiscal year for which the level of appropriations provided for the 
    civil works program of the Corps of Engineers in that fiscal year 
    is increased, as compared to the previous fiscal year, by a dollar 
    amount that is at least equivalent to the dollar amount necessary 
    to address such target total budget resources in that fiscal year.
SEC. 2102. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HARBOR PROJECTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Operation and Maintenance of Harbor Projects.--
        ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
    Secretary shall make expenditures to pay for operation and 
    maintenance costs of the harbors and inland harbors referred to in 
    subsection (a)(2), including expenditures of funds appropriated 
    from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, based on an equitable 
    allocation of funds among all such harbors and inland harbors.
        ``(2) Criteria.--
            ``(A) In general.--In determining an equitable allocation 
        of funds under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                ``(i) consider the information obtained in the 
            assessment conducted under subsection (e);
                ``(ii) consider the national and regional significance 
            of harbor operations and maintenance; and
                ``(iii) as appropriate, consider national security and 
            military readiness needs.
            ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not allocate funds 
        under paragraph (1) based solely on the tonnage transiting 
        through a harbor.
        ``(3) Emerging harbor projects.--Notwithstanding any other 
    provision of this subsection, in making expenditures under 
    paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2022, the 
    Secretary shall allocate for operation and maintenance costs of 
    emerging harbor projects an amount that is not less than 10 percent 
    of the funds made available under this section for fiscal year 2012 
    to pay the costs described in subsection (a)(2).
        ``(4) Management of great lakes navigation system.--To sustain 
    effective and efficient operation and maintenance of the Great 
    Lakes Navigation System, including any navigation feature in the 
    Great Lakes that is a Federal responsibility with respect to 
    operation and maintenance, the Secretary shall manage all of the 
    individually authorized projects in the Great Lakes Navigation 
    System as components of a single, comprehensive system, recognizing 
    the interdependence of the projects.
    ``(d) Prioritization.--
        ``(1) Priority.--
            ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2015 through 
        2024, if priority funds are available, the Secretary shall use 
        the priority funds as follows:
                ``(i) 90 percent of the priority funds shall be used 
            for high- and moderate-use harbor projects.
                ``(ii) 10 percent of the priority funds shall be used 
            for emerging harbor projects.
            ``(B) Additional considerations.--For each of fiscal years 
        2015 through 2024, of the priority funds available, the 
        Secretary shall use--
                ``(i) not less than 5 percent of such funds for 
            underserved harbor projects; and
                ``(ii) not less than 10 percent of such funds for 
            projects that are located within the Great Lakes Navigation 
            System.
            ``(C) Underserved harbors.--In determining which 
        underserved harbor projects shall receive funds under this 
        paragraph, the Secretary shall consider--
                ``(i) the total quantity of commerce supported by the 
            water body on which the project is located; and
                ``(ii) the minimum width and depth that--

                    ``(I) would be necessary at the underserved harbor 
                project to provide sufficient clearance for fully 
                loaded commercial vessels using the underserved harbor 
                project to maneuver safely; and
                    ``(II) does not exceed the constructed width and 
                depth of the authorized navigation project.

        ``(2) Expanded uses.--
            ``(A) Definition of eligible harbor or inland harbor 
        defined.--In this paragraph, the term `eligible harbor or 
        inland harbor' means a harbor or inland harbor at which the 
        total amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected in the 
        immediately preceding 3 fiscal years exceeds the value of the 
        work carried out for the harbor or inland harbor using amounts 
        from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund during those 3 fiscal 
        years.
            ``(B) Use of expanded uses funds.--
                ``(i) Fiscal years 2015 through 2024.--For each of 
            fiscal years 2015 through 2024, of the priority funds 
            available, the Secretary shall use not less than 10 percent 
            of such funds for expanded uses carried out at an eligible 
            harbor or inland harbor.
                ``(ii) Subsequent fiscal years.--For fiscal year 2025 
            and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use 
            not less than 10 percent of the priority funds available 
            for expanded uses carried out at an eligible harbor or 
            inland harbor.
            ``(C) Prioritization.--In allocating funds under this 
        paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to projects at 
        eligible harbors or inland harbors for which the difference, 
        calculated in dollars, is greatest between--
                ``(i) the total amount of funding made available for 
            projects at that eligible harbor or inland harbor from the 
            Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the immediately preceding 
            3 fiscal years; and
                ``(ii) the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes 
            collected at that harbor or inland harbor in the 
            immediately preceding 3 fiscal years.
        ``(3) Remaining funds.--
            ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2015 through 
        2024, if after fully funding all projects eligible for funding 
        under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)(i), priority funds made 
        available under those paragraphs remain unobligated, the 
        Secretary shall use those remaining funds to pay for operation 
        and maintenance costs of any harbor or inland harbor referred 
        to in subsection (a)(2) based on an equitable allocation of 
        those funds among the harbors and inland harbors.
            ``(B) Criteria.--In determining an equitable allocation of 
        funds under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
                ``(i) use the criteria specified in subsection 
            (c)(2)(A); and
                ``(ii) make amounts available in accordance with the 
            requirements of paragraph (1)(A).
        ``(4) Emergency expenditures.--Nothing in this subsection 
    prohibits the Secretary from making an expenditure to pay for the 
    operation and maintenance costs of a specific harbor or inland 
    harbor, including the transfer of funding from the operation and 
    maintenance of a separate project, if--
            ``(A) the Secretary determines that the action is necessary 
        to address the navigation needs of a harbor or inland harbor 
        where safe navigation has been severely restricted due to an 
        unforeseen event; and
            ``(B) the Secretary provides within 90 days of the action 
        notice and information on the need for the action to the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    ``(e) Assessment of Harbors and Inland Harbors.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
    enactment of this subsection, and biennially thereafter, the 
    Secretary shall assess the operation and maintenance needs and uses 
    of the harbors and inland harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2).
        ``(2) Assessment of harbor needs and activities.--
            ``(A) Total operation and maintenance needs of harbors.--In 
        carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify--
                ``(i) the total future costs required to achieve and 
            maintain the constructed width and depth for the harbors 
            and inland harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2); and
                ``(ii) the total expected costs for expanded uses at 
            eligible harbors or inland harbors referred to in 
            subsection (d)(2).
            ``(B) Uses of harbors and inland harbors.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify current uses (and, 
        to the extent practicable, assess the national, regional, and 
        local benefits of such uses) of harbors and inland harbors 
        referred to in subsection (a)(2), including the use of those 
        harbors for--
                ``(i) commercial navigation, including the movement of 
            goods;
                ``(ii) domestic trade;
                ``(iii) international trade;
                ``(iv) commercial fishing;
                ``(v) subsistence, including use by Indian tribes (as 
            defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) for subsistence 
            and ceremonial purposes;
                ``(vi) use as a harbor of refuge;
                ``(vii) transportation of persons;
                ``(viii) purposes relating to domestic energy 
            production, including the fabrication, servicing, or supply 
            of domestic offshore energy production facilities;
                ``(ix) activities of the Secretary of the department in 
            which the Coast Guard is operating;
                ``(x) activities of the Secretary of the Navy;
                ``(xi) public health and safety related equipment for 
            responding to coastal and inland emergencies;
                ``(xii) recreation purposes; and
                ``(xiii) other authorized purposes.
        ``(3) Report to congress.--
            ``(A) In general.--For fiscal year 2016, and biennially 
        thereafter, in conjunction with the President's annual budget 
        submission to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
        United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that, 
        with respect to harbors and inland harbors referred to in 
        subsection (a)(2)--
                ``(i) identifies the operation and maintenance costs 
            associated with the harbors and inland harbors, including 
            those costs required to achieve and maintain the 
            constructed width and depth for the harbors and inland 
            harbors and the costs for expanded uses at eligible harbors 
            and inland harbors, on a project-by-project basis;
                ``(ii) identifies the amount of funding requested in 
            the President's budget for the operation and maintenance 
            costs associated with the harbors and inland harbors, on a 
            project-by-project basis;
                ``(iii) identifies the unmet operation and maintenance 
            needs associated with the harbors and inland harbors, on a 
            project-by-project basis; and
                ``(iv) identifies the harbors and inland harbors for 
            which the President will allocate funding over the 
            subsequent 5 fiscal years for operation and maintenance 
            activities, on a project-by-project basis, including the 
            amounts to be allocated for such purposes.
            ``(B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make the 
        report submitted under subparagraph (A) available to the 
        public, including on the Internet.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Constructed width and depth.--The term `constructed width 
    and depth' means the width and depth to which a project has been 
    constructed, which may not exceed the authorized width and depth of 
    the project.
        ``(2) Emerging harbor project.--The term `emerging harbor 
    project' means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland 
    harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2) that transits less than 
    1,000,000 tons of cargo annually.
        ``(3) Expanded uses.--The term `expanded uses' means the 
    following activities:
            ``(A) The maintenance dredging of a berth in a harbor that 
        is accessible to a Federal navigation project and that benefits 
        commercial navigation at the harbor.
            ``(B) The maintenance dredging and disposal of legacy-
        contaminated sediment, and sediment unsuitable for open water 
        disposal, if--
                ``(i) such dredging and disposal benefits commercial 
            navigation at the harbor; and
                ``(ii) such sediment is located in and affects the 
            maintenance of a Federal navigation project or is located 
            in a berth that is accessible to a Federal navigation 
            project.
        ``(4) Great lakes navigation system.--The term `Great Lakes 
    Navigation System' includes--
            ``(A)(i) Lake Superior;
            ``(ii) Lake Huron;
            ``(iii) Lake Michigan;
            ``(iv) Lake Erie; and
            ``(v) Lake Ontario;
            ``(B) all connecting waters between the lakes referred to 
        in subparagraph (A) used for commercial navigation;
            ``(C) any navigation features in the lakes referred to in 
        subparagraph (A) or waters described in subparagraph (B) that 
        are a Federal operation or maintenance responsibility; and
            ``(D) areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are operated 
        or maintained by the Federal Government for commercial 
        navigation.
        ``(5) Harbor maintenance tax.--The term `harbor maintenance 
    tax' means the amounts collected under section 4461 of the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986.
        ``(6) High-use harbor project.--The term `high-use harbor 
    project' means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland 
    harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2) that transits not less than 
    10,000,000 tons of cargo annually.
        ``(7) Moderate-use harbor project.--The term `moderate-use 
    harbor project' means a project that is assigned to a harbor or 
    inland harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2) that transits 
    annually--
            ``(A) more than 1,000,000 tons of cargo; but
            ``(B) less than 10,000,000 tons of cargo.
        ``(8) Priority funds.--The term `priority funds' means the 
    difference between--
            ``(A) the total funds that are made available under this 
        section to pay the costs described in subsection (a)(2) for a 
        fiscal year; and
            ``(B) the total funds made available under this section to 
        pay the costs described in subsection (a)(2) in fiscal year 
        2012.
        ``(9) Underserved harbor project.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `underserved harbor project' 
        means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor 
        referred to in subsection (a)(2)--
                ``(i) that is a moderate-use harbor project or an 
            emerging harbor project;
                ``(ii) that has been maintained at less than the 
            constructed width and depth of the project during each of 
            the preceding 6 fiscal years; and
                ``(iii) for which State and local investments in 
            infrastructure have been made at those projects during the 
            preceding 6 fiscal years.
            ``(B) Administration.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
        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)).''.
    (b) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 101(b)(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended by 
striking ``45 feet'' and inserting ``50 feet''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9505(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``(as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996)''.
SEC. 2103. CONSOLIDATION OF DEEP DRAFT NAVIGATION EXPERTISE.
    Section 2033(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2282a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Deep draft navigation planning center of expertise.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall consolidate deep 
        draft navigation expertise within the Corps of Engineers into a 
        deep draft navigation planning center of expertise.
            ``(B) List.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
        consolidation required under subparagraph (A), 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 list of the 
        grade levels and expertise of each of the personnel assigned to 
        the center described in subparagraph (A).''.
SEC. 2104. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS.
    Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2242) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``or Alaska'' after 
        ``Hawaii''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``community'' and inserting ``region''; 
            and
                (ii) by inserting ``, as determined by the Secretary, 
            including consideration of information provided by the non-
            Federal interest'' after ``improvement''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Prioritization.--Projects recommended by the Secretary under 
subsection (a) shall be given equivalent budget consideration and 
priority as projects recommended solely by national economic 
development benefits.
    ``(d) Disposition.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out any project 
    identified in the study carried out pursuant to subsection (a) in 
    accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under the 
    authority of the Secretary under section 107 of the River and 
    Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577).
        ``(2) Non-federal interests.--In evaluating and implementing a 
    project under this section, the Secretary shall allow a non-Federal 
    interest to participate in the financing of a project in accordance 
    with the criteria established for flood control projects under 
    section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
    (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4184).
    ``(e) Annual Report.--For a project that cannot be carried out 
under the authority specified in subsection (d), on a determination by 
the Secretary of the feasibility of the project under subsection (a), 
the Secretary may include a recommendation concerning the project in 
the annual report submitted to Congress under section 7001.''.
SEC. 2105. ARCTIC DEEP DRAFT PORT DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide technical assistance to 
non-Federal public entities, including Indian tribes (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b)), for the development, construction, operation, and 
maintenance of channels, harbors, and related infrastructure associated 
with deep draft ports for purposes of dealing with Arctic development 
and security needs.
    (b) Acceptance of Funds.--The Secretary is authorized to accept and 
expend funds provided by non-Federal public entities, including Indian 
tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), to carry out the technical 
assistance activities described in subsection (a).
    (c) Limitation.--No assistance may be provided under this section 
until after the date on which the entity to which that assistance is to 
be provided enters into a written agreement with the Secretary that 
includes such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate and in the public interest.
    (d) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall prioritize technical 
assistance provided under this section for Arctic deep draft ports 
identified by the Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
the Secretary of Defense as important for Arctic development and 
security.
SEC. 2106. ADDITIONAL MEASURES AT DONOR PORTS AND ENERGY TRANSFER 
PORTS.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Cargo container.--The term ``cargo container'' means a 
    cargo container that is 1 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.
        (2) Donor port.--The term ``donor port'' means a port--
            (A) that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under 
        section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
        successor regulation);
            (B) at which the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes 
        collected comprise not less than $15,000,000 annually of the 
        total funding of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established 
        under section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
            (C) that received less than 25 percent of the total amount 
        of harbor maintenance taxes collected at that port in the 
        previous 5 fiscal years; and
            (D) that is located in a State in which more than 2,000,000 
        cargo containers were unloaded from or loaded on to vessels in 
        fiscal year 2012.
        (3) Energy commodity.--The term ``energy commodity'' includes--
            (A) petroleum products;
            (B) natural gas;
            (C) coal;
            (D) wind and solar energy components; and
            (E) biofuels.
        (4) Energy transfer port.--The term ``energy transfer port'' 
    means a port--
            (A) that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under 
        section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulation (or any 
        successor regulation); and
            (B)(i) at which energy commodities comprised greater than 
        25 percent of all commercial activity by tonnage in fiscal year 
        2012; and
            (ii) through which more than 40,000,000 tons of cargo were 
        transported in fiscal year 2012.
        (5) Expanded uses.--The term ``expanded uses'' has the meaning 
    given the term in section 210(f) of the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(f)).
        (6) Harbor maintenance tax.--The term ``harbor maintenance 
    tax'' has the meaning given the term in section 210(f) of the Water 
    Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(f)).
    (b) Authority.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
    the Secretary may provide to donor ports and energy transfer ports 
    amounts in accordance with this section.
        (2) Limitations.--Amounts provided under this section--
            (A) for energy transfer ports shall be divided equally 
        among all States with an energy transfer port; and
            (B) shall be made available to a port as either a donor 
        port or an energy transfer port and no port may receive amounts 
        as both a donor port and an energy transfer port.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under this section may be used 
by a donor port or an energy transfer port--
        (1) to provide payments to importers entering cargo or shippers 
    transporting cargo through that port, as calculated by U.S. Customs 
    and Border Protection according to the amount of harbor maintenance 
    taxes collected;
        (2) for expanded uses; or
        (3) for environmental remediation related to dredging berths 
    and Federal navigation channels.
    (d) Administration of Payments.--If a donor port or an energy 
transfer port elects to provide payments to importers or shippers under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall transfer the amount that would 
otherwise be provided to the port under this section that is equal to 
those payments to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to provide the payments to the importers or shippers.
    (e) Report to Congress.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
    enactment of this section, the Secretary shall assess the impact of 
    the authority provided by this section 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 
    and make publicly available a report on the results of that 
    assessment, including any recommendations for amending or 
    reauthorizing the authority.
        (2) Factors.--In carrying out the assessment under paragraph 
    (1), the Secretary shall assess--
            (A) the impact of the amounts provided and used under this 
        section on those ports that received funds under this section; 
        and
            (B) any impact on domestic harbors and ports that did not 
        receive funds under this section.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
    carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
    through 2018.
        (2) Division between donor ports and energy transfer ports.--
    For each fiscal year, amounts made available to carry out this 
    section shall be provided in equal amounts to donor ports and 
    energy transfer ports.
        (3) Additional appropriations.--If the target total budget 
    resources under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 2101(b)(1) 
    are met for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, there is 
    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 
    for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2022.
SEC. 2107. PRESERVING UNITED STATES HARBORS.
    (a) In General.--Upon a request from a non-Federal interest, the 
Secretary shall review a report developed by the non-Federal interest 
that provides an economic justification for Federal investment in the 
operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor or inland 
harbor (referred to in this section as a ``federally authorized 
harbor'').
    (b) Justification of Investment.--A report submitted under 
subsection (a) may provide for an economic justification of Federal 
investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized 
harbor based on--
        (1) the projected economic benefits, including transportation 
    savings and job creation; and
        (2) other factors, including navigation safety, national 
    security, and sustainability of subsistence harbors.
    (c) Written Response.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the Secretary receives a report under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal interest a written response 
to the report, including an assessment of the information provided by 
the non-Federal interest.
    (d) Prioritization.--As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
the Secretary may use the information provided in the report under 
subsection (a) to justify additional operation and maintenance funding 
for a federally authorized harbor in accordance with section 101(b) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)).
    (e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section 
may be construed to preclude the operation and maintenance of a 
federally authorized harbor under section 101(b) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)).

  TITLE III--SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDRESSING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
                         Subtitle A--Dam Safety

SEC. 3001. DAM SAFETY.
    (a) Administrator.--
        (1) In general.--The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
    467 et seq.) is amended by striking ``Director'' each place it 
    appears and inserting ``Administrator''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety 
    Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
            (A) by striking paragraph (3);
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (C) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (B)) the following:
        ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
    Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.''.
    (b) Inspection of Dams.--Section 3(b)(1) of the National Dam Safety 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``or 
maintenance'' and inserting ``maintenance, condition, or provisions for 
emergency operations''.
    (c) National Dam Safety Program.--
        (1) Objectives.--Section 8(c) of the National Dam Safety 
    Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph 
    (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) develop and implement a comprehensive dam safety hazard 
    education and public awareness initiative to assist the public in 
    preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam 
    incidents;''.
        (2) Board.--Section 8(f)(4) of the National Dam Safety Program 
    Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)) is amended by inserting ``, 
    representatives from nongovernmental organizations,'' after ``State 
    agencies''.
    (d) Public Awareness and Outreach for Dam Safety.--The National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 11, 12, and 13 as sections 12, 
    13, and 14, respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after section 10 (33 U.S.C. 467g-1) the 
    following:
  ``SEC. 11. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH FOR DAM SAFETY.
    ``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, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, carry out a nationwide public awareness and outreach 
initiative to assist the public in preparing for, mitigating, 
responding to, and recovering from dam incidents.''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        (1) National dam safety program.--
            (A) Annual amounts.--Section 14(a)(1) of the National Dam 
        Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)) (as so redesignated) 
        is amended by striking ``$6,500,000'' and all that follows 
        through ``2011'' and inserting ``$9,200,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2015 through 2019''.
            (B) Maximum amount of allocation.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of 
        the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)) 
        (as so redesignated) is amended--
                (i) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting the 
            following:
                ``(i) In general.--The amount''; and
                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ii) Fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years.--
            For fiscal year 2015 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.''.
        (2) National dam inventory.--Section 14(b) of the National Dam 
    Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(b)) (as so redesignated) is 
    amended by striking ``$650,000'' and all that follows through 
    ``2011'' and inserting ``$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
    through 2019''.
        (3) Public awareness.--Section 14 of the National Dam Safety 
    Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) (as so redesignated) is amended--
            (A) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Public Awareness.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 11 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 
2019.''.
        (4) Research.--Section 14(d) of the National Dam Safety Program 
    Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking ``$1,600,000'' and 
    all that follows through ``2011'' and inserting ``$1,450,000 for 
    each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019''.
        (5) Dam safety training.--Section 14(e) of the National Dam 
    Safety Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking 
    ``$550,000'' and all that follows through ``2011'' and inserting 
    ``$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019''.
        (6) Staff.--Section 14(f) of the National Dam Safety Program 
    Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking ``$700,000'' and 
    all that follows through ``2011'' and inserting ``$1,000,000 for 
    each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019''.
    (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 14(a)(1) of the National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)) (as so redesignated) is 
amended by striking ``sections 7, 8, and 11'' and inserting ``sections 
7, 8, and 12''.

                        Subtitle B--Levee Safety

SEC. 3011. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK.
    A levee system shall remain eligible for rehabilitation assistance 
under the authority provided by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n) 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.
SEC. 3012. MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECTS.
    (a) In General.--If 2 or more flood control projects are located 
within the same geographic area, the Secretary shall, at the request of 
the non-Federal interests for the affected projects, consider those 
projects as a single program for budgetary or project management 
purposes, if the Secretary determines that doing so would not be 
incompatible with the authorized project purposes.
    (b) Cost Share.--
        (1) In general.--If any work on a project to which subsection 
    (a) applies is required solely because of impacts to that project 
    from a navigation project, the cost of carrying out that work shall 
    be shared in accordance with the cost-sharing requirements for the 
    navigation project.
        (2) Use of amounts.--Work described in paragraph (1) may be 
    carried out using amounts made available under subsection (a).
SEC. 3013. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT POLICY.
    (a) Definition of Guidelines.--In this section, the term 
``guidelines'' means the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines for 
management of vegetation on levees, including--
        (1) Engineering Technical Letter 1110-2-571 entitled 
    ``Guidelines for Landscape Planting and Vegetation Management at 
    Levees, Floodwalls, Embankment Dams, and Appurtenant Structures'' 
    and adopted April 10, 2009; and
        (2) the draft policy guidance letter entitled ``Process for 
    Requesting a Variance from Vegetation Standards for Levees and 
    Floodwalls'' (77 Fed. Reg. 9637 (Feb. 17, 2012)).
    (b) Review.--The Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive review 
of the guidelines in order to determine whether current Federal policy 
relating to levee vegetation is appropriate for all regions of the 
United States.
    (c) Factors.--
        (1) In general.--In carrying out the review, the Secretary 
    shall consider--
            (A) the varied interests and responsibilities in managing 
        flood risks, including the need--
                (i) to provide the greatest benefits for public safety 
            with limited resources; and
                (ii) to ensure that levee safety investments minimize 
            environmental impacts and provide corresponding public 
            safety benefits;
            (B) the levee safety benefits that can be provided by woody 
        vegetation;
            (C) the preservation, protection, and enhancement of 
        natural resources, including--
                (i) the benefit of vegetation on levees in providing 
            habitat for species of concern, including endangered, 
            threatened, and candidate species; and
                (ii) the impact of removing levee vegetation on 
            compliance with other regulatory requirements;
            (D) protecting the rights of Indian tribes pursuant to 
        treaties and statutes;
            (E) determining how vegetation impacts the performance of a 
        levee or levee system during a storm or flood event;
            (F) the available science and the historical record 
        regarding the link between vegetation on levees and flood risk;
            (G) the avoidance of actions requiring significant economic 
        costs and environmental impacts; and
            (H) other factors relating to the factors described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (F) identified in public comments 
        that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
        (2) Variance considerations.--
            (A) In general.--In carrying out the review, the Secretary 
        shall specifically consider factors that promote and allow for 
        consideration of variances from guidelines on a Statewide, 
        tribal, regional, or watershed basis, including variances based 
        on--
                (i) regional or watershed soil conditions;
                (ii) hydrologic factors;
                (iii) vegetation patterns and characteristics;
                (iv) environmental resources, including endangered, 
            threatened, or candidate species and related regulatory 
            requirements;
                (v) levee performance history, including historical 
            information on original construction and subsequent 
            operation and maintenance activities;
                (vi) any effects on water supply;
                (vii) any scientific evidence on the link between levee 
            vegetation and levee safety;
                (viii) institutional considerations, including 
            implementation challenges and conflicts with or violations 
            of Federal or State environmental laws;
                (ix) the availability of limited funds for levee 
            construction and rehabilitation;
                (x) the economic and environmental costs of removing 
            woody vegetation on levees; and
                (xi) other relevant factors identified in public 
            comments that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (B) Scope.--The scope of a variance approved by the 
        Secretary may include a complete exemption to guidelines, if 
        appropriate.
    (d) Cooperation and Consultation; Recommendations.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Recommendations.--
            (A) Regional integration teams.--Corps of Engineers 
        Regional Integration Teams, representing districts, divisions, 
        and headquarters, in consultation with State and Federal 
        resource agencies, and with participation by local agencies, 
        shall submit to the Secretary any recommendations for 
        vegetation management policies for levees that conform with 
        Federal and State laws and other applicable requirements, 
        including recommendations relating to the review of guidelines 
        under subsection (b) and the consideration of variances under 
        subsection (c)(2).
            (B) State, tribal, regional, and local entities.--The 
        Secretary shall consider and accept recommendations from any 
        State, tribal, regional, or local entity for vegetation 
        management policies for levees that conform with Federal and 
        State laws and other applicable requirements, including 
        recommendations relating to the review of guidelines under 
        subsection (b) and the consideration of variances under 
        subsection (c)(2).
    (e) Independent Consultation.--
        (1) In general.--As part of the review, the Secretary shall 
    solicit and consider the views of independent experts on the 
    engineering, environmental, and institutional considerations 
    underlying the guidelines, including the factors described in 
    subsection (c) and any information obtained by the Secretary under 
    subsection (d).
        (2) Availability of views.--The views of the independent 
    experts obtained under paragraph (1) shall be--
            (A) made available to the public; and
            (B) included in supporting materials issued in connection 
        with the revised guidelines required under subsection (f).
    (f) Revision of Guidelines.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (A) revise the guidelines based on the results of the 
        review, including--
                (i) recommendations received as part of the 
            consultation described in subsection (d)(1); and
                (ii) the views received under subsection (e);
            (B) provide the public not less than 30 days to review and 
        comment on draft guidelines before issuing final guidelines; 
        and
            (C) submit to Congress and make publicly available a report 
        that contains a summary of the activities of the Secretary and 
        a description of the findings of the Secretary under this 
        section.
        (2) Content; incorporation into manual.--The revised guidelines 
    shall--
            (A) provide a practical, flexible process for approving 
        Statewide, tribal, regional, or watershed variances from the 
        guidelines that--
                (i) reflect due consideration of the factors described 
            in subsection (c); and
                (ii) incorporate State, tribal, and regional vegetation 
            management guidelines for specific areas that--

                    (I) are consistent with the guidelines; and
                    (II) have been adopted through a formal public 
                process; and

            (B) be incorporated into the manual proposed under section 
        5(c) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)).
        (3) Failure to meet deadlines.--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--
            (A) why the deadline was missed;
            (B) solutions needed to meet the deadline; and
            (C) a projected date for submission of the report.
    (g) Interim Actions.--
        (1) In general.--Until the date on which revisions to the 
    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.
        (2) Revisions.--Beginning on the date on which the revisions to 
    the guidelines are adopted in accordance with subsection (f), the 
    Secretary shall reconsider, on request of an affected entity, any 
    previous action of the Corps of Engineers in which the outcome was 
    affected by the former guidelines.
SEC. 3014. LEVEE CERTIFICATIONS.
    (a) Implementation of Flood Protection Structure Accreditation Task 
Force.--In carrying out section 100226 of Public Law 112-141 (42 U.S.C. 
4101 note; 126 Stat. 942), the Secretary shall--
        (1) 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 under section 65.10 of title 44, Code of 
    Federal Regulations (or successor regulation); and
        (2) 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 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.).
    (b) Accelerated Levee System Evaluations.--
        (1) In general.--On receipt of a request from a non-Federal 
    interest, the Secretary may carry out a levee system evaluation 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 
    will be carried out earlier than such an evaluation would be 
    carried out under subsection (a).
        (2) Requirements.--A levee system evaluation under paragraph 
    (1) shall--
            (A) at a minimum, comply with section 65.10 of title 44, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
        enactment of this Act); and
            (B) be carried out in accordance with such procedures as 
        the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency, may establish.
        (3) Funding.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary may use amounts made 
        available under section 22 of the Water Resources Development 
        Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) to carry out this subsection.
            (B) Cost share.--The Secretary shall apply the cost share 
        under section 22(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16(b)) to any activities carried out 
        under this subsection.
SEC. 3015. PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.
    Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d-16) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by inserting ``or other non-Federal interest 
            working with a State'' after ``cooperate with any State''; 
            and
                (ii) by inserting ``, including plans to 
            comprehensively address water resources challenges,'' after 
            ``of such State''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``, at Federal 
        expense,'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Contributed funds.--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 interest for 
    assistance under this section.''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
            ``$30,000,000''; and
                (ii) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
            ``$5,000,000 in Federal funds''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$15,000,000''.
SEC. 3016. LEVEE SAFETY.
    (a) Purposes.--Section 9001 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; purposes'' after 
    ``title'';
        (2) by striking ``This title'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Short Title.--This title''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
        ``(1) to ensure that human lives and property that are 
    protected by new and existing levees are safe;
        ``(2) to encourage the use of appropriate engineering policies, 
    procedures, and technical practices for levee site investigation, 
    design, construction, operation and maintenance, inspection, 
    assessment, and emergency preparedness;
        ``(3) to develop and support public education and awareness 
    projects to increase public acceptance and support of levee safety 
    programs and provide information;
        ``(4) to build public awareness of the residual risks 
    associated with living in levee protected areas;
        ``(5) to develop technical assistance materials, seminars, and 
    guidelines to improve the security of levees of the United States; 
    and
        ``(6) to encourage the establishment of effective State and 
    tribal levee safety programs.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 9002 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and 
    (6), as paragraphs (3), (6), (7), (14), (15), and (16), 
    respectively;
        (2) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
    paragraph (1)) the following:
        ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
    Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
        ``(2) Canal structure.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `canal structure' means an 
        embankment, wall, or structure along a canal or manmade 
        watercourse that--
                ``(i) constrains water flows;
                ``(ii) is subject to frequent water loading; and
                ``(iii) 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.
            ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `canal structure' does not 
        include a barrier across a watercourse.'';
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
    paragraph (1)) the following:
        ``(4) Floodplain management.--The term `floodplain management' 
    means the operation of a community program of corrective and 
    preventative measures for reducing flood damage.
        ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning 
    given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
    Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).''; and
        (4) by striking paragraph (7) (as redesignated by paragraph 
    (1)) and inserting the following:
        ``(7) Levee.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `levee' means a manmade barrier 
        (such as an embankment, floodwall, or other structure)--
                ``(i) 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
                ``(ii) that is normally subject to water loading for 
            only a few days or weeks during a calendar year.
            ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `levee' includes a levee 
        system, including--
                ``(i) levees and canal structures that--

                    ``(I) constrain water flows;
                    ``(II) are subject to more frequent water loading; 
                and
                    ``(III) do not constitute a barrier across a 
                watercourse; and

                ``(ii) roadway and railroad embankments, but only to 
            the extent that the embankments are integral to the 
            performance of a flood damage reduction system.
            ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `levee' does not include--
                ``(i) a roadway or railroad embankment that is not 
            integral to the performance of a flood damage reduction 
            system;
                ``(ii) 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);
                ``(iii) a canal regulated by a Federal or State agency 
            in a manner that ensures that applicable Federal safety 
            criteria are met;
                ``(iv) a levee or canal structure--

                    ``(I) that is not a part of a Federal flood damage 
                reduction system;
                    ``(II) that is not recognized under the National 
                Flood Insurance Program as providing protection from 
                the 1-percent-annual-chance or greater flood;
                    ``(III) that is not greater than 3 feet high;
                    ``(IV) the population in the leveed area of which 
                is less than 50 individuals; and
                    ``(V) the leveed area of which is less than 1,000 
                acres; or

                ``(v) any shoreline protection or river bank protection 
            system (such as revetments or barrier islands).
        ``(8) Levee feature.--The term `levee feature' means a 
    structure that is critical to the functioning of a levee, 
    including--
            ``(A) an embankment section;
            ``(B) a floodwall section;
            ``(C) a closure structure;
            ``(D) a pumping station;
            ``(E) an interior drainage work; and
            ``(F) a flood damage reduction channel.
        ``(9) Levee system.--The term `levee system' means 1 or more 
    levee segments, including all levee features that are 
    interconnected and necessary to ensure protection of the associated 
    leveed areas--
            ``(A) that collectively provide flood damage reduction to a 
        defined area; and
            ``(B) the failure of 1 of which may result in the failure 
        of the entire system.
        ``(10) National levee database.--The term `national levee 
    database' means the levee database established under section 9004.
        ``(11) Participating program.--The term `participating program' 
    means a levee safety program developed by a State or Indian tribe 
    that includes the minimum components necessary for recognition by 
    the Secretary.
        ``(12) Rehabilitation.--The term `rehabilitation' means the 
    repair, replacement, reconstruction, removal of a levee, or 
    reconfiguration of a levee system, including a setback levee, that 
    is carried out to reduce flood risk or meet national levee safety 
    guidelines.
        ``(13) Risk.--The term `risk' means a measure of the 
    probability and severity of undesirable consequences.''.
    (c) Committee on Levee Safety.--Section 9003 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(1) Nonvoting members.--The following 2 nonvoting members:
            ``(A) The Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary).
            ``(B) The Administrator (or a designee of the 
        Administrator).'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
            (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) 
        by inserting ``voting'' after ``14'';
        (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
        (3) by striking subsections (c) through (f) and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(c) Administration.--
        ``(1) Terms of voting members.--
            ``(A) In general.--A voting member of the committee shall 
        be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that, of the members 
        first appointed--
                ``(i) 5 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;
                ``(ii) 5 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and
                ``(iii) 4 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
            ``(B) Reappointment.--A voting member of the committee may 
        be reappointed to the committee, as the Secretary determines to 
        be appropriate.
            ``(C) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the committee shall be 
        filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
        ``(2) Chairperson.--
            ``(A) In general.--The voting members of the committee 
        shall appoint a chairperson from among the voting members of 
        the committee.
            ``(B) Term.--The chairperson shall serve a term of not more 
        than 2 years.
    ``(d) Standing Committees.--
        ``(1) In general.--The committee may establish standing 
    committees comprised of volunteers from all levels of government 
    and the private sector, to advise the committee regarding specific 
    levee safety issues, including participating programs, technical 
    issues, public education and awareness, and safety and the 
    environment.
        ``(2) Membership.--The committee shall recommend to the 
    Secretary for approval individuals for membership on the standing 
    committees.
    ``(e) Duties and Powers.--The committee--
        ``(1) shall submit to the Secretary and Congress an annual 
    report regarding the effectiveness of the levee safety initiative 
    in accordance with section 9006; and
        ``(2) may secure from other Federal agencies such services, and 
    enter into such contracts, as the committee determines to be 
    necessary to carry out this subsection.
    ``(f) Task Force Coordination.--The committee shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, coordinate the activities of the committee with the 
Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force.
    ``(g) Compensation.--
        ``(1) Federal employees.--Each member of the committee who is 
    an officer or employee of the United States--
            ``(A) 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
            ``(B) shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel 
        expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 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 committee.
        ``(2) Non-federal employees.--To the extent amounts are made 
    available to carry out this section in appropriations Acts, the 
    Secretary shall provide to each member of the committee 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 chapter 57 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.
        ``(3) Standing committee members.--Each member of a standing 
    committee shall serve in a voluntary capacity.''.
    (d) Inventory of Levees.--Section 9004 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by striking ``and, for non-Federal 
    levees, such information on levee location as is provided to the 
    Secretary by State and local governmental agencies'' and inserting 
    ``and updated levee information provided by States, Indian tribes, 
    Federal agencies, and other entities''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Levee Review.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a one-time 
    inventory and review of all levees identified in the national levee 
    database.
        ``(2) No federal interest.--The inventory and inspection under 
    paragraph (1) does not create a Federal interest in the 
    construction, operation, or maintenance of any levee that is 
    included in the inventory or inspected under this subsection.
        ``(3) Review criteria.--In carrying out the inventory and 
    review, 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.
        ``(4) State and tribal participation.--At the request of a 
    State or Indian tribe with respect to any levee subject to review 
    under this subsection, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) allow an official of the State or Indian tribe to 
        participate in the review of the levee; and
            ``(B) provide information to the State or Indian tribe 
        relating to the location, construction, operation, or 
        maintenance of the levee.
        ``(5) Exceptions.--In carrying out the inventory and review 
    under this subsection, the Secretary shall not be required to 
    review 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 
    subsection if the Governor of the State or chief executive of the 
    tribal government, as applicable, requests an exemption from the 
    review.''.
    (e) Levee Safety Initiative.--
        (1) In general.--Sections 9005 and 9006 of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3304, 3305) are redesignated as 
    sections 9007 and 9008, respectively.
        (2) Levee safety initiative.--Title IX of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by 
    inserting after section 9004 the following:
``SEC. 9005. LEVEE SAFETY INITIATIVE.
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator, shall carry out a levee safety initiative.
    ``(b) Management.--The Secretary shall appoint--
        ``(1) an administrator of the levee safety initiative; and
        ``(2) such staff as are necessary to implement the initiative.
    ``(c) Levee Safety Guidelines.--
        ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
    enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with 
    the Administrator and in coordination with State, local, and tribal 
    governments and organizations with expertise in levee safety, shall 
    establish a set of voluntary, comprehensive, national levee safety 
    guidelines that--
            ``(A) are available for common, uniform use by all Federal, 
        State, tribal, and local agencies;
            ``(B) incorporate policies, procedures, standards, and 
        criteria for a range of levee types, canal structures, and 
        related facilities and features; and
            ``(C) provide for adaptation to local, regional, or 
        watershed conditions.
        ``(2) Requirement.--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).
        ``(3) Incorporation.--The guidelines shall address, to the 
    maximum extent practicable--
            ``(A) the activities and practices carried out by State, 
        local, and tribal governments, and the private sector to safely 
        build, regulate, operate, and maintain levees; and
            ``(B) Federal activities that facilitate State efforts to 
        develop and implement effective State programs for the safety 
        of levees, including levee inspection, levee rehabilitation, 
        locally developed floodplain management, and public education 
        and training programs.
        ``(4) Consideration by federal agencies.--To the maximum extent 
    practicable, all Federal agencies shall consider the levee safety 
    guidelines in carrying out activities relating to the management of 
    levees.
        ``(5) Public comment.--Prior to finalizing the guidelines under 
    this subsection, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) issue draft guidelines for public comment, including 
        comment by States, non-Federal interests, and other appropriate 
        stakeholders; and
            ``(B) consider any comments received in the development of 
        final guidelines.
    ``(d) Hazard Potential Classification System.--
        ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a hazard 
    potential classification system for use under the levee safety 
    initiative and participating programs.
        ``(2) Revision.--The Secretary shall review and, as necessary, 
    revise the hazard potential classification system not less 
    frequently than once every 5 years.
        ``(3) Consistency.--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.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance and Materials.--
        ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
    Administrator, shall provide technical assistance and training to 
    promote levee safety and assist States, communities, and levee 
    owners in--
            ``(A) developing levee safety programs;
            ``(B) identifying and reducing flood risks associated with 
        levees;
            ``(C) identifying local actions that may be carried out to 
        reduce flood risks in leveed areas; and
            ``(D) rehabilitating, improving, replacing, reconfiguring, 
        modifying, and removing levees and levee systems.
        ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive technical 
    assistance under this subsection, a State shall--
            ``(A) be in the process of establishing or have in effect a 
        State levee safety program under which a State levee safety 
        agency, in accordance with State law, carries out the 
        guidelines established under subsection (c)(1); and
            ``(B) allocate sufficient funds in the budget of that State 
        to carry out that State levee safety program.
        ``(3) Work plans.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
    with each State receiving technical assistance under this 
    subsection to develop a work plan necessary for the State levee 
    safety program of that State to reach a level of program 
    performance that meets the guidelines established under subsection 
    (c)(1).
    ``(f) Public Education and Awareness.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
    Administrator, shall carry out public education and awareness 
    efforts relating to the levee safety initiative.
        ``(2) Contents.--In carrying out the efforts under paragraph 
    (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall--
            ``(A) educate individuals living in leveed areas regarding 
        the risks of living in those areas; and
            ``(B) promote consistency in the transmission of 
        information regarding levees among Federal agencies and 
        regarding risk communication at the State and local levels.
    ``(g) State and Tribal Levee Safety Program.--
        ``(1) Guidelines.--
            ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, 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.
            ``(B) Guideline contents.--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--
                ``(i) has the authority to participate in the levee 
            safety initiative;
                ``(ii) can receive funds under this title;
                ``(iii) has adopted any levee safety guidelines 
            developed under this title;
                ``(iv) will carry out levee inspections;
                ``(v) 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;
                ``(vi) will carry out public education and awareness 
            activities consistent with the efforts carried out under 
            subsection (f); and
                ``(vii) will collect and share information regarding 
            the location and condition of levees, including for 
            inclusion in the national levee database.
            ``(C) Public comment.--Prior to finalizing the guidelines 
        under this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
                ``(i) issue draft guidelines for public comment; and
                ``(ii) consider any comments received in the 
            development of final guidelines.
        ``(2) Assistance to states.--
            ``(A) Establishment.--The Administrator may provide 
        assistance, subject to the availability of funding specified in 
        appropriations Acts for Federal Emergency Management Agency 
        activities pursuant to this title and subject to amounts 
        available under subparagraph (E), to States and Indian tribes 
        in establishing participating programs, conducting levee 
        inventories, and improving levee safety programs in accordance 
        with subparagraph (B).
            ``(B) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive assistance 
        under this section, a State or Indian tribe shall--
                ``(i) meet the requirements of a participating program 
            established by the guidelines issued under paragraph (1);
                ``(ii) 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;
                ``(iii) submit to the Secretary and Administrator any 
            information collected by the State or Indian tribe in 
            carrying out this subsection for inclusion in the national 
            levee safety database; and
                ``(iv) 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.).
            ``(C) Measures to assess effectiveness.--
                ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
            of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
            implement quantifiable performance measures and metrics to 
            assess the effectiveness of the assistance provided in 
            accordance with subparagraph (A).
                ``(ii) Considerations.--In assessing the effectiveness 
            of assistance under clause (i), the Administrator shall 
            consider the degree to which the State or tribal program--

                    ``(I) ensures that human lives and property that 
                are protected by new and existing levees are safe;
                    ``(II) encourages the use of appropriate 
                engineering policies, procedures, and technical 
                practices for levee site investigation, design, 
                construction, operation and maintenance, inspection, 
                assessment, and emergency preparedness;
                    ``(III) develops and supports public education and 
                awareness projects to increase public acceptance and 
                support of levee safety programs and provide 
                information;
                    ``(IV) builds public awareness of the residual 
                risks associated with living in levee protected areas; 
                and
                    ``(V) develops technical assistance materials, 
                seminars, and guidelines to improve the security of 
                levees of the United States.

            ``(D) Maintenance of effort.--Technical assistance or 
        grants may not be provided to a State under this subsection 
        during a fiscal year unless the State enters into an agreement 
        with the Administrator to ensure that the State will maintain 
        during that fiscal year aggregate expenditures for programs to 
        ensure levee safety that equal or exceed the average annual 
        level of such expenditures for the State for the 2 fiscal years 
        preceding that fiscal year.
            ``(E) Authorization of appropriations.--
                ``(i) In general.--There is authorized to be 
            appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
            subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
            through 2019.
                ``(ii) Allocation.--For each fiscal year, amounts made 
            available under this subparagraph shall be allocated among 
            the States and Indian tribes as follows:

                    ``(I) \1/3\ among States and Indian tribes that 
                qualify for assistance under this subsection.
                    ``(II) \2/3\ among States and Indian tribes that 
                qualify for assistance under this subsection, to each 
                such State or Indian tribe in the proportion that--

                        ``(aa) the miles of levees in the State or on 
                    the land of the Indian tribe that are listed on the 
                    inventory of levees; bears to
                        ``(bb) the miles of levees in all States and on 
                    the land of all Indian tribes that are in the 
                    national levee database.
                ``(iii) Maximum amount of allocation.--The amounts 
            allocated to a State or Indian tribe under this 
            subparagraph shall not exceed 50 percent of the reasonable 
            cost of implementing the State or tribal levee safety 
            program.
            ``(F) Prohibition.--No amounts made available to the 
        Administrator under this title shall be used for levee 
        construction, rehabilitation, repair, operations, or 
        maintenance.
    ``(h) Levee Rehabilitation Assistance Program.--
        ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to 
    States, Indian tribes, and local governments relating to addressing 
    flood mitigation activities that result in an overall reduction in 
    flood risk.
        ``(2) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive assistance under 
    this subsection, a State, Indian tribe, or local government shall--
            ``(A) participate in, and comply with, all applicable 
        Federal floodplain management and flood insurance programs;
            ``(B) have in place a hazard mitigation plan that--
                ``(i) includes all levee risks; and
                ``(ii) complies with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 
            2000 (Public Law 106-390; 114 Stat. 1552);
            ``(C) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
        in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require;
            ``(D) commit to provide normal operation and maintenance of 
        the project for the 50 year-period following completion of 
        rehabilitation; and
            ``(E) comply with such minimum eligibility requirements as 
        the Secretary, in consultation with the committee, may 
        establish to ensure that each owner and operator of a levee 
        under a participating State or tribal levee safety program--
                ``(i) acts in accordance with the guidelines developed 
            under subsection (c); and
                ``(ii) carries out activities relating to the public in 
            the leveed area in accordance with the hazard mitigation 
            plan described in subparagraph (B).
        ``(3) Floodplain management plans.--
            ``(A) In general.--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.
            ``(B) Inclusions.--A plan under subparagraph (A) shall 
        address--
                ``(i) 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;
                ``(ii) plans for flood fighting and evacuation; and
                ``(iii) public education and awareness of flood risks.
            ``(C) Implementation.--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.
            ``(D) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Administrator, shall develop such guidelines for the 
        preparation of floodplain management plans prepared under this 
        paragraph as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            ``(E) Technical support.--The Secretary may provide 
        technical support for the development and implementation of 
        floodplain management plans prepared under this paragraph.
        ``(4) Use of funds.--
            ``(A) In general.--Assistance provided under this 
        subsection may be used--
                ``(i) for any rehabilitation activity to maximize 
            overall risk reduction associated with a levee under a 
            participating State or tribal levee safety program; and
                ``(ii) only for a levee that is not federally operated 
            and maintained.
            ``(B) Prohibition.--Assistance provided under this 
        subsection shall not be used--
                ``(i) to perform routine operation or maintenance for a 
            levee; or
                ``(ii) to make any modification to a levee that does 
            not result in an improvement to public safety.
        ``(5) No proprietary interest.--A contract for assistance 
    provided under this subsection shall not be considered to confer 
    any proprietary interest on the United States.
        ``(6) Cost share.--The maximum Federal share of the cost of any 
    assistance provided under this subsection shall be 65 percent.
        ``(7) Project limit.--The maximum amount of Federal assistance 
    for a project under this subsection shall be $10,000,000.
        ``(8) Limitation.--A project shall not receive Federal 
    assistance under this subsection more than 1 time.
        ``(9) Federal interest.--For a project that is not a project 
    eligible for rehabilitation assistance under section 5 of the Act 
    of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), the Secretary shall determine 
    that the proposed rehabilitation is in the Federal interest prior 
    to providing assistance for such rehabilitation.
        ``(10) Other laws.--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.
    ``(i) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section--
        ``(1) affects the requirement under section 100226(b)(2) of 
    Public Law 112-141 (42 U.S.C. 4101 note; 126 Stat. 942); or
        ``(2) confers any regulatory authority on--
            ``(A) the Secretary; or
            ``(B) the Administrator, including for the purpose of 
        setting premium rates under the national flood insurance 
        program established under chapter 1 of the National Flood 
        Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.).
``SEC. 9006. REPORTS.
    ``(a) State of Levees.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
    enactment of this subsection, and biennially thereafter, the 
    Secretary in coordination with the committee, shall submit to 
    Congress and make publicly available a report describing the state 
    of levees in the United States and the effectiveness of the levee 
    safety initiative, including--
            ``(A) progress achieved in implementing the levee safety 
        initiative;
            ``(B) State and tribal participation in the levee safety 
        initiative;
            ``(C) recommendations to improve coordination of levee 
        safety, floodplain management, and environmental protection 
        concerns, including--
                ``(i) identifying and evaluating opportunities to 
            coordinate public safety, floodplain management, and 
            environmental protection activities relating to levees; and
                ``(ii) evaluating opportunities to coordinate 
            environmental permitting processes for operation and 
            maintenance activities at existing levee projects in 
            compliance with all applicable laws; and
            ``(D) any recommendations for legislation and other 
        congressional actions necessary to ensure national levee 
        safety.
        ``(2) Inclusion.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall include 
    a report of the committee that describes the independent 
    recommendations of the committee for the implementation of the 
    levee safety initiative.
    ``(b) National Dam and Levee Safety Program.--Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the Secretary and the Administrator, in 
coordination with the committee, shall submit to Congress and make 
publicly available a report that includes recommendations regarding the 
advisability and feasibility of, and potential approaches for, 
establishing a joint national dam and levee safety program.
    ``(c) Alignment of Federal Programs Relating to Levees.--Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Comptroller General of the United States 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--
        ``(1) to promote shared responsibility for levee safety;
        ``(2) to encourage the development of strong State and tribal 
    levee safety programs;
        ``(3) to better align the levee safety initiative with other 
    Federal flood risk management programs; and
        ``(4) to promote increased levee safety through other Federal 
    programs providing assistance to State and local governments.
    ``(d) Liability for Certain Levee Engineering Projects.--Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report 
that includes recommendations that identify and address any legal 
liability associated with levee engineering projects that prevent--
        ``(1) levee owners from obtaining needed levee engineering 
    services; or
        ``(2) development and implementation of a State or tribal levee 
    safety program.''.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 9008 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (as redesignated by subsection 
(e)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``are'' and inserting ``is''; and
        (2) by striking ``Secretary'' and all that follows through the 
    period at the end and inserting the following:
``Secretary--
        ``(1) to carry out sections 9003, 9005(c), 9005(d), 9005(e), 
    and 9005(f), $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019;
        ``(2) to carry out section 9004, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
    years 2015 through 2019; and
        ``(3) to carry out section 9005(h), $30,000,000 for each of 
    fiscal years 2015 through 2019.''.
SEC. 3017. REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out measures that 
address consolidation, settlement, subsidence, sea level rise, and new 
datum to restore federally authorized hurricane and storm damage 
reduction projects that were constructed as of the date of enactment of 
this Act to the authorized levels of protection of the projects if the 
Secretary determines the necessary work is technically feasible, 
environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.
    (b) Limitation.--This section shall only apply to those projects 
for which the executed project partnership agreement provides that the 
non-Federal interest is not required to perform future measures to 
restore the project to the authorized level of protection of the 
project to account for subsidence and sea-level rise as part of the 
operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation 
responsibilities.
    (c) Cost Share.--
        (1) In general.--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 (33 U.S.C. 
    2213).
        (2) Certain activities.--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.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall include in the annual report 
developed under section 7001--
        (1) any recommendations relating to the continued need for the 
    authority provided under this section;
        (2) a description of the measures carried out under this 
    section;
        (3) any lessons learned relating to the measures implemented 
    under this section; and
        (4) best practices for carrying out measures to restore 
    hurricane and storm damage reduction projects.
    (e) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary under 
this subsection terminates on the date that is 10 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act.

 Subtitle C--Additional Safety Improvements and Risk Reduction Measures

SEC. 3021. USE OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS.
    Section 8(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 
U.S.C. 2314) is amended by striking ``materials'' and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ``methods, or materials, 
including roller compacted concrete, geosynthetic materials, and 
advanced composites, that the Secretary determines are appropriate to 
carry out this section.''.
SEC. 3022. DURABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCE.
    In carrying out the activities of the Corps of Engineers, the 
Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall encourage the use 
of durable and sustainable materials and resilient construction 
techniques that--
        (1) allow a water resources infrastructure project--
            (A) to resist hazards due to a major disaster; and
            (B) to continue to serve the primary function of the water 
        resources infrastructure project following a major disaster;
        (2) reduce the magnitude or duration of a disruptive event to a 
    water resources infrastructure project; and
        (3) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and 
    recoverability to withstand a potentially disruptive event.
SEC. 3023. STUDY ON RISK REDUCTION.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter 
into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out 
a study and make recommendations relating to infrastructure and coastal 
restoration options for reducing risk to human life and property from 
extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, coastal storms, and inland 
flooding.
    (b) Considerations.--The study under subsection (a) shall include--
        (1) an analysis of strategies and water resources projects, 
    including authorized water resources projects that have not yet 
    been constructed, and other projects implemented in the United 
    States and worldwide to respond to risk associated with extreme 
    weather events;
        (2) an analysis of--
            (A) historical extreme weather events;
            (B) the ability of existing infrastructure to mitigate 
        risks associated with extreme weather events; and
            (C) the reduction in long-term costs and vulnerability to 
        infrastructure through the use of resilient construction 
        techniques;
        (3) identification of proven, science-based approaches and 
    mechanisms for ecosystem protection and identification of natural 
    resources likely to have the greatest need for protection, 
    restoration, and conservation so that the infrastructure and 
    restoration projects can continue safeguarding the communities in, 
    and sustaining the economy of, the United States;
        (4) an estimation of the funding necessary to improve 
    infrastructure in the United States to reduce risk associated with 
    extreme weather events;
        (5) 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
        (6) an analysis of the Federal, State, and local costs of 
    natural disasters and the potential cost-savings associated with 
    implementing mitigation measures.
    (c) Coordination.--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).
    (d) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the 
study under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall--
        (1) 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
        (2) make a copy of the study available on a publicly accessible 
    Internet site.
SEC. 3024. MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD, DROUGHT, AND STORM DAMAGE.
    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Considerations.--The study under subsection (a) shall address--
        (1) the extent to which existing water management activities of 
    the Corps of Engineers can better meet the goal of addressing 
    future flooding, drought, and storm damage risks, which shall 
    include analysis of all historical extreme weather events that have 
    been recorded during the previous 5 centuries as well as in the 
    geological record;
        (2) 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;
        (3) any recommendations for approaches for repairing, 
    rebuilding, or restoring infrastructure, land, and natural 
    resources that consider the risks and vulnerabilities associated 
    with past and future extreme weather events;
        (4) 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;
        (5) 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;
        (6) any recommendations on the use of resilient construction 
    techniques to reduce future vulnerability from flood, storm, and 
    drought conditions; and
        (7) 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.
SEC. 3025. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS.
    (a) Watershed Assessments.--
        (1) In general.--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 (42 U.S.C. 
    5170), the Secretary may carry out a watershed assessment to 
    identify, to the maximum extent practicable, specific flood risk 
    reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, ecosystem 
    restoration, or navigation project recommendations that will help 
    to rehabilitate and improve the resiliency of damaged 
    infrastructure and natural resources to reduce risks to human life 
    and property from future natural disasters.
        (2) Existing projects.--A watershed assessment carried out 
    paragraph (1) may identify existing projects being carried out 
    under 1 or more of the authorities referred to in subsection 
    (b)(1).
        (3) Duplicate watershed assessments.--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.
    (b) Projects.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out projects 
    identified under a watershed assessment under subsection (a) in 
    accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under one of 
    the following authorities:
            (A) Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
        701s).
            (B) Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 
        U.S.C. 426i).
            (C) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
            (D) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
            (E) Section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 
        U.S.C. 577).
            (F) Section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
        426g).
        (2) Annual plan.--For each project that does not meet the 
    criteria under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a 
    recommendation relating to the project in the annual report 
    submitted to Congress by the Secretary in accordance with section 
    7001.
        (3) Existing projects.--In carrying out a project under 
    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
            (A) to the maximum extent practicable, use all existing 
        information and studies available for the project; and
            (B) not require any element of a study completed for the 
        project prior to the disaster to be repeated.
    (c) Requirements.--All requirements applicable to a project under 
the Acts described in subsection (b) shall apply to the project.
    (d) Limitations on Assessments.--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.
SEC. 3026. HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION STUDY.
    (a) In General.--As part of the study for flood and storm damage 
reduction related to natural disasters to be carried out by the 
Secretary under title II of division A of the Disaster Relief 
Appropriations Act, 2013, under the heading ``Department of the Army--
Corps of Engineers--Civil--Investigations'' (127 Stat. 5), the 
Secretary shall make specific project recommendations.
    (b) Consultation.--In making recommendations pursuant to this 
section, the Secretary may consult with key stakeholders, including 
State, county, and city governments, and, as applicable, State and 
local water districts, and in the case of recommendations concerning 
projects that substantially affect communities served by historically 
Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and 
other minority-serving institutions, the Secretary shall consult with 
those colleges, universities, and institutions.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary shall include any recommendations of the 
Secretary under this section in the annual report submitted to Congress 
by the Secretary in accordance with section 7001.
SEC. 3027. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OF RISK.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Affected government.--The term ``affected government'' 
    means a State, local, or tribal government with jurisdiction over 
    an area that will be affected by a flood.
        (2) Annual operating plan.--The term ``annual operating plan'' 
    means a plan prepared by the Secretary that describes potential 
    water condition scenarios for a river basin for a year.
    (b) Communication.--In any river basin where the Secretary carries 
out flood risk management activities subject to an annual operating 
plan, the Secretary shall establish procedures for providing the public 
and affected governments, including Indian tribes, in the river basin 
with--
        (1) timely information regarding expected water levels;
        (2) advice regarding appropriate preparedness actions;
        (3) technical assistance; and
        (4) any other information or assistance determined appropriate 
    by the Secretary.
    (c) Public Availability of Information.--To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall make the information 
required under subsection (b) available to the public through widely 
used and readily available means, including on the Internet.
    (d) Procedures.--The Secretary shall use the procedures established 
under subsection (b) only when precipitation or runoff exceeds those 
calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property 
contemplated by the annual operating plan.
SEC. 3028. SAFETY ASSURANCE REVIEW.
    Section 2035 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2344) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to a safety assurance review conducted 
under this section.''.
SEC. 3029. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
    (a) Emergency Response to Natural Disasters.--Section 5(a)(1) of 
the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)), is amended in the 
first sentence--
        (1) by inserting ``and subject to the condition that the Chief 
    of Engineers may include modifications to the structure or 
    project'' after ``work for flood control''; and
        (2) by striking ``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'' and inserting ``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 or 
    implement nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration 
    of the structure if requested by the non-Federal sponsor''.
    (b) Review of Emergency Response Authorities.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a review of 
    implementation of section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
    U.S.C. 701n), to evaluate the alternatives available to the 
    Secretary to ensure--
            (A) the safety of affected communities to future flooding 
        and storm events;
            (B) the resiliency of water resources development projects 
        to future flooding and storm events;
            (C) the long-term cost-effectiveness of water resources 
        development projects that provide flood control and hurricane 
        and storm damage reduction benefits; and
            (D) the policy goals and objectives that have been outlined 
        by the President as a response to recent extreme weather 
        events, including Hurricane Sandy, that relate to preparing for 
        future floods are met.
        (2) Scope of review.--In carrying out the review, the Secretary 
    shall--
            (A) review the historical precedents and implementation of 
        section 5 of that Act, including those actions undertaken by 
        the Secretary, over time, under that section--
                (i) to repair or restore a project; and
                (ii) to increase the level of protection for a damaged 
            project to address future conditions;
            (B) evaluate the difference between adopting, as an 
        appropriate standard under section 5 of that Act, the repair or 
        restoration of a project to pre-flood or pre-storm levels and 
        the repair or restoration of a project to a design level of 
        protection, including an assessment for each standard of--
                (i) the implications on populations at risk of flooding 
            or damage;
                (ii) the implications on probability of loss of life;
                (iii) the implications on property values at risk of 
            flooding or damage;
                (iv) the implications on probability of increased 
            property damage and associated costs;
                (v) the implications on local and regional economies; 
            and
                (vi) the estimated total cost and estimated cost 
            savings;
            (C) review and evaluate the historic and potential uses, 
        and economic feasibility for the life of the project, of 
        nonstructural alternatives, including natural features such as 
        dunes, coastal wetlands, floodplains, marshes, and mangroves, 
        to reduce the damage caused by floods, storm surges, winds, and 
        other aspects of extreme weather events, and to increase the 
        resiliency and long-term cost-effectiveness of water resources 
        development projects;
            (D) incorporate the science on expected rates of sea-level 
        rise and extreme weather events;
            (E) incorporate the work completed by the Hurricane Sandy 
        Rebuilding Task Force, established by Executive Order No. 13632 
        (77 Fed. Reg. 74341); and
            (F) review the information obtained from the report 
        developed under subsection (c)(1).
    (c) Reports.--
        (1) Biennial report to congress.--
            (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years 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 of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n).
            (B) Inclusions.--A report under subparagraph (A) shall, at 
        a minimum, include a description of--
                (i) each structure, feature, or project for which 
            amounts are expended, including the type of structure, 
            feature, or project and cost of the work; and
                (ii) how the Secretary has repaired, restored, 
            replaced, or modified each structure, feature, or project 
            or intends to restore the structure, feature, or project to 
            the design level of protection for the structure, feature, 
            or project.
        (2) Report on review of emergency response authorities.--Not 
    later than 18 months 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 and make publicly 
    available a report on the results of the review under subsection 
    (b).

                TITLE IV--RIVER BASINS AND COASTAL AREAS

SEC. 4001. RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS.
    Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 
Stat. 1201) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(b) Authorization To Allocate.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds to the 
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin 
    Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River 
    Basin to fulfill the equitable funding requirements of the 
    respective interstate compacts.
        ``(2) Amounts.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
    allocate to each Commission described in paragraph (1) an amount 
    equal to the amount determined by the Commission in accordance with 
    the respective interstate compact approved by Congress.
        ``(3) Notification.--If the Secretary does not allocate funds 
    for a given fiscal year in accordance with paragraph (2), the 
    Secretary, in conjunction with the subsequent submission by the 
    President of the budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 
    31, United States Code, 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 
    notice that describes--
            ``(A) the reasons why the Secretary did not allocate funds 
        in accordance with paragraph (2) for that fiscal year; and
            ``(B) the impact of that decision not to allocate funds on 
        each area of jurisdiction of each Commission described in 
        paragraph (1), including with respect to--
                ``(i) water supply allocation;
                ``(ii) water quality protection;
                ``(iii) regulatory review and permitting;
                ``(iv) water conservation;
                ``(v) watershed planning;
                ``(vi) drought management;
                ``(vii) flood loss reduction;
                ``(viii) recreation; and
                ``(ix) energy development.''.
SEC. 4002. MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
    (a) Mississippi River Forecasting Improvements.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
    Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 
    the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the 
    Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration, and the Director of the National Weather Service, 
    as applicable, shall improve forecasting on the Mississippi River 
    by--
            (A) updating forecasting technology deployed on the 
        Mississippi River and its tributaries through--
                (i) the construction of additional automated river 
            gages;
                (ii) the rehabilitation of existing automated and 
            manual river gages; and
                (iii) the replacement of manual river gages with 
            automated gages, as the Secretary determines to be 
            necessary;
            (B) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the 
        Mississippi River and its tributaries; and
            (C) deploying additional automatic identification system 
        base stations at river gage sites.
        (2) Prioritization.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
    Secretary shall prioritize the sections of the Mississippi River on 
    which additional and more reliable information would have the 
    greatest impact on maintaining navigation on the Mississippi River.
        (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make 
    publicly available a report on the activities carried out by the 
    Secretary under this subsection.
    (b) Middle Mississippi River Pilot Program.--
        (1) In general.--In accordance with the project for navigation, 
    Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers (Regulating 
    Works), Missouri and Illinois, authorized by the Act of June 25, 
    1910 (36 Stat. 631, chapter 382) (commonly known as the ``River and 
    Harbor Act of 1910''), the Act of January 1, 1927 (44 Stat. 1010, 
    chapter 47) (commonly known as the ``River and Harbor Act of 
    1927''), and the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 918, chapter 847), 
    the Secretary may study improvements to navigation and aquatic 
    ecosystem restoration in the middle Mississippi River.
        (2) Disposition.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out any project 
        identified pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with the 
        criteria for projects carried out under one of the following 
        authorities:
                (i) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act 
            of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
                (ii) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development 
            Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
                (iii) Section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 
            (33 U.S.C. 577).
                (iv) Section 104(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
            (33 U.S.C. 610(a)).
            (B) Report.--For each project that does not meet the 
        criteria under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include a 
        recommendation relating to the project in the annual report 
        submitted to Congress by the Secretary in accordance with 
        section 7001.
    (c) Greater Mississippi River Basin Severe Flooding and Drought 
Management Study.--
        (1) Definition of greater mississippi river basin.--In this 
    subsection, the term ``greater Mississippi River Basin'' means the 
    area covered by hydrologic units 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11, as 
    identified by the United States Geological Survey as of the date of 
    enactment of this Act.
        (2) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a study of the 
    greater Mississippi River Basin--
            (A) to improve the coordinated and comprehensive management 
        of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River 
        Basin relating to severe flooding and drought conditions; and
            (B) to identify and evaluate--
                (i) modifications to those water resource projects, 
            consistent with the authorized purposes of those projects; 
            and
                (ii) the development of new water resource projects to 
            improve the reliability of navigation and more effectively 
            reduce flood risk.
        (3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make 
    publicly available a report on the study carried out under this 
    subsection.
        (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection impacts the 
    operations and maintenance of the Missouri River Mainstem System, 
    as authorized by the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as 
    the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'')(58 Stat. 897, chapter 665).
    (d) Flexibility in Maintaining Navigation.--
        (1) Extreme low water event defined.--In this subsection, the 
    term ``extreme low water event'' means an extended period of time 
    during which low water threatens the safe commercial use of the 
    Mississippi River for navigation, including the use and 
    availability of fleeting areas.
        (2) Report on areas for action.--
            (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating, shall complete and make publicly available a report 
        identifying areas that are unsafe and unreliable for commercial 
        navigation during extreme low water events along the authorized 
        Federal navigation channel on the Mississippi River and 
        measures to address those restrictions.
            (B) Inclusions.--The report under subparagraph (A) shall--
                (i) consider data from the most recent extreme low 
            water events that impacted navigation along the authorized 
            Federal navigation channel on the Mississippi River;
                (ii) identify locations for potential modifications, 
            including improvements outside the authorized navigation 
            channel, that will alleviate hazards at areas that 
            constrain navigation during extreme low water events along 
            the authorized Federal navigation channel on the 
            Mississippi River; and
                (iii) include recommendations for possible actions to 
            address constrained navigation during extreme low water 
            events.
        (3) Authorized activities.--If the Secretary, in consultation 
    with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
    operating, determines it to be critical to maintaining safe and 
    reliable navigation within the authorized Federal navigation 
    channel on the Mississippi River, the Secretary may carry out 
    activities outside the authorized Federal navigation channel along 
    the Mississippi River, including the construction and operation of 
    maintenance of fleeting areas, that--
            (A) are necessary for safe and reliable navigation in the 
        Federal channel; and
            (B) have been identified in the report under paragraph (2).
        (4) Restriction.--The Secretary shall only carry out activities 
    authorized under paragraph (3) for such period of time as is 
    necessary to maintain reliable navigation during the extreme low 
    water event.
        (5) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after initiating an 
    activity 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 notice that includes--
            (A) a description of the activities undertaken, including 
        the costs associated with the activities; and
            (B) a comprehensive description of how the activities are 
        necessary for maintaining safe and reliable navigation of the 
        Federal channel.
SEC. 4003. MISSOURI RIVER.
    (a) Upper Missouri Basin Flood and Drought Monitoring.--
        (1) In general.--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 carry out 
    activities to improve and support management of Corps of Engineers 
    water resources development projects, including--
            (A) 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 ``Upper Missouri 
        Basin Monitoring Committee--Snow Sampling and Instrumentation 
        Recommendations'';
            (B) restoring and maintaining existing mid- and high-
        elevation snowpack monitoring sites operated under the SNOTEL 
        program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and
            (C) 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.
        (2) Use of funds.--Amounts made available to the Secretary to 
    carry out activities under this subsection shall be used to 
    supplement but not supplant other related activities of Federal 
    agencies that are carried out within the Missouri River Basin.
        (3) Cooperative agreements.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
        agreements with other Federal agencies to carry out this 
        subsection.
            (B) Maintenance of effort.--The Secretary may only enter 
        into a cooperative agreement with another Federal agency under 
        this paragraph if such agreement specifies that the agency will 
        maintain aggregate expenditures in the Missouri River Basin for 
        existing programs that implement activities described in 
        paragraph (1) at a level that is equal to or exceeds the 
        aggregate expenditures for the fiscal year immediately 
        preceding the fiscal year in which such agreement is signed.
        (4) Report.--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--
            (A) identifies progress made by the Secretary and other 
        Federal agencies in implementing the recommendations contained 
        in the report described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to 
        enhancing soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper 
        Missouri Basin;
            (B) includes recommendations--
                (i) to enhance soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in 
            the Upper Missouri Basin that would enhance water resources 
            management, including managing flood risk, in that basin; 
            and
                (ii) on the most efficient manner of collecting and 
            sharing data to assist Federal agencies with water 
            resources management responsibilities;
            (C) identifies the expected costs and timeline for 
        implementing the recommendations described in subparagraph 
        (B)(i); and
            (D) identifies the role of States and other Federal 
        agencies in gathering necessary soil moisture and snowpack 
        monitoring data.
    (b) Missouri River Between Fort Peck Dam, Montana and Gavins Point 
Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska.--Section 9(f) of the Act of December 
22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 
Stat. 891, chapter 665; 102 Stat. 4031) is amended in the second 
sentence by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000''.
    (c) Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee Expenses 
Reimbursement.--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:
            ``(B) Travel expenses.--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 chapter 57 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.''.
    (d) Upper Missouri Shoreline Stabilization.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
    determine the feasibility of carrying out projects to address 
    shoreline erosion in the Upper Missouri River Basin (including the 
    States of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana) resulting from 
    the operation of a reservoir constructed under the Pick-Sloan 
    Missouri River Basin Program (authorized by section 9 of the Act of 
    December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 
    1944'') (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665)).
        (2) Contents.--The study carried out under paragraph (1) shall, 
    to the maximum extent practicable--
            (A) use previous assessments completed by the Corps of 
        Engineers or other Federal agencies; and
            (B) assess the infrastructure needed to--
                (i) reduce shoreline erosion;
                (ii) mitigate additional loss of land;
                (iii) contribute to environmental and ecosystem 
            improvement; and
                (iv) protect existing community infrastructure, 
            including roads and water and waste-water related 
            infrastructure.
        (3) Disposition.--The Secretary may carry out projects 
    identified in the study under paragraph (1) in accordance with the 
    criteria for projects carried out under section 14 of the Flood 
    Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r).
        (4) Annual report.--For each project identified in the study 
    under paragraph (1) that cannot be carried out under any of the 
    authorities specified in paragraph (3), upon determination by the 
    Secretary of the feasibility of the project, the Secretary may 
    include a recommendation relating to the project in the annual 
    report submitted to Congress under section 7001.
        (5) Coordination.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
    Secretary shall consult and coordinate with the appropriate State 
    or tribal agency for the area in which the project is located.
        (6) Payment options.--The Secretary shall allow the full non-
    Federal contribution for a project under this subsection to be paid 
    in accordance with section 103(k) of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)).
    (e) Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation.--The Secretary 
shall include in the first budget of the United States Government 
submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 
thereafter, a report that describes activities carried out by the 
Secretary relating to the project for mitigation of fish and wildlife 
losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, 
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143), 
including--
        (1) an inventory of all actions taken by the Secretary in 
    furtherance of the project, including an inventory of land owned or 
    acquired by the Secretary;
        (2) a description, including a prioritization, of the specific 
    actions proposed to be undertaken by the Secretary for the 
    subsequent fiscal year in furtherance of the project;
        (3) an assessment of the progress made in furtherance of the 
    project, including--
            (A) a description of how each of the actions identified 
        under paragraph (1) have impacted the progress; and
            (B) the status of implementation of any applicable 
        requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
        1531 et seq.), including any applicable biological opinions; 
        and
        (4) an assessment of additional actions or authority necessary 
    to achieve the results of the project.
    (f) Lower Yellowstone.--Section 3109 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1135) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary may'' and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Local Participation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall consult with, and consider the activities being carried 
out by--
        ``(1) other Federal agencies;
        ``(2) conservation districts;
        ``(3) the Yellowstone River Conservation District Council; and
        ``(4) the State of Montana.''.
SEC. 4004. ARKANSAS RIVER.
    (a) Project Goal.--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.
    (b) McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Advisory 
Committee.--
        (1) In general.--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 first 
    section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 635, chapter 595).
        (2) Duties.--The advisory committee shall--
            (A) serve in an advisory capacity only; and
            (B) 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.
        (3) Selection and composition.--The advisory committee shall 
    be--
            (A) selected jointly by the Little Rock district engineer 
        and the Tulsa district engineer; and
            (B) composed of members that equally represent the 
        McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation system project 
        purposes.
        (4) Agency resources.--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.
        (5) Termination.--
            (A) In general.--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.
            (B) Restriction.--The advisory committee shall terminate 
        not less than 2 calendar years after the date on which the 
        advisory committee is established.
SEC. 4005. COLUMBIA BASIN.
    Section 536(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2661) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting 
``$50,000,000''.
SEC. 4006. RIO GRANDE.
    Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 
Stat. 1213) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``2008'' and inserting ``2014''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and an assessment 
        of needs for other related purposes in the Rio Grande Basin, 
        including flood damage reduction'' after ``assessment'';
        (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
            (A) by striking ``an interagency agreement with'' and 
        inserting ``1 or more interagency agreements with the Secretary 
        of State and''; and
            (B) by inserting ``or the U.S. Section of the International 
        Boundary and Water Commission'' after ``the Department of the 
        Interior''; and
        (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``2011'' and inserting 
    ``2019''.
SEC. 4007. NORTHERN ROCKIES HEADWATERS.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of carrying out projects for aquatic ecosystem 
restoration and flood risk reduction that will mitigate the impacts of 
extreme weather events, including 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.
    (b) Inclusions.--The study under subsection (a) shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable--
        (1) emphasize the protection and enhancement of natural 
    riverine processes; and
        (2) assess the individual and cumulative needs associated 
    with--
            (A) floodplain restoration and reconnection;
            (B) floodplain and riparian area protection through the use 
        of conservation easements;
            (C) instream flow restoration projects;
            (D) fish passage improvements;
            (E) channel migration zone mapping; and
            (F) invasive weed management.
    (c) Disposition.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out any project 
    identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance 
    with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the 
    following authorities:
            (A) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
            (B) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
            (C) Section 104(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 
        U.S.C. 610(a)).
            (D) Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
        701s).
        (2) Report.--For each project that does not meet the criteria 
    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a recommendation 
    relating to the project in the annual report submitted to Congress 
    by the Secretary in accordance with section 7001.
    (d) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary--
        (1) shall consult and coordinate with the appropriate agency 
    for each State and Indian tribe; and
        (2) may enter into cooperative agreements with those State or 
    tribal agencies described in paragraph (1).
    (e) Limitations.--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.
SEC. 4008. RURAL WESTERN WATER.
    Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 383) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may be in 
the form of--
        ``(1) design and construction assistance for water-related 
    environmental infrastructure and resource protection and 
    development in Idaho, Montana, rural Nevada, New Mexico, rural 
    Utah, and Wyoming, including projects for--
            ``(A) wastewater treatment and related facilities;
            ``(B) water supply and related facilities;
            ``(C) environmental restoration; and
            ``(D) surface water resource protection and development; 
        and
        ``(2) technical assistance to small and rural communities for 
    water planning and issues relating to access to water resources.''; 
    and
        (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section for the period beginning with 
fiscal year 2001, $435,000,000, which shall--
        ``(1) be made available to the States and locales described in 
    subsection (b) consistent with program priorities determined by the 
    Secretary in accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary to 
    establish the program priorities; and
        ``(2) remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 4009. NORTH ATLANTIC COASTAL REGION.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of carrying out projects to restore aquatic ecosystems 
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.
    (b) Study.--In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) as appropriate, coordinate with the heads of other 
    appropriate Federal agencies, the Governors of the coastal States 
    from Virginia to Maine, nonprofit organizations, and other 
    interested parties;
        (2) identify projects for aquatic ecosystem restoration based 
    on an assessment of the need and opportunities for aquatic 
    ecosystem restoration within the coastal waters of the Northeastern 
    States described in subsection (a); and
        (3) use, to the maximum extent practicable, any existing plans 
    and data.
    (c) Disposition.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out any project 
    identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance 
    with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the 
    following authorities:
            (A) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
            (B) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
            (C) Section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
        426g).
            (D) Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
        1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326).
        (2) Report.--For each project that does not meet the criteria 
    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a recommendation 
    relating to the project in the annual report submitted to Congress 
    by the Secretary in accordance with section 7001.
SEC. 4010. CHESAPEAKE BAY.
    (a) In General.--Section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-303; 110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``pilot program'' and inserting 
            ``program''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``in the basin States described in 
            subsection (f) and the District of Columbia'' after 
            ``interests''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Form.--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--
            ``(A) sediment and erosion control;
            ``(B) protection of eroding shorelines;
            ``(C) ecosystem restoration, including restoration of 
        submerged aquatic vegetation;
            ``(D) protection of essential public works;
            ``(E) beneficial uses of dredged material; and
            ``(F) other related projects that may enhance the living 
        resources of the estuary.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Comprehensive Plan.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
    enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
    2014, 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).
        ``(2) Coordination.--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.
        ``(3) Prioritization.--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.'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to provide'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``for 
        the design and construction of a project carried out pursuant 
        to the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan described 
        in subsection (b).'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``facilities or 
        resource protection and development plan'' and inserting 
        ``resource protection and restoration plan''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Projects on federal land.--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.
        ``(4) Non-federal contributions.--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.'';
        (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall cooperate with--
        ``(1) the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including--
            ``(A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency;
            ``(B) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
        Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 
        Administration;
            ``(C) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
            ``(D) the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
        ``(2) agencies of a State or political subdivision of a State, 
    including the Chesapeake Bay Commission.'';
        (5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Projects.--The Secretary shall establish, to the maximum 
extent practicable, at least 1 project under this section in--
        ``(1) regions within the Chesapeake Bay watershed of each of 
    the basin States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, 
    Virginia, and West Virginia; and
        ``(2) the District of Columbia.'';
        (6) by striking subsection (h); and
        (7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).
    (b) Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration.--Section 704(b) of Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
    ``$60,000,000''; and
        (2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
    inserting the following:
            ``(B) Form.--The non-Federal share may be provided through 
        in-kind services, including--
                ``(i) the provision by the non-Federal interest of 
            shell stock material that is determined by the Secretary to 
            be suitable for use in carrying out the project; and
                ``(ii) in the case of a project carried out under 
            paragraph (2)(D) after the date of enactment of this 
            clause, land conservation or restoration efforts undertaken 
            by the non-Federal interest that the Secretary determines 
            provide water quality benefits that--

                    ``(I) enhance the viability of oyster restoration 
                efforts;
                    ``(II) are integral to the project; and
                    ``(III) are cost effective.''.

SEC. 4011. LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA.
    (a) Review of Coastal Master Plan.--Section 7002(c) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1271) is amended by 
inserting ``, or the plan entitled `Louisiana Comprehensive Master Plan 
for a Sustainable Coast' prepared by the State of Louisiana and 
accepted by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority 
(including any subsequent amendments or revisions)'' before the period 
at the end.
    (b) Interim Use of Plan.--
        (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            (A) Annual report.--The term ``annual report'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 7001(f).
            (B) Feasibility report; feasibility study.--The terms 
        ``feasibility report'' and ``feasibility study'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 7001(f).
        (2) Review.--The Secretary shall--
            (A) review the plan entitled `Louisiana's Comprehensive 
        Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast' prepared by the State of 
        Louisiana and accepted by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and 
        Restoration Authority Board (including any subsequent 
        amendments or revisions); and
            (B) in consultation with the State of Louisiana, identify 
        and conduct feasibility studies for up to 10 projects included 
        in the plan described in subparagraph (A).
        (3) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall include in the 
    subsequent annual report, in accordance with section 7001--
            (A) any proposed feasibility study initiated under 
        paragraph (2)(B); and
            (B) any feasibility report for a project identified under 
        paragraph (2)(B).
        (4) Administration.--Section 7008 of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1278) shall not apply to any 
    feasibility study carried out under this subsection.
    (c) Science and Technology.--Section 7006(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1274) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs 
    (D) and (E), respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
            ``(C) to examine a systemwide approach to coastal 
        sustainability;''.
SEC. 4012. RED RIVER BASIN.
    (a) In General.--In the case of a reservoir located within the Red 
River Basin for which the Department of the Army is authorized to 
provide for municipal and industrial water supply storage and 
irrigation storage, the Secretary may reassign unused irrigation 
storage to storage for municipal and industrial water supply for use by 
a State or local interest that has entered into an agreement with the 
Secretary for water supply storage at that reservoir prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Administration.--Any assignment under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate and necessary in the public interest.
SEC. 4013. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
    (a) Raritan River.--Section 102 of the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-62; 111 Stat. 1327), is 
repealed.
    (b) Des Moines, Boone, and Raccoon Rivers.--The boundaries for the 
project referred to as the Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt, 
Iowa, under the heading ``corps of engineers--civil'' under the heading 
``Department of the Army'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--
CIVIL'' in chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1985 (99 Stat. 313), are revised to include the entirety of 
sections 19 and 29, situated in T. 89 N., R. 28 W.
    (c) South Florida Coastal Area.--Section 109 of title I of division 
B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 2763A-221; 
121 Stat. 1217) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and unincorporated 
    communities'' after ``municipalities'';
        (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
        (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Priority.--In providing assistance under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects sponsored by current non-
Federal interests, incorporated communities in Monroe County, Monroe 
County, and the State of Florida.''.
    (d) Trinity River and Tributaries.--Section 5141(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1253) is amended by 
inserting ``and the Interior Levee Drainage Study Phase-II report, 
Dallas, Texas, dated January 2009,'' after ``September 2006,''.
    (e) Central and Southern Florida Canal.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall consider any amounts and 
    associated program income provided prior to the date of enactment 
    of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior to the non-Federal 
    interest for the acquisition of areas identified in section 
    316(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
    3715)--
            (A) as satisfying the requirements of that paragraph; and
            (B) as part of the Federal share of the cost of 
        implementing the plan under that subsection.
        (2) Non-federal cost share.--The non-Federal interest shall 
    receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations 
    provided for the project as part of the non-Federal share of the 
    cost of implementing the plan under section 316(b)(2) of the Water 
    Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3715).
        (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Water 
    Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3715) is amended in 
    the first sentence by striking ``shall pay'' and inserting ``may 
    pay up to''.
    (f) South Platte River Watershed.--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 
``(or a designee of the Department)'' after ``Colorado Department of 
Natural Resources''.
    (g) Potomac River.--Section 84(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 35) is amended by striking paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) A channel capacity sufficient to pass the 100-year flood 
    event, as identified in the document entitled `Four Mile Run 
    Watershed Feasibility Report' and dated January 2014.''.
SEC. 4014. OCEAN AND COASTAL RESILIENCY.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct studies to determine 
the feasibility of carrying out Corps of Engineers projects in coastal 
zones to enhance ocean and coastal ecosystem resiliency.
    (b) Study.--In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) as appropriate, coordinate with the heads of other 
    appropriate Federal agencies, the Governors and other chief 
    executive officers of the coastal states, nonprofit organizations, 
    and other interested parties;
        (2) identify Corps of Engineers projects in coastal zones for 
    enhancing ocean and coastal ecosystem resiliency based on an 
    assessment of the need and opportunities for, and feasibility of, 
    the projects;
        (3) to the maximum extent practicable, use any existing Corps 
    of Engineers plans and data; and
        (4) not later than 365 days after initial appropriations for 
    this section, and every five years thereafter subject to the 
    availability of appropriations, complete a study authorized under 
    subsection (a).
    (c) Disposition.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out a project 
    identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance 
    with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the 
    following authorities:
            (A) Section 206(a)-(d) of the Water Resources Development 
        Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330(a)-(d)).
            (B) Section 1135(a)-(g) and (i) of the Water Resources 
        Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a)-(g) and (i)).
            (C) Section 3(a)-(b), and (c)(1) of the Act of August, 13 
        1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g(a)-(b), and (c)(1)).
            (D) Section 204(a)-(f) of the Water Resources Development 
        Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(a)-(f)).
        (2) Report.--For each project that does not meet the criteria 
    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a recommendation 
    relating to the project in the annual report submitted to Congress 
    by the Secretary in accordance with section 7001.
    (d) Requests for Projects.--The Secretary may carry out a project 
for a coastal state under this section only at the request of the 
Governor or chief executive officer of the coastal state, as 
appropriate.
    (e) Definition.--In this section, the terms ``coastal zone'' and 
``coastal state'' have the meanings given such terms in section 304 of 
the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453), as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act.

                TITLE V--WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
       Subtitle A--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds

SEC. 5001. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.
    Section 601(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by striking ``for providing assistance'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this 
Act by providing assistance for projects and activities identified in 
section 603(c).''.
SEC. 5002. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.
    Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (6)--
            (A) by striking ``section 603(c)(1) of'';
            (B) by striking ``before fiscal'' and all that follows 
        through ``grants under this title and'' and inserting ``with 
        assistance made available by a State water pollution control 
        revolving fund authorized under this title, or'';
            (C) by inserting ``, or both,'' after ``205(m) of this 
        Act''; and
            (D) by striking ``201(b)'' and all that follows through 
        ``511(c)(1),'' and inserting ``511(c)(1)'';
        (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``standards; and'' and 
    inserting ``standards, including standards relating to the 
    reporting of infrastructure assets;'';
        (3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(11) the State will establish, maintain, invest, and credit 
    the fund with repayments, such that the fund balance will be 
    available in perpetuity for activities under this Act;
        ``(12) any fees charged by the State to recipients of 
    assistance that are considered program income will be used for the 
    purpose of financing the cost of administering the fund or 
    financing projects or activities eligible for assistance from the 
    fund;
        ``(13) beginning in fiscal year 2016, the State will require as 
    a condition of providing assistance to a municipality or 
    intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency that the recipient of 
    such assistance certify, in a manner determined by the Governor of 
    the State, that the recipient--
            ``(A) has studied and evaluated the cost and effectiveness 
        of the processes, materials, techniques, and technologies for 
        carrying out the proposed project or activity for which 
        assistance is sought under this title; and
            ``(B) has selected, to the maximum extent practicable, a 
        project or activity that maximizes the potential for efficient 
        water use, reuse, recapture, and conservation, and energy 
        conservation, taking into account--
                ``(i) the cost of constructing the project or activity;
                ``(ii) the cost of operating and maintaining the 
            project or activity over the life of the project or 
            activity; and
                ``(iii) the cost of replacing the project or activity; 
            and
        ``(14) a contract to be carried out using funds directly made 
    available by a capitalization grant under this title for program 
    management, construction management, feasibility studies, 
    preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, 
    or architectural related services shall be negotiated in the same 
    manner as a contract for architectural and engineering services is 
    negotiated under chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code, or an 
    equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as determined by 
    the Governor of the State).''.
SEC. 5003. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.
    Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1383) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Projects and Activities Eligible for Assistance.--The amounts 
of funds available to each State water pollution control revolving fund 
shall be used only for providing financial assistance--
        ``(1) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or 
    State agency for construction of publicly owned treatment works (as 
    defined in section 212);
        ``(2) for the implementation of a management program 
    established under section 319;
        ``(3) for development and implementation of a conservation and 
    management plan under section 320;
        ``(4) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
    decentralized wastewater treatment systems that treat municipal 
    wastewater or domestic sewage;
        ``(5) for measures to manage, reduce, treat, or recapture 
    stormwater or subsurface drainage water;
        ``(6) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or 
    State agency for measures to reduce the demand for publicly owned 
    treatment works capacity through water conservation, efficiency, or 
    reuse;
        ``(7) for the development and implementation of watershed 
    projects meeting the criteria set forth in section 122;
        ``(8) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or 
    State agency for measures to reduce the energy consumption needs 
    for publicly owned treatment works;
        ``(9) for reusing or recycling wastewater, stormwater, or 
    subsurface drainage water;
        ``(10) for measures to increase the security of publicly owned 
    treatment works; and
        ``(11) to any qualified nonprofit entity, as determined by the 
    Administrator, to provide assistance to owners and operators of 
    small and medium publicly owned treatment works--
            ``(A) to plan, develop, and obtain financing for eligible 
        projects under this subsection, including planning, design, and 
        associated preconstruction activities; and
            ``(B) to assist such treatment works in achieving 
        compliance with this Act.'';
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``20 years'' and 
            inserting ``the lesser of 30 years and the projected useful 
            life (as determined by the State) of the project to be 
            financed with the proceeds of the loan'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not later than 
            20 years after project completion'' and inserting ``upon 
            the expiration of the term of the loan'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
            end;
                (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and'' after 
            the semicolon at the end; and
                (v) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) for a treatment works proposed for repair, 
        replacement, or expansion, and eligible for assistance under 
        subsection (c)(1), the recipient of a loan shall--
                ``(i) develop and implement a fiscal sustainability 
            plan that includes--

                    ``(I) an inventory of critical assets that are a 
                part of the treatment works;
                    ``(II) an evaluation of the condition and 
                performance of inventoried assets or asset groupings;
                    ``(III) a certification that the recipient has 
                evaluated and will be implementing water and energy 
                conservation efforts as part of the plan; and
                    ``(IV) a plan for maintaining, repairing, and, as 
                necessary, replacing the treatment works and a plan for 
                funding such activities; or

                ``(ii) certify that the recipient has developed and 
            implemented a plan that meets the requirements under clause 
            (i);''; and
            (B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, $400,000 per year, 
        or \1/5\ percent per year of the current valuation of the fund, 
        whichever amount is greatest, plus the amount of any fees 
        collected by the State for such purpose regardless of the 
        source'' before the period at the end; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Additional Subsidization.--
        ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a State provides 
    assistance to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or 
    State agency under subsection (d), the State may provide additional 
    subsidization, including forgiveness of principal and negative 
    interest loans--
            ``(A) to benefit a municipality that--
                ``(i) meets the affordability criteria of the State 
            established under paragraph (2); or
                ``(ii) does not meet the affordability criteria of the 
            State if the recipient--

                    ``(I) seeks additional subsidization to benefit 
                individual ratepayers in the residential user rate 
                class;
                    ``(II) demonstrates to the State that such 
                ratepayers will experience a significant hardship from 
                the increase in rates necessary to finance the project 
                or activity for which assistance is sought; and
                    ``(III) ensures, as part of an assistance agreement 
                between the State and the recipient, that the 
                additional subsidization provided under this paragraph 
                is directed through a user charge rate system (or other 
                appropriate method) to such ratepayers; or

            ``(B) to implement a process, material, technique, or 
        technology--
                ``(i) to address water-efficiency goals;
                ``(ii) to address energy-efficiency goals;
                ``(iii) to mitigate stormwater runoff; or
                ``(iv) to encourage sustainable project planning, 
            design, and construction.
        ``(2) Affordability criteria.--
            ``(A) Establishment.--
                ``(i) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2015, 
            and after providing notice and an opportunity for public 
            comment, a State shall establish affordability criteria to 
            assist in identifying municipalities that would experience 
            a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to 
            finance a project or activity eligible for assistance under 
            subsection (c)(1) if additional subsidization is not 
            provided.
                ``(ii) Contents.--The criteria under clause (i) shall 
            be based on income and unemployment data, population 
            trends, and other data determined relevant by the State, 
            including whether the project or activity is to be carried 
            out in an economically distressed area, as described in 
            section 301 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
            Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161).
            ``(B) Existing criteria.--If a State has previously 
        established, after providing notice and an opportunity for 
        public comment, affordability criteria that meet the 
        requirements of subparagraph (A)--
                ``(i) the State may use the criteria for the purposes 
            of this subsection; and
                ``(ii) those criteria shall be treated as affordability 
            criteria established under this paragraph.
            ``(C) Information to assist states.--The Administrator may 
        publish information to assist States in establishing 
        affordability criteria under subparagraph (A).
        ``(3) Limitations.--
            ``(A) In general.--A State may provide additional 
        subsidization in a fiscal year under this subsection only if 
        the total amount appropriated for making capitalization grants 
        to all States under this title for the fiscal year exceeds 
        $1,000,000,000.
            ``(B) Additional limitation.--
                ``(i) General rule.--Subject to clause (ii), a State 
            may use not more than 30 percent of the total amount 
            received by the State in capitalization grants under this 
            title for a fiscal year for providing additional 
            subsidization under this subsection.
                ``(ii) Exception.--If, in a fiscal year, the amount 
            appropriated for making capitalization grants to all States 
            under this title exceeds $1,000,000,000 by a percentage 
            that is less than 30 percent, clause (i) shall be applied 
            by substituting that percentage for 30 percent.
            ``(C) Applicability.--The authority of a State to provide 
        additional subsidization under this subsection shall apply to 
        amounts received by the State in capitalization grants under 
        this title for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2014.
            ``(D) Consideration.--If the State provides additional 
        subsidization to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, 
        or State agency under this subsection that meets the criteria 
        under paragraph (1)(A), the State shall take the criteria set 
        forth in section 602(b)(5) into consideration.''.
SEC. 5004. REQUIREMENTS.
    Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 608. REQUIREMENTS.
    ``(a) In General.--Funds made available from a State water 
pollution control revolving fund established under this title may not 
be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or 
repair of treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products 
used in the project are produced in the United States.
    ``(b) Definition of Iron and Steel Products.--In this section, the 
term `iron and steel products' means the following products made 
primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, 
manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced 
precast concrete, construction materials.
    ``(c) Application.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or 
category of cases in which the Administrator finds that--
        ``(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
    public interest;
        ``(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
    States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a 
    satisfactory quality; or
        ``(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
    United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more 
    than 25 percent.
    ``(d) Waiver.--If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver 
under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the 
public, on an informal basis, a copy of the request and information 
available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow 
for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to 
making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the 
request and accompanying information available by electronic means, 
including on the official public Internet site of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
    ``(e) International Agreements.--This section shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements.
    ``(f) Management and Oversight.--The Administrator may retain up to 
0.25 percent of the funds appropriated for this title for management 
and oversight of the requirements of this section.
    ``(g) Effective Date.--This section does not apply with respect to 
a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and 
specifications for the project, in that agency's capacity to approve 
such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior 
to the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014.''.
SEC. 5005. REPORT ON THE ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
    (a) Review.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall conduct a review of the allotment formula in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act for allocation of funds authorized under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et 
seq.) to determine whether that formula adequately addresses the water 
quality needs of eligible States, territories, and Indian tribes, based 
on--
        (1) the most recent survey of needs developed by the 
    Administrator under section 516(b) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)); 
    and
        (2) any other information the Administrator considers 
    appropriate.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator 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 and 
make publicly available a report on the results of the review under 
subsection (a), including any recommendations for changing the 
allotment formula.
SEC. 5006. EFFECTIVE DATE.
    This subtitle, including any amendments made by the subtitle, shall 
take effect on October 1, 2014.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

SEC. 5011. WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS.
    Section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1274) is amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by striking ``wet weather'';
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``for treatment works'' and inserting 
            ``to a municipality or municipal entity''; and
                (ii) by striking ``of wet weather discharge control'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in reducing such 
        pollutants'' and all that follows before the period at the end 
        and inserting ``to manage, reduce, treat, recapture, or reuse 
        municipal stormwater, including techniques that utilize 
        infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse of stormwater 
        onsite''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Watershed partnerships.--Efforts of municipalities and 
    property owners to demonstrate cooperative ways to address nonpoint 
    sources of pollution to reduce adverse impacts on water quality.
        ``(4) Integrated water resource plan.--The development of an 
    integrated water resource plan for the coordinated management and 
    protection of surface water, ground water, and stormwater resources 
    on a watershed or subwatershed basis to meet the objectives, goals, 
    and policies of this Act.
        ``(5) Municipality-wide stormwater management planning.--The 
    development of a municipality-wide plan that identifies the most 
    effective placement of stormwater technologies and management 
    approaches, to reduce water quality impairments from stormwater on 
    a municipality-wide basis.
        ``(6) Increased resilience of treatment works.--Efforts to 
    assess future risks and vulnerabilities of publicly owned treatment 
    works to manmade or natural disasters, including extreme weather 
    events and sea-level rise, and to carry out measures, on a 
    systemwide or area-wide basis, to increase the resiliency of 
    publicly owned treatment works.'';
        (3) by striking subsection (c);
        (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
        (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated) by striking ``5 
    years after the date of enactment of this section,'' and inserting 
    ``October 1, 2015,''.
SEC. 5012. DEFINITION OF TREATMENT WORKS.
    (a) Grants for Construction of Treatment Works.--Section 212(2)(A) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)(A)) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``any works, including site'';
        (2) by striking ``is used for ultimate'' and inserting ``will 
    be used for ultimate''; and
        (3) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
    ``and acquisition of other land, and interests in land, that are 
    necessary for construction''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
        ``(26) Treatment works.--The term `treatment works' has the 
    meaning given the term in section 212.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2014.
SEC. 5013. FUNDING FOR INDIAN PROGRAMS.
    Section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(c)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(1) Fiscal years 1987-2014.--The Administrator'';
        (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)--
            (A) by striking ``each fiscal year beginning after 
        September 30, 1986,'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1987 
        through 2014,''; and
            (B) by striking the second sentence; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) Fiscal year 2015 and thereafter.--For fiscal year 2015 
    and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, 
    before allotments to the States under section 604(a), not less than 
    0.5 percent and not more than 2.0 percent of the funds made 
    available to carry out title VI.
        ``(3) Use of funds.--Funds reserved under this subsection shall 
    be available only for grants for projects and activities eligible 
    for assistance under section 603(c) to serve--
            ``(A) Indian tribes (as defined in subsection (h));
            ``(B) former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined 
        by the Secretary of the Interior); and
            ``(C) Native villages (as defined in section 3 of the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)).''.
SEC. 5014. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PILOT 
PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to 
evaluate the cost effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of 
allowing non-Federal pilot applicants to carry out authorized water 
resources development projects for coastal harbor improvement, channel 
improvement, inland navigation, flood damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and hurricane and storm damage reduction.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program established under 
subsection (a) are--
        (1) to identify cost-saving project delivery alternatives that 
    reduce the backlog of authorized Corps of Engineers projects; and
        (2) to evaluate the technical, financial, and organizational 
    benefits of allowing a non-Federal pilot applicant to carry out and 
    manage the design or construction (or both) of 1 or more of such 
    projects.
    (c) Subsequent Appropriations.--Any activity undertaken under this 
section is authorized only to the extent specifically provided for in 
subsequent appropriations Acts.
    (d) Administration.--In carrying out the pilot program established 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
        (1) identify for inclusion in the program at least 15 projects 
    that are authorized for construction for coastal harbor 
    improvement, channel improvement, inland navigation, flood damage 
    reduction, or hurricane and storm damage reduction;
        (2) notify in writing the Committee on Environment and Public 
    Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of each project 
    identified under paragraph (1);
        (3) in consultation with the non-Federal pilot applicant 
    associated with each project identified under paragraph (1), 
    develop a detailed project management plan for the project that 
    outlines the scope, financing, budget, design, and construction 
    resource requirements necessary for the non-Federal pilot applicant 
    to execute the project, or a separable element of the project;
        (4) at the request of the non-Federal pilot applicant 
    associated with each project identified under paragraph (1), enter 
    into a project partnership agreement with the non-Federal pilot 
    applicant under which the non-Federal pilot applicant is provided 
    full project management control for the financing, design, or 
    construction (or any combination thereof) of the project, or a 
    separable element of the project, in accordance with plans approved 
    by the Secretary;
        (5) following execution of a project partnership agreement 
    under paragraph (4) and completion of all work under the agreement, 
    issue payment, in accordance with subsection (g), to the relevant 
    non-Federal pilot applicant for that work; and
        (6) regularly monitor and audit each project carried out under 
    the program to ensure that all activities related to the project 
    are carried out in compliance with plans approved by the Secretary 
    and that construction costs are reasonable.
    (e) Selection Criteria.--In identifying projects under subsection 
(d)(1), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the project--
        (1) is significant to the economy of the United States;
        (2) leverages Federal investment by encouraging non-Federal 
    contributions to the project;
        (3) employs innovative project delivery and cost-saving 
    methods;
        (4) received Federal funds in the past and experienced delays 
    or missed scheduled deadlines;
        (5) has unobligated Corps of Engineers funding balances; and
        (6) has not received Federal funding for recapitalization and 
    modernization since the project was authorized.
    (f) Detailed Project Schedule.--Not later than 180 days after 
entering into a project partnership agreement under subsection (d)(4), 
a non-Federal pilot applicant, to the maximum extent practicable, shall 
submit to the Secretary a detailed project schedule for the relevant 
project, based on estimated funding levels, that specifies deadlines 
for each milestone with respect to the project.
    (g) Payment.--Payment to the non-Federal pilot applicant for work 
completed pursuant to a project partnership agreement under subsection 
(d)(4) may be made from--
        (1) if applicable, the balance of the unobligated amounts 
    appropriated for the project; and
        (2) other amounts appropriated to the Corps of Engineers, 
    subject to the condition that the total amount transferred to the 
    non-Federal pilot applicant may not exceed the estimate of the 
    Federal share of the cost of construction, including any required 
    design.
    (h) Technical Assistance.--At the request of a non-Federal pilot 
applicant participating in the pilot program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may provide to the non-Federal pilot 
applicant, if the non-Federal pilot applicant contracts with and 
compensates the Secretary, technical assistance with respect to--
        (1) a study, engineering activity, or design activity related 
    to a project carried out by the non-Federal pilot applicant under 
    the program; and
        (2) obtaining permits necessary for such a project.
    (i) Identification of Impediments.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
            (A) except as provided in paragraph (2), identify any 
        procedural requirements under the authority of the Secretary 
        that impede greater use of public-private partnerships and 
        private investment in water resources development projects;
            (B) develop and implement, on a project-by-project basis, 
        procedures and approaches that--
                (i) address such impediments; and
                (ii) protect the public interest and any public 
            investment in water resources development projects that 
            involve public-private partnerships or private investment 
            in water resources development projects; and
            (C) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this section, issue rules to carry out the procedures and 
        approaches developed under subparagraph (B).
        (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section allows the 
    Secretary to waive any requirement under--
            (A) sections 3141 through 3148 and sections 3701 through 
        3708 of title 40, United States Code;
            (B) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            (C) any other provision of Federal law.
    (j) Public Benefit Studies.--
        (1) In general.--Before entering into a project partnership 
    agreement under subsection (d)(4), the Secretary shall conduct an 
    assessment of whether, and provide justification in writing to the 
    Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
    Representatives that, the proposed agreement provides better public 
    and financial benefits than a similar transaction using public 
    funding or financing.
        (2) Requirements.--An assessment under paragraph (1) shall--
            (A) be completed in a period of not more than 90 days;
            (B) take into consideration any supporting materials and 
        data submitted by the relevant non-Federal pilot applicant and 
        other stakeholders; and
            (C) determine whether the proposed project partnership 
        agreement is in the public interest by determining whether the 
        agreement will provide public and financial benefits, including 
        expedited project delivery and savings for taxpayers.
    (k) Non-Federal Funding.--The non-Federal pilot applicant may 
finance the non-Federal share of a project carried out under the pilot 
program established under subsection (a).
    (l) Applicability of Federal Law.--Any provision of Federal law 
that would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out a 
project shall apply to a non-Federal pilot applicant carrying out a 
project under this section.
    (m) Cost Share.--Nothing in this section affects a cost-sharing 
requirement under Federal law that is applicable to a project carried 
out under the pilot program established under subsection (a).
    (n) Report.--Not later than 3 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 and make publicly 
available a report describing the results of the pilot program 
established under subsection (a), including any recommendations of the 
Secretary concerning whether the program or any component of the 
program should be implemented on a national basis.
    (o) Non-Federal Pilot Applicant Defined.--In this section, the term 
``non-Federal pilot applicant'' means--
        (1) the non-Federal sponsor of the water resources development 
    project;
        (2) a non-Federal interest, as defined in section 221 of the 
    Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1982d-5b); or
        (3) a private entity with the consent of the local government 
    in which the project is located or that is otherwise affected by 
    the project.

            Subtitle C--Innovative Financing Pilot Projects

SEC. 5021. SHORT TITLE.
    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Finance 
and Innovation Act of 2014''.
SEC. 5022. DEFINITIONS.
    In this subtitle:
        (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
        (2) Community water system.--The term ``community water 
    system'' has the meaning given the term in section 1401 of the Safe 
    Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
        (3) Federal credit instrument.--The term ``Federal credit 
    instrument'' means a secured loan or loan guarantee authorized to 
    be made available under this subtitle with respect to a project.
        (4) Investment-grade rating.--The term ``investment-grade 
    rating'' means a rating of BBB minus, Baa3, bbb minus, BBB (low), 
    or higher assigned by a rating agency to project obligations.
        (5) Lender.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``lender'' means any non-Federal 
        qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 
        230.144A(a) 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 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)).
            (B) Inclusions.--The term ``lender'' includes--
                (i) a qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 
            4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that is a 
            qualified institutional buyer; and
                (ii) a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) 
            of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that is a qualified 
            institutional buyer.
        (6) Loan guarantee.--The term ``loan guarantee'' 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.
        (7) Obligor.--The term ``obligor'' means an eligible entity 
    that is primarily liable for payment of the principal of, or 
    interest on, a Federal credit instrument.
        (8) Project obligation.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``project obligation'' means any 
        note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an 
        obligor in connection with the financing of a project.
            (B) Exclusion.--The term ``project obligation'' does not 
        include a Federal credit instrument.
        (9) Rating agency.--The term ``rating agency'' 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 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))).
        (10) Secured loan.--The term ``secured loan'' means a direct 
    loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by 
    the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable, in connection with 
    the financing of a project under section 5029.
        (11) State.--The term ``State'' means--
            (A) a State;
            (B) the District of Columbia;
            (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
            (D) any other territory or possession of the United States.
        (12) State infrastructure financing authority.--The term 
    ``State infrastructure financing authority'' 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 (33 U.S.C. 1381 et. seq.) or section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
    Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12).
        (13) Subsidy amount.--The term ``subsidy amount'' 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 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
        (14) Substantial completion.--The term ``substantial 
    completion'', 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.
        (15) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
    meaning given the term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
    Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
SEC. 5023. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator may provide 
financial assistance under this subtitle to carry out pilot projects, 
which shall be selected to ensure a diversity of project types and 
geographical locations.
    (b) Responsibility.--
        (1) Secretary.--The Secretary shall carry out all pilot 
    projects under this subtitle that are eligible projects under 
    section 5026(1).
        (2) Administrator.--The Administrator shall carry out all pilot 
    projects under this subtitle that are eligible projects under 
    paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8) of section 5026.
        (3) Other projects.--The Secretary or the Administrator, as 
    applicable, may carry out eligible projects under paragraph (7) or 
    (9) of section 5026.
SEC. 5024. APPLICATIONS.
    (a) In General.--To receive assistance under this subtitle, 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.
    (b) Combined Projects.--In the case of an eligible project 
described in paragraph (8) or (9) of section 5026, the Secretary or the 
Administrator, as applicable, shall require the eligible entity to 
submit a single application for the combined group of projects.
SEC. 5025. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
    The following entities are eligible to receive assistance under 
this subtitle:
        (1) A corporation.
        (2) A partnership.
        (3) A joint venture.
        (4) A trust.
        (5) A Federal, State, or local governmental entity, agency, or 
    instrumentality.
        (6) A tribal government or consortium of tribal governments.
        (7) A State infrastructure financing authority.
SEC. 5026. PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.
    The following projects may be carried out with amounts made 
available under this subtitle:
        (1) Any project for flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm 
    damage reduction, environmental restoration, coastal or inland 
    harbor navigation improvement, or inland and intracoastal waterways 
    navigation improvement that the Secretary determines is technically 
    sound, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable, 
    including--
            (A) a project to reduce flood damage;
            (B) a project to restore aquatic ecosystems;
            (C) a project to improve the inland and intracoastal 
        waterways navigation system of the United States; and
            (D) a project to improve navigation of a coastal or inland 
        harbor of the United States, including channel deepening and 
        construction of associated general navigation features.
        (2) 1 or more activities that are eligible for assistance under 
    section 603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
    U.S.C. 1383(c)), notwithstanding the public ownership requirement 
    under paragraph (1) of that subsection.
        (3) 1 or more activities described in section 1452(a)(2) of the 
    Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(2)).
        (4) A project for enhanced energy efficiency in the operation 
    of a public water system or a publicly owned treatment works.
        (5) A project for repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of a 
    treatment works, community water system, or aging water 
    distribution or waste collection facility (including a facility 
    that serves a population or community of an Indian reservation).
        (6) A brackish or sea water desalination project, a managed 
    aquifer recharge project, or a water recycling project.
        (7) Acquisition of real property or an interest in real 
    property--
            (A) if the acquisition is integral to a project described 
        in paragraphs (1) through (6); or
            (B) 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.
        (8) 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.
        (9) 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.
SEC. 5027. ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.
    For purposes of this subtitle, an eligible activity with respect to 
an eligible project includes the cost of--
        (1) 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;
        (2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and 
    replacement activities;
        (3) 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 5026(7)), construction 
    contingencies, and acquisition of equipment; and
        (4) capitalized interest necessary to meet market requirements, 
    reasonably required reserve funds, capital issuance expenses, and 
    other carrying costs during construction.
SEC. 5028. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND PROJECT SELECTION.
    (a) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive financial 
assistance under this subtitle, a project shall meet the following 
criteria, as determined by the Secretary or Administrator, as 
applicable:
        (1) Creditworthiness.--
            (A) In general.--The project and obligor shall be 
        creditworthy, which shall be determined by the Secretary or the 
        Administrator, as applicable.
            (B) Considerations.--In determining the creditworthiness of 
        a project and obligor, the Secretary or the Administrator, as 
        applicable, shall take into consideration relevant factors, 
        including--
                (i) the terms, conditions, financial structure, and 
            security features of the proposed financing;
                (ii) the dedicated revenue sources that will secure or 
            fund the project obligations;
                (iii) the financial assumptions upon which the project 
            is based; and
                (iv) the financial soundness and credit history of the 
            obligor.
            (C) Security features.--The Secretary or the Administrator, 
        as applicable, shall ensure that any financing for the project 
        has appropriate security features, such as a rate covenant, 
        supporting the project obligations to ensure repayment.
            (D) Rating opinion letters.--
                (i) Preliminary rating opinion letter.--The Secretary 
            or the Administrator, as applicable, shall require each 
            project applicant to provide, at the time of application, 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.
                (ii) Final rating opinion letters.--The Secretary or 
            the Administrator, as applicable, shall require each 
            project applicant to provide, prior to final acceptance and 
            financing of the project, final rating opinion letters from 
            at least 2 rating agencies indicating that the senior 
            obligations of the project have an investment-grade rating.
            (E) Special rule for certain combined projects.--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 5026(8) or an 
        entity for a project under section 5026(9), which may include 
        requiring the provision of a final rating opinion letter from 
        at least 2 rating agencies.
        (2) Eligible project costs.--
            (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the eligible 
        project costs of a project shall be reasonably anticipated to 
        be not less than $20,000,000.
            (B) Small community water infrastructure projects.--For a 
        project described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 5026 that 
        serves a community of not more than 25,000 individuals, the 
        eligible project costs of a project shall be reasonably 
        anticipated to be not less than $5,000,000.
        (3) Dedicated revenue sources.--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.
        (4) Public sponsorship of private entities.--
            (A) In general.--If an eligible project is carried out by 
        an entity that is not a State or local government or an agency 
        or instrumentality of a State or local government or a tribal 
        government or consortium of tribal governments, the project 
        shall be publicly sponsored.
            (B) Public sponsorship.--For purposes of this subtitle, a 
        project shall be considered to be publicly sponsored if the 
        obligor can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
        or the Administrator, as appropriate, that the project 
        applicant has consulted with the affected State, local, or 
        tribal government in which the project is located, or is 
        otherwise affected by the project, and that such government 
        supports the proposed project.
        (5) Limitation.--No project receiving Federal credit assistance 
    under this subtitle may be financed (directly or indirectly), in 
    whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation--
            (A) the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed 
        under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
            (B) with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart 
        I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code.
        (6) Use of existing financing mechanisms.--
            (A) Notification.--For each eligible project for which the 
        Administrator has authority under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
        section 5023(b) and for which the Administrator has received an 
        application for financial assistance under this subtitle, the 
        Administrator shall notify, not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which the Administrator receives a complete 
        application, the applicable State infrastructure financing 
        authority of the State in which the project is located that 
        such application has been submitted.
            (B) Determination.--If, not later than 60 days after the 
        date of receipt of a notification under subparagraph (A), a 
        State infrastructure financing authority notifies the 
        Administrator that the State infrastructure financing authority 
        intends to commit funds to the project in an amount that is 
        equal to or greater than the amount requested under the 
        application, the Administrator may not provide any financial 
        assistance for that project under this subtitle unless--
                (i) by the date that is 180 days after the date of 
            receipt of a notification under subparagraph (A), the State 
            infrastructure financing authority fails to enter into an 
            assistance agreement to provide funds for the project; or
                (ii) the financial assistance to be provided by the 
            State infrastructure financing authority will be at rates 
            and terms that are less favorable than the rates and terms 
            for financial assistance provided under this subtitle.
        (7) Operation and maintenance plan.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary or the Administrator, as 
        applicable, shall determine whether an applicant for assistance 
        under this subtitle has developed, and identified adequate 
        revenues to implement, a plan for operating, maintaining, and 
        repairing the project over the useful life of the project.
            (B) Special rule.--An eligible project described in section 
        5026(1) that has not been specifically authorized by Congress 
        shall not be eligible for Federal assistance for operations and 
        maintenance.
    (b) Selection Criteria.--
        (1) Establishment.--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).
        (2) Criteria.--The selection criteria shall include the 
    following:
            (A) The extent to which the project is nationally or 
        regionally significant, with respect to the generation of 
        economic and public benefits, such as--
                (i) the reduction of flood risk;
                (ii) the improvement of water quality and quantity, 
            including aquifer recharge;
                (iii) the protection of drinking water, including 
            source water protection; and
                (iv) the support of international commerce.
            (B) The extent to which the project financing plan includes 
        public or private financing in addition to assistance under 
        this subtitle.
            (C) The likelihood that assistance under this subtitle 
        would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the 
        project would otherwise be able to proceed.
            (D) The extent to which the project uses new or innovative 
        approaches.
            (E) The amount of budget authority required to fund the 
        Federal credit instrument made available under this subtitle.
            (F) The extent to which the project--
                (i) protects against extreme weather events, such as 
            floods or hurricanes; or
                (ii) helps maintain or protect the environment.
            (G) The extent to which a project serves regions with 
        significant energy exploration, development, or production 
        areas.
            (H) The extent to which a project serves regions with 
        significant water resource challenges, including the need to 
        address--
                (i) water quality concerns in areas of regional, 
            national, or international significance;
                (ii) water quantity concerns related to groundwater, 
            surface water, or other water sources;
                (iii) significant flood risk;
                (iv) water resource challenges identified in existing 
            regional, State, or multistate agreements; or
                (v) water resources with exceptional recreational value 
            or ecological importance.
            (I) The extent to which the project addresses identified 
        municipal, State, or regional priorities.
            (J) The readiness of the project to proceed toward 
        development, including a demonstration by the obligor that 
        there is a reasonable expectation that the contracting process 
        for construction of the project can commence by not later than 
        90 days after the date on which a Federal credit instrument is 
        obligated for the project under this subtitle.
            (K) The extent to which assistance under this subtitle 
        reduces the contribution of Federal assistance to the project.
        (3) Special rule for certain combined projects.--For a project 
    described in section 5026(8), the Administrator shall only consider 
    the criteria described in subparagraphs (B) through (K) of 
    paragraph (2).
    (c) Federal Requirements.--Nothing in this section supersedes the 
applicability of other requirements of Federal law (including 
regulations).
SEC. 5029. SECURED LOANS.
    (a) Agreements.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 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 to finance eligible project costs 
    of any project selected under section 5028.
        (2) Financial risk assessment.--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 rating opinion letter under section 
    5028(a)(1)(D), shall determine an appropriate capital reserve 
    subsidy amount for the secured loan, taking into account each such 
    rating opinion letter.
        (3) Investment-grade rating requirement.--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.
    (b) Terms and Limitations.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Maximum amount.--The amount of a secured loan under this 
    section shall not exceed the lesser of--
            (A) an amount equal to 49 percent of the reasonably 
        anticipated eligible project costs; and
            (B) if the secured loan does not receive an investment-
        grade rating, the amount of the senior project obligations of 
        the project.
        (3) Payment.--A secured loan under this section--
            (A) 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;
            (B) shall include a rate covenant, coverage requirement, or 
        similar security feature supporting the project obligations; 
        and
            (C) may have a lien on revenues described in subparagraph 
        (A), subject to any lien securing project obligations.
        (4) Interest rate.--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.
        (5) Maturity date.--
            (A) In general.--The final maturity date of a secured loan 
        under this section shall be the earlier of--
                (i) the date that is 35 years after the date of 
            substantial completion of the relevant project (as 
            determined by the Secretary or the Administrator, as 
            applicable); and
                (ii) if the useful life of the project (as determined 
            by the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable) is less 
            than 35 years, the useful life the project.
            (B) Special rule for state infrastructure financing 
        authorities.--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.
        (6) Nonsubordination.--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.
        (7) Fees.--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.
        (8) Non-federal share.--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.
        (9) Maximum federal involvement.--
            (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        for each project for which assistance is provided under this 
        subtitle, the total amount of Federal assistance shall not 
        exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.
            (B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
        rural water project--
                (i) that is authorized to be carried out by the 
            Secretary of the Interior;
                (ii) that includes among its beneficiaries a federally 
            recognized Indian tribe; and
                (iii) for which the authorized Federal share of the 
            total project costs is greater than the amount described in 
            subparagraph (A).
    (c) Repayment.--
        (1) Schedule.--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.
        (2) Commencement.--
            (A) In general.--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 (as determined by the Secretary or 
        Administrator, as applicable).
            (B) Special rule for state infrastructure financing 
        authorities.--Scheduled loan repayments of principal or 
        interest on a secured loan to a State infrastructure financing 
        authority under this subtitle shall commence not later than 5 
        years after the date on which amounts are first disbursed.
        (3) Deferred payments.--
            (A) Authorization.--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.
            (B) Interest.--Any payment deferred under subparagraph (A) 
        shall--
                (i) continue to accrue interest in accordance with 
            subsection (b)(4) until fully repaid; and
                (ii) be scheduled to be amortized over the remaining 
            term of the secured loan.
            (C) Criteria.--
                (i) In general.--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.
                (ii) Repayment standards.--The criteria established 
            under clause (i) shall include standards for reasonable 
            assurance of repayment.
        (4) Prepayment.--
            (A) Use of excess revenues.--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.
            (B) Use of proceeds of refinancing.--A secured loan under 
        this section may be prepaid at any time without penalty from 
        the proceeds of refinancing from non-Federal funding sources.
    (d) Sale of Secured Loans.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Consent of obligor.--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.
    (e) Loan Guarantees.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Terms.--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.
SEC. 5030. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary or the Administrator, as 
applicable, shall establish a uniform system to service the Federal 
credit instruments made available under this subtitle.
    (b) Fees.--
        (1) In general.--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--
            (A) the costs of services of expert firms retained pursuant 
        to subsection (d); and
            (B) all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government 
        of servicing the Federal credit instruments provided under this 
        subtitle.
    (c) Servicer.--
        (1) In general.--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 subtitle.
        (2) Duties.--A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall act 
    as the agent for the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable.
        (3) Fee.--A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall 
    receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by the Secretary or 
    the Administrator, as applicable.
    (d) Assistance From Experts.--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 subtitle.
    (e) Applicability of Other Laws.--Section 513 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372) 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 subtitle in 
the same manner that section applies to a treatment works for which a 
grant is made available under that Act.
SEC. 5031. STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL PERMITS.
    The provision of financial assistance for a project under this 
subtitle shall not--
        (1) relieve any recipient of the assistance of any obligation 
    to obtain any required State, local, or tribal permit or approval 
    with respect to the project;
        (2) limit the right of any unit of State, local, or tribal 
    government to approve or regulate any rate of return on private 
    equity invested in the project; or
        (3) otherwise supersede any State, local, or tribal law 
    (including any regulation) applicable to the construction or 
    operation of the project.
SEC. 5032. REGULATIONS.
    The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may promulgate 
such regulations as the Secretary or Administrator determines to be 
appropriate to carry out this subtitle.
SEC. 5033. FUNDING.
    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to each of 
the Secretary and the Administrator to carry out this subtitle, to 
remain available until expended--
        (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
        (2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
        (3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
        (4) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and
        (5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Of the funds made available to carry out 
this subtitle, the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may 
use for the administration of this subtitle, 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 2015 through 2019.
    (c) Small Community Water Infrastructure Projects.--
        (1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary or the 
    Administrator, as applicable, shall set aside not less than 15 
    percent of the amounts made available for that fiscal year under 
    this section for small community water infrastructure projects 
    described in section 5028(a)(2)(B).
        (2) Administration.--Any amounts set aside under paragraph (1) 
    that remain unobligated on June 1 of the fiscal year for which the 
    amounts are set aside shall be available for obligation by the 
    Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, for projects other 
    than small community water infrastructure projects.
    (d) Additional Funding.--Notwithstanding section 5029(b)(2), the 
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may make available up to 
25 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under 
this section for loans in excess of 49 percent of the total project 
costs.
SEC. 5034. REPORTS ON PILOT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.
    (a) Agency Reporting.--As soon as practicable after each fiscal 
year for which amounts are made available to carry out this subtitle, 
the Secretary and the Administrator shall publish on a dedicated, 
publicly accessible Internet site--
        (1) each application received for assistance under this 
    subtitle; and
        (2) a list of the projects selected for assistance under this 
    subtitle, including--
            (A) a description of each project;
            (B) the amount of financial assistance provided for each 
        project; and
            (C) the basis for the selection of each project with 
        respect to the requirements of this subtitle.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
    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 subtitle--
            (A) the applications received for assistance under this 
        subtitle;
            (B) the projects selected for assistance under this 
        subtitle, including a description of the projects and the basis 
        for the selection of those projects with respect to the 
        requirements of this subtitle;
            (C) the type and amount of financial assistance provided 
        for each project selected for assistance under this subtitle;
            (D) the financial performance of each project selected for 
        assistance under this subtitle, including an evaluation of 
        whether the objectives of this subtitle are being met;
            (E) the benefits and impacts of implementation of this 
        subtitle, including the public benefit provided by the projects 
        selected for assistance under this subtitle, including, as 
        applicable, water quality and water quantity improvement, the 
        protection of drinking water, and the reduction of flood risk; 
        and
            (F) an evaluation of the feasibility of attracting non-
        Federal public or private financing for water infrastructure 
        projects as a result of the implementation of this subtitle.
        (2) Recommendations.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
    include--
            (A) an evaluation of the impacts (if any) of the limitation 
        under section 5028(a)(5) on the ability of eligible entities to 
        finance water infrastructure projects under this subtitle;
            (B) a recommendation as to whether the objectives of this 
        subtitle would be best served--
                (i) by continuing the authority of the Secretary or the 
            Administrator, as applicable, to provide assistance under 
            this subtitle;
                (ii) by establishing a Government corporation or 
            Government-sponsored enterprise to provide assistance in 
            accordance with this subtitle; or
                (iii) by terminating the authority of the Secretary and 
            the Administrator under this subtitle and relying on the 
            capital markets to fund the types of infrastructure 
            investments assisted by this subtitle without Federal 
            participation; and
            (C) any proposed changes to improve the efficiency and 
        effectiveness of this subtitle in providing financing for water 
        infrastructure projects, taking into consideration the 
        recommendations made under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
SEC. 5035. REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), none of the 
amounts made available under this subtitle may be used for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a project eligible 
for assistance under this subtitle unless all of the iron and steel 
products used in the project are produced in the United States.
    (b) Definition of Iron and Steel Products.--In this section, the 
term ``iron and steel products'' means the following products made 
primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, 
manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced 
precast concrete, and construction materials.
    (c) Application.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or 
category of cases in which the Administrator finds that--
        (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
    public interest;
        (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
    States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a 
    satisfactory quality; or
        (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United 
    States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 
    25 percent.
    (d) Waiver.--If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver 
under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the 
public, on an informal basis, a copy of the request and information 
available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow 
for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to 
making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the 
request and accompanying information available by electronic means, 
including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
    (e) International Agreements.--This section shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements.

            TITLE VI--DEAUTHORIZATION AND BACKLOG PREVENTION

SEC. 6001. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS.
    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
        (1) to identify $18,000,000,000 in water resources development 
    projects authorized by Congress that are no longer viable for 
    construction due to--
            (A) a lack of local support;
            (B) a lack of available Federal or non-Federal resources; 
        or
            (C) an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant or 
        feasible;
        (2) to create an expedited and definitive process to 
    deauthorize water resources development projects that are no longer 
    viable for construction; and
        (3) to allow the continued authorization of water resources 
    development projects that are viable for construction.
    (b) Comprehensive Status Reports.--Section 1001(b) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Minimum funding list.--At the end of each fiscal year, 
    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, and make available 
    on a publicly accessible Internet site in a manner that is 
    downloadable, searchable, and sortable, a list of--
            ``(A) projects or separable elements of projects authorized 
        for construction for which funding has been obligated during 
        the current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years;
            ``(B) the amount of funding obligated for each such project 
        or separable element per fiscal year;
            ``(C) the current phase of each such project or separable 
        element of a project; and
            ``(D) the amount required to complete the current phase of 
        each such project or separable element.
        ``(4) Comprehensive backlog report.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall compile and publish 
        a complete list of all projects and separable elements of 
        projects of the Corps of Engineers that are authorized for 
        construction but have not been completed.
            ``(B) Required information.--The Secretary shall include on 
        the list developed under subparagraph (A) for each project and 
        separable element on that list--
                ``(i) the date of authorization of the project or 
            separable element, including any subsequent modifications 
            to the original authorization;
                ``(ii) the original budget authority for the project or 
            separable element;
                ``(iii) a brief description of the project or separable 
            element;
                ``(iv) the estimated date of completion of the project 
            or separable element;
                ``(v) the estimated cost of completion of the project 
            or separable element; and
                ``(vi) any amounts appropriated for the project or 
            separable element that remain unobligated.
            ``(C) Publication.--
                ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
            of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit 
            a copy of the list developed under subparagraph (A) to--

                    ``(I) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(II) the Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget.

                ``(ii) Public availability.--Beginning on the date the 
            Secretary submits 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.''.
    (c) Interim Deauthorization List.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop an interim 
    deauthorization list that identifies each water resources 
    development project, or separable element of a project, authorized 
    for construction before November 8, 2007, for which--
            (A) construction was not initiated before the date of 
        enactment of this Act; or
            (B) construction was initiated before the date of enactment 
        of this Act, but for which no funds, Federal or non-Federal, 
        were obligated for construction of the project or separable 
        element of the project during the current fiscal year or any of 
        the 6 preceding fiscal years.
        (2) Special rule for projects receiving funds for post-
    authorization study.--A project or separable element of a project 
    may not be identified on the interim deauthorization list, or the 
    final deauthorization list developed under subsection (d), if the 
    project or separable element received funding for a post-
    authorization study during the current fiscal year or any of the 6 
    preceding fiscal years.
        (3) Public comment and consultation.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary shall solicit comments from 
        the public and the Governors of each applicable State on the 
        interim deauthorization list developed under paragraph (1).
            (B) Comment period.--The public comment period shall be 90 
        days.
        (4) Submission to congress; publication.--Not later than 90 
    days after the date of submission of the list required by section 
    1001(b)(4)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (as 
    added by subsection (b)), the Secretary shall--
            (A) submit the interim deauthorization list to the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (B) publish the interim deauthorization list in the Federal 
        Register.
    (d) Final Deauthorization List.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a final 
    deauthorization list of each water resources development project, 
    or separable element of a project, described in subsection (c)(1) 
    that is identified pursuant to this subsection.
        (2) Deauthorization amount.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary shall include on the final 
        deauthorization list projects and separable elements of 
        projects that have, in the aggregate, an estimated Federal cost 
        to complete that is at least $18,000,000,000.
            (B) Determination of federal cost to complete.--For 
        purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to complete 
        shall take into account any allowances authorized by section 
        902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
        2280), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost 
        estimate.
        (3) Identification of projects.--
            (A) Sequencing of projects.--
                (i) In general.--The Secretary shall identify projects 
            and separable elements of projects for inclusion on the 
            final deauthorization list according to the order in which 
            the projects and separable elements of the projects were 
            authorized, beginning with the earliest authorized projects 
            and separable elements of projects and ending once the last 
            project or separable element of a project necessary to meet 
            the aggregate amount under paragraph (2) is identified.
                (ii) Factors to consider.--The Secretary may identify 
            projects and separable elements of projects in an order 
            other than that established by clause (i) if the Secretary 
            determines, on a case-by-case basis, that a project or 
            separable element of a project is critical for interests of 
            the United States, based on the possible impact of the 
            project or separable element of the project on public 
            health and safety, the national economy, or the 
            environment.
                (iii) Consideration of public comments.--In making 
            determinations under clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
            consider any comments received under subsection (c)(3).
            (B) Appendix.--The Secretary shall include as part of the 
        final deauthorization list an appendix that--
                (i) identifies each project or separable element of a 
            project on the interim deauthorization list developed under 
            subsection (c) that is not included on the final 
            deauthorization list; and
                (ii) describes the reasons why the project or separable 
            element is not included.
        (4) Submission to congress; publication.--Not later than 120 
    days after the date on which the public comment period under 
    subsection (c)(3) expires, the Secretary shall--
            (A) submit the final deauthorization list and the appendix 
        to the final deauthorization list to the Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (B) publish the final deauthorization list and the appendix 
        to the final deauthorization list in the Federal Register.
    (e) Deauthorization; Congressional Review.--
        (1) In general.--After the expiration of the 180-day period 
    beginning on the date of submission of the final deauthorization 
    report under subsection (d), a project or separable element of a 
    project identified in the report is hereby deauthorized, unless 
    Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the final 
    deauthorization report prior to the end of such period.
        (2) Non-federal contributions.--
            (A) In general.--A project or separable element of a 
        project identified in the final deauthorization report under 
        subsection (d) shall not be deauthorized under this subsection 
        if, before the expiration of the 180-day period referred to in 
        paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest for the project or 
        separable element of the project provides sufficient funds to 
        complete the project or separable element of the project.
            (B) Treatment of projects.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
        (A), each project and separable element of a project identified 
        in the final deauthorization report shall be treated as 
        deauthorized for purposes of the aggregate deauthorization 
        amount specified in subsection (d)(2).
    (f) General Provisions.--
        (1) Definitions.--In this section:
            (A) Post-authorization study.--The term ``post-
        authorization study'' means--
                (i) a feasibility report developed under section 905 of 
            the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
            2282);
                (ii) a feasibility study, as defined in section 105(d) 
            of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
            2215(d)); or
                (iii) a review conducted under section 216 of the Flood 
            Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a), including an initial 
            appraisal that--

                    (I) demonstrates a Federal interest; and
                    (II) requires additional analysis for the project 
                or separable element.

            (B) Water resources development project.--The term ``water 
        resources development project'' includes an environmental 
        infrastructure assistance project or program of the Corps of 
        Engineers.
        (2) Treatment of project modifications.--For purposes of this 
    section, if an authorized water resources development project or 
    separable element of the project has been modified by an Act of 
    Congress, the date of the authorization of the project or separable 
    element shall be deemed to be the date of the most recent such 
    modification.
SEC. 6002. REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS.
    (a) Assessment and Inventory.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an assessment of 
all properties under the control of the Corps of Engineers and develop 
an inventory of the properties that are not needed for the missions of 
the Corps of Engineers.
    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the assessment and developing the 
inventory under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the following 
criteria:
        (1) The extent to which the property aligns with the current 
    missions of the Corps of Engineers.
        (2) The economic impact of the property on existing communities 
    in the vicinity of the property.
        (3) The extent to which the utilization rate for the property 
    is being maximized and is consistent with nongovernmental industry 
    standards for the given function or operation.
        (4) The extent to which the reduction or elimination of the 
    property could reduce operation and maintenance costs of the Corps 
    of Engineers.
        (5) The extent to which the reduction or elimination of the 
    property could reduce energy consumption by the Corps of Engineers.
    (c) Notification.--As soon as practicable following completion of 
the inventory of properties under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
provide the inventory to the Administrator of General Services.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the notification under subsection (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 and make publicly available a report containing the 
findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment and inventory 
required under subsection (a).
SEC. 6003. BACKLOG PREVENTION.
    (a) Project Deauthorization.--
        (1) In general.--A water resources development project, or 
    separable element of such a project, authorized for construction by 
    this Act shall not be authorized after the last day of the 7-year 
    period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act unless funds 
    have been obligated for construction of such project during that 
    period.
        (2) Identification of projects.--Not later than 60 days after 
    the expiration of the 7-year period referred to in paragraph (1), 
    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 
    identifies the projects deauthorized under paragraph (1).
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
expiration of the 12-year period beginning on 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, and make available to 
the public, a report that contains--
        (1) a list of any water resources development projects 
    authorized by this Act for which construction has not been 
    completed during that period;
        (2) a description of the reasons the projects were not 
    completed;
        (3) a schedule for the completion of the projects based on 
    expected levels of appropriations; and
        (4) a 5-year and 10-year projection of construction backlog and 
    any recommendations to Congress regarding how to mitigate current 
    problems and the backlog.
SEC. 6004. DEAUTHORIZATIONS.
    (a) In General.--
        (1) Walnut creek (pacheco creek), california.--The portions of 
    the project for flood protection on Walnut Creek, California, 
    constructed under section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 
    (Public Law 86-645; 74 Stat. 488), consisting of the Walnut Creek 
    project from Sta 0+00 to Sta 142+00 and the upstream extent of the 
    Walnut Creek project along Pacheco Creek from Sta 0+00 to Sta 73+50 
    are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this 
    Act.
        (2) Walnut creek (san ramon creek), california.--The portion of 
    the project for flood protection on Walnut Creek, California, 
    constructed under section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 
    (Public Law 86-645; 74 Stat. 488), consisting of the culvert 
    constructed by the Department of the Army on San Ramon Creek from 
    Sta 4+27 to Sta 14+27 is no longer authorized beginning on the date 
    of enactment of this Act.
        (3) Eightmile river, connecticut.--
            (A) The portion of the project for navigation, Eightmile 
        River, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act 
        of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 633, chapter 382) (commonly known as 
        the ``River and Harbor Act of 1910''), that begins at a point 
        of the existing 8-foot channel limit with coordinates 
        N701002.39, E1109247.73, thence running north 2 degrees 19 
        minutes 57.1 seconds east 265.09 feet to a point N701267.26, 
        E1109258.52, thence running north 7 degrees 47 minutes 19.3 
        seconds east 322.32 feet to a point N701586.60, E1109302.20, 
        thence running north 90 degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds east 65.61 
        to a point N701586.60, E1109367.80, thence running south 7 
        degrees 47 minutes 19.3 seconds west 328.11 feet to a point 
        N701261.52, E1109323.34, thence running south 2 degrees 19 
        minutes 57.1 seconds west 305.49 feet to an end at a point 
        N700956.28, E1109310.91 on the existing 8-foot channel limit, 
        shall be reduced to a width of 65 feet and the channel 
        realigned to follow the deepest available water.
            (B) The project referred to in subparagraph (A) beginning 
        at a point N701296.72, E1109262.55 and running north 45 degrees 
        4 minutes 2.8 seconds west 78.09 feet to a point N701341.18, 
        E1109217.98, thence running north 5 degrees 8 minutes 34.6 
        seconds east 180.14 feet to a point N701520.59, E1109234.13, 
        thence running north 54 degrees 5 minutes 50.1 seconds east 
        112.57 feet to a point N701568.04, E1109299.66, thence running 
        south 7 degrees 47 minutes 18.4 seconds west 292.58 feet to the 
        point of origin; and the remaining area north of the channel 
        realignment beginning at a point N700956.28, E1109310.91 thence 
        running north 2 degrees 19 minutes 57.1 seconds east 305.49 
        feet west to a point N701261.52, E1109323.34 north 7 degrees 47 
        minutes 18.4 seconds east 328.11 feet to a point N701586.60, 
        E1109367.81 thence running north 90 degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds 
        east 7.81 feet to a point N701586.60, E1109375.62 thence 
        running south 5 degrees 8 minutes 34.6 seconds west 626.29 feet 
        to a point N700962.83, E1109319.47 thence south 52 degrees 35 
        minutes 36.5 seconds 10.79 feet to the point of origin is no 
        longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
        (4) Hillsborough (hillsboro) bay and river, florida.--The 
    portions of the project for navigation, Hillsborough (Hillsboro) 
    Bay and River, Florida, authorized by the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 
    Stat. 1126; chapter 425), that extend on either side of the 
    Hillsborough River from the Kennedy Boulevard bridge to the mouth 
    of the river that cause the existing channel to exceed 100 feet in 
    width are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment 
    of this Act.
        (5) Kahului wastewater reclamation facility, maui, hawaii.--The 
    project authorized pursuant to section 14 of the Flood Control Act 
    of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) to provide shoreline protection for the 
    Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility, located on the Island of 
    Maui in the State of Hawaii is no longer authorized beginning on 
    the date of enactment of this Act.
        (6) Lucas-berg pit, illinois waterway and grant calumet river, 
    illinois.--The portion of the project for navigation, Illinois 
    Waterway and Grand Calumet River, Illinois, authorized by the first 
    section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636; chapter 595), 
    that consists of the Lucas-Berg Pit confined disposal facility, 
    Illinois is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment 
    of this Act.
        (7) Port of iberia, louisiana.--Section 1001(25) of the Water 
    Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053) is amended by 
    striking ``; except that'' and all that follows before the period 
    at the end.
        (8) Rockland harbor, maine.--The project for navigation, 
    Rockland Harbor, Maine, authorized by the Act of June 3, 1896 (29 
    Stat. 202; chapter 314), and described as follows is no longer 
    authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act:
            (A) Beginning at the point in the 14-foot turning basin 
        limit with coordinates N162,927.61, E826,210.16.
            (B) Thence running north 45 degrees 45 minutes 15.6 seconds 
        east 287.45 feet to a point N163,128.18, E826,416.08.
            (C) Thence running south 13 degrees 17 minutes 53.3 seconds 
        east 129.11 feet to a point N163,002.53, E826,445.77.
            (D) Thence running south 45 degrees 45 minutes 18.4 seconds 
        west 221.05 feet to a point N162,848.30, E826,287.42.
            (E) Thence running north 44 degrees 14 minutes 59.5 seconds 
        west 110.73 feet to the point of origin.
        (9) Thomaston harbor, georges river, maine.--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 (Public Law 106-541; 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 is no longer authorized 
    beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (10) Corsica river, queen anne's county, maryland.--The portion 
    of the project for improving the Corsica River, Maryland, 
    authorized by the first section of the Act of July 25, 1912 (37 
    Stat. 205; chapter 253), and described as follows is no longer 
    authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act: 
    Approximately 2,000 feet of the eastern section of the project 
    channel extending from--
            (A) centerline station 0+000 (coordinates N506350.60, 
        E1575013.60); to
            (B) station 2+000 (coordinates N508012.39, E1574720.18).
        (11) Goose creek, somerset county, maryland.--The project for 
    navigation, Goose Creek, Somerset County, Maryland, carried out 
    pursuant to section 107 of the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 
    U.S.C. 577), 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.
        (12) Lower thoroughfare, deal island, maryland.--The portion of 
    the project for navigation, Lower Thoroughfare, Maryland, 
    authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 639, chapter 382) 
    (commonly known as the ``River and Harbor Act of 1910''), 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 is no longer authorized beginning on the date 
    of enactment of this Act.
        (13) Gloucester harbor and annisquam river, massachusetts.--The 
    portions of the project for navigation, Gloucester Harbor and 
    Annisquam River, Massachusetts, authorized by section 2 of the Act 
    of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 12; chapter 19), consisting of an 8-foot 
    anchorage area in Lobster Cove, and described as follows are no 
    longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act:
            (A) Beginning at a bend along the easterly limit of the 
        existing project, N3063230.31, E878283.77, thence running 
        northwesterly about 339 feet to a point, N3063478.86, 
        E878053.83, thence running northwesterly about 281 feet to a 
        bend on the easterly limit of the existing project, 
        N3063731.88, E877932.54, thence running southeasterly about 612 
        feet along the easterly limit of the existing project to the 
        point of origin.
            (B) Beginning at a bend along the easterly limit of the 
        existing project, N3064065.80, E878031.45, thence running 
        northwesterly about 621 feet to a point, N3064687.05, 
        E878031.13, thence running southwesterly about 122 feet to a 
        point, N3064686.98, E877908.85, thence running southeasterly 
        about 624 feet to a point, N3064063.31, E877909.17, thence 
        running southwesterly about 512 feet to a point, N3063684.73, 
        E877564.56, thence running about 741 feet to a point along the 
        westerly limit of the existing project, N3063273.98, 
        E876947.77, thence running northeasterly about 533 feet to a 
        bend along the westerly limit of the existing project, 
        N3063585.62, E877380.63, thence running about 147 feet 
        northeasterly to a bend along the westerly limit of the 
        project, N3063671.29, E877499.63, thence running northeasterly 
        about 233 feet to a bend along the westerly limit of the 
        existing project, N3063840.60, E877660.29, thence running about 
        339 feet northeasterly to a bend along the westerly limit of 
        the existing project, N3064120.34, E877852.55, thence running 
        about 573 feet to a bend along the westerly limit of the 
        existing project, N3064692.98, E877865.04, thence running about 
        113 feet to a bend along the northerly limit of the existing 
        project, N3064739.51, E877968.31, thence running 145 feet 
        southeasterly to a bend along the northerly limit of the 
        existing project, N3064711.19, E878110.69, thence running about 
        650 feet along the easterly limit of the existing project to 
        the point of origin.
        (14) Clatsop county diking district no. 10, karlson island, 
    oregon.--The Diking District No. 10, Karlson Island portion of the 
    project for raising and improving existing levees in Clatsop 
    County, Oregon, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 
    (49 Stat. 1590) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of 
    enactment of this Act.
        (15) Numberg dike no. 34 leveed area, clatsop county diking 
    district no. 13, clatsop county, oregon (walluski-youngs).--The 
    Numberg Dike No. 34 leveed area, Clatsop County Diking District, 
    No. 13, Walluski River and Youngs River dikes, portion of the 
    project for raising and improving existing levees in Clatsop 
    County, Oregon, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 
    (49 Stat. 1590) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of 
    enactment of this Act.
        (16) East fork of trinity river, texas.--The portion of the 
    project for flood protection on the East Fork of the Trinity River, 
    Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 
    (76 Stat. 1185), that consists of the 2 levees identified as 
    Kaufman County Levees K5E and K5W is no longer authorized beginning 
    on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (17) Burnham canal, wisconsin.--The portion of the project for 
    navigation, Milwaukee Harbor Project, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known 
    as the Burnham Canal, authorized by the first section of the Act of 
    March 3, 1843 (5 Stat. 619; chapter 85), and described as follows 
    is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this 
    Act:
            (A) Beginning at channel point #415a N381768.648, 
        E2524554.836, a distance of about 170.58 feet.
            (B) Thence running south 53 degrees 43 minutes 41 seconds 
        west to channel point #417 N381667.728, E2524417.311, a 
        distance of about 35.01 feet.
            (C) Thence running south 34 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds 
        west to channel point #501 N381638.761, E2524397.639, a 
        distance of about 139.25 feet.
            (D) Thence running south 34 degrees 10 minutes 48 seconds 
        west to channel point #503 N381523.557, E2524319.406, a 
        distance of about 235.98 feet.
            (E) Thence running south 32 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds 
        west to channel point #505 N381325.615, E2524190.925, a 
        distance of about 431.29 feet.
            (F) Thence running south 32 degrees 36 minutes 05 seconds 
        west to channel point #509 N380962.276, E2523958.547, a 
        distance of about 614.52 feet.
            (G) Thence running south 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds 
        west to channel point #511 N380952.445, E2523344.107, a 
        distance of about 74.68 feet.
            (H) Thence running north 89 degrees 04 minutes 59 seconds 
        west to channel point #512 N381027.13, E2523342.91, a distance 
        of about 533.84 feet.
            (I) Thence running north 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds 
        east to channel point #510 N381035.67, E2523876.69, a distance 
        of about 47.86 feet.
            (J) Thence running north 61 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds 
        east to channel point #508 N381058.84, E2523918.56, a distance 
        of about 308.55 feet.
            (K) Thence running north 36 degrees 15 minutes 29 seconds 
        east to channel point #506 N381307.65, E2524101.05, a distance 
        of about 199.98 feet.
            (L) Thence running north 32 degrees 59 minutes 12 seconds 
        east to channel point #504 N381475.40, E2524209.93, a distance 
        of about 195.14 feet.
            (M) Thence running north 26 degrees 17 minutes 22 seconds 
        east to channel point #502 N381650.36, E2524296.36, a distance 
        of about 81.82 feet.
            (N) Thence running north 88 degrees 51 minutes 05 seconds 
        west to channel point #419 N381732.17, E2524294.72, a distance 
        of about 262.65 feet.
            (O) Thence running north 82 degrees 01 minutes 02 seconds 
        east to channel point #415a, the point of origin.
        (18) Manitowoc harbor, wisconsin.--The portion of the project 
    for navigation, Manitowoc River, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, authorized 
    by the Act of August 30, 1852 (10 Stat. 58; chapter 104), and 
    described as follows is no longer authorized beginning on the date 
    of enactment of this Act: The triangular area bound by--
            (A) 44.09893383N and 087.66854912W;
            (B) 44.09900535N and 087.66864372W; and
            (C) 44.09857884N and 087.66913123W.
    (b) Seward Waterfront, Seward, Alaska.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the portion of the 
    project for navigation, Seward Harbor, Alaska, identified as Tract 
    H, Seward Original Townsite, Waterfront Park Replat, Plat No 2012-
    4, Seward Recording District, shall not be subject to navigation 
    servitude beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (2) Entry by federal government.--The Federal Government may 
    enter upon the property referred to in paragraph (1) to carry out 
    any required operation and maintenance of the general navigation 
    features of the project referred to in paragraph (1).
    (c) Port of Hood River, Oregon.--
        (1) Extinguishment of portions of existing flowage easement.--
    With respect to the properties described in paragraph (2), 
    beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the flowage 
    easement identified as Tract 1200E-6 on the Easement Deed recorded 
    as Instrument No. 740320 is extinguished above elevation 79.39 feet 
    (NGVD 29) the Ordinary High Water Line.
        (2) Affected properties.--The properties referred to in 
    paragraph (1), as recorded in Hood River County, Oregon, are as 
    follows:
            (A) Instrument Number 2010-1235.
            (B) Instrument Number 2010-02366.
            (C) Instrument Number 2010-02367.
            (D) Parcel 2 of Partition Plat #2011-12P.
            (E) Parcel 1 of Partition Plat 2005-26P.
        (3) Federal liabilities; cultural, environmental, and other 
    regulatory reviews.--
            (A) Federal liability.--The United States shall not be 
        liable for any injury caused by the extinguishment of the 
        easement under this subsection.
            (B) Cultural and environmental regulatory actions.--Nothing 
        in this subsection establishes any cultural or environmental 
        regulation relating to the properties described in paragraph 
        (2).
        (4) Effect on other rights.--Nothing in this subsection affects 
    any remaining right or interest of the Corps of Engineers in the 
    properties described in paragraph (2).
SEC. 6005. LAND CONVEYANCES.
    (a) Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal, California.--Section 
3182(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110-114; 121 Stat. 1165) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, or to a multicounty 
    public entity that is eligible to hold title to real property'' 
    after ``To the city of Oakland''; and
        (2) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) by inserting ``multicounty 
    public entity or other'' before ``public entity''.
    (b) St. Charles County, Missouri, Land Exchange.--
        (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            (A) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means 
        approximately 84 acres of land, as identified by the Secretary, 
        that is a portion of the approximately 227 acres of land leased 
        from the Corps of Engineers by Ameren Corporation for the 
        Portage Des Sioux Power Plant in St. Charles County, Missouri 
        (Lease No. DA-23-065-CIVENG-64-651, Pool 26).
            (B) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        the approximately 68 acres of land owned by Ameren Corporation 
        in Jersey County, Illinois, contained within the north half of 
        section 23, township 6 north, range 11 west of the third 
        principal meridian.
        (2) Land exchange.--On conveyance by Ameren Corporation to the 
    United States of all right, title, and interest in and to the non-
    Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to Ameren Corporation all 
    right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
    Federal land.
        (3) Specific conditions.--
            (A) Deeds.--
                (i) Deed to non-federal land.--The Secretary may only 
            accept conveyance of the non-Federal land by warranty deed, 
            as determined acceptable by the Secretary.
                (ii) Deed to federal land.--The Secretary shall convey 
            the Federal land to Ameren Corporation by quitclaim deed.
            (B) Cash payment.--If the appraised fair market value of 
        the Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, exceeds the 
        appraised fair market value of the non-Federal land, as 
        determined by the Secretary, Ameren Corporation shall make a 
        cash payment to the United States reflecting the difference in 
        the appraised fair market values.
    (c) Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma, Land 
Exchange.--
        (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            (A) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        approximately 87 acres of land situated in Rogers County, 
        Oklahoma, contained within United States Tracts 413 and 427 and 
        acquired for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Navigation System.
            (B) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        the approximately 34 acres of land situated in Rogers County, 
        Oklahoma, and owned by the Tulsa Port of Catoosa that lie 
        immediately south and east of the Federal land.
        (2) Land exchange.--On conveyance by the Tulsa Port of Catoosa 
    to the United States of all right, title, and interest in and to 
    the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the Tulsa Port 
    of Catoosa all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
    and to the Federal land.
        (3) Specific conditions.--
            (A) Deeds.--
                (i) Deed to non-federal land.--The Secretary may only 
            accept conveyance of the non-Federal land by warranty deed, 
            as determined acceptable by the Secretary.
                (ii) Deed to federal land.--The Secretary shall convey 
            the Federal land to the Tulsa Port of Catoosa by quitclaim 
            deed and subject to any reservations, terms, and conditions 
            the Secretary determines necessary to allow the United 
            States to operate and maintain the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
            River Navigation System.
                (iii) Cash payment.--If the appraised fair market value 
            of the Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, 
            exceeds the appraised fair market value of the non-Federal 
            land, as determined by the Secretary, the Tulsa Port of 
            Catoosa shall make a cash payment to the United States 
            reflecting the difference in the appraised fair market 
            values.
    (d) Hammond Boat Basin, Warrenton, Oregon.--
        (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            (A) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Warrenton, 
        located in Clatsop County, Oregon.
            (B) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map contained in 
        Exhibit A of Department of the Army Lease No. DACW57-1-88-0033 
        (or a successor instrument).
        (2) Conveyance authority.--Subject to the provisions of this 
    subsection, the Secretary shall convey to the City by quitclaim 
    deed, and without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
    the United States in and to the parcel of land described in 
    paragraph (3).
        (3) Description of land.--
            (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        the land referred to in paragraph (2) is the parcel totaling 
        approximately 59 acres located in the City, together with any 
        improvements thereon, including the Hammond Marina (as 
        described in the map).
            (B) Exclusion.--The land referred to in paragraph (2) shall 
        not include the site provided for the fisheries research 
        support facility of the National Marine Fisheries Service.
            (C) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file in the 
        Portland District Office of the Corps of Engineers.
        (4) Terms and conditions.--As a condition of the conveyance 
    under this subsection, the Secretary may impose a requirement that 
    the City assume full responsibility for operating and maintaining 
    the channel and the breakwater.
        (5) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines that the land 
    conveyed under this subsection ceases to be owned by the public, 
    all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert, at 
    the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.
        (6) Deauthorization.--After the land is conveyed under this 
    subsection, the land shall no longer be a portion of the project 
    for navigation, Hammond Small Boat Basin, Oregon, authorized by 
    section 107 of the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577).
    (e) Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area, Portsmouth, 
Virginia.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to the conditions described in this 
    subsection, the Secretary may convey to the Commonwealth of 
    Virginia, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all right, 
    title, and interest of the United States in and to 2 parcels of 
    land situated within the project for navigation, Craney Island 
    Eastward Expansion, Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Hampton Roads, 
    Virginia, authorized by section 1001(45) of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1057), 
    together with any improvements thereon.
        (2) Lands to be conveyed.--
            (A) In general.--The 2 parcels of land to be conveyed under 
        this subsection include a parcel consisting of approximately 
        307.82 acres of land and a parcel consisting of approximately 
        13.33 acres of land, both located along the eastern side of the 
        Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Portsmouth, 
        Virginia.
            (B) Use.--The 2 parcels of land described in subparagraph 
        (A) may be used by the Commonwealth of Virginia exclusively for 
        the purpose of port expansion, including the provision of road 
        and rail access and the construction of a shipping container 
        terminal.
        (3) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines that the land 
    conveyed under this subsection ceases to be owned by the public or 
    is used for any purpose that is inconsistent with paragraph (2), 
    all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert, at 
    the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.
    (f) City of Asotin, Washington.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the city of 
    Asotin, Asotin County, Washington, without monetary consideration, 
    all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
    land described in paragraph (3).
        (2) Reversion.--If the land transferred under this subsection 
    ceases at any time to be used for a public purpose, the land shall 
    revert to the United States.
        (3) Description.--The land to be conveyed to the city of 
    Asotin, Washington, under this subsection are--
            (A) the public ball fields designated as Tracts 1503, 1605, 
        1607, 1609, 1611, 1613, 1615, 1620, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1626, and 
        1631; and
            (B) other leased areas designated as Tracts 1506, 1522, 
        1523, 1524, 1525, 1526, 1527, 1529, 1530, 1531, and 1563.
    (g) Generally Applicable Provisions.--
        (1) Survey to obtain legal description.--The exact acreage and 
    the legal description of any real property to be conveyed under 
    this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory 
    to the Secretary.
        (2) Applicability of property screening provisions.--Section 
    2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to any 
    conveyance under this section.
        (3) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may require 
    that any conveyance under this section be subject to such 
    additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
    necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
    States.
        (4) Costs of conveyance.--An entity to which a conveyance is 
    made under this section shall be responsible for all reasonable and 
    necessary costs, including real estate transaction and 
    environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance.
        (5) Liability.--An entity to which a conveyance is made under 
    this section shall hold the United States harmless from any 
    liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after the 
    date of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed. The United 
    States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to 
    activities carried out, before such date, on the real property 
    conveyed.
    (h) Release of Use Restrictions.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Tennessee Valley Authority shall, without 
monetary consideration, grant releases from real estate restrictions 
established pursuant to section 4(k)(b) of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831c(k)(b)) with respect to tracts of 
land identified in section 4(k)(b) of that Act, subject to the 
condition that such releases shall be granted in a manner consistent 
with applicable Tennessee Valley Authority policies.

               TITLE VII--WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE

SEC. 7001. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall develop 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 an annual report, to be 
entitled ``Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development'', 
that identifies the following:
        (1) Feasibility reports.--Each feasibility report that meets 
    the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).
        (2) Proposed feasibility studies.--Any proposed feasibility 
    study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant 
    to subsection (b) that meets the criteria established in subsection 
    (c)(1)(A).
        (3) Proposed modifications.--Any proposed modification to an 
    authorized water resources development project or feasibility study 
    that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that--
            (A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest 
        pursuant to subsection (b); or
            (B) is identified by the Secretary for authorization.
    (b) Requests for Proposals.--
        (1) Publication.--Not later than May 1 of each year, the 
    Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice requesting 
    proposals from non-Federal interests for proposed feasibility 
    studies and proposed modifications to authorized water resources 
    development projects and feasibility studies to be included in the 
    annual report.
        (2) Deadline for requests.--The Secretary shall include in each 
    notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-Federal 
    interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in 
    paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the date of 
    publication of the notice in the Federal Register in order for the 
    proposals to be considered for inclusion in the annual report.
        (3) Notification.--On the date of publication of each notice 
    required by this subsection, the Secretary shall--
            (A) make the notice publicly available, including on the 
        Internet; and
            (B) provide written notification of the publication to the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (c) Contents.--
        (1) Feasibility reports, proposed feasibility studies, and 
    proposed modifications.--
            (A) Criteria for inclusion in report.--The Secretary shall 
        include in the annual report only those feasibility reports, 
        proposed feasibility studies, and proposed modifications to 
        authorized water resources development projects and feasibility 
        studies that--
                (i) are related to the missions and authorities of the 
            Corps of Engineers;
                (ii) require specific congressional authorization, 
            including by an Act of Congress;
                (iii) have not been congressionally authorized;
                (iv) have not been included in any previous annual 
            report; and
                (v) if authorized, could be carried out by the Corps of 
            Engineers.
            (B) Description of benefits.--
                (i) Description.--The Secretary shall describe in the 
            annual report, to the extent applicable and practicable, 
            for each proposed feasibility study and proposed 
            modification to an authorized water resources development 
            project or feasibility study included in the annual report, 
            the benefits, as described in clause (ii), of each such 
            study or proposed modification (including the water 
            resources development project that is the subject of the 
            proposed feasibility study or the proposed modification to 
            an authorized feasibility study).
                (ii) Benefits.--The benefits (or expected benefits, in 
            the case of a proposed feasibility study) described in this 
            clause are benefits to--

                    (I) the protection of human life and property;
                    (II) improvement to transportation;
                    (III) the national economy;
                    (IV) the environment; or
                    (V) the national security interests of the United 
                States.

            (C) Identification of other factors.--The Secretary shall 
        identify in the annual report, to the extent practicable--
                (i) for each proposed feasibility study included in the 
            annual report, the non-Federal interest that submitted the 
            proposed feasibility study pursuant to subsection (b); and
                (ii) for each proposed feasibility study and proposed 
            modification to an authorized water resources development 
            project or feasibility study included in the annual report, 
            whether the non-Federal interest has demonstrated--

                    (I) that local support exists for the proposed 
                feasibility study or proposed modification to an 
                authorized water resources development project or 
                feasibility study (including the water resources 
                development project that is the subject of the proposed 
                feasibility study or the proposed modification to an 
                authorized feasibility study); and
                    (II) the financial ability to provide the required 
                non-Federal cost share.

        (2) Transparency.--The Secretary shall include in the annual 
    report, for each feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, 
    and proposed modification to an authorized water resources 
    development project or feasibility study included under paragraph 
    (1)(A)--
            (A) the name of the associated non-Federal interest, 
        including the name of any non-Federal interest that has 
        contributed, or is expected to contribute, a non-Federal share 
        of the cost of--
                (i) the feasibility report;
                (ii) the proposed feasibility study;
                (iii) the authorized feasibility study for which the 
            modification is proposed; or
                (iv) construction of--

                    (I) the water resources development project that is 
                the subject of--

                        (aa) the feasibility report;
                        (bb) the proposed feasibility study; or
                        (cc) the authorized feasibility study for which 
                    a modification is proposed; or

                    (II) the proposed modification to an authorized 
                water resources development project;

            (B) a letter or statement of support for the feasibility 
        report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to 
        an authorized water resources development project or 
        feasibility study from each associated non-Federal interest;
            (C) the purpose of the feasibility report, proposed 
        feasibility study, or proposed modification to an authorized 
        water resources development project or feasibility study;
            (D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the Federal, 
        non-Federal, and total costs of--
                (i) the proposed modification to an authorized 
            feasibility study; and
                (ii) construction of--

                    (I) the water resources development project that is 
                the subject of--

                        (aa) the feasibility report; or
                        (bb) the authorized feasibility study for which 
                    a modification is proposed, with respect to the 
                    change in costs resulting from such modification; 
                    or

                    (II) the proposed modification to an authorized 
                water resources development project; and

            (E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the monetary 
        and nonmonetary benefits of--
                (i) the water resources development project that is the 
            subject of--

                    (I) the feasibility report; or
                    (II) the authorized feasibility study for which a 
                modification is proposed, with respect to the benefits 
                of such modification; or

                (ii) the proposed modification to an authorized water 
            resources development project.
        (3) Certification.--The Secretary shall include in the annual 
    report a certification stating that each feasibility report, 
    proposed feasibility study, and proposed modification to an 
    authorized water resources development project or feasibility study 
    included in the annual report meets the criteria established in 
    paragraph (1)(A).
        (4) Appendix.--The Secretary shall include in the annual report 
    an appendix listing the proposals submitted under subsection (b) 
    that were not included in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) 
    and a description of why the Secretary determined that those 
    proposals did not meet the criteria for inclusion under such 
    paragraph.
    (d) Special Rule for Initial Annual Report.--Notwithstanding any 
other deadlines required by this section, the Secretary shall--
        (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
    Act, publish in the Federal Register a notice required by 
    subsection (b)(1); and
        (2) include in such notice a requirement that non-Federal 
    interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in 
    subsection (b)(1) by not later than 120 days after the date of 
    publication of such notice in the Federal Register in order for 
    such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the first annual 
    report developed by the Secretary under this section.
    (e) Publication.--Upon submission of an annual report to Congress, 
the Secretary shall make the annual report publicly available, 
including through publication on the Internet.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Annual report.--The term ``annual report'' means a report 
    required by subsection (a).
        (2) Feasibility report.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``feasibility report'' means a 
        final feasibility report developed under section 905 of the 
        Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282).
            (B) Inclusions.--The term ``feasibility report'' includes--
                (i) a report described in section 105(d)(2) of the 
            Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
            2215(d)(2)); and
                (ii) where applicable, any associated report of the 
            Chief of Engineers.
        (3) Feasibility study.--The term ``feasibility study'' has the 
    meaning given that term in section 105 of the Water Resources 
    Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
        (4) Non-federal interest.--The term ``non-Federal interest'' 
    has the meaning given that term in section 221 of the Flood Control 
    Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b).
SEC. 7002. AUTHORIZATION OF FINAL FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
    The following final feasibility studies for water resources 
development and conservation and other purposes are authorized to be 
carried out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plan, 
and subject to the conditions, described in the respective reports 
designated in this section:
        (1) Navigation.--


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                               C.  Date of
                                Report of
A. State       B.  Name          Chief of        D.  Estimated  Costs
                                Engineers
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1. TX,    Sabine Neches       July 22, 2011  Federal: $748,070,000
 LA        Waterway,                         Non-Federal: $365,970,000
           Southeast Texas                   Total: $1,114,040,000
           and
          Southwest
           Louisiana
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2. FL     Jacksonville        Apr. 30, 2012  Federal: $27,870,000
           Harbor-                           Non-Federal: $9,290,000
          Milepoint                          Total: $37,160,000
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3. GA     Savannah Harbor     Aug. 17, 2012  Federal: $492,000,000
          Expansion Project                  Non-Federal: $214,000,000
                                             Total: $706,000,000
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4. TX     Freeport Harbor     Jan. 7,        Federal: $121,000,000
                               2013          Non-Federal: $118,300,000
                                             Total: $239,300,000
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5. FL     Canaveral Harbor    Feb. 25, 2013  Federal: $29,240,000
          (Sect 203 Sponsor                  Non-Federal: $11,830,000
           Report)                           Total: $41,070,000
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6. MA     Boston Harbor       Sept. 30,      Federal: $216,470,000
                               2013          Non-Federal: $94,510,000
                                             Total: $310,980,000
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7. FL     Lake Worth Inlet    Apr. 16, 2014  Federal: $57,556,000
                                             Non-Federal: $30,975,000
                                             Total: $88,531,000
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8. FL     Jacksonville        Apr. 16, 2014  Federal: $362,000,000
           Harbor                            Non-Federal: $238,900,000
                                             Total: $600,900,000
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        (2) Flood risk management.--


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                               C.  Date of
                                Report of
A. State       B.  Name          Chief of        D.  Estimated  Costs
                                Engineers
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1. KS     Topeka              Aug. 24, 2009  Federal: $17,360,000
                                             Non-Federal: $9,350,000
                                             Total: $26,710,000
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2. CA     American River      Dec. 30, 2010  Federal: $760,630,000
           Watershed, Common                 Non-Federal: $386,650,000
           Features Project,                 Total: $1,147,280,000
           Natomas Basin
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3. IA     Cedar River, Cedar  Jan. 27, 2011  Federal: $73,130,000
           Rapids                            Non-Federal: $39,380,000
                                             Total: $112,510,000
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4. MN,    Fargo-Moorhead      Dec. 19, 2011  Federal: $846,700,000
 ND        Metro                             Non-Federal: $1,077,600,000
                                             Total: $1,924,300,000
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5. KY     Ohio River          May 16, 2012   Federal: $13,170,000
           Shoreline,                        Non-Federal: $7,090,000
           Paducah                           Total: $20,260,000
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6. MO     Jordan Creek,       Aug. 26, 2013  Federal: $13,560,000
           Springfield                       Non-Federal: $7,300,000
                                             Total: $20,860,000
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7. CA     Orestimba Creek,    Sept. 25,      Federal: $23,680,000
           San Joaquin River   2013          Non-Federal: $21,650,000
           Basin                             Total: $45,330,000
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8. CA     Sutter Basin        Mar. 12, 2014  Federal: $255,270,000
                                             Non-Federal: $433,660,000
                                             Total: $688,930,000
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9. NV     Truckee Meadows     Apr. 11, 2014  Federal: $181,652,000
                                             Non-Federal: $99,168,000
                                             Total: $280,820,000
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        (3) Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction.--


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                               C.  Date of
                                Report of       D.  Estimated Initial
A. State       B.  Name          Chief of        Costs and  Estimated
                                Engineers        Renourishment  Costs
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1. NC     West Onslow Beach   Sept. 28,      Initial Federal:
           and New River       2009           $29,900,000
           Inlet (Topsail                     Initial Non-Federal:
           Beach)                             $16,450,000
                                             Initial Total: $46,350,000
                                              Renourishment Federal:
                                              $69,410,000
                                             Renourishment Non-Federal:
                                              $69,410,000
                                             Renourishment Total:
                                              $138,820,000
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2. NC     Surf City and       Dec. 30, 2010  Initial Federal:
           North Topsail                      $84,770,000
           Beach                              Initial Non-Federal:
                                              $45,650,000
                                              Initial Total:
                                              $130,420,000
                                             Renourishment Federal:
                                              $122,220,000
                                             Renourishment Non-Federal:
                                              $122,220,000
                                             Renourishment Total:
                                              $244,440,000
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3. CA     San Clemente        Apr. 15,       Initial Federal: $7,420,000
           Shoreline           2012          Initial Non-Federal:
                                              $3,990,000
                                              Initial Total: $11,410,000
                                              Renourishment Federal:
                                              $43,835,000
                                             Renourishment Non-Federal:
                                              $43,835,000
                                             Renourishment Total:
                                              $87,670,000
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4. FL     Walton County       July 16, 2013  Initial Federal:
                                              $17,945,000
                                             Initial Non-Federal:
                                              $46,145,000
                                             Initial Total: $64,090,000
                                             Renourishment Federal:
                                              $24,740,000
                                             Renourishment Non-Federal:
                                              $82,820,000
                                             Renourishment Total:
                                              $107,560,000
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5. LA     Morganza to the     July 8, 2013   Federal: $6,695,400,000
           Gulf                              Non-Federal: $3,604,600,000
                                             Total: $10,300,000,000
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        (4) Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and environmental 
    restoration.--


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                               C.  Date of
                                Report of
A. State       B.  Name          Chief of        D.  Estimated  Costs
                                Engineers
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1. MS     Mississippi         Sept. 15,      Federal: $693,300,000
           Coastal             2009          Non-Federal: $373,320,000
           Improvement                       Total: $1,066,620,000
           Program (MSCIP)
           Hancock,
           Harrison, and
           Jackson Counties
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        (5) Environmental restoration.--


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                               C.  Date of
                                Report of
A. State       B.  Name          Chief of        D.  Estimated  Costs
                                Engineers
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1. MD     Mid-Chesapeake Bay  Aug. 24, 2009  Federal: $1,240,750,000
           Island                            Non-Federal: $668,100,000
                                             Total: $1,908,850,000
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2. FL     Central and         Mar. 11, 2010  Federal: $313,300,000
           Southern Florida    and Jan. 6,   Non-Federal: $313,300,000
           Project,            2011          Total: $626,600,000
           Comprehensive
           Everglades
           Restoration Plan,
           Caloosahatchee
           River (C-43) West
           Basin Storage
           Project, Hendry
           County
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3. LA     Louisiana Coastal   Dec. 30, 2010  Federal: $1,026,000,000
           Area                              Non-Federal: $601,000,000
                                             Total: $1,627,000,000
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4. MN     Marsh Lake          Dec. 30, 2011  Federal: $6,760,000
                                             Non-Federal: $3,640,000
                                             Total: $10,400,000
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5. FL     Central and         Jan. 30, 2012  Federal: $87,280,000
           Southern Florida                  Non-Federal: $87,280,000
           Project,                          Total: $174,560,000
           Comprehensive
           Everglades
           Restoration Plan,
           C-111 Spreader
           Canal Western
           Project
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6. FL     CERP Biscayne Bay   May 2,   2012  Federal: $98,510,000
           Coastal Wetland,                  Non-Federal: $98,510,000
           Florida                           Total: $197,020,000
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7. FL     Central and         May 21, 2012   Federal: $448,070,000
           Southern Florida                  Non-Federal: $448,070,000
           Project, Broward                  Total: $896,140,000
           County Water
           Preserve Area
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8. LA     Louisiana Coastal   June 22, 2012  Federal: $321,750,000
           Area-Barataria                    Non-Federal: $173,250,000
           Basin Barrier                     Total: $495,000,000
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9. NC     Neuse River Basin   Apr. 23, 2013  Federal: $23,830,000
                                             Non-Federal: $12,830,000
                                             Total: $36,660,000
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10. VA    Lynnhaven River     Mar. 27, 2014  Federal: $22,821,500
                                             Non-Federal: $12,288,500
                                             Total: $35,110,000
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11. OR    Willamette River    Jan. 6, 2014   Federal: $27,401,000
           Floodplain                        Non-Federal: $14,754,000
           Restoration                       Total: $42,155,000
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SEC. 7003. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT MODIFICATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE 
SECRETARY.
    The following project modifications for water resources development 
and conservation and other purposes are authorized to be carried out by 
the Secretary substantially in accordance with the recommendations of 
the Secretary, as specified in the letters referred to in this section:


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                              C.  Date of
   A.                         Secretary's     D.  Updated Authorization
 State        B.  Name       Recommendation         Project Costs
                                 Letter
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1. MN    Roseau River       Jan. 24, 2013    Estimated Federal:
                                              $25,455,000
                                             Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $18,362,000
                                             Total: $43,817,000
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2. IL    Wood River Levee   May 7, 2013      Estimated Federal:
          System                              $16,678,000
          Reconstruction                     Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $8,980,000
                                             Total: $25,658,000
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3. TX    Corpus Christi     Aug. 8, 2013     Estimated Federal:
          Ship Channel                        $182,582,000
                                             Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $170,649,000
                                             Total: $353,231,000
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4. IA    Des Moines River   Feb. 12, 2014    Estimated Federal:
          and Raccoon                         $14,990,300
          River Project                      Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $8,254,700
                                             Total: $23,245,000
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5. MD    Poplar Island      Feb. 26, 2014    Estimated Federal:
                                              $868,272,000
                                             Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $365,639,000
                                             Total: $1,233,911,000
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6. IL    Lake Michigan      Mar. 18, 2014    Estimated Federal:
          (Chicago                            $185,441,000
          Shoreline)                         Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $355,105,000
                                             Total: $540,546,000
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7. NE    Western Sarpy and  Mar. 20, 2014    Estimated Federal:
          Clear Creek                         $28,128,800
                                             Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $15,146,300
                                             Total: $43,275,100
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8. MO    Cape Girardeau     Apr. 14, 2014    Estimated Federal:
                                              $17,687,000
                                             Estimated non-Federal:
                                              $746,000
                                             Total: $18,433,000
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SEC. 7004. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
    (a) Consideration in the House of Representatives.--
        (1) Definition of interim authorization bill.--In this 
    subsection, the term ``interim authorization bill'' means a bill of 
    the 113th Congress introduced after the date of enactment of this 
    Act in the House of Representatives by the chair of the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure which--
            (A) has the following title: ``A bill to provide for the 
        authorization of certain water resources development or 
        conservation projects outside the regular authorization 
        cycle.''; and
            (B) only contains--
                (i) authorization for 1 or more water resources 
            development or conservation projects for which a final 
            report of the Chief of Engineers has been completed; or
                (ii) deauthorization for 1 or more water resources 
            development or conservation projects.
        (2) Expedited consideration.--If an interim authorization bill 
    is not reported by a committee to which it is referred within 30 
    calendar days, the committee shall be discharged from its further 
    consideration and the bill shall be referred to the appropriate 
    calendar.
    (b) Consideration in the Senate.--
        (1) Policy.--The benefits of water resource projects designed 
    and carried out in an economically justifiable, environmentally 
    acceptable, and technically sound manner are important to the 
    economy and environment of the United States and recommendations to 
    Congress regarding those projects should be expedited for approval 
    in a timely manner.
        (2) Applicability.--The procedures under this subsection apply 
    to projects for water resources development, conservation, and 
    other purposes, subject to the conditions that--
            (A) each project is carried out--
                (i) substantially in accordance with the plan 
            identified in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the 
            project; and
                (ii) subject to any conditions described in the report 
            for the project; and
            (B)(i) a report of the Chief of Engineers has been 
        completed; and
            (ii) after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
        Secretary of the Army for Civil Works has submitted to Congress 
        a recommendation to authorize construction of the project.
        (3) Expedited consideration.--
            (A) In general.--A bill shall be eligible for expedited 
        consideration in accordance with this subsection if the bill--
                (i) authorizes a project that meets the requirements 
            described in paragraph (2); and
                (ii) is referred to the Committee on Environment and 
            Public Works of the Senate.
            (B) Committee consideration.--
                (i) In general.--Not later than January 31st of the 
            second session of each Congress, the Committee on 
            Environment and Public Works of the Senate shall--

                    (I) report all bills that meet the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A); or
                    (II) introduce and report a measure to authorize 
                any project that meets the requirements described in 
                paragraph (2).

                (ii) Failure to act.--Subject to clause (iii), if the 
            committee fails to act on a bill that meets the 
            requirements of subparagraph (A) by the date specified in 
            clause (i), the bill shall be discharged from the committee 
            and placed on the calendar of the Senate.
                (iii) Exceptions.--Clause (ii) shall not apply if--

                    (I) in the 180-day period immediately preceding the 
                date specified in clause (i), the full committee holds 
                a legislative hearing on a bill to authorize all 
                projects that meet the requirements described in 
                paragraph (2);
                    (II)(aa) the committee favorably reports a bill to 
                authorize all projects that meet the requirements 
                described in paragraph (2); and
                    (bb) the bill described in item (aa) is placed on 
                the calendar of the Senate; or
                    (III) a bill that meets the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A) is referred to the committee not 
                earlier than 30 days before the date specified in 
                clause (i).

        (4) Termination.--The procedures for expedited consideration 
    under this subsection terminate on December 31, 2018.
    (c) Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.--This section 
is enacted by Congress--
        (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and 
    House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a 
    part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only 
    with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the 
    case of a bill addressed by this section, and it supersedes other 
    rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; 
    and
        (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either 
    House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of 
    that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
    as in the case of any other rule of that House.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.